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Fall 2009
| Instructor: Christopher L. Higgins, Ph.D.
Office: 213I Science building
Phone: (254) 968-9019
Email: higgins@tarleton.edu
Office hours:
 | MWF: 11:00 - 12:00 |
| TR: 9:30 - 12:00 |
| By appointment |
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Course Description:
BIOL 120 is the first part of a two-semester
sequence designed to prepare biology majors for upper level courses in biology
and to provide non-majors a firm foundation in the principles of biology.
Course content includes cell biology, developmental biology, classification and
taxonomy, and evolutionary theory. The course also introduces the way
scientists approach and attempt to solve problems leading to the discovery of
and development of new knowledge.
Major Learning Outcomes:
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Students should develop a general understanding of the basic
attributes of life, including cell structure and function, cell metabolism, and
cell division.
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Students should develop a general understanding of the inheritance of
characteristics, including advances in gene technology as they relate to changes
in genomes
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Students should gain an appreciation for life processes of prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cells.
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Students should be able to compare and contrast the five kingdoms of
organisms and criteria used to assign species to each kingdom.
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Students should develop a general understanding of the various
theories of, and evidence for, the origin of life and evolution.
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This page was last updated on
08/10/09
Copyright © 2005 - Christopher L. Higgins (Tarleton State University)
Contact: higgins@tarleton.edu
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