Program Overview

Program Overview

The Fundamentals of Human Physiology program is a 5-credit course that explores the major organ systems, including nervous, endocrine, muscular, cardiovascular, renal, and gastrointestinal. The main learning objective is to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms through which homeostasis is integrated and maintained.

Course Details

Requisites

• Junior standing
  • Completion of one of the following courses: ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101, BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130, ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151, ZOOLOGY 153, or BIOCORE 381
  • Completion of one of the following courses: CHEM 103, 108, 109, or 115
  • Completion of one of the following courses: PHYSICS 103, 201, or 207
• Graduate/professional standing

Course Designation

• Breadth: Biological Science
• Level: Advanced
• Credit: Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S
• Repeatable for Credit: No

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe and illustrate the physiological mechanisms within a human body
2. Explain how the organs and their functional units work together as a system within the human body
3. Explain how human homeostasis is maintained by a contribution from each organ system and understand what has gone wrong in illustrative pathophysiological situations

Target Audience

• Undergraduate students

Last Taught

• Spring 2025