8 courses with the subject SCI, 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.
SCI 100Basic Nutrition3
This course examines the basic principles of nutrition with a focus on the relationship of nutrients to health and fitness. Topics include basic dietary constituents, principles of body function, considerations for disease prevention and management, dietary regulation, dietary myths, food safety, and weight management. Student will also analyze current topics in nutrition and determine how cultural and social differences impact lifelong health. Terms Offered: SU, FL, WI, SP
This course studies the attitudes and behaviors which affect each individual’s health and wellness. The physical, mental, social, and spiritual dimensions of health will be discussed in detail using a holistic approach to wellness. This course emphasizes each individual’s responsibility for his or her own health through developing a healthy lifestyle. Terms Offered: SU
This course serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of geology as a scientific field, including natural hazards, resources, processes, and health. Students will examine fundamental geologic processes such as the rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, and plate tectonics. Particular emphasis will be placed on issues of climate change, sustainability, and human impact. Terms Offered: As needed
This course is designed to introduce fundamental concepts in the field of ecology. Topics include evolution, populations, communities, and ecosystems. At the end of this course, student will be able to understand ecological patterns and effecting factors. Terms Offered: As needed 226
In this course, students will expand the basic knowledge of genetics they attained in introductory biology courses. This will involve learning new terminology and new core concepts. Students will also explore how the biology of cells involves the interconnectedness of genetics and biochemistry, and how a genotype manifests itself into a phenotype. Terms Offered: WI
SCI 320Advanced Nutrition for Healthcare Providers*3
This course considers the basic principles of human nutrition and studies those factors that influence nutritive requirements and maintenance of nutritional balance. The course examines the relationships between proper nutrition and social, mental, and physical well-being and studies the application of nutrition principles to the human life cycle. Topics include nutrient functions, needs, sources, and developmental alterations to nutrition due to pregnancy, lactation, growth, development, maturations, and aging. Terms Offered: WI
This course is a study of the science of pharmacology with emphasis on understanding the impact of pharmacological intervention on the human body. This is an in-depth examination of the different classes of medications, side effects, interactions and contraindications. We will also explore the impact of over the counter (OTC) medications and herbal remedies. Terms Offered: FL
The course introduces research methods and teaches basic research skills required to perform a research project. Foundational skills including performing a literature review, hypotheses development, sampling, data analysis and interpretation, and ethics will be covered during this course. The final project will involve developing a research proposal. Terms Offered: SP
