Big History - The science of what we are, how we got here, and implications for where we are going

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This is an introductory level course that is intended to fulfil the science requirement for non-COS majors who are part of the Glynn Family Honors Program. The course will examine the arc of history from the Big Bang to the present day to identify major themes and driving forces that can explain the past, illuminate the present, and help predict the future of (human) life on earth. The course will be interdisciplinary by nature: though science (including biology, geology, and cosmology) will be the main focus, the course will include aspects of anthropology (e.g., comparative development of human societies in different world zones) and history/sociology (e.g., ways that different social/power/economic structures can enhance/inhibit innovation).