This course is intended to provide students with a preliminary, non-transfer level introduction to human anatomy and physiology. It is designed to prepare students requiring only a technical level of familiarity with human anatomy the background required for fields such as surgical technology. Topics include ecology, population biology, modification of our environment, resource use, land use planning, pollution, and energy. The goal is to better understand the biological and social problems that human use and misuse of the environment cause. Local field trips during scheduled lab periods.
Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the field sites.
I Introduces basic biological principles of life processes held in common by all organisms. Includes the chemical and physical basis of life, cell structure and function, concepts of heredity, population genetics, and evolution. Intended for science majors and allied health students. Knowledge of chemistry is helpful. Includes experimental and computer laboratory exercises.