THE DARWINIAN REVOLUTION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2020 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the main features of Darwin's own theory and its similarities and differences from evolutionary theories before and since. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Summarize, compare, and contrast leading social and religious issues involved in the reception of Darwin’s theory in different settings. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the differences between primary sources and secondary sources in the history of science, and use them appropriately in analyzing historical questions. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use evidence and analysis to explain change over time in the history of evolutionary thought. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop an original historical argument based on primary sources and using secondary sources to construct a framework. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the main features of Darwin's own theory and its similarities and differences from evolutionary theories before and since. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Summarize, compare, and contrast leading social and religious issues involved in the reception of Darwin’s theory in different settings. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the differences between primary sources and secondary sources in the history of science, and use them appropriately in analyzing historical questions. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Use evidence and analysis to explain change over time in the history of evolutionary thought. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Develop an original historical argument based on primary sources and using secondary sources to construct a framework. Audience: Graduate