Biology
Biology
Highland Community College offers courses in biology that provide a strong foundation for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor’s degree in biology or a related field. Students will explore the origin, relationship, development, anatomy, functions, and other basic principles of plant and animal life.
Graduates often pursue professions in research, education, health care, environmental management and conservation, museums, biotechnology, forensic science, and consulting.
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Biology Courses
Prerequisites: None
3 Credit Hours
This general education course will examine the plant and animal kingdoms, their fundamental principles and processes of life, and their relationship to everyday life. The course consists of three hours of lecture plus three hours of laboratory work per week.
4 Credit Hours
This course is an anatomical study of the systems forming the human body. Emphasis is placed on the organs forming each system, the embryonic development of the system, and the functions of the tissues and organs of each system. The course includes a brief physiological review with each system and will consist of three hours lecture and one and one half hours of laboratory work per week.
4 Credit Hours
This course provides a physio-chemical study of the systems forming the human body. The course will focus on the relationships between the systems and the maintenance of a homeostatic condition within the body. Diseases, defects, and abnormalities are covered with each system. The course will consist of three hours of lecture and one and one-half hours of laboratory per week.
4 Credit Hours
This interdisciplinary science course is designed to stimulate interest in environmental science, increase awareness of environmental problems, and improve understanding of environmental issues. The focus is on contemporary issues relating to biodiversity and sustainability. Topics include air and water quality, global climate change, environmental toxicants, energy resources, deforestation, overfishing, and endangered species. The course will also examine political and ethical concerns, sociological consequences, and economic impacts. A weekly lab session will offer a variety of experiences that demonstrate the principles, processes, techniques, and technologies of natural environmental systems and solutions.
3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to teach basic competency in the vocabulary and comprehension of medical terms. The course will focus on word attack skills for medical terms. The course can serve as preparation for academic success in Human Anatomy.
3 Credit Hours
This course is a study of the fundamentals of human nutrition and the relationship of nutrition to health, well-being, and personal food choices. The course will examine human growth and development, scientific research in nutrition, and how nutrition affects human disease. The course will also include the application of basic nutritional science to the requirements of life cycle stages, activity and exercise, and various states of health. This course is appropriate for Biology, Nursing, and Pre-Med students.
3 Credit Hours
This course will provide a study of food and the effect nutrition has on health, growth and development, and physical performance. The course topics include: calorie expenditures and the nutritional value of foods, including related calculations; human metabolism and metabolic pathways for carbohydrates, fat, and protein; methods for determining body composition, general fitness levels, and exercise intensity; nutritional health research data and statistics; and scientific data concerning the effects of nutrition on health, fitness, and sports activity.
5 Credit Hours
This course will provide a study of food and the effect nutrition has on health, growth and development, and physical performance. The course topics include: calorie expenditures and the nutritional value of foods, including related calculations; human metabolism and metabolic pathways for carbohydrates, fat, and protein; methods for determining body composition, general fitness levels, and exercise intensity; nutritional health research data and statistics; and scientific data concerning the effects of nutrition on health, fitness, and sports activity.
5 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BS 101 or Instructor Permission
This course covers the anatomy and physiology of representative species of each phylum of the animal kingdom. The evolutionary connection between the phyla of the phylogenetic tree is covered with each phylum.
5 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BS 101 or permission
This course provides a study of the structure of plants and how they live, grow, and reproduce. The course will emphasize function as a basis of life and how it is related to human problems such as population, food supply, and conservation.
5 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BS 101 or BS 105 or 5-Credit Hour Anatomy and Physiology with lab
This course will provide a study of the morphology, physiology, and classification of microorganisms associated with disease. The course will also focus on methods of disease prevention through sanitation, disinfection and sterilization, sources and means of infection, and body defenses.
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BS 104 and BS 105
An introduction to the basic concepts of pathophysiology as it relates to nursing and pre-professional students. This course is organized in a manner that brings the principles of pathophysiology to the forefront with a focus on the relatively few patterns of disease, rather than asking students to memorize extensive catalogs of specific diseases and this conceptual approach is more suited to these types of students. Laboratories will be used to support and supplement the information presented in lecture.
12 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: N/A
This course is designed to provide training for giving medical care to patients in the pre-‐hospital setting. The course will offer instruction and practical experience for students to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for certification and practice as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) in Kansas.