| BIOLOGY 310: Human Reproduction: Issues and Perspectives (3) | |
| Why? | Presents a comprehensive survey of the many biological aspects of reproduction for students with little background in biology. Covers contemporary information on human reproduction and related issues. |
| Content: | Structure and function of the reproductive system, contemporary information on in vitro fertilization, fertility testing, contraception, population problems, AIDS, cancer, reproductive issues, ethical problems and other concerns about the control of human reproduction. |
| Format: | Lecture/discussion. Guest lecturers. |
| Evaluation: | Objective/essay exams, research paper, optional oral presentation. |
| Prerequisite: | Biology 104, 105, 106, 210 or 223. |
| Recommended for: | Upper division students interested in additional information concerning the issues surrounding human reproduction. |
| What Next? | Biology 509 or 518. |
| Related Courses: | Biology 106, 526 and 540. |
| BIOLOGY 370: Introductory Environmental Science (3) | |
| Why: | Provides a basis for understanding the relationship between populations use and depletion of natural resources and pollution. Explores solutions to specific environmental problems on the basis of the economic, sociopolitical and ethical as well as the ecological factors involved. |
| Content: | Energy and ecological concepts, human population dynamics, resources, pollution, species extinction. |
| Format: | Lecture/discussion. |
| Evaluation: | Objective/essay exams, article summaries. |
| Recommended for: | An upper division student interested in the biological view of the environmnet. |
| What Next? | Biology 210. |
| Related Courses: | Geology 300. |