Laboratory studies examine aspects of physiology, development, and behavior as well as comparative morphology. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Biological Sciences 105 is recommended for non-science students needing to fulfill their laboratory natural sciences requirement. This is a lecture course on the biological aspects of human reproduction and sexual behavior. Basic scientific knowledge of genetics, human reproductive anatomy, development, and physiology is presented and correlated to biomedical aspects of reproduction and to human sexual behavior.
Special attention is given to sexually transmitted diseases.
Societal and ethical issues are integrated into discussions of research advances and technological development. This course fulfills the science requirement for non-majors. Three hours lecture, three field trips. Examination of conflicting views about the seriousness of these threats as well as alternative solutions. The role of economic, cultural, and political factors.