ANTH 1315 - THE DARWINIAN REVOLUTION

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The impact of Darwin's idea of evolution by natural select ion will be explored. Topics considered will be Darwin biographies and publications, including the origin of species, the Victorian world view, Pre-Darwinian Science, the Voyage of the Beagle, Discoveries of Wallace, Social Darwinism of Spencer and Haekel, the Unilineal cultural schema of Morgan, genetics and ethology, Neo-Darwinism and gene-centrists, fossil evidence for human evolution, the opposition from religious conservatives and evolutionary ideas in literature.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency

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