GEN 210 - The Secret of Life

3 Semester Hour(s)

This team-taught, interdisciplinary survey course examines the basis of life from three different perspectives: the past, the present, and the future. Students will be introduced to the rapidly-evolving and increasingly relevant world of natural sciences via Thematic real-life issues, such as obesity, folk medicine, infectious disease, and climate change. During the course of the semester, students will investigate the history of Earth and the origins of life (past), examine the contribution of humans to current natural science-based topics (present), and identify potential societal applications and implications related to the semester’s Theme (future).