DCB catalog 2022-24

98 Course Descriptions 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 Concepts of Biology is an introductory level, non- majors’ transferable class. It is designed to meet the 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. The course includes a lab. BIOL 121 Intro to Fish and Wildlife (4CR) Pre: None Field and laboratory methods used in game management. Census methods, history of management in legislation, law enforcement and careers in wildlife management. BIOL 122 Wildlife and Fisheries Techniques (4CR) Spring Pre: None Provide a basic understanding of the biological principles involved in wildlife management, upland game, waterfowl, big game, and non — game. BIOL 124 Environmental Science (4CR) Fall; Pre: None Relation of humans to their environment. BIOL 243 Ornithology (4CR) Spring; Pre: BIOL 151 A study of the identification, life, history, physiology, migration, and ecology of birds. The course includes frequent field trips for practice in the recognition of species common to North Dakota. BIOL 150 General Biology I (4CR) Fall; Pre: None A two-semester sequenced study of the fundamental topics of biology, with an emphasis on cellular biology. 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 A two-semester sequenced study of the fundamental topics of biology, with an emphasis on organismal biology. BIOL 151H General Biology II Honors (1CR) Fall; Pre: None This course is an in-depth study of the relationship between living organisms and their environment through the lens of zoological or botanical evolution, genetics, and structure and function. BIOL 170 General Zoology (4CR) Fall; Pre: BIOL 150 A survey of the animal kingdom from simple to complex. Major invertebrate and vertebrate animal groups will be covered with emphasis on structure, function, life history characteristics and evolutionary advancements of each. Topics of animal ecology with emphasis on regional species will conclude the course.