17 cr.
- Subject
- BIO
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- cr.
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- www.harcum.edu
8 courses with the subject BIO, 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.
17 cr.
16 cr. SECOND SEMESTER - SPRING
and Physiology II
This course is an introduction to the sci- ence of nutrition. Sources and functions of nutrients, utilization of food in the body, nutritional requirements for various age groups, and rudiments of diet therapy are discussed. As matters of general interest, topics such as packaging and labeling of food, food poisoning and storage, food fads and fallacies, and comparing nutritional value versus cost in food buying are dis- cussed with the aid of a series of projects.
This course covers the structure, physiology, diver- sity, and distribution of microorganisms. Bacteria will be studied extensively but basic principles of virology, fungi, and immunology will also be dis- cussed. The laboratory will include techniques for bacterial cultivation, purification, and identifica- tion, as well as methods for the control of infection transmission.
This course is an introduction to the bio- chemistry of nutrition. Sources and func- tions of nutrients, utilization of food in the body, nutritional requirements for various age groups, and metabolic pathways are dis- cussed. An emphasis is placed on the bio- chemical aspects of nutrition.
Source: Harcum College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59