School of Engineering and Science
Undergraduate

Term: Fall 2026
Session: Full Term (Aug 31 - Dec 18)
Start Date: Monday, Aug 31, 2026
End Date: Friday, Dec 18, 2026
Availability: On Campus
Day(s): Mon./Wed./Fri.
Time: 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

This course is a study of vertebrate structure its functional significance and the range of variation in structure of different species from an evolutionary standpoint. The course goals include introduction to the classes within the phylum Chordata gaining an understanding of the form and function of vertebrate structure using comparisons across select taxa and use morphological data to infer evolutionary relationships between vertebrate taxa.