Human Sexuality: An Evolutionary Approach (Spring 2007)

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This course fulfills Category II of the General Education Requirement.

Faculty:

Robert Kurzban
Psychology, Faculty
C3 SOLOMON/6196
http://www.psych.upenn.edu/~kurzban/
kurzban@psych.upenn.edu
898-4977

Meeting Times:

LEC PSYC 168 001 T & R 9:00 - 10:30


Course Description:


This course will take a biological approach to the study of human sexuality. We will cover topics ranging from the anatomy and physiology of the human reproductive system to the cognitive systems that underpin human sexual behavior. Throughout, there will be an emphasis on the relationship between the features of these physical and cognitive mechanisms and the evolutionary functions these systems were designed to serve.

There will three midterms and a final. Your lowest midterm grade will be dropped. Your two best midterms will each be worth 30% of the grade, and the final will be worth 40% of the grade.

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