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Biology 98 — Foundation of Biology Biology 102 — Animal Biology Biology 110 — Natural Science Biology 112 — Evolution & Adaptation Biology 120 — Natural History Biology 122 — Ecology Biology 123 — Ecology Laboratory Biology 140 — Principles of Biology Biology 142 — Marine Science |
Biology 144 — Biogeography Biology 150 — Biodiversity Biology 151L — Biodiversity: Insects Biology 151S — Biodiversity: Birds Biology 172 — Symbiosis BioMed 118 — Human Microanatomy BioMed 146 — Human Form & Function Botany 121 — Plant Diversity Zoology 122 — Animal Diversity |
| The Biological Sciences Department offers several online courses. As sample pages are developed, you can click on the image to the left of the course description to find out more about the course and to see some sample pages in a loop that will return you here. There are forward and back arrows at the bottom of the sample pages. Clicking on the raccoon logo at the top of the sample pages will return you to the Biological Sciences Home Page. Note: All students enrolled in online courses must have access to the Internet and an email account. NOTE: Preview pages are not accessible and are being updated for spring 2005 |
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Biology 98 Foundations of Biology 1 unit; fully online Online tutorials and optional face-to-face tutoring supplied by the Biological Sciences Department. Topics to promote student success in biology courses. Short course presented in topics format. Course content will be coordinated with introductory biology course topics. (May be repeated indefinitely with a maximum of 4 units per semester. Graded Credit/No Credit only.) Enroll during the second week of the semester. Course add forms are distributed in introductory biology classes or can be obtained from the Biological Sciences Office, EBS 212. |
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Biology 102 Animal Biology 5 units; lectures online with required on-campus laboratories Online alternative to traditional lectures. Students also must enroll in the traditional, hands-on laboratory that meets six hours per week on campus. Principles of animal taxonomy, evolution, population and community ecology; protist and animal diversity and adaptations; emphasis on vertebrate anatomy and physiology. Required for the Biological Sciences major. Satisfies SBCC General Education requirement in Natural Sciences. (Transfer: CSU; UC. IGETC Area 5) |
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Biology 120 Natural History 4 units; lectures online, self-guided field excursions Survey of the natural environment through studies of Earth's ecosystems: emphasis on the plant and animal inhabitants and the influences of cosmic, geological and meteorological phenomena. Satisfies SBCC General Education requirement in Natural Sciences. (Transfer: CSU; UC. IGETC Area 5) |
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Biology 122 Ecology 3 units; fully online lecture Introduction to ecology. Organisms and populations as integrated elements of communities and ecosystems. Population structure, growth and evolution; relationships between species; competition, predation, coevolution; community structure and development; biodiversity; biogeography. (Transfer: CSU; UC. IGETC Area 5) Beginning fall 2003, a fully online/distance learning laboratory (Biology 123--Ecology Laboratory) will be available. The combination of Biology 122 and 123 satisfies SBCC General Education requirement in Natural Sciences. |
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Biology 140 Principles of Biology 3 units; fully online lecture General principles of biology including cell structure and function, elementary genetics, evolution, plant and animal diversity and ecology. (Transfer: CSU; UC. IGETC Area 5) |
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Biology 151L Biodiversity: Insects 2 units; fully online lecture Diversity, adaptations and behaviors of insects through magnificent photographs and interesting narrative "sketches". Anatomy of insects and their arthropod relatives, how insects perceive their environment, and how they reproduce and transform from juveniles to adults. Adaptations of insects as ground-dwelling, flying, and aquatic forms; insect natural history; societies; their importance to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem on Earth. (Transfer: CSU) |
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Biology 151S Biodiversity: Birds 2 units; fully online lecture Anatomy, physiology, evolution and behavior of birds. Emphasis on the origins of birds and their special adaptations for flight. An excellent companion course is Zoology 138–Biology of Birds which includes traditional field lectures and trips for bird identification. (Transfer: CSU) |
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Bio-Med 146 Human Form & Function 3 units; fully online lecture Distance learning course; directed study in human anatomy and physiology. Descriptive introduction to the structure and function of the human body. (Transfer: UC, CSU) |
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Zoology 122 Animal Diversity 3 units; fully online lecture Lecture-only online course with an optional on-campus laboratory--Zoology 123 Introduction to zoology. Animal diversity, structural and physiological adaptations, evolutionary history; principles of ecology and evolution. In combination with the optional real-time lab (Zoology 123), satisfies SBCC General Education requirement in Natural Sciences. (Zoology 122 transfer: CSU; UC. IGETC Area 5) |
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