BIO110 BIOLOGY II 4 credits This course will use the same philosophy and approach as BIO109 Biology I. Topics to be considered will include the origin and evolution of life, the diversity of life in the plant and animal kingdoms, human evolution, and behavior as an adaptive mechanism. Lab sessions will be hands on experiences revolving around and applying the topics listed in the lab section of the syllabus. Prerequisite: ENG098, FYE101, MAT092, RDG098, or placement. Spring BIO112 BIOLOGY OF CANCER 3 credits This introductory level biology course integrates the cellular and molecular basis of biology with up-to-date information in an extensive survey of the nature, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of various forms of cancer. In addition, the course is designed to convey the relationship between the process by which science works in basic biomedical research and the advances made in public/personal health. In studying the biology of cancer, students will use online resources and electronic communication. Prerequisites: ENG098, FYE101, RDG098, MAT092 or placement. Offered occasionally. BIO115 HUMAN BIOLOGY 4 credits An introductory study of the human body that orients students to the normal structures and functions of the human body. This broad perspective of human life addresses the basic principles of cellular biology, tissues, and key organ systems. Lab sessions will be hands-on experiences revolving around and applying the topics listed in the lab section of the syllabus. Prerequisites: ENG098, FYE101, RDG098, MAT096 or placement.
while evolution is the conceptual framework. The laboratory focuses on lab and field experiments that use the scientific method to demonstrate key concepts and develop an understanding of experimental and statistical methods commonly used in ecology. Lab sessions will be hands-on experiences revolving around and applying the topics listed in the lab section of the syllabus. Prerequisites: ENG098, FYE101, MAT092, RDG098, or placement. Fall. BIO117 EMERGING DISEASES: PAST AND PRESENT 3 credits This course will discuss some of the old diseases, epidemics, plagues, and scourges and apply what we've learned from them to some of the new, reactivated, and recurrent diseases we face today. The human immune system will be discussed along with an explanation and discussion of how some of the current agents of disease evade and/or defeat this system. We will discuss the social, financial, political, and religious impacts where appropriate. We will also discuss what the future may hold in our battles with infectious agents. Prerequisites: ENG098, FYE101, MAT092, RDG098, or placement. Offered occasionally. BIO120 HORTICULTURE 4 credits This course is designed for those students interested in understanding the processes by which plants grow and how that understanding can be used to improve the quality of plants grown in the garden, the landscape, and the home. Students will also examine the structure and function of flowering plants. A workshop approach will be used and experiments will be conducted in the lab and greenhouse. Lab sessions will be hands-on experiences revolving around and applying the topics listed in the lab section of the syllabus. Prerequisites: ENG098, FYE101, RDG098, or placement.
BIO116 ECOLOGY 4 credits This course is the study of relationships between organisms and the environment. Ecology is a broad scientific discipline ranging from the study of individual organisms to the global scale. This is a course in modern experimental ecology that emphasizes the conceptual foundations of the discipline. Natural history provides our foundation, 201 MWCC 2013-2014 College Catalog & Student Handbook