Program Overview
Program Overview
The university program in Evolutionary Anthropology offers a comprehensive curriculum that encompasses various aspects of the field, including biological sciences, behavior, ecology, and cognition. The program is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the principles and methods of evolutionary anthropology, as well as the skills necessary to conduct research and analyze data.
Undergraduate Program
The undergraduate program in Evolutionary Anthropology offers a range of courses and concentrations that allow students to tailor their studies to their interests and career goals. The program includes:
- Majors, Concentrations & Requirements
- Area Courses for the AB and BS majors and the minor
- Concentration: Anatomy and Paleoanthropology
- Concentration: Behavior, Ecology and Cognition
- Concentration: Human Biology
- Minor Requirements
- Why Study Evolutionary Anthropology?
- Advising
- Undergraduate Research
- Graduation with Distinction
- Independent Study
- Global Education
- Jobs After Graduation
- Trinity Ambassadors
- Evolutionary Anthropology Majors Union
Graduate Program
The graduate program in Evolutionary Anthropology offers a Ph.D. degree that provides advanced training in the field. The program includes:
- Overview
- Ph.D. Degree
- Prospective Students
- Financial Support
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Living in Durham
- Where Our Students Go
- How to Apply
- Current Students
- Ph.D. Requirements
- Milestones
- Individual Development Plans (IDP)
- Useful Resources
- Graduate Students Annual Report
Courses
The program offers a range of courses that cover various aspects of evolutionary anthropology, including:
- All Courses
- Concentrations Courses
- Anatomy and Paleoanthropology
- Behavior, Ecology and Cognition
- Human Biology
- Subdisciplines Courses
- Cognitive Evolution
- Human and Comparative Anatomy
- Human Evolution and Adaptation
- Primate Ecology
- Primate Evolution and Adaptation
- Primate Social Behavior
Research and Labs
The program has a strong research focus, with faculty and students working on a range of projects in various fields, including:
- Fields of Research
- Anatomy & Functional Morphology
- Evolutionary Medicine
- Genetics & Genomics
- Microbiome Research
- Paleontology
- Primate Behavior & Ecology
- Primate Cognition, Cognitive Evolution & Neuroanatomy
- Primate Physiology, Endocrinology, Energetics
- Systematics & Comparative Methods
- Faculty Labs
- Animal Locomotion Laboratory
- Boyer Lab
- Churchill Lab
- Drea Lab
- Goldberg Lab
- Kay Lab
- Nunn Lab
- Pusey Lab
- Jane Goodall Institute Research Center
- Hare Lab
- Duke Canine Cognition Center
- Hominoid Psychology Research Group
- Duke Puppy Kindergarten
- Staff and students
- Selected Faculty Books
- Publications
- Research Collections, Resources & Links
Specific Course: Primate Field Biology
EVANTH 344L
The Primate Field Biology course provides a survey of field methods used to document primate behavior. The laboratory includes observations of free-ranging and captive primates at the Duke Lemur Center, with a focus on the scientific process and writing of formal research papers. The prerequisite for this course is Evolutionary Anthropology 101 or Biology 202L.
Curriculum Codes
- R
- W
- NW
- WR
- NS
Typically Offered
The Primate Field Biology course is typically offered in the Fall and/or Spring semesters.