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BODYWORKS: HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

Credit:

3.0 units of USC credit

Pre-Requisites:

High School Biology & Chemistry

with grades of B or better

Overview:

Considering a career in medicine, nursing, dentistry or other health care profession? In this introductory course in physiology, you will learn how the human body functions and explore the effects of disease on organs and other systems. The course is excellent preparation for future college science courses, in both general education and the pre-med science track.

Highlights:

Learn from expert Biological Sciences faculty in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
Participate in regular hands-on laboratory exercises focused on the heart, the nervous system and sensory illusions
Apply what you learn to an individual research project that you will present at the end of the course

“The instructor was extremely knowledgeable of course material and the subject in general.”

Topics of Study:

Molecular to Organic exploration of the following systems:

Respiratory
Circulatory
Endocrine
Digestive
Reproductive
Nervous
Immune
Excretory