Biology for Health Careers

Catalog description

Topics reviewed in this course will include an introduction to scientific methods and terminology, fundamentals of chemistry and biochemistry, cell biology, and genetics. This course is intended for pre-nursing and allied health students who need a review of biology prior to entering more advanced life science courses in their programs. This course may be used as a pre-requisite to BIOL 181 and BIOL 191. It may not be used to fulfill any part of HCC's general education science requirement for graduation. Students who have completed BIOL 161 or who plan to major in biology should not enroll in this course.