Biological Anthropology
本课程从生物学视角研究人类的起源、进化与多样性。内容包括灵长类学、古人类学、人类遗传学、人类适应性生物学、法医人类学等。学生将学习人类进化的化石证据、现代人类的生物变异、基因与文化的互动关系等核心议题。课程包含实验环节，通过骨骼标本观察和遗传学实验，培养学生的科学研究方法和批判性思维能力。
This course examines human origins, evolution, and diversity from a biological perspective. Topics include primatology, paleoanthropology, human genetics, human adaptive biology, and forensic anthropology. Students learn about fossil evidence of human evolution, modern human biological variation, and the interaction between genes and culture. The course includes laboratory sessions with skeletal specimen observation and genetics experiments.
运用课程所学的骨骼测量和形态分析方法，对提供的人类骨骼标本（或虚拟标本数据）进行性别、年龄、身高推断和病理分析。提交一份4000字的研究报告，包括测量数据、分析方法、结果解释和讨论，体现对生物人类学方法的掌握和科学写作能力。
Apply skeletal measurement and morphological analysis methods to estimate sex, age, stature, and analyze pathologies of provided human skeletal specimens (or virtual specimen data). Submit a 4000-word research report including measurement data, analytical methods, results interpretation, and discussion demonstrating mastery of biological anthropological methods and scientific writing skills.