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  • CBIOL 2502: Essentials of Health

    3.00 Credits
    Lesley University

    3 credits This course emphasizes concepts basic to the maintenance of lifelong optimal health. Topics include: awareness of preventable causes and recognition of the signs and symptoms of disease; communicable and noncommunicable diseases; nutrition; weight control; therapeutic drugs and their side effects; toxic agents and environmental factors; narcotics, alcohol, and tobacco; and emotional and mental well-being as integral aspects of health. Social and economic factors and health services that have bearing on these topics are examined. Prerequisite: Any laboratory science course.
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  • CBIOL 2505: Ecology

    3.00 Credits
    Lesley University

    3 credits This course introduces students to the basic principles of ecological science. Models for population growth, nutrient cycle, food chains, and the extinction and conservation of endangered species are explored in communities of plants and animals. Field trips to local ecosystems (temperate forest, beach intertidal zone, and offshore ocean) enhance students' abilities in observation and analysis and are A major component of the course. Computer simulation is used to illustrate models and principles. Prerequisite: Any laboratory science course.
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  • CBIOL 2507: Human Physiology

    3.00 Credits
    Lesley University

    3 credits Human Physiology is A course devoted to the functions of the human systems. Where necessary, the structure of A system will also be introduced in relation to its functions. This course explores the systems of the human body in an effort to link each action of A particular system with A series of cellular and molecular events and to discover A relationship between these systems. Prerequisite: Any laboratory science course.
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  • CBIOL 2602: Applied Nutrition

    3.00 Credits
    Lesley University

    3 credits This course focuses on the food choices individuals make daily and how A nutritionally sound diet provides the foundation for good health. There is an emphasis on diet planning and the nutrients that are essential to wellbeing as well as changing nutrient needs throughout the life cycle. Through the use of readings, lectures, labs, and group discussions students will learn basic nutrition concepts and develop the skills necessary to examine their own diets, sort out nutritional advice, and become better informed consumers and members of the community. This course begins with A personal nutritional assessment and questions designed to help students identify cultural and social meanings attached to various foods that affect their selections. It will aid individuals in improving their own nutrition as well as students who wish to apply the information and skills to their work. Prerequisites: Any laboratory science course and college-level mathematics course, or permission of the instructor.
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  • CBIOL 3203: Topics in Biology

    3.00 Credits
    Lesley University

    3 credits This course further expands the student's experience in biological sciences by studying topics of current research. Topics will vary with instructor and student interest. Choices will be made from the fields of biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, immunology, genetics, and evolution. Topics will also include the latest discoveries in rapidly changing areas such as development, cancer, and AIDS. Prerequisites: Any laboratory science course, CBIOL 2202.
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  • CBIOL 3210: Evolution and the History of Life

    3.00 Credits
    Lesley University

    3 credits In This course students will explore the fundamental process of biological evolution and the rise in life's variation on Earth through time. Through textbook readings and discussions, journal articles, films, hands-on activities, and field excursions, students will examine the processes of natural selection, adaptation, and speciation. Students will then explore the changes in life on Earth from its early origins in A reducing atmosphere to the diversification of prokaryotes; the symbiotic origins of eukaryotes; and the origin and diversification of animals, fungi, and plants. The course will end with A study of human evolution. Prerequisite: CBIOL 1101 or equivalent.
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  • CBIOL 3250: Marine Biology

    3.00 Credits
    Lesley University

    3 credits This lecture/lab course surveys the basic biology, behavior, and life history of marine biota, and reviews the physical aspects of various marine habitats from polar to tropical latitudes. The course focuses on the evolution of adaptive responses to the oceanic environment and the roles of the physical environment and the species interactions in structuring marine communities. Laboratory activities include field trips to different marine habitats and examination of specimens from several marine phyla. Prerequisites: one year of general biology and one year of chemistry.
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  • CBIOL 3300: Infectious Diseases

    3.00 Credits
    Lesley University

    3 credits A study of the causes, detection, prevention, control, and treatment of infectious diseases. Diseases studied include those caused by bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses, with special emphasis on the sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) including AIDS and related opportunistic infections such as Tuberculosis. The social and medical implications of infectious diseases are also examined. Prerequisite: CBIOL 1101.
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  • CBIOL 3310: Epidemiology

    3.00 Credits
    Lesley University

    3 credits This course introduces students to basic epidemiological methods used in the study of current health problems, with A particular focus on the types of diseases and illnesses that result from environmental impacts. Methods for describing patterns of disease in groups of people, including measures of disease frequency and association, risk assessment, screening, among others will be introduced. Application of epidemiologic research methods and questions to topics such as the role of environmental triggers on rates of asthma, lead exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes, health effects associated with air and water contamination, disease processes resulting from toxic and biohazardous waste, radiation, among others will be explored. Prerequisite: Any laboratory science course.
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  • CBIOL 3999: Selected Topics in Biology

    3.00 Credits
    Lesley University

    3 credits This course focuses on A specific topic in biology.
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