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BIOL 101 OUR BIOLOGICAL WORLD (4)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 48 lab hours/semester.Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.Study of biology as it relates to humans and theirenvironment, with special emphasis on ecological interrelationships,evolution and genetics, and topics of currentimportance. Recommended for non-science majors tofulfill laboratory science transfer requirement. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (B2, B3).BIOL 110 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY (4)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 48 lab hours/semester.Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.Using natural selection and physiological survival as aunifying theme, this course deals with the basic problemscommon to all living systems, and compares the functionalsolution that various organisms have evolved,illuminating the unity in diversity that characterizes life onearth. Recommended for non-science majors to fulfilllaboratory science transfer requirement. Transfer credit:UC; CSU (B2, B3).BIOL 111 NATURAL HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA (4)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 48 lab hours/semesterwith frequent field trips. Recommended: Eligibility forENGL 836.Students will investigate the functioning of eco -systems, adaptations of organisms to their environmentand natural history of selected organisms. Students willbecome familiar with natural ecosystems of California,with a primary focus on the San Francisco Bay Area.Laboratory and field investigations will be conductedusing the scientific method; critical thinking skills will beemphasized. Recommended for non-science majors tofulfill laboratory science transfer requirements. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (B2, B3).BIOL 130 HUMAN BIOLOGY (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 836.A course designed to provide students with an appreciationof the structure, function, and development of theirown bodies. Topics include an introduction toscience and to scientific methods of investigation, andsome elementary chemistry (no previous backgroundnecessary) as a basis for understanding human functionssuch as digestion, circulation, reproduction and other systems.Some diseases and other causes of body malfunctionare discussed. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (B2).BIOL 140 ANIMALS, PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 836.This course will familiarize the student with the methodsand importance of behavioral investigation in animals.Emphasis on past and current human-animal relationships,the impact on animal populations and increasing need forwildlife protection. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (B2).BIOLOGYBIOL 145 PLANTS, PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 836.A survey of plants emphasizing those aspects of plantbiology that have affected the lives of people. Topicsinclude: the success and failure of modern agriculture; theimpact of humans on the environment; and the importanceof plants in solving critical problems of hunger andconservation of energy. Attention is given to modes ofinquiry or ways in which scientists carry out their investigations.Transfer credit: UC; CSU (B2).BIOL 150 INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 836.A non-technical introduction to the scientific methodused in studies of marine biology. Major emphasis is givento the natural history of marine animals and plants andtheir relationship with the oceanic environment. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (B2).BIOL 170 PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED BIOSCIENCE (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 836 and READ 836, or ENGL 846, orequivalent.A survey of the principles that govern the living world,from molecules to cells and tissues, to organs and wholeorganisms, to populations and ecosystems, to the entirebiosphere. Special emphasis is placed upon experi mentalapproaches, current issues, and practical application ofthe scientific method and biological principles to issuesaffecting public health, agriculture, and socio economicchange. Current news and developments in relevant areasof biological sciences and biotechnology will be reviewedand discussed. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (B2).BIOL 171 LABORATORY PRINCIPLES OF APPLIEDBIOSCIENCE (1)Minimum of 48 lab hours plus 16 hours by arrangement/semester. Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrentenrollment in BIOL 170. Recommended: Eligibility forENGL 836 and READ 836, or ENGL 846, or equivalent.Laboratory course introducing students to practicalmethods in preparing materials, reagents and media forconducting biological investigations and products ofgenetic engineering. Students will learn to measure andprepare solutions of various concentrations and pH, howto use basic chemistry and biological instrumentationsuch as digital scales, pipettes and micropipettes,centrifuges, and vertical and horizontal electrophoresisapparatuses. Students will plan and conduct biologicalexperiments using the scientific method and employingmodern laboratory methods and instrumentation. Datawill be analyzed using spreadsheet software for tabulationand graphing. Teamwork, responsible lab technique, andproper and thorough notebook keeping will be emphasized.Transfer credit: UC; CSU (B3).C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u147
C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N SBIOLOGYBIOL 215 ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY: CORE I (5)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 96 lab hours plus 16hours by arrangement/semester. Prerequisite: MATH 120or MATH 123 with a grade of C or better, or appropriatemath placement test score and other measures asappropriate, or equivalent. Recommended: Eligibility forENGL 836.As part of a two-course core program, BIOL 215 is anintroductory survey of organismal form and function.Analysis of fundamental biological functions includingnutrition, gas exchange, reproduction, natural selection,and ecology using representative living organisms.Transfer credit: UC; CSU (B2, B3).BIOL 230 INTRODUCTION TO CELL BIOLOGY:CORE II (5)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 96 lab hours plus 16hours by arrangement/semester. Prerequisite: Com ple tionof BIOL 215; CHEM 210, or equivalent. Recom mended:Eligibility for ENGL 836.As part of a two-course core program, BIOL 230 is anintroduction to life functions as seen at the cellular level;cellular structure, macromolecular architecture andfunction, cellular energetics, chemical regulation, photochemicalactivities, molecular genetics, and geneticengineering. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (B2, B3).BIOL 240 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY (4)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 48 lab hours plus 16hours by arrangement/semester. Prerequisite: Successfulcompletion of a college-level laboratory science course.Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836.Morphology, taxonomy, ecology and physiology ofmicroorganisms, with emphasis on bacteria. Laboratorytechniques on culture and identification of bacteria.Recommended for agriculture, biochemistry, nursing,pre-medical and pre-dental, biotechnology engineering,and other life science majors. Transfer credit: UC; CSU(B2, B3).BIOL 250 HUMAN ANATOMY (4)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 48 lab hours plus 16hours by arrangement/semester. Recommended: BIOL130 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent; and eligibilityfor ENGL 836, or equivalent.Students learn the gross and microscopic structure ofthe human body through lecture and laboratory study ofdissections, histology slides, anatomy models, andprosected human cadavers. This course is intended forstudents in allied health areas such as nursing, radiologictechnology, respiratory therapy, surgical technology,physical therapy, hygiene, and physical education. Thiscourse is an elective for pre-dental, pre-medical, andpre-veterinary students. Recommended for general lifescience, respiratory therapy and physical educationmajors. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (B2, B3).BIOL 260 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSIOLOGY (5)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 96 lab hours plus 16hours by arrangement/semester. Prerequisite (Fall 2008):CHEM 410, or equivalent. Prerequisite (effective Spring2010): BIOL 250 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent;and CHEM 410 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent.Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836 or equivalent.Students learn through lecture and laboratory experienceshow the organ systems function in maintaininghomeostasis – regulating change and growth processesin humans. Recommended for students in allied healthareas such as nursing, physical therapy, respiratorytherapy, radiology, and related fields such as physicaleducation and psychology. This course is an elective forpre-dental and pre-medical students. Transfer credit: UC;CSU (B2, B3).BIOL 365 INTERTIDAL INTERPRETATION (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester plus field trips.This course is designed to familiarize students with themajor life forms of the intertidal zone of the Californiacoast, their taxonomic groupings, common names, basicanatomical and physiological characteristics and their rolein the ecosystem. Transfer credit: CSU.BIOL 415 INTRODUCTION TO BIOTECHNOLOGYMANUFACTURING (9)Minimum of 96 lecture hours and 144 lab hours plus 32hours by arrangement/semester. Recommended: Eligibi -lity for ENGL 836 and READ 836, or ENGL 846, or ESOL400, or equivalent; and eligibility for MATH 110 or MATH111, or equivalent.An introductory course to prepare students who possesstransferable skills from other occupations for entrylevelpositions in the biotechnology industry. Courseinstruction will include basic skills in biology, biomanufacturing,chemistry, and an introduction to biotechnologycareers. Transfer credit: CSU.BIOL 416 LABORATORY SKILLS FORBIOTECHNOLOGY TECHNICIANS (4)Minimum of 48 lecture hours and 48 lab hours plus16 hours by arrangement/semester. Recommended:Eligibil ity for ENGL 836 and READ 836, or ENGL 846, orequivalent.Provides students with experience using biology labskills in the context of biotechnology and/or a researchlaboratory. The goal of the course is to help preparestudents for technical support positions in academic orindustrial research, development, quality control, ormanufacturing facilities. Transfer credit: CSU.148 w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u 2011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G
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