BIOL 1785 - Biology of Women

3 Credits

The course is designed to allow students to explore significant facets of woman from many different angles across her life span from conception, through puberty, pregnancy, birthing and aging including specific health concerns ranging from osteoporosis, breast cancer, heart disease mental disorders and other chronic illnesses. Topics that will be covered include reproductive anatomy and physiology of sexes, sexual development and response, genetics, pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive issues & advances in assisted reproductive technologies which include contraceptive methods, infertility, impotency and sexually-transmitted diseases. Open to both male and female students, meant for non-science majors. 3C/3/0/0

Prerequisite(s): READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better or appropriate assessment score

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goals 3 & 9