BIOL C1001 - Introduction to Biology

Credits: 4

Advisory: ENGL C1000
Description: This lecture course provides the non-biology major with an introduction to living things and theirenvironment. Students develop important critical thinking skills as they learn about the process ofscience, the building blocks of life, the role and regulation of DNA, how populations change overtime, the movement of energy within and between life forms, and how species interact with eachother and their surroundings. By the end of the course, students will be able to apply anunderstanding of biological concepts to current issues and their impacts on society.
Part 2: BIOLC1001 may be taken concurrently with BIOLC1001L or independently of BIOLC1001L.Not for biology major credit.

Transferable
Transferable to both UC and CSU

General Education:

CalGETC: Transfer General Education Requirements ( 5- Physical and Biological Sciences- 5B: Biological Science )

Student Learning Outcomes:

Apply the scientific method, including recognizing the elements of experimental design andinterpreting results.
Demonstrate scientific literacy by evaluating social, ethical, and equity issues connected tobiological sciences.
Describe how living things are made of smaller structures that work together to enable theorganism to survive.
Compare how living things depend on each other and the physical environment as theyinteract to obtain, change, and exchange matter and energy.
Explain how the diversity of living things is the result of evolution of organisms throughmechanisms such as heredity, random change, and natural selection.

Total Course In-Class (Contact) Hours: 72
Course Duration (Weeks): 18
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lecture Hours: 4