Course Description
Exploration of environmental issues that relate to concepts in
evolution of antibiotic resistance, global cycling of nutrients,
pathogenic organisms and their effect on human health, and
genetic continuity. Students engage in service and outreach in
order to engage in questions of social responsibility, social
justice, and civic life.
Athena Title
Basic Concepts in Biology Hon
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in BIOL 1103, BIOL 1103E, BIOL 2103H, PBIO 1210
Prerequisite
Permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will develop foundational knowledge regarding biochemistry and cycling of nutrients, pathogenic organisms and their effect on human health, and transmission of genetic information.
- Students will evaluate new scientific findings and how the Internet, media, and businesses may dramatize and misrepresent those findings.
- Students will identify, innovate, and implement a public outreach strategy.
- Students will communicate to influence personal and public opinion and policies with a strong commitment and knowledge base.
Topical Outline
- Cellular Basis of Life
- Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
- Natural Selection
- Genetics
- Immune System
- DNA Structure
- Biological Molecules
- Harvesting Energy for Life
- Global Nutrient Cycling
General Education Core
CORE II: Life Sciences
