Biology 11
For many students, BIOL 11 will be the entrance course to the major. To help students determine if they are sufficiently prepared to enter a foundation course directly, the Biology department has established an online self-assessment exam for students. Students who have any concerns about their preparedness should take BIOL 11 before enrolling in a foundation course. BIOL 11 may be counted toward the biology major if it is taken either during the first year or as the as the first biology course counted toward the major. Only one offering of BIOL 11 may be taken for credit.
Should I Take Biology 11?
To help students determine if they are sufficiently prepared to enter a foundation course directly, the Biology department has established an online Biology placement/advisory exam for students (available in Canvas). Students who have any concerns about their preparedness should take BIOL 11 before enrolling in a foundation course.
BIOL 11.09 - 26F
Biology of the Brain
This course seeks to introduce students to the wonders of the brain and how it works through its basic cellular unit: the neuron. Importantly, this course is intended for students with no prior knowledge interested in indulging their curiosity about basic biology and neuroscience. We will first establish some fundamental principles of the biology of the neuron. Next, we will examine how neurons connect with one another, change and learn, and control behavior. Finally, we will explore our current understanding of neurobiology in disease and neurotechnology. The class will consist of lectures with weekly quizzes and culminate with a cumulative final exam. Ghosh
BIOL 11.03 - 27W
Emerging Infectious Diseases: How Microbes Rule the World
Emerging infectious diseases, which have shaped the course of humanity and caused untold suffering and death, will continue to challenge society as long as humans and microbes co-exist. This course will explore why infectious diseases emerge and re-emerge. The viruses, bacteria and eukaryotes that cause these diseases continually evolve in response to their hosts. Dynamic interactions between rapidly evolving infectious agents and changes in the environment and in host behavior provide such agents with favorable new ecological niches. In addition, dramatic increases in the worldwide movement of people and goods drive the globalization of disease. Guerinot
BIOL 11.10 - 27S
Foundations of Life: Human Biology
A course designed to help students (biologists and non-biologists) understand the biological basis of human health and disease. The course will emphasize the fundamental aspects of biochemistry, genetics, cell and molecular biology, physiology, anatomy, reproductive biology, and structure/function of various organs as they relate to humans. Particular emphasis will be placed on specific topics in human health and disease and how these issues affect us all individually in our own health and collectively in our international society. Open to all students. Not open to students who have received credit for BIOL 002. Smith