Introduction to the History of Biology
Overview
Subject area
HIS
Catalog Number
301
Course Title
Introduction to the History of Biology
Department(s)
Description
Aristotle, Galen, medical advances in the Islamic East and latin West; Renaissance Innovations in technique, experimental method, and theory; and Harvey; microscopy; mechanism in biology from Descartes to LaMettrie; the vitalist-reductionist debate over the nature and origins of life; cell theory; Darwin, evolution; Mendel, genetics; T.H. Morgan and the emergence of the Phage Group; Lysenko and biology in the Soviet Union; and the discovery of DNA.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3