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2022-2023 Official General Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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BIO 110 - Human Biology
This course is an introduction to the human species. Topics will include: the meaning of being human-our human nature, human evolution, human anatomy and physiology - with emphasis on the brain, human diseases, human genetics, genetic engineering, human ecology, the future of our species.
Credits: 4
Hours
4 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Assess the ethical and social implications of science in the global society while constructing logical arguments based on evidence and established scientific process.
- Analyze how our evolutionary past relates to both our physical structure and our behavior.
- Integrate the homeostatic nature of the human body and its relationship to the disease process.
- Identify structures of the human brain and integrate these structures with the associative behaviors.
- Illustrate an understanding of human genetics with emphasis on inheritance patterns, anomalies, and genetic engineering.
- Appraise our place in the Biosphere and accurately evaluate and debate both acceptable and unacceptable practices of our species related to this topic.
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