May 11, 2024  
2012-2013 University Catalog 
    
2012-2013 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

LASM 811  Contemporary Issues in Life Sciences

Division of Liberal Arts

3 credits 45.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

Each semester this course explores one area of current research in the life sciences by focusing on three significant issues in the current scientific literature. Students participate in a series of semi-independent inquiry activities. For each research issue, student teams complete a challenge that demonstrates their ability to understand, collect, interpret, and apply appropriate information in order to propose solutions and to convince classmates of the success of their approaches.

Prerequisites LACR*102 or LACR*103

This course is not repeatable for credit.