Evolution and Human Nature: Comparing Honors and Traditional Pedagogies for the New Science of the Mind

Authors

Scott M. James, University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Kate Bruce, University of North Carolina - WilmingtonFollow

Date of this Version

2009

Document Type

Article

Citation

Published in Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council 10:2, Fall/Winter 2009.

Comments

Copyright 2009 by the National Collegiate Honors Council

Abstract

A class on evolutionary psychology can take many forms but always involves an interdisciplinary approach because of the subject matter and topics covered. In this paper, we describe and compare three different pedagogical techniques we have used to teach the topic of evolutionary psychology; two are honors seminars and one a traditional lecture-style course.