University of Virginia's College at Wise · Courses
NAS
6 courses with the subject NAS, 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.
NAS 1000A Citizens Guide To The Environment4
Credit(s) 4 An introduction to the process of science, including how science works, its limitations, and how science and society influence each other. Focusing primarily on the principles of biology and chemistry, the course attempts to foster a sense of personal responsibility for the environment based on an awareness of environmental issues, including their causes and social, economic, and geopolitical implications. The laboratory uses inquiry-based exercises and promotes civic engagement activities. This course does not apply to any major or minor in the natural sciences.
Credit(s) 4 Selected topics from descriptive and theoretical chemical literature. No previous knowledge of chemistry assumed. Not open to students who have successfully completed CHM 1010 or CHM 1020 . (Satisfies no departmental degree requirements.)
Credit(s) 4 Perhaps nowhere else in the nation is culture tied more closely to biology than in the Southern and Central Appalachian Mountains. Appalachian music, traditional medicine, and even place names are linked inextricably with the organisms that call the mountains home. And since the Appalachian region is also a global hotspot of biological diversity, there are few other places where local organisms can better showcase the breadth of ecological and evolutionary concepts central to understanding modern biology. This course will use the human history of Appalachia (10,000 years ago to present) and its tie to regional biodiversity to introduce general concepts in the biological sciences through the lens of societal issues pertinent to the region. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week.
Credit(s) 4 An introduction and exploration of human genetics that will use a combination of personal genetic testing and exercises in creative writing as a way to understand the basic principles of gene transmission and the meaning of each individual’s genetic makeup. Possible topics include the use of genetic single nucleotide polymorphisms and diary entries to explore ancestry, the existence and function of sex determination genes, the XX/XY heteromorphic chromosome system as a jumping off point to explore how sex is determined in the broader biological world and the meaning of gender amongst humanity, an exploration of the mechanisms of genes and gene expression, examine the history of how the structure of DNA was discovered and the role played by four scientists - Francis Crick, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins, and the meaning of “genetically modified” and how these modifications are made.
Credit(s) 4 This course allows students majoring in a non-science field to learn about the process of science, including how science works, its limitations, and how science and society influence each other. Topics are variable but will be problem-based, communication intensive, and engage students with focused topics in science to show how science and society interact. The laboratory uses inquiry-based field or laboratory exercises. This course does not apply to any major or minor in the natural sciences. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week.
NAS 2000Chemistry in Our Daily Lives: Consumer/Environmental Chemistry4
Credit(s) 4 Examination of the inorganic and organic chemicals that affect our daily lives (food, clothing, health, cleanliness, transportation, air and water, appearance and agriculture). (Satisfies no departmental degree requirement.)
