Mapping of Learning Objectives and Courses

Biology Program

Graduates are expected to gain a broad appreciation of the basic methods and aims of science, and the relationship of biology to the rest of the sciences.

Biol 1210, 1220, 1010

Graduates will understand the processes and patterns of biological evolution, and the role of evolution as the central unifying concept in biology.

Biol 3010, 5250, 5380

Graduates will understand principles of inheritance from molecular mechanisms to population consequences, and will learn applications of genetics to human biology.

Biol 3200, 4100, 5170, 5190, 5280

Graduates will learn the scope of biological diversity and the genealogical relationships among major groups of organisms.

Biol 2410, 3000, 3300, 4420, 5330, 5350, 5530, 5550, 5560, 5670, 5680

Graduates will learn the basic structure and function of cells as the basic units of all living things and as the building blocks of multicellular organisms.

Biol 3300, 5210

Graduates will understand processes underlying development, cellular differentiation, and reproduction in complex eukaryotes.

Biol 5230, 5440, 5450

Graduates will understand the relation between form and function in biology, as expressed in molecular, cellular, and whole-organism physiology.

Biol 4400, 5100, 5300, 5440, 5450, 5600, 5620

Graduates will understand the interactions between organisms and their environments, and the consequences of these interactions in natural populations, communities, and ecosystems.

Biol 2220, 2410, 3220, 5590

Graduates will be proficient in mathematics and the physical sciences and will become aware of the importance of these subjects for achieving a full understanding of any biological phenomenon.

Biol 4230, 5020, + required Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics courses

Graduates will understand the historical and social context of biological thought and research, and the contributions of biology to the resolution of ethical, social, and environmental issues in human affairs.

 Biol 3030, 3040, 3100, and courses throughout the curriculum

Public Health Program, Industrial Hygiene Emphasis

Graduates are expected to gain a broad appreciation of the basic methods and aims of science and of biology as a science.

Biol 1210, 1220

Graduates will learn the basic structure and function of cells and of human physiology underlying health and disease.

Biol 2000, 3300

Graduates will understand the principles and processes of chemistry that underlie many environmental and health issues.

Chem 1210, 1220, 2300, 2330, 3600, 3700, 3710

Graduates will learn to use the fundamentals of mathematics and physics that underlie certain human health hazards.

Math 1210, Phyx 2110-2120 or 2210-2220, PubH 4330, 5330.

Graduates will learn to use quantitative skills in the analysis and prediction of environmental hazards and human health.

Stat 3000, Chem 3610, PubH 4040, 4320, 4330, 5330, CEE electives

Graduates will be proficient in the principles of recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical and physical hazards in the workplace environment.

PubH 3310, 4310, 4320, 4330, 5330

Graduates will understand the relationships between chemistry, biochemistry, the toxic effects of chemicals.

Chem 2300, 3700, ADVS 5400

Graduates will understand the interactions between the airborne, waterborne, and solid hazards in the environment.

PubH 3610, 4310

Graduates will learn to view and communicate the principles of public health in the broader context of managing ethical, social, and economic affairs.

PubH 4300, 4380, 5500