This introductory course covers scientific concepts and principles that provide an understanding of the interrelationships among living organisms and their environment. It emphasizes the impact of human activities on natural ecosystems and environmental economics, politics and ethics. This course focuses on the biology of the major groups of microorganisms with emphasis on bacteria and viruses. Microorganisms in human disease, the environment, and applied microbiology. Lab techniques for isolating and identifying bacteria.
Pharmacology is the study of the mechanisms of actions of drugs and classification of drugs.
In this course, general principles of pharmacology are presented followed by discussion of the major drug classes and how the different classes of drugs work to alter function in disease. The focus is on principles of drug action. This course explores the relationship between the environment and human health from both a physical and biological perspective. Students choose one of these two courses. BIO 355-General Ecology focuses on the aspects of organismal, ecosystems, population, and community ecology.