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LSC 362 — The Human Environment

Updated 16 January 2025

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Course Information

Description: Evolution of humans' physiological, ecological, and behavioral interaction with their environment. Prerequisites: BIO 181, 182 with C or better.

Current Section:
Lecture: TuTh 12:00-1:15 — Sands 206

The Instructor: Udo M. Savalli

Required Text: R. Boyd & J. Silk 2021. How Humans Evolved, 9th edition. W.W. Norton & Co.

Optional Text: N. Christensen et al. 2019. The Environment and You, 3rd edition. Pearson.

Important Dates & Announcements

  • Jan 23 — Natural Selection Worksheet Due
  • Feb 4 — Exam 1
  • Mar 4 — Exam 2
  • Mar 11-13 — Spring Break - No Classes
  • Apr 6 — Last day to withdraw
  • Apr 8 — Exam 3
  • May 6 — Final Exam

Lecture Schedule
(Spring 2025)

Week of:
Topic:
Chapter:
Jan 14-16 —Course Introduction; Overview of EvolutionHHE 1
Jan 21-23 —Mechanisms of Evolution & SpeciationHHE 3-4
Jan 28-30 —PhylogenyHHE 4
Feb 4-6 —Exam 1: Feb 4
Macroevolution
HHE 4
Feb 11-13 — Primates HHE 5
Feb 18-20 —Human EvolutionHHE 10-11
Feb 25-27 —Human EvolutionHHE 11-12
Mar 4-6 —Exam 2: Mar 4
Social Behavior & Cultural Evolution
HHE 6-8
Mar 11-13 —Spring Break
Mar 18-20 —Ecology Overview; PopulationsE&Y 4
Mar 25-27 —Human Populations & DemographyE&Y 5
Apr 1-3 —CommunitiesE&Y 6
Apr 8-10 —Exam 3: Apr 8
Ecoystems
E&Y 6
Apr 15-17 —Air, Water & Agriculture E&Y 11-13
Apr 22-24 —Global Ecology & Climate ChangeE&Y 9
Apr 29-May 1 —Endangered Species Presentation
May 6 —Final Exam

HHE = How Humans Evolved, 9 ed;         E&Y = Environment and You, 3rd ed.

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