BIOL 100: General Biology I – Lecture and Lab (4 Credits)
This course is an introduction to the structure and function of living systems with an emphasis on cellular and molecular biology. Fundamental concepts include the chemical basis of life, cell structure and function, cell division, metabolism, classical and molecular genetics, and biotechnology. This course includes a laboratory component incorporating experimental design,
microscopic work, and cellular and molecular biology techniques. Along with General Biology II,
this course is part of a two-semester sequence of general biology that can be taken in any order.
Lecture and laboratory.
Goal Area: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 (Biological)
Institutional Outcomes: 2a, 2b Prerequisite: None
BIOL 112: Field Biology of Plants – Lecture and Lab (4 credits)
This course is an introduction to plant identification, ethnobotany and ecology. Laboratory
activities and field trips will focus on the local flora and vegetation.
Goal Area: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 10.1, 10.4, 10.5, & 10.6 Prerequisite: None
Institutional Outcomes: 2b
BIOL 150: Perspective in Human Biology – Lecture (3 Credits)
This course is designed for students who do not anticipate pursuing further studies in biology
but want a basic understanding of how the human body works and how humans fit within the
rest of the living world. This course will study human biology from the molecular and genetic to
organ system levels, with emphasis placed on human disease prevention and treatment,
nutrition, and environmental effects on health. A key objective of the course is to raise
students’ science literacy to enable them to understand scientific issues for making personal
and public policy decisions. Lecture only. Lab simulations will be used to supplement lecture.
Goal Area: 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 Prerequisite: None
Institutional Outcomes: 2a & 2b