2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
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drug discovery and design, drug delivery, drug targets, and the mechanisms of drug
reactions in the cell. Two lectures per week. A Leadership Studies, Poverty Studies, and
Public Health Studies designated course. A service-learning integrated course.
Prerequisite: CH 211. Spring.
CH 428 Advanced Biochemistry (1)
Study and application of advanced topics and current research methods in biochemistry.
This course allows students to explore the physiology of the human body at the molecular
level and the theory behind current biochemical methodologies and instrumentation
through the development or modification of bio-analytical methods to test a hypothesis.
Two lectures and one laboratory per week. Prerequisites: CH 212, and BI 308 or CH 308.
Fall.
CHN - Chinese
CHN 101 Elementary Chinese I (1)
An introduction to the Mandarin Chinese language in regards to speaking, listening,
reading, writing, and culture. Designed for students who have no prior knowledge of
Chinese.
CHN 102 Elementary Chinese II (1)
A continuation of CHN 101. Prerequisite: CHN 101.
CHN 155 ES Chinese Popular Culture (1)
An exploration of major themes and trends in modern Chinese popular culture. This
course considers several modalities of popular and social media in contemporary China,
focusing on the reception these works have garnered from three different groups—the
Chinese Communist Party officials, the artists/producers of popular culture, and the
Chinese people/consumers; all viewed through the constantly changing socio-political
atmosphere of Chinese culture. An Explorations in Scholarship designated course.
CHN 177, 277, 377, 477 Special Topics in Chinese (1)
An exploration of a selected topic or problem in Chinese.
CHN 201 Intermediate Chinese I (1)
A course, building on Elementary Chinese, that reviews basic grammar and
pronunciation concepts, increases vocabulary, and further develops language skills.
Prerequisites: CHN 101 and CHN 102. Fall.
CHN 202 Intermediate Chinese II (1)
A continuation of CHN 201. Prerequisite: CHN 201. Spring.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024