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Class Detail:
WN 2008 Biology BIOLOGY 120 - First Year Seminar in Biology Section 001
Credits:	3
Requirements & Distribution:	BS, NS
Other:	FYSem
Credit Exclusions:	Credit is granted for a combined total of 17 credits elected in introductory biology.
Advisory Prerequisites:	Enrollment restricted to first-year students, including those with sophomore standing.
BS:	This course counts toward the 60 credits of math/science required for a Bachelor of Science degree.
Repeatability:	May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:	Nussbaum,Ronald A
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This seminar will cover the broad topic of evolution, including: the history of evolutionary thought and the philosophy of evolution; micro-evolution, or small adaptive changes within lineages; macro-evolution, or speciation and phylogeny; and special topics such as rates of evolution, diversity of life, and human evolution. A textbook written by one of the architects of the modern synthesis of evolution will be read and discussed. The book is: What Evolution Is. Mayr, Ernst. 2001. Basic Books, i-xv + 318 pp.

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