Courses

The Biology of AIDS and Infectious Disease is designed to inform students about infectious diseases, how microorganisms cause diseases and how humans resist and fight infection. It will introduce students to several human organ systems and the common infections for those systems. The course will particularly focus on AIDS and HIV, the history, epidemiology, biology, diagnosis, and treatment of this particular disease.

The Biology of Human Reproduction is designed to familiarize students with the basic structure and function of the reproductive tract, developmental biology, the genetics of reproduction and disease and dysfunctions of the reproductive tract. Topics of general interest such as birth control, sexually transmitted diseases, infertility and means of overcoming infertility will be discussed.

Ethical and philosophical issues that arise in the context of medicine and bioresearch. Many ethical issues arise in health care contexts, including abortion, death, euthanasia, assisted reproduction, experimentation with human and animal subjects. This course introduces students to a selection of such issues and helps them to develop and articulate their own rational, informed views about them.

Provides training on how biological products are produced and purified. Topics include fermentation, cell culture, product separation and product purification.

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This course is an internship course in which students practice skills in a laboratory and/or processing environment.

This course trains students on mathematical applications applicable to biotechnology. Topics include calculations

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This intermediate course of physical conditioning combines high energy cardio-respiratory activity with various forms of strength training to improve muscular endurance and strength, develop increased levels of cardio-respiratory fitness, and promote overall health. The class format will consist of intense outdoor and indoor training with vigorous circuit, interval and cross training regimens.

Principles, fundamentals, and techniques of playing and teaching trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. Includes a survey of instructional materials and literature for brass instruments.