Evolution

This course addresses why evolution is the fundamental concept that underlies all life sciences and how it contributes to advances in medicine, public health, and conservation. This course helps participants gain a firm understanding of the basic mechanisms of evolution including the process of speciation and how these systems have given rise to the great diversity of life in the world today. This course also explore how new ideas, discoveries, and technologies are modifying prior evolutionary concepts. Ultimately, the course will explain how evolution works and how we know what we know.

Official catalog text — WGU-authored.