BSCI150

Beyond Race: Human Biological Diversity

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Credit only granted for: BSCI189I or BSCI150. Formerly: BSCI189I. Race and racism are two of the most important issues in modern American society. Implicit in all considerations of race is the question of whether people of different races are genetically different from one another. The scientific answer to this question is "no". This course allows students to learn, discuss, and apply the scientific evidence for rejecting races as biological categories. The course covers basic biology, human evolution, human phylogenetics, and a critique of race as an explanation for human diversity and traits.

Past Semesters

Joelle Presson

3 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Philip Johnson

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Kimberly Paczolt

6 reviews
Average rating: 2.33

Nicholas Fletcher

3 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Joelle Presson

3 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.43 between 291 students*

BSCI150 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 2.75%
A: 24.4%
A+: 40.55%
B-: 5.5%
B: 5.15%
B+: 8.93%
C-: 1.37%
C: 2.06%
C+: 2.41%
D: 0.69%
D+: 0.34%
F: 1.03%
W: 4.81%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.