DESCRIPTION OF COURSES immune, respiratory, digestive, excretory and reproductive systems. Special emphasis is placed on the mechanisms of action of the integrated human organ systems. Three lecture hours and one, two-hour laboratory per week. Recommended for pre-nursing and other pre-health professions students. BIO 403 may be taken in lieu of BIO 208 Prerequisites: BIO 207 BIO 300 Cell and Molecular Biology (4) Cell Biology and Molecular Biology involves the study of the structure and function of cells, emphasizing their physiology and biochemistry. Topics include energy production and utilization; membrane structure and transport; physiological responses to external signals such as hormones or other cells; genome organization, replication, transcription, and translation; and cell growth, division, and differentiation. Ethical, human, and technological implications of biotechnology are studied in light of advances in the field. Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIO 205, CHM 102 BIO 301 General Genetics (4) General Genetics deals with the general principles of heredity in animals, plants, and microorganisms and the interrelationships between heredity and the environment concerning the phenotypic expression of traits. It covers Mendelian, molecular, and population genetics. The history of genetics is studied. Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory per week. Open only to students who have earned at least 56 semester hours of college-level credit. Prerequisites: BIO 103 BIO 302 Hazardous Waste Management (3) Hazardous Waste Management covers the study of solid and hazardous waste with emphasis on composting, incineration, landfills and recycling as safe methods of waste disposal. Topics include: methods of solid and hazardous waste management; the roles of legislative and governmental agencies; on-site handling, storage and processing; transfer and transport; processing techniques and equipment; recovery of resources, conversion products and energy, and safe disposal of solid and hazardous waste and residual materials. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: BIO 100 or BIO 103, BIO 303 BIO 303 Environmental Science (4) Environmental Science deals with the interaction between humans and the natural world. The course focuses on historical perspectives, economic and political realities, and the integration of these with the science that describes the natural world and man’s impact on it. Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory per week. BIO 305 General Ecology (4) General Ecology provides the principles governing living organisms and their environment and the principles of interaction of these organisms with one another. Emphasis is placed on the human environment and ethical and technological problems related to various types of pollution and human populations. Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory per week. Open only to students who have earned at least 56 semester hours of college-level credit. Prerequisite: BIO 103, BIO 204 BIO 401 General Toxicology (4) General Toxicology covers applications of the basic anatomical, biochemical and physiological principles and assessment of environmental pollutants that are
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