Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
must be completed in order to receive credit as a general education
science equivalent.
Prerequisite: BIO 101 is available to students who do not place into
BIO 103 and are majoring in Forensic Science
BIO 102 Paced Modern Biology I-B
6 hours; 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory; 3 credits
Paced Modern Biology 1-A/1-B is a two-semester alternative to
Modern Biology I for those students who do not place into Biology
103. The series is an in-depth exploration of the basic properties of
living systems on the molecular, cellular, and organismic levels.
Topics in Biology 1-B include gene structure, function, and
regulation. In the laboratory students will learn basic laboratory
skills and experimental techniques including measurement,
identification of macromolecules, genetic crosses, and forensic DNA
analysis. The entire 101/102 series must be completed in order to
receive credit as a general education science equivalent.
Prerequisites: BIO 101 and majoring in Forensic Science
BIO 103 Modern Biology I
7 ½ hours; 3 hours lecture, 1 ½ hours recitation, 3 hours laboratory; 5 credits
Modern Biology I is the first half of an in-depth exploration of the
basic properties of living systems on the molecular and cellular
levels. Students will be introduced to cell structure, metabolism and
respiration, photosynthesis, and genetics. Representative organisms
from the prokaryotic and eukaryotic kingdoms are studied in detail.
The laboratory portion of the course is designed to reinforce the
concepts taught in the lecture and to teach basic laboratory skills.
This course is designed for students with a science background and
for Forensic Science majors.
Prerequisites: SAT Verbal score of 520 or higher or completion of
the New York State Biology Regents with a score of at least 80%.
Students who did not take the Biology Regents will need
departmental permission.
BIO 104 Modern Biology II
7 ½ hours: 3 hours lecture, 1 ½ hours recitation, 3 hours laboratory; 4 credits
This course is the second half of the Modern Biology sequence. It
continues the in-depth exploration of the basic properties of living
systems on the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. In addition,
evolution and ecology are introduced. Representative organisms from
the plant and animal kingdoms are studied in detail. The laboratory
portion of the course emphasizes phylogeny and teaches basic
microscopy and dissection skills. This course is designed for students
with a science background and for Forensic Science majors.
Prerequisites: BIO 103, or BIO 101-102 or equivalent with an
average grade of 2.0 or higher in the two courses
BIO 255 The Biology of Gender and Sexuality
(Same course as GEN 255)
3 hours, 3 credits
This course approaches the issues of gender and sexuality from the
perspective of the biological sciences. By exploring the evolutionary
origins of sexual reproduction, students will gain new insights into
how and why sex and gender differences in animals, including
humans, came to be. By gaining a solid grounding in basic sexspecific
anatomy, physiology, and endocrinology, students will have
a framework to consider several further topics, such as: gender-based
medicine and the masculinized state of priorities in the biomedical
industry; hermaphroditism, transexualism, and sexual reassignment;
and reproductive biology and medicine. Finally, the course will
examine sexual orientation and the study of its biological nature and
origin, both in humans and in the animal world.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, NSC107 or BIO103 or, BIO101 and
BIO102
BIO 315 Genetics
3 hours, 3 credits
Genetics is an introduction to the field of modern genetics. Topics
are drawn from classical, molecular and population genetics and
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