Basic Concepts in Biology (Honors - Service Learning)
BIOL 2103H
3 hours
Basic Concepts in Biology (Honors - Service Learning)
Course Description
Exploration of environmental issues that relate to concepts in the 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 Concept Bio Hon SL
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in BIOL 1103, BIOL 1103E, BIOL 2103S, PBIO 1210
Prerequisite
Permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
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.
