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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Drawing on students’ personal experiences of travel as well as readings in fiction and nonfiction, this course explores the ways in which travel informs writing. Class time is divided between discussions of student work and published selections that represent various aspects of travel, from the “voyage” itself to “being there” and “remembering” plcharacter, and events.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. A range of conflicts, including World Wars I and II, the Holocaust, communism in the former U.S.S.R., the civil rights movement in the U.S., Vietnam, and apartheid in South Africa, are examined through the lens of poetry. By focusing on the international poetry of witness, students discover the personal, political, historical, and literary aspects of these conflicts. Also offered as CPO 3130.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Focusing on the process of writing poetry, this course facilitates the writing of new work and the sharpening of revision skills. Students read contemporary poetry, participate in writing exercises, explore the writer’s craft, critique poems, and discuss the road to publication.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. An introduction to the basic concepts of meteorology: radiation budget, weather elements, atmospheric stability, general circulation, frontal systems, surface and upper-air weather maps, and the basics of weather forecasting. Students are also introduced to modern weather display systems using audiovisual support (e.g., computer-generated graphics and Internet weather services).
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Fall Introduction to the organ systems of the human body, including the neuromuscular, skeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and digestive systems. The physiological mechanisms of adaptation to exercise are also considered. A discussion section is required; the lab is optional.
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1.50 Credits
1.5 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) An investigation of the anatomy and histology of the human body and physiological measurements of cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal functioning. This optional lab is recommended for students interested in the allied health professions. Prerequisite or corequisite: BIO 1510
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Spring Introduction to the human body, emphasizing general physiological processes. The body is studied from the viewpoint of homeostasis, concentrating on the relationship of food to the functioning living organism in health and disease. Topics of current interest, controversies, and myths are highlighted. BIO 1510 is not a prerequisite for BIO 1520. A discussion section is required.
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5.00 Credits
5 credits. Fall Introduction to contemporary biology, covering cell structure and function, genetics, development, and molecular biology. This course is for science majors and premedical students; students with limited high school science and mathematics can satisfy College distribution requirements with BIO 1510, 1520, or 1540. Corequisite for premedical students, biology majors, and environmental studies majors: BIO 1550.10
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1.50 Credits
1.5 credits. Fall Lab exercises on cell organization, cell division, genetics, enzyme kinetics, photosynthesis, and development, and the use of light microscopes, spectrophotometer, and chromatography. Corequisite: BIO 1550
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5.00 Credits
5 credits. Spring Second semester of an introduction to contemporary biology covering plant and animal morphology and physiology, ecology, behavior, and evolution. This course is for science majors and premedical students; students with limited high school science and mathematics can satisfy College distribution requirements with BIO 1510, 1520, or 1540. BIO 1550 is not a prerequisite. Corequisite for premedical students, biology majors, and environmental studies majors: BIO 1560.10
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