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| Under Graduate Degree |
Year module |
NQF level: 7 |
Credits: 12 |
| Module presented in English |
Module presented online |
| Pre-requisite: AGE1501, AGE1502 |
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| Recommendation: In the case of a student enrolling for NDP the pre-requisites can be waived, allowing the student to complete all undergraduate archaeology modules in a single year. |
| Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the study of evolution in the context of the biological ancestry of our species. The students who qualify in this module will be able to give a broad overview of the concepts, theories and debates in human evolution. This module provides students with an ability to explore the evidence for human origins from the archaeological and fossil records that includes ancient and modern DNA studies with an emphasis on recent discoveries. |