This schedule is tentative and may change at any time!
| Week | Dates | Lecture | Readings | Assignments |
| 1 | January 19 | Introduction | ||
| 21 | A brief history of evolutionary thought | Relethford 1-2 | ||
| 2 | 24 | Chromosomes and DNA | ||
| 26 | ||||
| 28 | Homework #1 due | |||
| 3 | 31 | forces of evolution | ||
| February 2 | ||||
| 4 | species, speciation | |||
| 4 | 7 | ape and human ancestry | Relethford 3 | |
| 9 | fossil record | |||
| 11 | Models of recent human origins | Homework #2 due | ||
| 5 | 14 | Studying genetic relationships | Relethford 4 | |
| 16 | Neandertals | |||
| 18 | ||||
| 6 | 21 | genetic evidence for recent human origins and | Relethford 5 | |
| 23 | analyzing human diversity | |||
| 25 | Homework #3 due | |||
| 7 | 28 | colonization of Europe and Asia | Relethford 7 | |
| March 2 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | Colonization of the Americas/pacific | Relethford 6 and 8 | |
| 9 | ||||
| 11 | Test #1 | |||
| 9 | 14 | |||
| 16 | Spring Break | |||
| 18 | ||||
| 10 | 21 | local population history | Relethford 9 | |
| 23 | ||||
| 25 | ||||
| 11 | 28 | Diasporas and admixture | Relethford 10 | |
| 30 | ||||
| April 1 | Homework #4 due | |||
| 12 | 4 | Human adaptation | Nabhan 1-3 | |
| 6 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| 13 | 11 | Human adaptation | ||
| 13 | ||||
| 15 | ||||
| 14 | 18 | Complex traits | Nabhan 4-8 | Homework #5 due |
| 20 | ||||
| 22 | ||||
| 15 | 25 | Genetics, identity and race | ||
| 27 | ||||
| 29 | Homework #6 due | |||
| 16 | May 2 | |||
| Final | May 6 | 7:30-9:20 am | Test #2 |