Skip to main content

2022-2023 Credit Catalog > Course Descriptions > BIO - BIOLOGY > 200 > SIO209

http://northshore.smartcatalogiq.com/
be2d7c4b-7753-4cf7-affc-3164748278a5
https://searchproxy.smartcatalogiq.com/search
8b46361b-a1c1-40ab-9fe8-d09534ebbb5a
course
/Institutions/North-Shore-Community-College/json/2022-2023/Credit-Catalog-local.json
/Institutions/North-Shore-Community-College/json/2022-2023/Credit-Catalog.json
Contents
  • NSCC Locations
  • President's Welcome
  • Guided Pathways
  • Programs of Study
  • Course Descriptions
    • ACC - ACCOUNTING
    • ALH - ALLIED HEALTH
    • ANS - ANIMAL SCIENCE
    • ANT - ANTHROPOLOGY
    • ART - ART
    • ASL - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
    • AVS - AVIATION SCIENCE
    • BIO - BIOLOGY
      • 100
      • 200
        • BIO202
        • BIO206
        • BIO207
        • BIO208
        • BIO209
        • BIO211
        • BIO212
        • BIO214
    • BQC - QA & CONTROL BIOTECH
    • BTN - BIOTECHNOLOGY
    • BUS - BUSINESS SCIENCES
    • CAD - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
    • CBS - CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING SCIENCE
    • CFS - CULINARY ARTS & FOOD SERVICE
    • CHE - CHEMISTRY
    • CMP - COMPOSITION
    • COS - COSMETOLOGY
    • CPS - COMPUTER SCIENCE
    • CRJ - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
    • DAN - DANCE
    • DRA - DRAMA
    • DRG - DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHAB
    • DTC - NUTRITIONAL SCI & DIET TECH
    • DVD - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
    • ECE - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
    • ECO - ECONOMICS
    • EDU - EDUCATION
    • EGS - ENGINEERING SCIENCE
    • EMS - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
    • ENT - ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    • ESL - ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
    • EVS - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
    • FFL -FIRST YEAR FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY
    • FIN - FINANCE
    • FNS - FUNERAL SERVICES
    • FPS - FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY
    • FRE - FRENCH
    • FSN - FOOD SCIENCE & SAFETY
    • GEO - GEOSCIENCES
    • GRA - GRAPHIC ARTS
    • GWS - Gender and Women's Studies
    • HIS - HISTORY
    • HLS - HEALTH SUPPORT
    • HON - HONORS
    • HRT - HORTICULTURE
    • HSP - HOSPITALITY
    • HUS - HUMAN SERVICES
    • IDS - INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
    • IEL - INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
    • INTERNSHIP
    • LIT - LITERATURE
    • LNG - LANGUAGE
    • MAC - MEDICAL ASSISTING
    • MAT - MATHEMATICS
    • MDA - MEDIA
    • MET - MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
    • MGT - MANAGEMENT
    • MKT - MARKETING
    • MUS - MUSIC
    • NSG - NURSE EDUCATION
    • OFT - OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
    • OTA - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
    • PER - PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
    • PHI - PHILOSOPHY
    • PHY - PHYSICS
    • PLG - PARALEGAL
    • PLS - POLITICAL SCIENCE
    • PNR - PRACTICAL NURSING
    • POR - PORTUGUESE
    • PRO - PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
    • PSY - PSYCHOLOGY
    • PTA - PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
    • RAD - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
    • REL - RELIGION
    • RSP - RESPIRATORY CARE
    • RUS - RUSSIAN
    • SCI - SCIENCE
    • SOC - SOCIOLOGY
    • SPE - SPEECH
    • SPN - SPANISH
    • SRG - SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
    • VET - VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY
  • Elective Course Options
  • Institutional Policies
  • Academic-Information-and-Policies
  • Admissions and Enrollment
  • Financial and Scholarship Information
  • Academic and Student Success Services
  • Student Handbook
  • Suicide and Medical Re-Entry Protocol
  • Faculty and Staff
Catalog Links
  • Catalog Home
  • Site Map
  • All Catalogs
Share
Print this page
/Institutions/North-Shore-Community-College/json/catalogs.json
BE2D7C4B-7753-4CF7-AFFC-3164748278A5

SIO209 Introduction to Evolution


This course provides an introduction to evolution as the foundation of modern biology. Topics will range from Darwin’s theory of natural selection to evolutionary developmental biology. The course will cover evolution in the context of ecology, genetics, molecular biology, biogeography, and paleobiology. We will examine the evolution of life in the distant past, human evolution, and large-scale patterns of speciation and extinction. This course is intended for a science majors pathway and fulfills open, liberal arts, and non-laboratory science electives.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

BIO105 or BIO106 or permission of instructor

Electives

  • MTS - Mass Transfer Science
  • OPEN - Open Elective
  • STEM - STEM Elective