HPS 0626 - DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN BIOLOGY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will consider major episodes in the history of biology in the 19th and 20th centuries. Beginning with the Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and ending with contemporary genomics, we will place the major milestones of modern biology in their wider social, political, and cultural context. Topics may include Darwinism and its controversial reception, eugenics and the control of heredity, experimentation as a hallmark of twentieth century biology, the impact of molecular biology, and the rise of genomics and big data in biology.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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