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  • 3.00 Credits

    3 semester hours Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, appreciate, use and create images using both conventional and contemporary media in ways that advance thinking communication, and learning. The experience includes examples utilizing art history, photography, graphic design, the media, cinema, and advertising to examine the influence of imagery on contemporary culture. Lecture.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 semester hours A course that introduces a foundation of understanding of basic photographic techniques to the digital domain. Students will take their own photographs of a variety of subject matter considering viewpoint and composition. Particular attention will be on making better photographs. Some basic 'dark-room' techniques will be introducedusing graphic software on the computers in the Mac Lab. Students must be familiar with their own camera. Students must have their own digital camera and necessary cables to connect with a computer.
  • 2.00 Credits

    4 semester hours In this course students will witness and create art projects sensitive to the folk art idiom. Morning meetings revolve around concepts and ideas freeing up the afternoons for self-exploratory projects. There will be off campus cultural references including visiting some artists' studios and collections and a fieldtrip. Students should bring to this class an open mind and a willingness to work on focused projects. Studio-lecture. Note: A fee $150 will pay for art supplies and the trip. Fulfills: General Education Fine & Performing Arts (2 credits theory and 2 credits performance).
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 semester hours Oil and/or acrylic painting. From quick studies to more prolonged and complex works utilizing the still-life, painting introduces color through the use of a limited palette. Studio. Prerequisite: ART 101. Not offered every year.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 semester hours A survey of basic biological principles including a scientific study of life, its cellular basis and energetics; the origin of cellular life; reproduction and the molecular basis of heredity; and ecology. The course includes a weekly two-hour laboratory. This course is designed for non-majors, and credit earned cannot be applied towards a major in biology.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4, 4 semester hours each A sequential series designed primarily for students majoring in Biology and Environmental Science. Biology 101 investigates the nature of life's structure, function, genetics, growth and development. Biology 102 is the biology of organisms: plants, animals, fungi, protists and bacteria with major consideration given to their ecology and evolution. Required laboratories are included. Pre- or co-requisites: BIOL 101, MATH 101 or higher; BIOL 102, BIOL 101.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 semester hours Provides an understanding of the structural levels of the body, from molecules to organ systems. Analyzes the anatomy of the skeletal system, articulations, the muscular system, and the nervous system. Laboratory exercises are designed to illustrate fundamental anatomical principles of the body.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 semester hours Illustrates how the body maintains itself through the mechanisms of endocrine control, circulation, respiration, digestion, cellular metabolism, urine production, and buffer systems. Also covered are the reproductive systems and development. Laboratory exercises are designed to illustrate fundamental physiological properties of the body. Prerequisite: BIOL 107.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 semester hours A survey of inheritance in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, including human genetics. Topics include Mendelian genetics, DNA structure and function, gene interaction, and population genetics. Laboratory included. Prerequisites: BIOL 102. Pre- or Co-requisite CHEM 121. Not offered every year.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 semester hours The biology of bacteria, viruses, and parasites will be studied as to their mode of entry into the host, particularly the human host. Cellular and colonial morphology and physiology; communicability and symptomatology; and methods used for immuno-identification, aseptic techniques, and antibiotic sensitivity testing will be emphasized. A laboratory emphasizing culturing methods and aseptic techniques is included. Prerequisite: BIOL 102 or 108.
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