Studying Darwin
Offered By: The Open University via OpenLearn
Course Description
Overview
Please note that this is not a course containing teaching materials. It collates links to a variety of courses and other resources about natural selection, its relevance to different environments and animal species, and the theory's influence on future scientists, psychologists and philosophers. It will be of interest to anyone wishing to study Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection and how his work has gone on to influence other work around this theory.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Evolution and natural and artificial selection
- 1 Evolution and natural and artificial selection
- 2 Animals at the extremes
- 2 Animals at the extremes
- 3 Studying mammals
- 3 Studying mammals
- 4 How Darwin has influenced others
- 4 How Darwin has influenced others
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
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