2013-2014 Course Catalog - PDF Format - Flagler College

278 FLAGLER COLLEGE
NATURAL SCIENCES
choosing a research or monitoring topic all the way through the concluding
A lab
fee is required for this course.
NAS 331 – Evolutionary Biology
Charles Darwin proposed in
1859 a radical new idea about the origins of life. Namely, that the myriad of life
on this planet all came from one single common ancestor. Since that time the
this new idea as the backbone of modern biology. Today’s incredible medical
advances in everything from hereditary diseases and organ transplants to
vaccines and antibiotics rely on evolutionary theory for guidance. This course
explores the foundational principles that Darwin proposed such as natural
and sexual selection along with the latest 21st century discoveries that are
revolutionizing life as we know it.
NAS 340 – Selected Topics (3-6)
specialized subject matter for a small group of students.
NAS 352 - Global Climate Change (3)
This course provides an
interdisciplinary view of the major processes that underlie both natural and
human-induced climate change. This includes reinforcing Earth science
concepts as the basis of climate change, both past and present, on a range of
timescales. The object of the course is to develop a basic understanding of the
physical workings of the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial environment and
how these relate to the climate of our planet. The course provides for an indepth
analysis of the latest climate data and encourages students to develop
greenhouse gas emissions, global warming and its effects on future climate and
changes in atmospheric chemistry such as acid rain and ozone depletion, as well
between climate change and society will be explored. A lab fee is required for
this course.
NAS 355 – Coastal Processes
This course will focus upon