BIOL116-07S2 (C) Semester Two 2007

Human Biology

18 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2007
End Date: Thursday, 15 November 2007
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2007
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2007

Description

An introduction to the biology of humans. The course is particularly recommended for students wishing to advance in topics in health and sport, as well as those students advancing in science subjects.

Human Biology is an introductory course that looks at the biology of Homo sapiens from a number of different viewpoints. Much of the course is devoted to the human body and how it functions, from an overview of the body as a “typical” mammalian vertebrate down to the actions of individual cells and even individual molecules. However, a significant section of the course looks at how humans have affected the biology of the planet and how this then feeds back to affect the humans that caused the changes, and how modern technology has the potential to alter this.

Timetable Note

Laboratories will take place during the middle part of the course and will be located in the first year laboratory (ground floor of the PAMS building). NOTE: The first laboratory will begin on Monday 13th August.  Details about the laboratory classes will be provided as a separate handout during the lectures.

To obtain lab coats and safety glasses, please prepay at the Library Print and Copy Centre and then exchange your receipt for goods from Room 144 Chemistry Building 9-10am and 2-3pm.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Bill Davison

Lecturers

David Leung , Juliet Gerrard , Jack Heinemann and Frank Sin

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final examination 60%
Laboratory work 20%
Mid course test 20%


The mid course test will be 1 hr long and will be held during normal lecture time on Wednesday 22nd August at 12 noon.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $687.00

International fee $3,045.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Biological Sciences .

All BIOL116 Occurrences

  • BIOL116-07S2 (C) Semester Two 2007