Introduction to Human Evolution

Catalog description

In this course, students apply evolutionary theory to analyze the biological and cultural evidence for human evolution and modern human biological variation from 65 million years ago to the present. Topics include cell biology, population genetics, the primate order, and the primate/hominin fossil records. In addition to 3 hours of lecture, 1 hour per week is spent in lab analyzing UMSL's primate and hominin cast collection. This course satisfies the Mathematics and Life/Natural Sciences General Education Explore Area.