Modern courses in diverse areas of faculty specialization within the biological sciences. A series of intermediate level seminars delivered by specialists and concerned with varying aspects of a selected topic area. The unifying and quantifying central concepts of biochemistry are studied by applying fundamental physiochemical principles of biological systems. Mechanisms and regulation of major metabolic pathways and structure and function of cellular elements on the molecular scale are covered in detail. A course for elementary and secondary teachers and others interested in marine sciece education.
Participants learn about using Long Island Sound as a resource for teaching marine science.
3 semester hours, Summer Science 102 Humans and the Environment. A scientific examination of the human organism and the interactions between humans and the environment as they affect not only humans but also the health and viability of home planet Earth. The scientific examination of the geological, physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the oceans. The course will include laboratory and field studies of local marine environments.