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Spring 2024 | HSCI 1212 Section 001: Life on Earth: Origins, Evolution & Ecology (58756)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementFreshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AMUMTC, East BankMalcolm Moos Health Sci Tower 1-451
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (91 of 100 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- How have people explained where life came from and how it has developed over time? We examine controversies over life's origins, the Holocene extinction, human population growth, the Dust Bowl and soil conservation, DDT and falcon repatriation, and disease and responses to pandemics. Evolution, natural theology. Ecosystems.
- Class Notes:
- This course explores how humans have developed theories and observations over the past 400 years about life on earth. Applying a historical perspective to issues in today's world, we will explore scientific ideas and debates across national boundaries. Specific topics include: origins of life on earth; evolution and natural theology; ecosystems; agricultural and industrial environmental degradation and species regeneration; the Guns, Germs and Steel hypothesis; and disease threats such as avian influenza. Class Time: 60% Lecture, 40% Discussion. Work Load: 40 pages reading per week, 16 pages writing per term, short essays, midterm and final exams. Grade: 20% mid exam, 20% final exam, 40% reports/papers, 20% class participation. Exam Format: Identifications; short answer; essay
- Class Description:
- This course explores how humans have developed theories and observations over the past 400 years about life on earth. Applying a historical perspective to issues in today's world, we will explore scientific ideas and debates across national boundaries. Specific topics include: origins of life on earth; evolution and natural theology; ecosystems; agricultural and industrial environmental degradation and species regeneration; the Guns, Germs and Steel hypothesis; and disease threats such as avian influenza.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Learning Objectives:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Grading:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Exam Format:
- Essay
- Class Format:
- 60% Lecture
40% Discussion - Workload:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58756/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 24 January 2024
Spring 2024 | HSCI 1212 Section 002: Life on Earth: Origins, Evolution & Ecology (58757)
- Instructor(s)
- Elizabeth Root (TA)Dawn Whitney (TA)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementFreshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Tue 01:25PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankScience Teaching Student Svcs 121
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (22 of 25 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- How have people explained where life came from and how it has developed over time? We examine controversies over life's origins, the Holocene extinction, human population growth, the Dust Bowl and soil conservation, DDT and falcon repatriation, and disease and responses to pandemics. Evolution, natural theology. Ecosystems.
- Class Description:
- This course explores how humans have developed theories and observations over the past 400 years about life on earth. Applying a historical perspective to issues in today's world, we will explore scientific ideas and debates across national boundaries. Specific topics include: origins of life on earth; evolution and natural theology; ecosystems; agricultural and industrial environmental degradation and species regeneration; the Guns, Germs and Steel hypothesis; and disease threats such as avian influenza.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Learning Objectives:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Grading:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Exam Format:
- Essay
- Class Format:
- 60% Lecture
40% Discussion - Workload:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58757/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 24 January 2024
Spring 2024 | HSCI 1212 Section 003: Life on Earth: Origins, Evolution & Ecology (58758)
- Instructor(s)
- Elizabeth Root (TA)Dawn Whitney (TA)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementFreshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Wed 10:10AM - 11:00AMUMTC, East BankScience Teaching Student Svcs 117
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (24 of 25 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- How have people explained where life came from and how it has developed over time? We examine controversies over life's origins, the Holocene extinction, human population growth, the Dust Bowl and soil conservation, DDT and falcon repatriation, and disease and responses to pandemics. Evolution, natural theology. Ecosystems.
- Class Description:
- This course explores how humans have developed theories and observations over the past 400 years about life on earth. Applying a historical perspective to issues in today's world, we will explore scientific ideas and debates across national boundaries. Specific topics include: origins of life on earth; evolution and natural theology; ecosystems; agricultural and industrial environmental degradation and species regeneration; the Guns, Germs and Steel hypothesis; and disease threats such as avian influenza.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Learning Objectives:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Grading:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Exam Format:
- Essay
- Class Format:
- 60% Lecture
40% Discussion - Workload:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58758/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 24 January 2024
Spring 2024 | HSCI 1212 Section 004: Life on Earth: Origins, Evolution & Ecology (58790)
- Instructor(s)
- Elizabeth Root (TA)Dawn Whitney (TA)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementFreshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Wed 12:20PM - 01:10PMUMTC, East BankScience Teaching Student Svcs 121
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (23 of 25 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- How have people explained where life came from and how it has developed over time? We examine controversies over life's origins, the Holocene extinction, human population growth, the Dust Bowl and soil conservation, DDT and falcon repatriation, and disease and responses to pandemics. Evolution, natural theology. Ecosystems.
- Class Description:
- This course explores how humans have developed theories and observations over the past 400 years about life on earth. Applying a historical perspective to issues in today's world, we will explore scientific ideas and debates across national boundaries. Specific topics include: origins of life on earth; evolution and natural theology; ecosystems; agricultural and industrial environmental degradation and species regeneration; the Guns, Germs and Steel hypothesis; and disease threats such as avian influenza.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Learning Objectives:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Grading:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Exam Format:
- Essay
- Class Format:
- 60% Lecture
40% Discussion - Workload:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58790/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 24 January 2024
Spring 2024 | HSCI 1212 Section 005: Life on Earth: Origins, Evolution & Ecology (65161)
- Instructor(s)
- Elizabeth Root (TA)Dawn Whitney (TA)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Thu 11:15AM - 12:05PMUMTC, East BankScience Teaching Student Svcs 117
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (22 of 25 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- How have people explained where life came from and how it has developed over time? We examine controversies over life's origins, the Holocene extinction, human population growth, the Dust Bowl and soil conservation, DDT and falcon repatriation, and disease and responses to pandemics. Evolution, natural theology. Ecosystems.
- Class Description:
- This course explores how humans have developed theories and observations over the past 400 years about life on earth. Applying a historical perspective to issues in today's world, we will explore scientific ideas and debates across national boundaries. Specific topics include: origins of life on earth; evolution and natural theology; ecosystems; agricultural and industrial environmental degradation and species regeneration; the Guns, Germs and Steel hypothesis; and disease threats such as avian influenza.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Learning Objectives:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Grading:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Exam Format:
- Essay
- Class Format:
- 60% Lecture
40% Discussion - Workload:
- See HSCI 1212 Section 001
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65161/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 24 January 2024
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