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3.00 Credits
A review of gender differences revealed by recent brain mapping and scanning technology. MRI, fMRI, PET, and CAT scans reveal different aspects of brain structure and function. Several other neurologic, hormonal, and genetic technologies will also be reviewed as they relate to physiological and behavioral analysis.
Prerequisite:
Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course.
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3.00 Credits
Islands: Natural History and Future Prospects Travel from base in Quito throughout Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands, surveying the land, climate, plants, animals, homes, transportation, and industries, noting especially the impact of human culture, presence, and activities. Sites include the Amazon rainforest, Andean cloud forests, volcanic mountains, highlands, towns, cities, and the Galápagos Islands. Prerequisites: Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course. (Carries cross-credit in biology and environmental studies.)
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3.00 Credits
Review of modern genetic history, principles, and technology as applied to humans. Includes discussion of classical Mendelian genetics, probability calculation, pedigree analysis, heritability analysis, and cytogenetics. Emphasis on more recent technologies of gene sequencing, genomics, gene therapy, genetic engineering, screening, and early life (embryo) manipulations, stem cell and cloning risks and benefits, among other issues surrounding human genetics. Prerequisites: Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course.
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3.00 Credits
The biology of cancer; the technologies of cancer diagnosis and treatment; and some social, family, and personal impacts of this disease.
Prerequisite:
Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course.
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3.00 Credits
A study and critique of the "built" environment: our homes, places of work and leisure, transportation systems, and food systems. Development of understanding and commitment for designing, living in, and working in our dwellings and communities in ways that demonstrate stewardship toward the creation.
Prerequisite:
Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course.
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3.00 Credits
Current state of our planet’s ecology. The balance of nature, its perturbation by the human species, and the possible solutions to the friction between humans and the rest of the biological world. Major emphasis on Christian responsibility for God’s creation.
Prerequisite:
Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course.
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3.00 Credits
Review of the history, principles, and technology used to domesticate and improve food and beverage crop, lumber, cloth and rope fiber, medicinal, and herbal plants for human use. Emphasis on modern technologies to increase quality, shelf life, transportability, yield, pest resistance, growing season, and soil type tolerances. Includes technologies such as genetic engineering, hybridizing and breeding that raise ethical issues about their long-term impact on humans, other species, and the environment.
Prerequisite:
Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course.
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3.00 Credits
Investigates the science of interactions between proper nutrition and weight management, and examines the appropriate ethical, and perhaps limited, use of technology as a means to reverse obesity. Topics include how hormonal imbalances and genetic alterations may result in failure to regulate appetite and metabolism.
Prerequisite:
Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course.
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3.00 Credits
Study of scientists and their discoveries throughout history within the context of an experiential learning opportunity in Europe. Astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine, and physics are addressed. Evaluation of the effect on society of these disciplines (architecture, art, exploration, philosophy, politics, religion, etc.) will also be evaluated. Prerequisites: Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of what science is, what it is not, and how it interacts with its "fifth dimension" (society) in art, politics, technology, culture, medicine, and other aspects of the nonscientif?ic community.
Prerequisite:
Laboratory Science (D) course; Mathematics (M) course.
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