Not offered in the current semester · Last offered AY2018/2019 Semester 1
| AUs | 3.0 AUs |
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| Prerequisite | Must be same TUT group if co-read BS3014 BS3014(Corequisite) |
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| Not Offered As BDE | |
| Not Offered As Unrestricted Elective | |
| This course is continuation of a co-requisite course: BS3014 Biological Foundations of the Behavior. The outline shares same general theme as BS3014. The main difference is that we will specifically explore biology of social behaviors in the present course. Similar to BS3014, you will work in teams to unravel case studies during the class and during assignments. You will work towards analysis of social behavior from vantage points of natural selection vis-a-vis alternative explanations. The course strives to bring into sharp relief the influence of evolution on biological processes. The course also aims to foster critical examination of behavioral evidence with an equipoised interpretation of conflicting views. To paraphrase Theodosius Dobzhansky, `nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution' (American Biology Teacher 35: 125-129). Evolution provides a historical narrative within which a biologist must explain the present behaviors. The study of evolution is thus central to our understanding of biology. This course will use social behavior as a vehicle to understand relationship between past evolution and present biological manifestations. While doing this, we will also explore relationship between human societies and evolution of social behaviors. This course is designed for biology undergraduates in later half of their study program. Students who wish to read both courses BS3014 and BS4011, you must register in the same tutorial group. In other words you must register BS4011 on Mon if BS3014 is on Mon; and BS4011 Tue if BS3014 is on Tue. Prerequisite : Must be same TUT group if co-read BS3014 | true |
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