INTRO TO BIOLOGY: BUGS AND BREW (SLSC)
BIOL 1007 | 3 Credits | UG
This course is an introduction to the biological sciences for the non-science major that presents fundamental principles of biology through a study of human interactions with microbes, such as bacteria and viruses. Topics will include an explanation of what microbes are, how they are simliar to and different from other living things, where and how they live, and the roles of microbes in making food and beverages, in biotechnology for agriculture, medicine, or pollution control, and in human diseases. Discussion of current topics from the news and hands-on discovery activities will be included. (SLSC)