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BHS 301

Biology for the Health Sciences
Name: Biology for the Health Sciences
Course Number: BHS 301
Credit(s): 3

Course Description

This course is an essential review of biological science areas crucial to life, providing a robust foundation for students pursuing careers in the health sciences. The course explores scientific knowledge of central concepts related to human, animal, and plant life. Covered topics include cellular structure and function, biological molecules, variation and inheritance, applications of genetics, ecology, human impacts on the environment, microbes, the human body, nutrition and circulation, homeostasis, reproduction, coordination, and plants.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand and explain the central ideas and processes of biology.
  • Discuss cellular structures and functions.
  • Critically analyze human physiological systems and mechanisms.
  • Describe gene structure, patterns of inheritance, and human genetic disorders.

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