This course examines the structures and physiology of human body systems. It is a study of the structure and function of the human body including cells, tissues and organs of the following systems: endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, digestive, urinary and reproductive. This course emphasizes the interrelationships among body systems and regulation of physiological functions. Prerequisite: One college-level natural science course with lab. Enrollment limited to 24.

An introduction to the science of human nutrition. Discussions include digestion, absorption, and transportation of nutrients in the body, and the way nutrients are used to support growth and development and maintain health. The course also examines how personal dietary choices affect nutritive quality of the diet and the health of an individual. The relationship between diet and health is explored throughout the course. Special topics include diet, cardiovascular disease, body composition, bone health, and vegetarianism. High school chemistry recommended but not required.

In this course, students employ mechanical principles to describe and quantify human motion in static and dynamic situations. Students are introduced to the biomechanical and neural elements that dictate movement and develop skills to analyze functional human movement activities in exercise and daily-living contexts. This course is recommended to students with an interest in athletics, physical or occupational therapy, orthopedics and biomechanics.

The goal of this course is to teach emergency medical care that enables the student to (1) recognize symptoms of illness and injuries; (2) implement proper procedures; (3) administer appropriate care; (4) achieve and maintain proficiency in all caregiving skills; (5) be responsible and behave in a professional manner; and (6) become certified in Community First Aid/AED and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Enrollment limited to 10.

The goal of this course is to teach emergency medical care that enables the student to (1) recognize symptoms of illness and injuries; (2) implement proper procedures; (3) administer appropriate care; (4) achieve and maintain proficiency in all caregiving skills; (5) be responsible and behave in a professional manner; and (6) become certified in Community First Aid/AED and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Enrollment limited to 10.

This course is designed to develop a student’s abilities as an environmental problem-solver through practice. The problems come in two forms: a campus or local problem related to environmental sustainability or resilience and the problem of what to do with one’s life. To address each, students engage in a semester-long group project that addresses a real-world environmental issue or question (projects vary from year to year) and a more individualized examination of the student’s own values, career aspirations and skills.

This course focuses on the interpretation and communication of environmental issues and solutions from multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives. Using contemporary environmental issues as a foundation, this course emphasizes careful assessment of both message and audience to design effective communication strategies for complex issues.

The approximately six hundred federally recognized American Indian tribes in the United States are among the thousands of contemporary Indigenous groups in the world. Such a diversity of human culture, experience and history provides a unique vantage point for studying how people are connected to the environment. By surveying how indigenous people shape and are shaped by the environment on several continents, with a focus on North America, students gain a greater understanding of the variation and importance of human environmental relationships.

In this laboratory complement to ENV 201, students use a variety of methods to gather and analyze different types of environmental data (quantitative, qualitative, spatial). Corequisite: ENV 201. Prerequisite: ENV 101. Enrollment limited to 18.

While focusing on topical environmental issues, students learn how to gather, analyze and present data using methods from the natural and social sciences. Data are drawn from multiple sources, including laboratory experiments, fieldwork, databases, archival sources, surveys and interviews. Emphasis is on quantitative analysis. Environmental topics vary in scale from the local to the global. Corequisite: ENV 202. Prerequisite: ENV 101. Enrollment limited to 18.