Biology

Fundamental principles of biology; emphasis on their application to humans in the modern world. Lectures, laboratory demonstrations, experiments, and discussions of contemporary biological topics. Meets the general education requirement for a 4-credit natural science course with laboratory.

An introduction to the biological environment in the Arctic, including the physical environment and its impacts on the biological setting; arctic ecosystems, arctic plants and animals and their adaptations; and human impacts on the Arctic, including historical impact, land use issues and wildlife management decision-making. Meets the general education requirement for a 4-credit natural science course with laboratory.

First semester of a two-semester biology series for science majors. This course will focus on chemistry of life, introduction to cell structure and function, molecular biology, and animal structure and function. Meets the general education requirement for a 4-credit natural science course with laboratory.

Second semester of a two-semester biology series for science majors. This course will focus on ecology, genetics, evolution, diversity of life, plant structure and function. Meets the general education requirement for a 4-credit natural science course with laboratory.

Consists of a student research project selected jointly by the student and supervising instructor. Designed to support the student’s own specialty interest area of biology. Course may be repeated for a total of 6 credits.

Integrated view of human structure and function for students in pre-professional allied health programs and biology. This course covers cells, tissues, and the integumentary, muscular, skeletal, nervous, special senses, and the endocrine systems. Meets the general education requirement for a 4-credit natural science course with laboratory.

Integrated view of human structure and function for students in pre-professional allied health programs and biology. This course examines the lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems. Meets the general education requirement for a 4credit natural science course with laboratory.

This course is for you if you wonder about the science reports that you hear in the media and wish you understood them better. Topics will range from advances in genetics and medicine, to climate change and the extinction of the dinosaurs, to resource availability and management.

Survey of the microbial world, interactions between microbes and host, microbial human diseases, the environmental and economic impact of microorganisms. Provides background in basic and applied microbiology, with emphasis on the role microorganisms play in human health, as preparation for Allied Health careers. Meets the general education requirement for a 4-credit natural science course with laboratory.