The Arapahoe Community College Biology Department will launch a course on the Ecology of Colorado and offer a human genetics course, BIO 115, face-to-face for the first time during the 2009 Spring Semester. Introduction to Nanotechnology will be offered for the second year, and the Department will continue to offer Microbiology for Biology Majors and Advanced Human Anatomy in which students use ACC's unique Cadaver Lab.
BIO 143, a 3-credit course on the Ecology of Colorado, will run Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Instructor Celia Norman will cover the vast natural environments of the State and the plants and animals that inhabit the plains, mountains and valleys. The course will explore the interrelationships of man and his Colorado environment, past, present and future and the changing needs and roles of our environments. Field trips may include Roxborough State Park, Garden of the Gods, Mt. Evans, Pikes Peak, Deer Creek Canyon, Daniels Park and Barr Lake.
Offered for the first time face-to-face, Human Genetics, BIO 115, will be taught by faculty member
Nia Bauer and will explore what DNA is, how it works and how it causes diseases and cancer. The course will cover biotechnology including manipulating genes in the lab and how to use genetic information for oil spills and diseases. The course is an excellent choice for those studying to be physician assistants or nurses.
You can find out how small you can get in BIO 275, Introduction to Nanotechnology, a class not just for science students. The study of nanotechnology has been compared in importance to the taming of fire and will enable scientists to control matter and end chemical pollution. Nanotechnology involves research to discover new behaviors and properties of material with dimensions at the nanoscale. By definition, one nano is a billionth of a meter. This survey course will skim the surface of biology, engineering, chemistry, mathematics, physics and philosophy.
The 5-week hybrid course focuses on the scientific principles and tools of nanofabrication, current and potential applications of nanotechnology and the legal and ethical questions surrounding emerging technologies. Biology Chair Terry Harrison will teach the course.
Microbiology for Biology Majors, BIO 208, will be taught by faculty member
Ken Smith. It will include four hours of exciting laboratory time per week and field trips to water treatment plants, clinical labs, a bakery and Coors Brewing Company.
Instructor
Jody Johnson will teach Advanced Human Anatomy, BIO 276. This 2-credit course is designed for allied health, education and biology students and those seeking advanced knowledge of human anatomy. A hybrid course, students complete activities and assignments via the internet in addition to participating in an in-class lab experience. The highlight of the course is dissection of two cadavers. ACC is the only metropolitan community college in Colorado that has a cadaver program partnered with the Colorado State Anatomical Board.
For more information, contactNia Bauer, Ph.D., Biology Faculty, at 303.797.5713, e-mail
nia.bauer@arapahoe.edu, or visit www. arapahoe.edu.