Oct 24, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

LIBS 221 - Genetics, Race and Society


3 Credit(s)
3 Lecture Hour(s)
0 Lab Hour(s)

This course examines the historical development of theories of “race” in the Western world. It provides the student with a basic understanding of the principles of evolutionary/population biology, genetics, and taxonomy as they relate to biological and social conceptions of race.