BIO

or SCI-1301 Environmental Science Select two of the following courses: 6

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Requisite(s): WRI-1100,AMS-1001 for students pursuing American

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Introduces the student to the organization and function of the human body from cells to systems. Included are selected topics in the contemporary study of the human organism. This course is designed for non-science majors and fulfills one of the science prerequisites in the Childhood Education curriculum. Three lecture hours per week. Fulfills General Education Requirement: NPW Typically offered: All Sessions

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Belize (3 Credits) Requisite(s): BIO-2250,CHE-2102 Cross-listed with: BIO-4000, BIO-5401 and PSY-4014. This course satisfies non-major, honors non-majors and major requirements. It involves classroom as well as a week field experience that includes snorkeling in the Caribbean, additional charges will apply. The ecology of marine ecosystems (estuarine, temperature and tropical coral reef) will be explored. Honors and Bio majors have extra assignments. Students may take only one of the courses.[New Course]

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Requisite(s): WRI-1100 This integrated lecture and laboratory course will focus on the controversies surrounding modern biotechnology. Topics include reproductive technology, genetic engineering and stem cell research. Students will explore the techniques of modern biology through hands on experimentation in the laboratory. This course is designed for non- science majors. Lab fee. Typically offered: All Sessions

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Anatomy and Physiology 1 & Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Anatomy and Physiology 2 & Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Introduction to biology issues in modern society. Studies of genetic issues, pollution and energy problems, ecology, effective drugs on the individual, and contemporary issues facing today's individual.

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Anatomy and Physiology I & Lab 4 (3 & 1)

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

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Requisite(s): BIO-1140 This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to BIO-1140. Students will conduct experiments and examine samples to learn fundamental principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology. Topics include animal cell structure and function, tissues, and a survey of human physiological systems. Course emphasizes cells, tissues, genetics, integument, and the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. This a 3-hour lab. Fulfills General Education Requirement: NPW Typically offered: Fall Only

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Anatomy and Physiology for Health Science II & Lab HS-1501 Introduction to Public Health HS-2406

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-1140,BIO-1140L,BIO-1141 This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to BIO-1141. Students will conduct experiments and examine samples to learn fundamental principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology. Topics include: cardiovascular physiology, respiratory system, lymphatic system, respiratory physiology, and the digestive, urinary, endocrine, and reproductive systems. This is a 3-hour lab. Fulfills General Education Requirement: NPW Typically offered: Spring Only

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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This lecture/laboratory is open to all students, but especially geared to criminal justice majors. This course will focus on the biological evidence and techniques used in forensic science. Topics include the study of evidence found at crime scenes such as blood, hair, DNA, and debris such as soil and sand, microbes, plants, insects, and other cells and tissues. Students learn about the knowledge gained from performing an autopsy with a focus on change in tissues following trauma and the sequential changes that occur in a body after death. Integrated lecture and lab for three hours each week. Biology majors may not use this course toward their major. Fulfills General Education Requirement: NPW Typically offered: Fall and Spring

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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General Biology I & Lab 5 (3 & 2)

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-1201 This laboratory course will emphasize and reinforce concepts discussed in the co-requisite lecture (BIO-1201). Concepts covered will emphasize the scientific method, interpretation of data from experimental outcomes, teamwork and communication, and written and oral communication skills. This laboratory will develop skills and biological knowledge needed for future biology classes at St. Francis College. This is a 4-hour lab. Fulfills General Education Requirement: NPW Typically offered: Fall Only

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Ethics, Reality, and Logic (PEM) Individuals and Societies (SEH) Our World, Past and Present (WHG)

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Requisite(s): BIO-1201,BIO-1201L,BIO-1202 This laboratory course will emphasize and reinforce concepts discussed in the co-requisite lecture (BIO-1202). Phylogenetic patterns of organismal anatomy and basics of body systems will be emphasized in a series of dissections. Teamwork, and written and oral communication skills are emphasized. This laboratory will develop skills and biological knowledge needed for future biology classes at St. Francis College. This is a 4-hour lab. Fulfills General Education Requirement: NPW Typically offered: Spring Only

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

2

Credits (max)

2

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Requisite(s): Take WRI-1000 This course will focus on integrating visual art practice and scientific methods as a means of observing, understanding, interpreting and creatively responding to human driven disturbances and the restoration of nature, focusing on the urban environment and ecologies of New York City. Students will study modern and contemporary works of art responding to ecologies of undisturbed and urban environments. Readings, discussion and lab work will complement visiting speakers, and field trips. We will also consider artistic and scientific mapping of alternate ecologies such as institutional power structures. Students will be visualize their scientific observations and creative responses through drawing, graphing, 2D mixed media, mapping modelling and sculpture. Previous art experience not required. Fulfills General Education Requirement: NPW, HCE Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Comparative Anatomy & Comparative Anatomy Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Invertebrate Zoology & Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Ecology & Ecology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-1202,BIO-1202L,BIO-2204 Each laboratory activity will consist of an exercise designed to develop important concepts and skills related to being a practicing ecologist, and more generally, a biologist. These activities may involve multi- week investigations of various ecological problems, for which you will have input into the design of experiments and studies. Statistical and writing skills will be emphasized. This is a co-requisite to Ecology lecture (BIO-2204). This is a 3-hour lab. Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Histology & Histology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Evolution & Evolution Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Developmental Biology & Departmental Biology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Introduction to Cell Biology & Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

BIO-3303 BIO-3303L

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Requisite(s): BIO-1202,BIO-1202L,BIO-2280L Why can't whales breath underwater? W ell, they evolved from land mammals, which (unlike fish) must get their oxygen from air. The fact that whale bodies look a bit like a fish has to do with natural selection for th same environmental conditions. This course will serve as an introduction to the principles of evolution, whether through natural selection or other mechanisms that relate to random chance, such as genetic drift. We will examine the basic variation needed for evolution and how it is generated through mutations. Then we will use real-world examples to examine the complexities of this topic. Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Requisite(s): bio-1202,BIO-1202L,BIO-2280 This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to BIO-2280. Students will conduct research and/or experiments that investigate evolutionary principals using real data. This is a 3-hour lab. Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Microbiology & Microbiology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-1141 or BIO-1202,BIO-1141L or BIO-1202L,BIO-3300 This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to BIO-3300. The course provides students with practical knowledge of the fundamental principles and applications of microbiology. Students will conduct experiments that investigate the structure and function of the principal groups of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, viruses, and rickettsiae). This is a 3-hour lab. Typically offered: Fall and Spring

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Botany & Botany Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-1202,BIO-1202L,BIO-3303L This course introduces fundamental concepts in classical and modern genetics. Topics covered in this course provide a broad overview of the field, and includes such topics as Mendelian Inheritance, viral and bacterial genetics, gene structures, gene regulation including epigenetics, cancer genetics, and introductory population and quantitative genetics. Typically offered: Spring Only

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Requisite(s): BIO-1202,BIO-1202L,BIO-3303 This is the lab component of BIO-3303 Genetics. The course will supplement some of the important concepts learned through the lecture portion: Classic genetics established by Mendel and Morgan, probability calculations, gene expression, biotechnological techniques and bioinformatics. The course's practical activities aims to deepen your conceptual understanding in Genetics. This is a 3-hour lab. Typically offered: Spring Only

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Advanced Cell Biology & Advanced Cell Biology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-2250,BIO-2250L,BIO-3310,CHE-2102,CHE-2102L This is the lab component to accompany BIO-3310 Advanced Cell Biology. The course will provide practical application of the important concepts in Advanced Cell Biology. This is a 3-hour lab. Typically offered: Fall Only

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Molecular Biology & Molecular Biology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-1202,BIO-1202L,BIO-3320,CHE-2102,CHE-2102L This is the lab portion of BIO-3320 Molecular Biology. The lab component of this course consists of several hands-on activities that require sophisticated molecular and genetic approaches. Students will conduct experiments ranging from DNA-to-protein synthesis to gene knockdown. This is a 3-hour lab. Typically offered: Spring Only

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Physiology & Physiology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-3310 Cell Biology Pathophysiology is the study of the human body's reaction to adverse conditions. This course will elucidate the basic changes that occur in disease states such as cellular injury, inflammation and hemodynamic changes as well as the underlying mechanisms of genetic disease, environmental disease and cancer. Disease symptoms, treatment and diagnosis will also be introduced. Students will develop critical thinking skills through engagement in problem-based learning through the use of case studies. Typically offered: Fall Only

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

assets.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-2250,CHE-2102 Cross-listed with: BIO-1102, BIO-5401 and PSY-4014. Discussion and analysis of problems in biology that are not covered in regular course work. The specific content of the course will remain flexible in response to student and departmental interest.

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

assets.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): Take BIO-2250 CHE-2102; Marine Biology in Honduras. Course requires travel to Honduras.. Please contact Dr. Nolan, at KNolan@stfranciscollege.edu or (718) 489-5439 for additional information.

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Requisite(s): Take BIO-2250 CHE-2102; Course will include topics such as Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology. Typically offered: As Needed SFC Catalogue 2024-2025 - DRAFT COPY 145

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Requisite(s): Take BIO-2250 CHE-2102; This 3 credit course will focus on the ecology, sustainability, and history of national and local parks in the NYC area. These parks include the Fire Island National Seashore, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Ellis Island, the Tenement Museum, and the new Brooklyn Bridge Park. We will also go on a Oyster Schooner in LI. There is a fee of $550 that will cover camping in Fire Island, ferries, LIRR, and admissions to such locales as the Tenement Museum and the Oyster Schooner. It will also cover food and dorm (including camping on June 5) from June 3-10. You will read and write a book report about diseases in early NYC immigrants and keep a journal. You must register for this course by filling out a sheet signed by Dr. Nolan. Please e-mail her if interested: knolan@sfc.edu Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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This course is designed with two main components: A lecture component on campus at SFC and an experiential learning component that includes travel to Santa Cruz California. The course revolves around marine mammal cognition but general aspects of cognitive psychology. Topics covered will include basic experimental design, sensation/perception, intelligence and consciousness, logic, concept formation, language studies with marine mammal species, and ethics. Students will learn about and observe data collection sessions with captive, trained seals, sea lions, sea otters and dolphins. The ecology of sea lion habitat as well as marine mammal physiology will also be explored.

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Parasitology & Parasitology Laboratory Select one course from Group B: Molecular and Cellular Biology

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Endocrinology & Endocrinology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Immunology & Immunology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-2250,BIO-2250L,BIO-4405 This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to BIO-4405. Students will conduct experiments that explore a variety of immunoassays. This is a 3-hour lab. Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Neurobiology & Neurobiology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Virology & Virology Laboratory

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): BIO-2250,BIO-2250L,BIO-4420,CHE-2102,CHE-2102L This course is a corequisite laboratory experience to BIO-4420. Students will conduct experiments that explore the detection and analysis of various viruses. This is a 3-hour lab. Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Pharmacology & Pharmacology Laboratory Group D: Select one BIO course 2000 or higher CHE-2101

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Bioinformatics & Bioinformatics Laboratory Select one course from Group C:

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

www.sfc.edu

Internship in Biological sciences based on student/mentor agreement. Internships must be approved by the department Chairperson. Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

assets.sfc.edu

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member. For Biology majors only. Typically offered: All Sessions

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

5

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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BIO Distribution, select one course in each group Select one course from Group A below Select one course from Group B below Select one course from Group C below Select one BIO course 2000 or higher

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

assets.sfc.edu

This course surveys the major challenges and advancements in biology and medicine in America from the early 17th century to present day and the impact of these advancements on American society. The roles of race, religion, socioeconomic class, gender and sexual orientation in determining access to health care and treatment protocols will be explored and analyzed. Typically offered: All Sessions

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Human Genome Project (3 Credits) Cross-listed with: SOC-5402. The Human Genome was sequenced completely in 2002. This is a database that includes all of our genetic code. Not only did this research revolutionize science, it also inevitably d impacted numerous spheres of our social life and continues to do so. In this course, we will learn about the human genome and the possibilities this knowledge generates for social consideration and social change. We will answer the following questions. Why do we want to study our genes? Who should have access to my genome? Who owns the genome? Should we be changing our genes? The areas of concern are: fairness in the use of genetic information; privacy and confidentiality; social consequences and stigmatization; reproductive issues; clinical issues uncertainties; ethical and legal concerns; conceptual and philosophical implications; health and environmental issues and the commercialization of gene products. Fulfills General Education Requirement: NPW, SEH

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Cross-listed with: BIO-1102, BIO-4000 and PSY-4014. Discussion and analysis of problems in biology that are not covered in regular course work. The specific content of the course will remain flexible in response to student and departmental interest. Course requires travel. Contact Dr. Nolan, Chairperson-BIO at knolan@sfc.edu Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

assets.sfc.edu

Requisite(s): Take BIO-2250 CHE-2102; Marine Biology in Honduras. Course requires travel to Honduras.. Please contact Dr. Nolan, at KNolan@stfranciscollege.edu or (718) 489-5439 for additional information. Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

assets.sfc.edu

This course will focus on the ecology, sustainability, and history of national and local parks in the NYC area. Parks are at the core of what makes our area unique and exciting, providing natural oases as well as critical reflections on our past. This course will be hands-on and exploratory: We will visit parks and experience them for ourselves, while also digging into their deeper role in shaping our city and culture. The y parks we visit and learn about may include Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Ellis Island, the American Museum of Natural History, the Tenement Museum, and Brooklyn Bridge Park, among others. Fulfills General Education Requirement: NPW, SEH Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

assets.sfc.edu

Conservation (3 Credits) Approximately 1 billion people around the world go hungry every day, with roughly an equal number of people lacking sufficient access to potable water. However, the problem is not insufficient world resources; the amount of food refuse produced yearly is roughly equivalent to the amount of food required to feed the hungry for one year. Called the world's greatest solvable problem, there are many potential solutions to hunger such as advancements in agricultural biotechnology as well as increased efforts towards the development of sustainable communities and environmental conservation. Each solution comes with its own benefits and limitations. This course will explore hunger both worldwide and within the US and includes a service learning as well as an immersion experience on a sustainable working farm to fortify concepts and build global citizenship. Typically offered: As Needed

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

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Conservation (3 Credits) New York City is an eater's paradise. Food lovers travel far and wide for a birria taco truck in Queens, dim sum treats and dumplings in Manhattan, or the many delights of Brooklyn's Smorgasbord. This robust food culture arises largely from the outstanding diversity of human culture that underpins NYC's identity, and the large diversity of plants, animals, and other organisms that people import from around the world. In this course we will take both a cultural and scientific approach to explore the connection between our diets, our city, and the biodiversity that makes it possible. W e will explore how foods have shifted over the city's history, and how this reflects global changes, human migration, local ecological shifts, outside influences, and sustainability. This course will involve eating a variety of foods and a lot of travel throughout NYC. Accordingly, students must be up for trying new foods and be able to walk for two or more miles. Typically offered: Fall Only

Subject

BIO

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

assets.sfc.edu