Biology

• BIOL 101: Principles of Biology
• BIOL 251: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

BIOL 101: Principles of Biology

Self-paced Correspondence

An introduction to the fundamental principles of biology, including cell structure, chemistry and function, genetics, evolution, adaptation, and ecology.

• Instructor: Jean DeSaix, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 3, does not include lab
• Submitted Assignments: 10
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Texts

• Campbell, Reece, Taylor, Simon, and Dickey, Biology:  Concepts and Connections, 6th edition (2008), plus Study Guide by Liebaert, packaged together, ISBN 9780321587824

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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BIOL 251: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

Self-paced Online and Correspondence

This course covers the various ways by which different body structures maintain normal, healthy functioning. Students explore questions such as: How do muscles make the bones of the skeleton move? What happens to injured bones, and how are they repaired? How does the body respond to injury? How does the body defend itself against bacteria and viruses? Why do hormones act only on certain tissues and not throughout the body?

• Instructor: Donald Misch, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”). This course does not fulfill the nursing prerequisite, BIOL 252.
• Credit Hours: 3, does not include lab; the lab cannot be taken as an individual course on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
• Submitted Assignments: 20
• View a sample course syllabus for the correspondence course.
• View a sample course syllabus for the online course.

Required Text

• Seeley, Stephens, and Tate, Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, 6th edition (2007)

Optional CD-ROM

• Stavraky, MediaPhys: An Introduction to Human Physiology, CD-ROM

You may purchase the materials at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

How to Enroll

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