EEMB 2400 — Introduction to Evolution

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: fall, springtypical days: WBostonTraditional

Introduces evolutionary thinking, including contemporary examples of evolution. To understand the evolution of Charles Darwin’s “endless forms most beautiful,” the course adopts an integrative approach that includes information from ecology, genetics, molecular biology, biogeography, and paleobiology. Considers mechanisms of evolutionary change—how does it happen? Examines adaptation, the process by which attributes of an organism change to enhance fitness and the evolutionary history of life on our planet—what was the first living thing, how does speciation occur, what have we learned about evolution of life in the distant past, and how did humans evolve. Includes student presentations and analysis of scientific literature.

Prerequisites

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20231717595%4.0
Spring 20241515691%5.0
Fall 20241717496%3.0
Spring 20251596098%1.0
Fall 202517676100%0.0
Spring 202617272100%0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 18% · T 0% · W 82% · Th 36% · F 0%

Common patterns: W (64% of sections), R (18% of sections), MWR (18% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

BIOL 2301, BIOL 3413, EEMB 3465, INMI 2300, INMI 3650, SUST 3461, SUST 3654

Courses that list EEMB 2400 in their prerequisites.

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