BIOG 1130 - Topics in Introductory Biology

Fall, spring, summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Permission of instructor required. Offered in Auburn, Five Points, Cayuga or Elmira. This course is part of the CPEP program.

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Topics in Introductory Biology is intended to encompass a range of non-majors level introductory biology courses offered through the Cornell Prison Education Program. The topics of individual offerings potentially cover the breadth of biology from cell and molecular biology to ecology, or genetics through evolution.

Outcome 1: Explain the science of biology and its relevance to students as individuals and to society as a whole.

Outcome 2: Describe science as a process which in its many variations, provides a constantly evolving description of the world we live in.

Outcome 3: Critically explain information derived from non-science sources (magazines, newspapers, websites, blogs).

Outcome 4: Apply factual information through application to problems rather than simply knowing facts.