0 or 3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Distance Learning Lower DivisionData from last updated 12/12/2025
Fall 2025
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the field of Nutritional Anthropology in which we will examine issues related to diet, health and illness from holistic anthropological perspectives.
Learning Outcomes1Develop an understanding of the theoretical basis of nutritional anthropology.
2Recognize core methods of nutritional anthropology.
3Describe evolutionary and cross-cultural approaches to the study of food and nutrition.
4Analyze the intersection of biology and culture in regard to eating practices.
5Evaluate information on food and nutrition that is shared in the popular media.
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