Undergraduate Course Descriptions

BIOLOGY (BIO)

BIO 1401 Principles of Biology 4(3-2)
This course is designed to serve students from all majors. It requires no pre-requisite.

An introduction to the basic concepts of living organisms: the cell, metabolic activities, reproduction and genetics, DNA, and an introduction to molecular biology. All living organisms are collection of the same types of molecules. A two-hour laboratory supports the lecture material.

This is a University Core course for the BBA, BAIS, BACS, BSHRD, BSGE, BSCSC

BIO 1402 Environmental Biology 4(3-2)
This course is designed to serve students from all majors. It requires no pre-requisite.

A study of molecular genetics and the diversity of structure and function in living forms. Special attention is paid to the ecological, behavioral and environmental relationships of living creatures in the modern world. A two-hour laboratory supports the lecture material.

This is a University Core course for the BAIS, BACS, BSHRD, BSGE, BSCSC