BIO 470 - CUE: Evolution

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement W.
Prerequisite(s): Any two biology courses from List A, B, or C.
The study of the processes of evolution from genetics to the genesis of the major groups of life and ensuing patterns across time. We will read and discuss Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and a plethora of scientific articles to compare and contrast the historical progress of evolutionary thought, highlighting controversies, discoveries and remaining mysteries about evolutionary change. Four class hours per week in seminar format with emphasis on reading and discussing primary literature, and writing.