The mammalian body as a single functional unit; studies include nervous, muscular, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, renal, endocrine, and reproductive systems.

The mammalian body as a single functional unit; studies include nervous, muscular, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, renal, endocrine, and reproductive systems.

Seminar discussions which build upon Elements of Physiology lectures by emphasizing core concepts in physiology as related to integrative functioning of organ systems.

Lectures evaluate functioning of the mammalian body systems, including nervous, muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, renal, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Discussion sections build upon lectures by emphasizing core concepts in physiology as related to integrative functioning of organ systems.

Weekly laboratory experiments in physiology, including cardiovascular, respiratory, neuromuscular, and sensory systems.

Emphasizes the physiologic mechanisms by which mammalian body systems function under normal conditions and respond to diseases and changes in the external environment. Includes functional, integrated aspects of nervous, endocrine, metabolic, immune, cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular, digestive, renal, and reproductive systems.

Develops written and oral communication skills applicable to professional settings. Fosters skills in leadership and collaboration, workplace-related social skills, time management, and strategic planning. Develops understanding of professionalism and ethical principles.

This course will cover how structure informs physiological function through anatomical art. Students will engage with this material through readings, activities, drawings, and excursions.

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are the foundations of life on our planet. Plants use photosynthesis to convert light energy from the Sun into chemical energy and oxygen, while animals use this chemical energy and oxygen to generate ATP for cellular function. This course emphasizes cellular bioenergetics to better understand carbon cycling through plant and animal cells with a focus on genetic and environmental variables.

An in-depth look at veterinary medicine in Zimbabwe. Participants will travel to Hwange, Gweru, and Victoria Falls to experience small animal and livestock health management, and will study wildlife management and conservation through lectures, conversations, and direct observations with skilled field guides, rangers, conservationists, veterinarians, and wildlife researchers.

This Maymester course, in partnership with The University of Warmia and Mazury in Poland, uses a hands-on experience and team-based work to provide training in concepts of animal health. The course uses a problem-based inquiry approach that combines educational travel, seminar, lectures, teamwork, and applied lab and field activities.

Students are provided with an authentic research experience in the area of physiology (i.e., course-based undergraduate research experience, CURE), where the experimental outcome is unknown. Students will gain skills in all aspects of research from reading primary literature and maintaining a lab notebook and lab techniques to generating research questions, collecting and interpreting data, and presenting results.