2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog > Course Descriptions > SCI - Science > 300
This course covers the basic principles of the science of ecology at the physiological, population, community, and ecosystem level; application to problems in conservation. Field trips will be taken when possible. An independent research project is required for 5 quarter-hours credit. Laboratory SCI 300L. Pre-requisite(s): SCI 102. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 or 5 quarter hours
Laboratory for SCI 300. 0 quarter hours
This course covers the basic principles of plant biology including evolution, taxonomy, morphology, physiology, and ecology. Laboratory SCI 303L. Field trips if possible. Collection required. Pre-requisite(s): SCI 303.. Co-requisite(s): SCI 303L. 5 quarter hours
Laboratory for SCI 303. 0 quarter hours
This course examines infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses or protozoa. The course includes the basic biology of microorganisms, how they differ, and how they cause disease. The transmission of diseases and their global spread is emphasized. This is a laboratory course. Pre-requisite(s): SCI 102 or equivalent. Co-requisite(s): SCI 306L. 5 quarter hours
Laboratory for SCI 306.. 0 quarter hours
This is a general astronomy course for non-science majors. The material presented in this course will include the following: planetary motion, origin of the solar system, a study of the planets and their moons, the sun, the nature of stars and their evolution, and galaxies. Laboratory (SCI 354L). Pre-requisite(s): LAM 100B or consent of instructor. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours
Laboratory for SCI 354. 0 quarter hours.