An introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology for nursing and athletic training students.
Not applicable toward the major or minor. Three hours lecture, three hours lab. Offered every fall.

Introduction to the processes pertinent to the functioning of cells, including macromolecular chemistry, enzyme activity, metabolic pathways, mitosis, genetics, protein synthesis, and cell regulation. Three hours lecture, three hours lab.

Introduction to the plant kingdom, including plant taxonomy, morphology and life cycles. Two hours lectures, three hours lab. Offered every fall term.

(Open to declared biology majors.) Study of cellular structure and function:
bioenergetics, enzyme regulation, membrane dynamics, cell ultrastructure and
cell signaling. Four hours lecture.
Prerequisites: BY160, BY161, BY162, CY212.

Population, community and ecosystems ecology; interactions between populations; particular emphasis on modeling ecological phenomena. Three hours lecture, three hours lab.

Concentrated study of a single topic. Library research and oral presentation required of all participants. Students will be expected to attend all presentations of their seminar topic and twelve additional science division presentations throughout their Aquinas experience.