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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(1-3 hrs.) (Prerequisites: ART 105 and approval of faculty). A workshop experience completed off campus.
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3.00 Credits
(3 hrs.) (Prerequisite: approval of faculty; lab fee when appropriate.) A major body of independently conceived and produced work in the student's primary studio area. Offered spring semester only. Graphic Design Courses
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3.00 Credits
(3 hrs.) (Open to all students) An introduction to the science of biology. The following biological topics may be addressed: biology as a science, the scientific method, basic biochemistry, organ systems, ecology and human biology. Laboratory exercises are designed to illustrate and clarify concepts presented in lecture. Includes scholarship by and about women and ethnic minorities. Does not count in the major.
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3.00 Credits
(3 hrs.) (Open to all students. Liberal Arts approved Natural Science. Lab fee charged.) A lab oriented study of factors affecting plant growth and care. Equal time will be given to indoor and outdoor plants and the latter will include flower and vegetable gardens and landscape design. Topics covered include light requirements, pest control, organic gardening and the use of native plants. Does not count in the major.
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3.00 Credits
(3 hrs.) (Open to all students. Liberal Arts approved Natural Science. Lab fee charged.) This course is designed to provide an introduction to women's health concerns and some of the barriers that exist to achieving complete health. We will explore the biology of common health issues affecting women. We will examine these issues from medical, economic and sociopolitical perspectives. Readings, film, assignments and speakers will be selected to incorporate issues of age, disability status, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and social class into our discussions. Does not count in the major.
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3.00 Credits
(3 hrs.) This course will introduce important research and writing skills for biological science majors. Content includes methods for searching and evaluating primary research literature, writing science specific materials and analyzing graphical data. In addition, students will be introduced to effective experimental design, statistical analysis, and oral presentation techniques. Use of a computer is required. This course is writing intensive.
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4.00 Credits
(4 hrs.) (Lab fee charged) This course integrates the ideas and disciplines of biochemistry, cell biology and genetics. Important topics include basic biochemistry, cell structure, metabolic activity, molecular genetics and Mendelian inheritance. Considerable emphasis is placed on the process of scientific investigation. The laboratory emphasizes proper lab technique, the process of science and investigation into cellular and genetic processes. Includes scholarship by and about women and ethnic minorities. Writing intensive. Offered Fall only.
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4.00 Credits
(4 hrs.) (Prerequisite: BIO 111, BIO 181 or permission of instructor; lab fee charged) A continuation of BIO 181. This course emphasizes the philosophy of science, evolution, diversity, systematics and ecology. The course emphasizes the mechanisms of evolution, evolutionary history, surveys of organismal diversity and adaptation, ecology, and the relationship between ecology and evolution. Students prepare one major diversity and adaptation presentation and perform one major ecological experiment. Offered Spring only.
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3.00 Credits
(3 hrs.) (Prerequisite: Open to all students with 2 years of high school science) The course will introduce a number of specialized fields in forensic science. Through the analysis of hair, fluid samples, DNA evidence, drugs and alcohol, we will learn basic principles of biology and chemistry and how they can be applied to solve crimes. Does not count in major. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
(4 hrs.) (Prerequisite: BIO 182 or permission of instructor; lab fee charged) Botany will emphasize the evolution, ecology, anatomy, physiology and taxonomy of extant and extinct plants. The laboratory emphasizes plant anatomy, systematics and evolutionary history. There is a field component to the lab and field collections are required. Herbarium specimens, local plants and greenhouse material will be used to study plant taxonomy. Writing intensive. Offered periodically.
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