I. ASCRC General Education Form (revised 2/8/13)
Use to propose new general education courses (except writing courses), to change existing
gen ed courses and to remove designations for existing gen ed courses.
Note: One-time-only general education designation may be requested for experimental courses
(X91-previously X95), granted only for the semester taught. A NEW request must be
submitted for the course to receive subsequent general education status.
Group
II. Mathematics
VII: Social Sciences
(submit
III. Language
VIII: Ethics & Human Values
separate forms
III Exception: Symbolic Systems * IX: American & European
if requesting
IV: Expressive Arts
X: Indigenous & Global
more than one
V: Literary & Artistic Studies
XI: Natural Sciences
general
w/ lab X w/out lab 
education
VI: Historical & Cultural Studies
group
*Courses proposed for this designation must be standing requirements of
designation)
majors that qualify for exceptions to the modern and classical language
requirement
Dept/Program Anthropology
Course #
Anty 213N
Course Title
Prerequisite
Physical Anthropology Lab
Anty 210N – coreq or prereq
Credits
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Instructor
Ashley H. McKeown
1
Date
02/14/2
013
Phone / Email 2145/ ashley.mckeown@umontana.edu
Program Chair Gilbert Quintero
Dean
Chris Comer
III. Type of request
New
One-time Only
Renew X
Change
Remove
Reason for Gen Ed inclusion, change or deletion
Description of change
N/A
IV. Description and purpose of new general education course: General Education courses
must be introductory and foundational within the offering department or within the General
Education Group. They must emphasize breadth, context, and connectedness; and relate course
content to students’ future lives: See Preamble:
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/archives/minutes/gened/GE_preamble.aspx
This course is a Natural Science Lab course that will be taken in conjunction with (or after)
Anty 210N Introduction to Physical Anthropology. This lab allows students to explore the
concepts and materials discussed in Anty 210 in a lab setting, reinforcing the information
covered in the large lecture section and satisfying the General Education Natural Science lab
requirements. Anty 210N Introduction to Physical Anthropology introduces the major subfields
of physical anthropology, including human genetics and processes of evolution, biology and
behavior of non-human primates, human evolution, and modern human adaptation and
variation. As Anty 210N provides students with information regarding the biological history
and current condition of Homo sapiens within a biocultural and evolutionary framework, Anty
213 allows students to acquire a deeper understanding through hands on applications,
hypothesis generation and testing, and the production of scientific reports.
V. Criteria: Briefly explain how this course meets the criteria for the group. See:
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/documents/forms/GE_Criteria5-1-08.aspx
Courses explore a discipline in the natural
The co-requisite course (Anty 210N)
sciences and demonstrate how the scientific
explores the field of physical anthropology,
method is used within the discipline to draw
which is primarily concerned with
scientific conclusions.
understanding the human condition from a
biocultural perspective within an
evolutionary framework. As the various
topics are discussed, students in Anty 213
discuss and implement the scientific method
to develop evolutionary based explanations
for the presence of biocultural variation
among and within human populations.
Courses address the concept of analytic
This lab course is specifically designed to
uncertainty and the rigorous process required to teach students the process by which
take an idea to a hypothesis and then to a
hypotheses are generated and tests and
validated scientific theory.
scientific theories are validated. The concept
of analytic uncertainty is inherent in this
process and will be explored throughout the
lessons.
Lab courses engage students in inquiry-based
All lab activities are based on the process of
learning activities where they formulate a
scientific inquiry and will involve empirical
hypothesis, design an experiment to test the
observations, hypothesis generation,
hypothesis, and collect, interpret, and present
hypothesis testing through data collection
the data to support their conclusions.
and analysis, and the presentation of the
process and results in a lab report.
VI. Student Learning Goals: Briefly explain how this course will meet the applicable learning
goals. See: http://umt.edu/facultysenate/documents/forms/GE_Criteria5-1-08.aspx
1) understand the general principles associated
This lab course will reinforce the material
with the discipline(s) studied
introduced in the co-requisite lecture section
(Anth 210N) including the general
principles of physical anthropology and
allows specific applications of those
principles to understanding biocultural
aspects of human and non-human primates
within an evolutionary framework.
2) understand the methodology and activities
scientists use to gather, validate and interpret
data related to natural processes
This course allows student to employ the
methods and activities scientists to use to
study the biocultural aspects of humans and
non-human primates within an evolutionary
framework.
3) detect patterns, draw conclusions, develop
These activities are incorporated into each
conjectures and hypotheses, and test them by
class meeting. Students explore human
appropriate means and experiments
heredity, human evolution, human
adaptation and the biology of non-human
primates through scientific inquiry.
4) understand how scientific laws and theories
Each class meeting addresses the scientific
are verified by quantitative measurement,
method and students employ it to learn the
scientific observation, and logical/critical
theoretical foundations of physical
reasoning
anthropology.
5) understand the means by which analytic
This lab course is specifically designed to
uncertainty is quantified and expressed in the
teach students the process by which
natural sciences
hypotheses are generated and tests and
scientific theories are validated. The concept
of analytic uncertainty inherent in this
process and will be explored throughout the
lessons.
VII. Justification: Normally, general education courses will not carry pre-requisites, will carry
at least 3 credits, and will be numbered at the 100-200 level. If the course has more than one
pre-requisite, carries fewer than three credits, or is upper division (numbered above the 200
level), provide rationale for exception(s).
VIII. Syllabus: Paste syllabus below or attach and send digital copy with form.  The syllabus
should clearly describe how the above criteria are satisfied. For assistance on syllabus
preparation see: http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/syllabus.html
Please note: Approved general education changes will take effect next fall.
General education instructors will be expected to provide sample assessment items and
corresponding responses to the Assessment Advisory Committee.