BIOL 120 - Human Genetics

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23NS, 23RE
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

This course is a study of the basic principles of genetics and their applications in understanding heredity in the human organism. Topics covered include cell division, sex determination, inheritance related to sex, gametogenesis, chromosomes, principles of genetics, gene mapping, DNA, mutation, pedigree analysis, polygenes, population genetics, genetic counseling, and genetic engineering.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The general education requirement for natural sciences is satisfied by BIOL 120. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world, including an understanding of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of data analysis or mathematical modeling; and
demonstrate scientific reasoning applied to the natural world, including application of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural sciences.

The general education requirement for critical thinking is satisfied by BIOL 120. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

clearly articulate an issue or problem;
identify, analyze, and evaluate ideas, data, and arguments as they occur in their own or others’ work;
acknowledge limitations such as perspective and bias; and
develop well-reasoned (logical) arguments to form judgments and/or draw conclusions.