Health Sciences Department

Courses Taught

• FYS 106-1 Are You Smart? Science, Culture, and How We Learn
  What is an “expert learner”? What is the reason that the hippocampus of a taxi driver may be larger than what you would expect? What are the neurobiological underpinnings that decide whether you can recall a fact, understand a concept, or apply previously acquired knowledge? How do our identities shape how we learn? In “Are you smart?”, we investigate the strategies and characteristics that define successful learning. The topics discussed in this first-year seminar range from central nervous system anatomy and physiology to habits and techniques that can help you find success in the transition to the academic challenges of college.
• HS 209 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
  Systems approach to study the structure and function of the human body. Emphasis is placed on the levels of organization within the human body, and the anatomy and physiology of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. (The remaining systems are covered in HS 210 Human Anatomy and Physiology II.) Three class hours and three laboratory hours. Prerequisite: Bio 111 or 113 and Bio 112.
• HS 210 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
  Systems approach to study the structure and function of the human body. Emphasis is placed on the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, urinary, digestive, reproductive, and endocrine systems of the human body. (The remaining systems are covered in HS 209 Human Anatomy and Physiology I) Three class hours and three laboratory hours. Prerequisite: HS 209; or with permission of the instructor
• HS 232 Statistics for the Health Sciences
  An introduction to statistical methods commonly employed in the health sciences. Emphasis is placed on research design, descriptive statistics, fundamental probability theory, and hypothesis testing, and how to use common statistical software packages. Credit cannot be received for both this course and Biology 260, Economics 241, Mathematics 107, Psychology 205, or MGT 235.
• HS 312 Cardiorespiratory Physiology
  In-depth study of the structure and function of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Special attention will be given to the integrated function of the two systems, both in normal and pathological states. Prerequisites: HS 209 and HS 210.