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Course Master:
Term:
Fall 2019
Discipline:
IDISC
Credits:
4 credits
Type:
CCI
Level:
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?:
No
Exam Date:
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - 12:00
Pre-requisites:
None
Co-requisites:
None
Professor(s)
Notes
In this course, we will investigate how motherhood is shaped by evolution and by the human mating and social systems in which we live. We will learn about the biology of sex, sexuality, and mating systems and our notions about motherhood and the role of men, women, and parents in society. What does biology have to say about the roles of men and women, challenging assumptions about how men and women are different? This class will explore the notion of cooperative breeding in human mating systems and how we evolved in the context of other primate species.
Learning Outcomes
- Learn to think critically about how scientific data are collected, analyzed, and interpreted.
- Develop academic writing and research skills.
- Work both independently and as a team to organize and complete projects.
- Develop oral presentation skills.
- FirstBridge Learning Outcomes:
- Students will enhance their information literacy, acquiring an understanding of how information is produced, and discovering how to evaluate, create and use it effectively and ethically. Students will develop an awareness of the conversational nature of scholarship and be able to identify appropriate secondary sources to conduct effective research.
- Students will develop public speaking and presentation skills in order to participate effectively and appropriately in academic discussion and as community leaders, in a professional and engaging manner that can convey complex information.
- Students will be able to appreciate place as a site of knowledge, to interrogate the multiple meanings of place and develop a more informed and sensitive understanding of interactions between people and their physical environment.
- Students will learn to formulate questions that can lead to greater learning and productive individual and group research projects.
- Students will strengthen the concrete skills and aptitudes to be successful at AUP and beyond, such as study skills and time management, the mindsets that lead to lifelong learning, and desired classroom behaviors and interpersonal skills.
Syllabus
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Book List
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN Number |
|---|---|---|---|
Mothers and Others | Sarah Blaffer Hrdy | The Belknap Press | 978-0674060326 |
Schedule
Start Date:
Monday, September 2, 2019
End Date:
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 12:10 | 13:30 | Q-604 |
Friday | 12:10 | 13:30 | Q-604 |