LC 4 Plant Biodiversity - Plant biodiversity assures many uses for humans and animals. Plant compounds are produced that can heal illnesses, provide building materials, or keep vermin away. Plants use animals for pollination and dispersing seeds while animals use plants for food and habitat in a constant change as each adapts to the other. Forensic Biology - An exploration of techniques, applications, and social implication of forensic biology, including the science behind fingerprints, blood typing, DNA fingerprints, and other forensic areas. LC 6 Chemistry in Industry - Conservation laws, gas behavior, and atomic theory, and chemical reactions are historically discussed to relate them to modern civilization.
Examples are from manufacturing, energy, biochemistry, military, and modern chemical science.
The students emphasize the creativity and human conflicts behind these contributions. Students will discuss, present, and write on these issues. LC 7 Issues in Environmental Chemistry - This course provides an overview of current environmental issues, with an emphasis on the scientific concepts and facts that underlie the issues. Topics will include environmental ethics, air and water pollution, recycling, food production, and agricultural chemistry. This class will study the role of news and entertainment media in forming American views of crime and deviance.