HIST 4876 HUM EVO MODERN SOCIETY

AN EXAMINATION OF THE HISTORY OF EVOLUTION STUDIES, FOCUSING ON THE CONTROVERSIAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN EVOLUTION AND HOW IT IMPACTS HEALTH CARE, RELIGIOUS CULTURE, POLITICS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, FROM THE 1600S TO THE PRESENT. THE LARGER QUESTION OF HOW EVOLUTION FROM SCIENCE TO CONTENTIOUS CULTURAL ISSUE. PREREQ: 6 CREDITS OF HISTORY OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR