This course is offered by Television. See Distance Education in the back of the schedule. This course is an introduction to oceanography and marine biology. It includes the study of sea water, tides, currents, marine geology coastal processes, marine vertebrates and invertebrates and tidepool ecology. Instruction includes both lecture and mandatory in-water experiences with intertidal plants and animals.
Field trips focus on Central California Coast.
Field trips may be required. No dissection is required. This course provides instruction on the principles of human anatomy and physiology emphasizing the integration of structure and function. The topics covered are anatomical terminology, chemistry, cells, histology, articulations and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems. Both Biology 25 and 26 must be taken to study all of the major body systems.