Course Outcomes (CO) of B.Sc.Anthropology

1.The students will have a fundamental and systematic understanding ofbiological anthropology, its scope and relation with allied disciplines, andapproaches in understanding human evolution;will be familiar with the basicprinciples of human evolution; understand the human anatomy and differencesfrom the non-human primates, and be familiar with the variations in primatesand their behavior;

 2.understand the basic of humangenetics and the laws governing inheritance of characters. Learn the origin andevolution of humans from fossil evidences and the distribution of fossil man inAsia, Europe and Africa; understand the origin of the Homo sapiens and modernhumans-    why human are unique species

 3. The students will understandthe subject matter of Social-cultural Anthropology its scope, relevance andrelationship with other disciplines. Develop an anthropological understandingof the concept of society, culture, status and role and social groups; Learnabout the social institutions of family, marriage and kinship; become familiar withthe factors for social and cultural changes; Anthropological approaches to the studyof religion and magic.

4. The students will have a fundamental understanding of the conceptand scope of archaeological anthropology, methods and relation with otherdisciplines, learn the dating techniques and its application for differentevidences found in archaeological sites, the basic outline of the Prehistory ina global context and also the changing Palaeo environment and climatic duringPleistocene Learn

 5.  the concept of tribe, and tribes in India andtheir classification; history of tribal administration and the variousgovernmental schemes and programs; concept, type and significance of villagestudies in India; various ethnic and peasant issues.

 6. The course introduces ananthropological understanding of various concepts of ecological anthropologyand equips them with an understanding on the importance of bio-culturalperspective to understand human society. The students will possess the technicalknowledge on various aspects of environmental problems and their impact

on human society.

7. The students will acquire the knowledge of race and racism on humangenetics; the biological basis of inheritance, racial criteria andclassification;the biological variations of mankind along with the factorsresponsible for these variations.

 8.Understand bio-culturalfactors in disease and nutritional status; the course introduces Demographicperspective of human population.

 9. Students will be introducedto various theoretical approaches of Anthropology; to study the evolution andspread of culture and methods of studying cultures. To appraise views of socialthinkers in the study of culture and society.

 10. Students will understandthe fundamental concepts of human growth and stages of human growth; thebio-cultural factors influencing growth; methods and techniques in growthstudies; study the concept of balance diet & nutritionalre quirement inhuman Students will learn process of research design, fieldwork tradition andmethods in Anthropology, techniques of qualitative and quantitative datacollection  ,learn the Basic  Statistics used in Anthropological Research;Statistical analysis of data and method of presentation of the data. Studentswill learn about the principles of human population genetics , Mendelian  and non-Mendelian  Principles of heredity, mechanism of humanvariation; ecological genetics and polymorphism; Hardy-Weinberg principle andits application in human population; mechanisms of human variations; understandpopulation structure and mating process and the benefits of genetic counseling.The students will be skilled with the concept of tourism anthropology, itsimportance and preservation of cultural heritage, commodification of culture;New directions of anthropology in tourism Students will be introduced tovarious anthropometric instruments and landmarks;have knowledge with anatomicalstructure of the human body, and methods of measuring the various parts of theliving body and the skeletal bones ; learn toobserve different phenotypictraits of human population; estimation of body composition, BMI, Blood groups,Color blindness, Blood pressure and Sugar levels; methods of forensicinvestigations like analysis of digital prints, estimation of age, sex andstature. Students will learn the genealogical method of tracing kinshiprelations as well as the technological implements used for various economicactivities in different societies Students will be given the experience tocarry out dissertation or project work related

to the discipline under the supervision of a guide

    Program Specific Outcome of UG

1        The students will have a fundamental and systematic orcoherent understanding of the academic field of Anthropology, its differentbranches and applications, and its linkages with related disciplinaryareas/subjects;

   2     Studentswill be equipped on the knowledge of various social institutions in humansocieties; social and cultural diversities in Indian society. Students will beequipped with the various theoretical approaches of Anthropology anddemonstrate the ability to use the knowledge of Anthropology in applying theappropriate methods and formulating approaches and tackling Anthropologyrelated problems.

    3   Students will develop a strong foundation onthe basic understanding of the nature and development of archaeology as adiscipline in India. Students will be able to situate South Asian materialswithin wider archaeological debates.Understand the concept of tool makingtechniques and tool typology and also knowledge about lithic cultures in India.

   4   Studentswill be equipped with the knowledge of geological time line and the findingsand discoveries associated with fossil primates around the world. This willhelp to understand the origin and evolution of modern humans, paleopathology inhuman remains and how humans have colonized the continents.

 5   Studentswill be equipped with knowledge of human origin and evolution, biological diversitiesin human population, human growth and development.

  6    Students will be equipped with knowledge ofhuman genetics, population genetics, genetic counseling and eugenics. Forensicscience and its application in biological anthropology.

  7     The students will have knowledge that createsdifferent types of professionals related to the disciplinary/subject area ofAnthropology, including professionals engaged in research and in the field ofdevelopment; know the use of qualitative as well as quantitative data and approaches/methodsin comprehending the human society.

 Program Outcome.

 1 A skillful group of students with differentspecializations of Anthropology and emerging developments in the field ofAnthropology will be available in the market.

2        Personal skills ability of the students will be increased towork both independently and in a group.

3 They willbe skilled in data collection methods, analyses of data and writing reports basedon field data.