I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Biology of Women

2. Course Prefix & Number:
BIOL 2411

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This biology course is designed to introduce basic biological concepts in the context of human reproduction. Relevant topics covered may include human reproductive anatomy and physiology, human genetics, menstrual cycles and disorders, pregnancy, labor and delivery, infertility and reproductive technology, fetal development, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases and reproductive organ cancers, menopause, and global women's health care issues. Lab included. This course is intended for non-science majors and is not for women only. MnTC Goals 3 and 7

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Normandale Community College, Biology of Women
College of St. Catherine's, Biology of Women
Metropolitan State University, Biology of Women

III. Course Purpose

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:

• Goal 3 – Natural Sciences
• Goal 7 – Human Diversity

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate written communication skills	Write discussion postings, response papers, or essays on women's health issues.
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Demonstrate reading and listening skills in their performance on exams and/or quizzes.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate understanding of scientific theories.  MnTC Goal 3
• Formulate and test hypotheses by performing laboratory, simulation, or field experiments in at least two of the natural science disciplines. One of these experimental components should develop, in greater depth, students' laboratory experience in the collection of data, its statistical and graphical analysis, and an appreciation of its sources of error and uncertainty.  MnTC Goal 3
• Communicate their experimental findings, analyses, and interpretations both orally and in writing.   MnTC Goal 3
• Evaluate societal issues from a natural science perspective, ask questions about the evidence presented, and make informed judgments about science-related topics and policies.   MnTC Goal 3
• Demonstrate understanding of scientific method and the women’s health initiative.  MnTC Goal 3
• Identify organs of the male and female reproductive systems.   MnTC Goal 3
• Identify stages of early human development.   MnTC Goal 3
• Describe endocrine control of the male and female reproductive systems.   MnTC Goal 3
• Demonstrate understanding of human genetics.   MnTC Goal 3
• Understand the development of and the changing meaning of group identities in the United States' history and culture. MnTC Goal 7
• Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society. MnTC Goal 7
• Demonstrate communication skills necessary for living and working effectively in a society with great population diversity. MnTC Goal 7

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Scientific Method and the Women’s Health Initiative
2. Anatomy of the Male and Female Reproductive Systems
3. Endocrine Control of the Male and Female Reproductive Systems
4. The reproductive cycle
5. Fertilization and Early Human Development
6. Pregnancy and Delivery
7. Infertility and Reproductive Technology
8. Breast anatomy
9. Contraceptive
10.  Human Genetics
11. Cancers of Reproductive Structures
12. Menopause

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Reproductive anatomy
2. Cell division – mitosis
3. Formation of gametes – meiosis
4. Pregnancy testing & genetics
5. Heredity
6. Sexually transmitted diseases lab
7. Contraceptives
8. Anatomy of the urinary and reproductive systems
9. Menopause