Food Stuff: A Taste of Biology (4 credit hours)
This course explores biological principles in the context of food. It will focus on biodiversity, evolution, biochemistry, symbioses, and humans in the biosphere. Students will be encouraged to make their own connections about the world of food by learning about biological interactions and relationships.


Landscape, Climate, and Humans (4 credit hours)
This course will provide students with an introduction to environmental science with a dual focus in physical geography and climatology. Students will learn to interpret major themes in Earth History and human affairs through interactive lessons that include online lectures, outside reading, and extensive online maps, diagrams, and animations. We will discuss the interactions of climate, physical geography, and human activities in the formation of a dynamic, living Earth. The action of weather, humans, and non-human organisms on the earth's surface will tie the course together as we end with biogeochemistry and a look at the origin of life.


Manipulating Life: The Ethics and Science of Biotechnology (4 credit hours)
This course will explore the science behind new technologies in biology, but it will also
address the ethical questions that define and direct the application of these approaches, especially in humans. Students initially will be expected to master the basic biology of DNA, gene expression, and genomics. The course will require students to learn the basic components of ethical theory and apply them to living organisms in general and to human life in particular.


The Principles of Mathematics for Modern Society (4 credit hours)
An exploration into selected topics in mathematics.