Health Sciences Department  Course Pages

HSCI 2010. Anatomy and Physiology I (3 hours) - An introductory course in anatomy and physiology.
Includes a study of the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, and digestive systems of man. Two hours lecture.

HSCI 2011. Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I (1 hour) - Prerequisite: HSCI 2010. Consists of
the study of anatomy using charts, models, manikins, slides, and dissection of animals. Appropriate
laboratory exercises in physiology are included. Laboratory will cover those systems listed under Health
Sciences 2010. One two-hour laboratory per week.

HSCI 2020. Anatomy and Physiology II (3 hours) - Prerequisites: HSCI 2010. Continuation of Health
Sciences 2010. Includes a study of the circulatory, excretory, reproductive1 and nervous systems. Two
hours lecture.

HSCI 2021. Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II (1 hour) - Prerequisite: HSCI 2020. Continuation
of HSCI 2011. Laboratory will cover those systems listed under HSCI 2020. One two-hour laboratory per
week.

HSCI 2230. Introduction to Microbiology (4 hours) - A survey of the principles and techniques of
microbiology, parasitology, virology, immunology, and laboratory procedures, with special application to
disease prevention and health maintenance. (Student must register for HSCI 2231 also and receives
common grade).

HSCI 2231. Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory (0 hours) - Laboratory designed to coordinate
with Introduction to Microbiology HSCI 1230. Two one-hour laboratories per week. (Student must
register for HSCI 2230 also and receives common grade).

HSCI 2500. HIV/AIDS:  Biology and Beyond (3 hours) - New course to be offered Fall 2001. No prerequisites.

HSCI 3000. Human Anatomy (4 hours) - Prerequisite: General biology recommended. A systematic
study of the human body with an emphasis on functional gross anatomy is presented to facilitate an
understanding of body structure and function. Laboratory provides a learning experience through the use
of anatomical specimens, models, and charts. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week.

HSCI 3020. Human Physiology (4 hours) - Recommended: HSCI 3000. Inorganic chemistry
recommended. A study of the homeostatic mechanisms in man as they pertain to normal physiology and
mechanisms of disease. The teaching laboratory provides the students an opportunity to learn by
measuring many of the vital physiological processes. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per
week.

HSCI 3022. Human Physiological Sciences (4 hours) Online Human Physiology

HSCI 3320. General Microbiology (4 hours) - Prerequisites: One year college biological sciences and
one year in organic chemistry recommended. A comprehensive basic course emphasizing biological
properties and natural activities. For students desiring or needing a broad background and understanding,
or with special interest in microbiology. (Student must register for HSCI 3321 also and receives common
grade.)

HSCI 3321. General Microbiology Laboratory (0 hours) - Laboratory to coordinate with HSCI 3320.
Emphasizes the distribution, isolation, cultivation, morphology, and identification of microorganisms as
well as physical and nutritional means of control. Fundamental principles and techniques prerequisite to
advanced courses. Two two-hour laboratories per week. (Student must register for HSCI 8820 also and
receives common grade.)

HSCI 3510. Pathogenic Microbiology (4 hours) - Prerequisite: HSCI 3320. A lecture and laboratory
course designed to introduce the student to the basic techniques for the isolation and identification of
pathogenic bacteria and the relationship of these pathogenic bacteria to infectious disease processes.

HSCI 3540. Immunology (3 hours) - A lecture presenting current concepts of the basic mechanisms of
immunity and selected laboratory techniques to study the development of the immune response.

HSCI 4067/5067. Neurology (4 hours) - Prerequisites: Human or vertebrate anatomy and physiology.
A basic study of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, including normal control mechanisms and some
abnormalities. Laboratory work consists of a study of preserved human brains and comparison of these
brains with other animals. The spinal cord and peripheral parts of the nervous system are studied by
using slides and models. Selected neural mechanisms are illustrated by using test animals. Two hours
lecture and two two-hour laboratories per week.

HSCI 4387/5387. Advances In Human Physiology (4 hours) - Prerequisites: Human or Comparative
Vertebrate Physiology and HSCI 3320. Selected topics in cellular and organ system physiology covered
in-depth through lectures, seminars, laboratory exercises, and demonstrations. Two hours lecture and two
two-hour laboratories per week.

HSCI 4480. Clinical Parasitology (4 hours) - Prerequisite: One year of biological science or equivalent.
Lecture and discussion of parasites of public health importance. Life cycles, pathology, and diagnostic
stages are emphasized. Standard procedures of specimen collection, staining, concentration, and parasite
identification are studied in the laboratory. Two hours lecture and two, two-hour labs per week.

HSCI 4590. Independent Studies (1-4 hours) - Prerequisites: Upper division status and permission of
instructor and department chair. Independent research under the supervision of staff members. A plan of
the research must be approved in advance of registration. May be retaken to a total of four hours.

HSCI 4607/5607. Bacterial Physiology (4 hours) - Prerequisites: HSCI 3320 and Organic Chemistry
required, biochemistry recommended. A consideration of the biochemical nature of the growth of
microorganisms. Includes studies of bacterial cytology, enzymes, nutritional requirements, metabolic
pathways, and genetic regulation. Laboratory includes studies of selected aspects of metabolism during
bacterial growth and the use of bacterial vectors for cloning DNA. Two hours lecture and three hours
laboratory per week.

HSCI 4720. Food, Dairy, and Sanitary Microbiology (4 hours) - Prerequisites: HSCI 3320 and
Organic Chemistry. A study of the microorganisms associated with food, milk, and water, and
relationship of the microorganisms to food manufacture and preservation, industrial fermentation, and
sanitation. The laboratory emphasizes standard methods for the examination of food, milk, and water and
the procedures inv4ved in the isolation and identification of organisms of medical importance. Two hours
lecture and two two-hour laboratories per week.

HSCI 4730. Molecular and Microbial Genetics (3 hours) - Prerequisites: A course in cellular or
microbiology and organic chemistry. The principles of genetic transmission by meiotic mechanisms, the
organization of the hereditary material and the nature of its expression, recombination
mechanisms-methods of genetic mapping; and analysis of complementation and fine structure. Two hours
lecture.

HSCI 4747/5747. Mycology (4 hours) - Prerequisites: HSCI 3320 and Organic Chemistry. A survey of
the fungi with emphasis on form, structure, genetics, growth and nutrition, classification, ecology, and
economic importance. The fundamentals of general mycology and the procedures used for the isolation
and identification of fungi including yeasts, mold, and actinomycetes are investigated in the laboratory.
Two hours lecture and two two-hour laboratories per week.

HSCI 4757/5757. Applied and Industrial Microbiology (4 hours) - Prerequisites. HSCI 3320 and
Biochemistry; HSCI 4747 and 4607 recommended. An advanced course concerned with the role of
bacteria, yeasts1 and mold in industrial fermentations. The laboratory includes the study of pilot plant
fermentation's by bacteria1 yeasts, and mold using five-liter bench-top fermentors. Two hours lecture and
two two-hour laboratories per week.

HSCI 4770. Virology (4 hours) - Prerequisites: HSCI 3320 or equivalent. A study of the current
concepts of the chemistry, structure, replication, and interaction of animal viruses with their host cells.
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory.

HSCI 4780. Public Health Laboratory Procedures (3 hours) - Prerequisite: HSCI 3510. A practical
laboratory experience in procedures concerned with serology, water, milk, foods, enterics, fluorescent
antibodies, and parasitology. Three two-hour laboratories per week.

HSCI 4957/5957. Special Topics in Health Sciences (2-6 hours ) - Prerequisite: Dependent on subject
matter. Selected topics in health sciences. Offered upon sufficient demand for specific subject matter.
May be repeated for different topics. Consultation with the instructor is recommended before enrollment.

HSCI 4989. Cooperative Education (1 - 3 hours)

HSCI 4999. Cooperative Education (1 - 3 hours)