Course Details

  • Online, asynchronous
  • 5 weeks | July 13 to August 14, 2026
  • 3 credits | $2,022
  • Last day to register: July 14, 2026

Course Overview

Why are men and women different? In this course we adopt an evolutionary, adaptive approach to investigate sex differences in human behavior, physiology, and cognition from developmental, mechanistic, and phylogenetic perspectives. Topics include sex differences in aggression, mate choice, parenting, affiliation, and cognition.

Additional Information

Faculty will contact all students after the Tuesday, July 14, registration deadline.

About the Instructor

Alexandra D. Uhl

Instructor of Sociology
Alexandra Uhl is a biological anthropologist. As a member of Stonehill’s faculty, she manages The Uhl Lab, where she and students complete an interdisciplinary examination of research focused on biological anthropology, biological archaeology, historic archaeology, sexual dimorphism, skeletal morphology and health/wellness.

Questions? Contact Us

Duffy Academic Center – 112

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