10 courses with the subject BIOL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course assists students in developing a basic understanding of the normal structure and function of the human body. Prerequisite(s): None
(Fulfills MNTC Areas: 3, 10) Introduces non-science majors to the basic concepts of biology. Topics will include, but are not limited to, cell structure and function, genetics, hereditary and evolution, the diversity of life; including plants, animals, and microorganisms, and ecology. Lecture and lab Prerequisite(s): None
(Fulfills MNTC Areas: 3, 10) This is an introductory level course where students study fundamental concepts of cell biology, the chemical and physical basis of life, concepts in genetics, evolution, and the impact that biological and genetic advances have on society and the biosphere. This course includes 3 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week. Prerequisite(s): None
(Fulfills MNTC Areas: 3, 10) This is an introductory level course that introduces the concepts of macroevolution, the 6 kingdoms system of classification, comparative study of representatives of the 6 kingdoms with special emphasis on plants and animals, the concept of biomes, and the role of human activities and their affects on the ecological balance of the biosphere. This course includes 3 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week. Prerequisite(s): None
(Fulfills MNTC Areas: 3, 10) This course is intended for non-science majors. This course is an introductory level course where students study the biological basics of human structures and functions. Emphasis of the course will be with references to reproduction, heredity, development, nutrition, disease, and social implications of human biological principles. This course includes 3 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week. Prerequisite(s):
(Fulfills MNTC Area: 10) This course is an overview of the complexities involved in the managing of our natural resources, emphasizing North America. In addition, the course will familiarize students with natural resource issues and agencies, and the function and responsibilities those agencies have. Prerequisite(s): None BIOL 2131 Nutrition 3 cr 3/0/0 (Fulfills MNTC Area: 3) This course provides an introduction to nutritional dietary requirements and their mechanisms of digestion, absorption, and metabolism. It also addresses the principles of nutrition throughout the human life cycle, and diet modification necessitated by specific health problems. Other topics to be covered include sports nutrition, weight control, eating disorders, diet and disease, and current nutritional fads. 2024—25 Northland Course Descriptions Page 76
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(Fulfills MNTC Area: 3) This is an advanced course that acquaints students with the structure, function, and disease processes of nerve tissue, central nervous, endocrine, digestion, nutrition, urinary, reproduction, development and genetic systems in the human body. Prerequisite(s): None
Source: Northland Community and Technical College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
