Botany 4 The study of the organs, tissues, functions and responses to environment of typical flowering plants and the morphology and life history of the major lower plant groups. Some classification of local forms is included, and limited use of the scanning electron microscope is available. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisites: 100 or 111. Lab fee: $60. Vertebrate Biology 3 The biology of vertebrates, stressing structure and function. Laboratory dissection of representative vertebrates (shark, mud puppy, cat) emphasizes comparative anatomy. When Offered: Alternate years. Prerequisites: 112. Fee: $40.
Marine Biology 4 Introduction to oceanography, marine plant and animal diversity, and ecological relationships. Research technology emphasized through field trip observation and group experimentation. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisites: BIOS 100 and 110, or 112 and 112L. Lab fee: $60. Environmental Ethics 4 Investigation of contemporary problems in environmental stewardship including the use of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources, pollution, appropriate land use and development, third world concerns, and preservation of wild nature. In addition to developing a Christian environmental ethic from a stewardship perspective, the course considers such movements and issues as deep ecology and ecofeminism, animal rights, wilderness ethics, wildlife management, biodiversity, and agro-ecology. Emphasis on considering concrete, current ethical debate. Au Sable offering. Bioethics 4 The dilemmas of dangerous knowledge in environmental and medical activities are investigated, including stem cell research and applications, fetal tissue research, human gene manipulation, transgenic bioengineering, genetically modified crops, release of bioengineered organisms into natural ecosystems, and emerging disease, the ethics of environmental activism, and the religious roots of ethical values. This course uses a seminar format in which topics are presented by student teams including presentations, panel discussions, and debate. Current attempts to develop a theological basis for bioethics are considered. Pacific Rim offering. Environmental Health: An Ecological Perspective 4 Introduction to the fundamentals of environmental health, with an introduction to environmental epidemiology and environmental medicine. Environmental pollutants and their sources, effects of environmental pollution on the environment and public health, environmental control agencies, methods of pollution control, environmental law and policy, environmental and public health research agencies, environmental epidemiology, environmental medicine, and environmental stewardship are included. Field trips and lab assignments complement the materials covered in lectures. Au Sable offering. 3 A field-oriented course to study and identify the common plants and animals found within the major plant and animal communities of Southern California. Lecture/Lab Hours: Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory / field, including one or two extended field trips. Prerequisites: 110 or 112 and 112L. Transportation fee: $60. Natural History of Southern California Conservation Biology 4 Principles of conservation biology with applications to sustainable human society and bioshpereic integrity. An integrative approach to biology and society that interrelates population biology, ecological principles, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem functions, and human society in the context of biospheric degradation. The course develops a stewardship perspective rooted in biological principles and directed at conservation of plant and animal species, biotic communities, ecosystems, and human society. Included are topics of human development, poverty, and economic growth. Au Sable offering.
BIOS 222
BIOS 352
22
BIOS 353
BIOS 301
Ecological Agriculture
4
BIOS 303
Environmental analysis of natural resources in relation to people and policy. Focus is on ethnobotany, ecological agriculture, and land stewardship. Employs a discussion format both in classroom and field settings. Emphasis on grappling with difficult practical and ethical problems. Pacific Rim offering. Global Development and Ecological Sustainability 4 Environmental analysis and natural resources analysis in relation to society and developmental issues. Focus on ecological sustainability and sustainable society in the context of various factors that are bringing environmental degradation and impoverishment of people and cultures. Topics include tropical agriculture, hunger, poverty, international debt, appropriate technology, relief programs, missionary earthkeeping, conservation of wild nature, land tenure and land stewardship. Employs a discussion format grappling with difficult practical and ethical problems and issues that require deep and personal thought. Pacific Rim offering.
BIOS 354
BIOS 305
BIOS 355
Land Resources
4
BIOS 306
Systems level perspective on landforms and ecosystems. Includes analysis and interpretation of field data, remote- sensing data derived from satellites and aircraft and geological information systems (GIS). Field trips to and analysis of forests, wetlands, lakeshores, and rivers. Includes application to policy and land use planning. Au Sable offering.
Water Resources (Limnology)
4
BIOS 307
BIOS 362
Field study of lakes and other freshwater systems with applications to planning and management. Includes an introduction to limnology and investigation of representative lakes, streams, and wetlands of the region and compares the North American Great Lakes with other great lakes of the world and their stewardship. Au Sable offering. Biostatistics 3 Prepares the student for biostatistical application essential to practice in evidence-based professions. Content includes: descriptive statistics; probability theory and rules; discrete and continuous probability distributions; sampling distributions; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; experimental design; ANOVA; linear and multiple regression; contingency table analysis; non-parametrics; survival analysis; discussion of the use of statistics in journal articles. Credit given for only one of 210 and 318. 4 Taxonomy and morphology of invertebrate phyla; laboratory dissection of invertebrates. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisites: 100 and 110, or 112 and 112L. Lab fee: $60. Invertebrate Biology
BIOS 318
BIOS 371
BIOS 351
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