Integrative Biology I – BIOL 1311

This course is designed to introduce students to the wide range of knowledge in the biological sciences and with the methods that have built this knowledge base. The course is organized around a series of topic-based modules, each of which integrates modern biological approaches at the cellular, organismal, and population levels. Modules for this first semester course include global carbon cycling, sexual reproduction, the evolution of hemoglobin, or other contemporary topics. Grades for this course are determined by exams on each module, a comprehensive final exam, and take home exercises and assignments. This course is appropriate for non-science majors and meets 3 class hours a week for one semester in the fall only.