Utilize physical anthropology and biology to understand evolution and mobility of early humans and their biological ancestors
Explain economic and political motivations behind human journeys of discovery.
Describe cultural and political problems arising from migration and contact between civilizations
Compare travel literatures to known historical experience. Describe the impact of these narratives on popular cultures.
Explain the development of colonial systems and international slavery as well as the historical, social, and economic consequences arising from these institutional designs.
Compare and contrast the history of human explorations undersea and in air/space. Describe the impact of military conflict on the development of undersea and air/space technologies
Describe the circular connection between technological development and “discovery cultures”
