Biological Sciences

This course focuses on the biological foundations of information processing within the body (such as the autonomic nervous system and the central nervous system) to deepen understanding of how human psychological processes are involved in physiological activities. Additionally, students will learn an overview of physiological methods used in psychology and their respective characteristics.

This general science education course is designed to provide students not majoring in a life science with knowledge about how biological principles are being applied to solve modern day problems. After an introduction to the properties of life, it covers current topics that often appear in the media, such as gene editing, genetically modified foods, metabolic engineering, stem cell technologies, synthetic biology, and precision medicine. The overall goal is for students to understand some of the basic science behind these biotechnological applications and to become aware of the strengths and limitations of current technologies. In addition, the course discusses the associated benefits and possible ethical concerns so that students can make informed opinions about the development of such technologies.  

This course examines the use of microbes to make medicines, the sterile manufacture of medicines and the pathogenesis of common conditions treated or managed with pharmacotherapy.

The course starts with a look at the evolution of animal body plans and physiological systems through the radiations of animal life and leads on to a series of lectures on animal adaptations in marine environments. The course then looks at the evolution and diversification of vertebrate body plans, leading into a detailed study of the mammals. The course ends with a section on animal associations, including symbiosis and parasitism, and considers the adaptations associated with living in or on other animals.

The course provides an up-to-date picture of the underlying basis for, and treatment of, a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders. It illustrates how established information underpins the use of current drugs for treating these conditions and how emerging theories and experimental outcomes inform future drug development.     

This course examines harvest and capture of aquatic organisms and inter-relationships with aquaculture. fisheries and aquaculture are treated not as distinct disciplines but in the context of integrating exploitation and sustainable environmental integrity. Case studies include deep sea and coastal fisheries, and shellfish culture.

This course studies the cellular initiation and construction of mammalian organisms. The major models of amniote and mammalian developmental biology are used to facilitate the study of early development (cleavage, gastrulation, and axis formation), building with ectoderm (the vertebrate nervous system and epidermis), and building with mesoderm and endoderm (organogenesis). Students are able to comprehend and explain the cellular initiation and construction of mammalian organisms using mechanisms of cell differentiation, morphogenesis, and stem cell potential. Students are able to comprehend and explain the major models of amniote and mammalian developmental biology. Students are able to comprehend and explain how the major models of amniote and mammalian developmental biology are used to facilitate the study of early development (cleavage, gastrulation, and axis formation), building with ectoderm (the vertebrate nervous system and epidermis), and building with mesoderm and endoderm (organogenesis).

Prerequisites: Organic Chemistry 1, Biochemistry 1

Through the study of this course, students can improve their ability to deal with emergencies when they face accidents during travel, master and understand the coping strategies and skills of common medical problems, and learn how to prevent various accidents. The knowledge fields involved in this course include epidemiology, preventive medicine, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, internal medicine, tropical medicine, gastroenterology, dermatology and other disciplines.

Advocate the learning-centered teaching concept and carry out the curriculum objective design in six dimensions: Design a variety of learning activities and evaluation methods, adopt clinical medicine vivid case teaching, arouse students' learning enthusiasm, make students have and maintain curiosity about medical problems and actively participate in scientific thinking, organize students to actively participate in discussions in class, clearly put forward personal opinions and attach importance to others' opinions; Clinical cases were simulated to test the effective cooperation of students in the team learning atmosphere, showing their teamwork ability when completing difficult tasks; Paying attention to medical common sense and hot issues will lay a foundation of medical common sense for students' future life journey. At the same time, when they encounter various medical problems in real life and study, they can calmly cope with them, take early protective measures, seek medical treatment scientifically, maintain good communication with medical professionals rationally, and actively cooperate with medical diagnosis and treatment. To minimize the body damage caused by diseases and promote recovery. Cultivate the idea that students are the first responsible person for health, and take positive and effective actions to prevent diseases and do a good job in personal health management.

The main content of this course is the understanding, treatment and prevention of common diseases and accidents during travel, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation rescue ideas, simple treatment of various trauma sites, prevention and treatment of common infectious diseases, and treatment of common skin diseases; The course also covers the safety of women and pregnant tourists. Students will be trained through theoretical lectures and videos, emergency ability and handling ability.

This course is intended to introduce the overall aspects of genetics including formal genetics, molecular genetics, population genetics and genomics largely to undergraduate students who is majoring in basic and applied life sciences. Topics include Mendelian inheritance overview, Extensions of Mendelian inheritance, Linkage and genetic mapping in eukaryotes, Genetics of bacteria and bacteriophages, Nonmendelian inheritance, Chromatin structure and function, Recombination and transposition, Gene mutation and DNA repair, Variation in chromosome structure and number, Population genetics, Quantitative genetics, and Evolutionary genetics.

Prerequisites: General Biology I & II

This course covers a range of areas within human biological sciences. The molecular, cellular, organ, and systems-based processes that link form and function are studied to provide an integrated overview. The course helps students consolidate and develop the skills required in human biology including in vitro and in vivo techniques, results analysis and presentation, interpretation of data, and statistics.