Which Biology Course is Right for You? Are you a Are you a Health Occupations Life Science Are you looking to fulfill a G.E. Requirement? Student? Major? Take all three: Licensed Are you interested Are you interested in Registered Vocational in mainly indoor labs? outdoor labs and field trips? Nursing BIOL-3 Nursing Fundamental Cell Biology BIOL-1 BIOL-8 General Human BIOL-4 Biology Biology General Zoology Would you Are you Do you want to Are you looking Would you like prefer to focus inspired by the understand the for a broad to get to know on human ocean and want effect humans introduction local habitats BIOL-5 applications to learn more have on the to biology and and the plants General Botany of general about marine environment, lab science? and animals BIOL-2 biology? organisms? around us? and vice-versa? Microbiology ENVC-10 BIOL-6 BIOL-1 BIOL-8 BIOL-15 BIOL-20 Intro to Human General Biology Human Biology Marine Biology Natural History Environmental Anatomy Science BIOL-7 Human Physiology College of the Redwoods | 7351 Tompkins Hill Rd., Eureka, CA 95501 | 707.476.4150 | www.redwoods.edu COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Biology [BIOL] BIOL-5 General Botany unless they are planning on entering the LVN pro- (4 Units LEC/LAB) Grade only gram. Also, students who have successfully com- Transfers to: UC and CSU pleted both BIOL-6 and BIOL-7 are not eligible to BIOL-1 General Biology enroll in this course. A study of form, function, ecology, natural (4 Units LEC/LAB) P/NP option Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 history, and evolution of members of the BIOL-15 Marine Biology plant kingdom. Transfers to: UC and CSU (4 Units LEC/LAB) P/NP option An introductory course in life science dealing Note: This course is designed for those majoring in Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 biological sciences or related fields. UC Admissions with basic biological concepts including mo- Transfers to: UC and CSU requires that students have MATH-120 as a prereq- lecular and cell biology, metabolism, hered- An introduction to ocean habitats and ma- uisite or corequisite for this course. ity, evolution, ecology, natural history, and rine life. Topics covered include physical biodiversity. BIOL-6 Human Anatomy properties that define marine habitats, the diversity and ecology of marine organisms, Note: This course is designed for non-science ma- (4 Units LEC/LAB) Grade only jors and nursing/health occupation students. Not Prerequisite: ENGL-150 and credit for or enrollment and marine resource use and conservation. open to students who have completed or who are in BIOL-1 Labs and field trips focus on local habitats currently enrolled in BIOL-3. Transfers to: UC and CSU and the identification of local species. Note: This course includes required field trips to lo- BIOL-2 Microbiology An introduction to human anatomy. The course includes the study of the gross and mi- cal marine habitats. The College does not provide (4 Units LEC/LAB) Grade only transportation. croscopic structure of all of the organ systems Prerequisite: BIOL-1 or BIOL-3 of the human body with special emphasis on Corequisite: CHEM-1A or CHEM-2 BIOL-20 Natural History Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 and MATH-120 the relation between structure and function. (4 Units LEC/LAB) P/NP option Transfers to: UC and CSU Laboratory work includes the study of human Prerequisite: ENGL-150 cadavers. A study of microorganisms including anato- Transfers to: UC and CSU my, physiology, genetics, and ecological im- An introduction for non-science majors to BIOL-7 Human Physiology portance. Emphasis will be on the role of mi- the biotic communities of California and the (4 Units LEC/LAB) Grade only croorganisms in disease and the mechanisms identification, ecology and life history of the Prerequisite: ENGL-150 and BIOL-1 and BIOL-6 and of microbe/host interactions. Laboratory organisms living there. Coverage includes work emphasizes the importance of aseptic (CHEM-2 or CHEM-1A) Transfers to: UC and CSU principles of ecology and evolution, tech- techniques, methods of microbial control, and niques for studying organisms in the wild, An organ system approach to the study of hu- procedures for isolating, culturing microbes, and methods of recording field data. and identifying microorganisms. man physiology. Special emphasis is given to Note: Field trips are required. The College does not molecular and cellular mechanisms respon- provide transportation. UC and CSU transferability sible for homeostasis. Labs include experi- BIOL-3 Fundamental Cell Biology requires a grade. ments on human subjects as well as comput- (4 Units LEC/LAB) Grade only Prerequisite: ENGL-150 and MATH-120 and either erized simulations of complex physiological CHEM-1A or CHEM-2. processes. Environmental Science [ENVSC] Transfers to: UC and CSU Note: This course is required for application to the nursing program. A course intended for biology majors covering ENVSC-10 Introduction to principles and applications of prokaryotic and Environmental Science BIOL-8 Human Biology eukaryotic cell structure and function, biological (4 Units LEC/LAB) P/NP option (4 Units LEC/LAB) Grade only molecules, homeostasis, cell reproduction and Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 Prerequisite: ENGL-150 its controls, classical and molecular genetics, cell Transfers to: UC and CSU Transfers to: CSU metabolism, and cellular communication. A study of current and historical issues in the A survey of human biology focusing on environmental sciences. This course empha- concepts in cell biology, genetics, anatomy, BIOL-4 General Zoology sizes the interdisciplinary nature of environ- physiology, disease, and evolution as they re- (4 Units LEC/LAB) Grade only mental science, including physical and bio- late to the human body. Students apply and Prerequisite: MATH-120 and ENGL-150 logical sciences as well as integrating social, evaluate these concepts in laboratory activi- Recommended Prep: CHEM-100 economic, and ethical viewpoints in dealing ties that include microscopy, experimenta- Transfers to: UC and CSU with environmental problems. Laboratories For more information tion, and dissection. An introduction to the anatomy, physiol- augment lecture topics and include both lab Note: This course is specifically designed for stu- ogy, and ecology of the major animal taxa in and field work. contact Counseling & Advising dents in the Licensed Vocational Nursing program an explicitly evolutionary and comparative and also satisfies life science general education Note: This course is designed for non-science ma- framework. 707.476.4150 requirements at CR and CSU. Students who have jors. Field trips are required and transportation is Note: This course is intended for majors. completed BIOL-1 should not take this course not provided..