HISC 173. Seminar on Darwin and Darwinisms (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/HIST.html#hisc273
Description
Examines evolutionary theory before Darwin, the development of the theory of natural selection, the ongoing challenge from Lamarckism, nineteenth-century social Darwinism, the emergence of the neo-Darwinist synthesis, and the recent controversies over evolutionary psychology and creationism. Graduate students are expected to submit an additional paper. Prerequisites: upper-division or graduate standing and department stamp.
Prerequisite courses
HISC 173 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have HISC 173 as a prerequisite.