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ANIMAL BIOLOGY covers general biological principles including evolution, ecology, genetics, and human physiology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is content-heavy, requiring significant study time for exams. Reviews describe tests as difficult or confusing, with some noting that attendance is crucial for success.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026General Botany introduces basic plant biology principles, focusing on evolutionary sequences and structure-function relationships across organizational levels.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of David Baum, Linda Graham: One review suggests the workload is light if you attend lectures, while another indicates quizzes are difficult despite reading the textbook.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Introductory Biology covers cell structure, metabolism, genetic information flow, genetics principles, and animal physiology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course requires outside class hours to grasp lecture material and complete lab reports.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ANIMAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY introduces general animal biology concepts, evolutionary relationships, body plans, and diversity through dissection and ecological study.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Sarah Edlund: Reviewers note that the biology content can be overwhelming, but the instructor makes learning the lab material enjoyable and encourages students to ask questions.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Introductory Biology covers plant physiology, organismal kingdoms, evolution, and ecology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The botany portion requires plenty of memorization. Lectures are dense in content but explained clearly and slowly, with pauses for questions.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026This course explores contemporary evolutionary biology while developing critical thinking and communication skills through seminars and primary literature analysis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026