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 will cover the fundamental principles of biology, emphasizing the unity and diversity of living organisms from the molecular level of organization to the systemic level. Topics will include cell biology, genetics, evolution, and biodiversity. This course provides the foundation for future biology courses.
This course covers gene and chromosome structure, function, and processes, variation, polymorphism, the relationship between genotype and phenotype, and the consequences of genetic mutation. The course will examine inheritance in humans (both normal and disease). Areas of interest will be molecular biology techniques as a diagnostic tool and genetic counseling.
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This course is a study of eukaryotic cells from both structural and functional viewpoints. Course emphasis is placed on the molecular mechanisms of cell metabolism, growth, division, cell responses to diseases, cellular communication and how cells create and use energy. Labs will provide into insights into cell experiments and methods. Mastering the material presented in this course will aid students planning careers in health fields and enhance their ability to understand issues in biology today.
This course will provide students with a solid background in fundamental biochemical concepts including amino acids, proteins, enzymes, biological buffers, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleotides, and metabolic cycles.
The Capstone project is designed as the culminating experience for the bachelors candidate in Human Biology that provides the student the opportunity to do three things. First, to demonstrate a mastery of the concepts and skills associated with the Human Biology curriculum by doing a research project. Second, to synthesize the student’s experiences and explorations as recorded in the student’s portfolio into a story of the student’s future pathways. Third, to communicate what the student has learned and accomplished in a report and presentation.
This course is a study of micro-organisms. While the emphasis is on bacteria, the course will also cover viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Structure and function, metabolic pathways, information flow, and impact on society will be discussed.
This course is a survey of the processes that an organism undergoes to grow and develop. The course will highlight the molecular mechanisms involved in development. A number of model systems for development, including examples of both invertebrate and vertebrate animals, will be presented. The relevance of developmental processes to human disease will be discussed. In addition, the link between development and evolutionary biology will be covered. The material presented in this course will aid students planning careers in health fields and enhance their ability to understand issues in biology.
This course discusses the principles and methods used in the study of genetics in prokaryotic and eukaryotic model systems. The topics include: Mendelian genetics, population genetics and genetic recombination and mutation. The course will also include an in-depth discussion of genetic processes (the structure and function of DNA, genes and chromosomes, replication, transcription, and translation). Genetic methods (theory and use) will be discussed the use of genetic methods to analyze genes and protein function as well as gene regulation. The genetics of disease (viral, cancer and inherited single gene diseases) as well as the genetics of the immune system will be discussed. The laboratory will address: inheritance of traits, genetic recombination, transformation, transcriptional regulation, and biotechnology techniques.
This is a hands-on research course involving students in experimental design and interpretation of results, as well as providing exposure to and training in molecular biology techniques. Students will perform literature searches for relevant research papers and present their results, along with experimental conclusions, in an oral presentation and/or poster session. For interested students, this directed research course could be used to satisfy the research option of the Capstone project.
Source: Northwestern Health Sciences University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
