3/2 BIOLOGY / NURSING PROGRAM
DESCRIPTIONS FOR NON-SCIENCE COURSES

For convenience, non-science courses for the biology/nursing program are described below. Please check the online catalog and/or course schedules  for official listings.

MATH 105 Elementary Statistics (3)

A noncalculus introduction to the fundamental concepts of probability and statistics. Topics include data collecting, displaying, summarizing, drawing inferences, set theory, probability, permutations and combinations, expectation, normal distribution, sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, significance testing and simple linear regression. Appropriate application software utilized. Prerequisite: MATH 101 or placement by department. (Fall and Spring)

SOC 100 Foundations of Sociology (3)

A course designed to place sociology’s development as a social science in the evolution of Western thought; it will also cover the elements of social scientific thinking. Major emphasis will be given to the analysis of culture, social structure, socialization, institutions, social inequality and social change. This course fulfills the social sciences requirement for the core curriculum and is normally a prerequisite for all 300- or 400-level courses in sociology. (Fall and Spring)

PSYCH 100 Foundations of Psychology (3)

Addresses psychology’s emergence as a social and natural science in the development of Western thought. Emphasizes scientific thinking about perception, development, learning, motivation, social processes, behavioral disorders and psychotherapy. Fulfills the social science requirement of the core and is normally the prerequisite for all other psychology courses. (Fall and Spring)

PSYCH 206 Child Development (3)

Introduces human development from conception to adolescence, with attention to cognitive, emotional, biological and social changes. Prerequisite: PSYCH 100. (Fall)

PSYCH 207 Adult Development (3)

Provides a multidisciplinary introduction to life-span development after adolescence, including psychological, social and biological perspectives on adulthood and aging. Prerequisite: PSYCH 100. (Spring)