Course Descriptions

Biology

BIO102E Human Biology -- Health and Disease

Learn how the human body functions in health and when struck by disease. A course for non-science majors that surveys the functional systems of the body, the organs that compose them, and the interactions among them. Special attention is given to disease processes.

BIO116E Nutrition

Learn to sort through the competing and often contradictory messages about nutrition. The course presents the basic principles of normal nutrition, emphasizing the role of nutrients in the body’s functioning, food as a source of the nutrients, and the body’s utilization of nutrients. The processing, selection and preparation of food to meet physiological, cultural and psycho-social needs throughout our life cycle are discussed. Common nutrition-related health problems in the United States are examined. Principles of diet therapy are introduced.