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Core Courses offered by Biological
Sciences
NW200-BI, Biology and Society: This course
will examine current societal issues with biological
connections, the role scientists and others
play toward helping us understanding these
issues, and the underlying biological concepts
for each topic. Lecture and laboratory. A course
for non-science majors. (U)(5). Occasionally.
NW201-BI, Environmental Biology: Application
of scientific principles to understanding
and managing the environment. Emphasizes
the human relationship with the environment
and possible solutions to environmental
problems. Lecture and laboratory. A course
for non-science majors. (U)(5). Occasionally.
NW202-BI, The World of Plants: Introduction
to plant biology. How the anatomy and physiology
of diverse plants help them to survive,
reproduce and benefit humans and ecosystems.
Lecture and laboratory. A course for nonscience
majors. (U)(5). Occasionally.
NW203-BI, Genetics and Evolution: A study
of the significant concepts in molecular, organismal
and population genetics and the theory of
evolution. All topics will be taught within their
historical and contemporary contexts. Lecture
and laboratory. A course for non-science
majors. (U)(5). Occasionally.
NW204-BI, Survey of Biology: A survey of
the major concepts in the biological sciences.
Lecture and laboratory. A course for nonscience
majors. (U)(5). Occasionally.
NW205-BI, Urban Ecology: The majority of
the world’s population now lives in urban areas,
but only recently have environmental scientists
begun to explore the ecology in and of cities.
This course uses the city of Indianapolis as a
case study to understand the effect that cities
have on the environment, the processes that
take place in the urban ecosystem, and the opportunities
cities hold for ecological restoration.
Lecture and laboratory. A course for nonscience
majors. (U)(5). Occasionally.
NW206-BI, Life, Death and Immortality:
A patient on a 1951 “colored” ward unknowingly
contributed to science, changing medicine
forever. Exploring the underlying biology/
genetics through lecture and laboratories, we’ll
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also review the ethical, socio-economic, racial
and gender issues related to these HeLa cells,
including a community outreach project which
may be used to satisfy the ICR. Lecture and
laboratory. A course for non-science majors.
(U)(5). Occasionally.
NW261-BI, Food: Pasture, Table, Body and
Mind: This course about food will encourage
students to consider how food connects to both
society and to science and how society and science
connect to one another. By using a framework
of pasture, table, body and mind, we will
explore the ecological relationship between a
healthy environment and growing healthy food,
the factors that influence our foods choices, the
constituents of food and how they contribute
to our physical well being, and the ways in
which society and culture influence our eating
habits. A course for non-science majors. (U)(5).
Occasionally.
Biological Sciences Courses
BI105, Introductory Cell Biology: An introduction
to the basic principles of cell biology
for freshmen pre-pharmacy and pre-health
sciences students. The course covers introductory
chemistry, biochemistry, cell structure,
metabolism, genetics and embryology. Will
not count for credit toward a major in biology.
Only available to COPHS students. (U)(3).
Fall and spring.
BI120, Principles of Biology I: An introductory
course emphasizing the central role of
evolution and the various methods of investigation
in Biology. Topics include Darwinian
evolution, ecology and the processing of matter
and energy from cells to biomes. Corequisite:
BI121. (U)(3). Fall only.
BI121, Biological Investigations I: An
introductory course emphasizing the process of
inquiry in Biology. Activities include ecological
fieldwork and lab experiments with photosynthesis
and respiration. Corequisite: BI120. (U)
(2). Fall only.
BI122, Principles of Biology II: An
introductory course emphasizing the central
role of evolution and the various methods of
investigation in Biology. Topics include genetics,
neo-Darwinian evolution, and an overview
of biological diversity. Corequisite: BI123.
(U)(3). Spring only.