DCB catalog 2020-22

118 Course Descriptions ANSC 220 Livestock Production (3CR) Spring; Pre: None General production and management of major meat animal species. Topics include production systems, feeding, facilities, health, economics, and marketing. ANSC 260 Introduction to Equine Science (3CR) Spring; Pre: None Review of evolution, historical roles of the horse, breeds, and the modern day western equine industry. Topics include introduction to equine anatomy, physiology, selection, nutrition, health care, and general management. ART (ART) ART 110 Introduction to Visual Art (3CR) Fall; Pre: None Study and analysis of artistic methods and meaning in the Visual Arts. This introductory course studies the structure, meaning and appreciation of visual art forms. It is used as a framework on which to build further knowledge and understanding of art. ART 182 Art with a Smartphone (3CR) Spring; Pre: None In this course, students will learn the art of photography using smartphones. The course will focus on the technical aspects of cell phone cameras and post-production applications while learning aesthetics, composition, lighting, and other basic principles of design when creating two-dimensional art. ART 210 Art History I (3CR) Fall; Pre: None A survey of Western art from Paleolithic to the Renaissance. ART 211 Art History II (3CR) Spring; Pre: None A survey of Western art from Renaissance to the present. BIOLOGY (BIOL) BIOL 111 Concepts of Biology (4CR) Fall; Pre: None This course is a study of the nature, diversity and classification of life, cells and cell processes, genetics, evolution, and ecology. This course is an introductory level, non- majors transferable class designed to meet requirements of a lab science. BIOL 115 Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology (4CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None A one-semester course that integrates the structure and function of the human body. Topics include chemistry, cell biology, tissues, and organ systems. Course includes a lab component. BIOL 124 Environmental Science (4CR) Fall, Spring; Pre: None An introductory course for the non-life science major. A study of the effects of man and his technology on the environment. BIOL 150 General Biology I (4CR) Fall; Pre: None Introduction to cellular and molecular biology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. A study of the fundamental topics of biology with emphasis on cellular biology. Topics include chemistry of life, cell biology, molecular genetics, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, and evolution and ecology. BIOL 150H General Biology I Honors (1CR) Fall; Pre: None This course is an in-depth study of cellular processes of living organisms. BIOL 151 General Biology II (4CR) Spring; Pre: BIOL 150 or Instructor Approval This course is the second semester of a two-semester sequenced study of the fundamental topics of biology. Study of the unity and diversity of life with topics in botany, zoology, evolution, and ecology. The course will relate organism structure and