Concepts in demography;  human population in ecological perspective; demography and anthropology;  trends and dilemmas in demographic anthropology; anthropological agenda; ethno-demography and ethno-statistics; anthropological populations;  anthropological theories and propositions of fertility; social, biological and demographic transition; demography of human adaptability; nuptiality, migration, mortality and culture; culture and family planning;  the value of children and trends in marriage;  parenthood as a social phenomenon;  the political economy of marriage and reproduction; socio-cultural norms relating to mortality; methods of integrating demographic knowledge  in anthropology; the use of demographic health surveys (DHS) data for demographic anthropology; demographic transition and the demographic dividend; considerations for development in Africa; trends and issues in adolescent fertility, migration and mortality and their impact on society;