Behavioral & Natural Sciences: Biology Course Descriptions

Graduate 2020-2021

BIO 515 Human Anatomy for Physician Assistants with LAB (5)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the PA Program
Corequisite(s): BIO 520, BIO 525, PAS 500, PAS 505 and PAS 510
Concurrent requisite(s): BIO 515A, BIO 515R
This course will serve as a comprehensive, foundational review of human anatomy in a lecture with enhanced laboratory exposure format. The emphasis will be on the relationship between anatomy and physiologic function as it will apply to physical assessment.

BIO 515A Human Anatomy for Physician Assistants (LAB) (0)
Concurrent requisite(s): BIO 515, BIO 515R
This course is the lab component for BIO 515

BIO 515R Human Anatomy for Physician Assistants (Recitation) (0)
This course is the lab component for BIO 515

BIO 520 Genetics and Disease Screening (3)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the PA Program
Corequisite(s): BIO 515/515A, BIO 525, PAS 500, PAS 505, PAS 510
Concurrent requisite(s): BIO 520R
This course covers current understanding of and modern approaches to human genetic diseases. The goal is to equip students to understand the role of genetics in the practice of medicine. This will involve the ability to analyze the medical genetics literature as well as the clinical applications of genetic knowledge in the care of individual patients.

BIO 520R Genetics and Disease Screening (Recitation) (0)
Concurrent requisite(s): BIO 520
This course is the lab component for BIO 520

BIO 525 Medical Physiology for Physician Assistants (3)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the PA Program
Corequisite(s): BIO 515/515A, BIO 520, PAS 500, PAS 505 and PAS 510
This basic science course is a comprehensive, review of medical physiology and pathophysiology with clinical applications. It introduces the PA student to the function of the human body and its organ systems. It is organized to coincide with BIO 515 Human Anatomy to develop the PA student's foundational understanding of the human body.

BIO 525R Medical Physiology for Physician Assistants (Recitation) (0)
Concurrent requisite(s): BIO 525
This course is the lab component for BIO 525

BIO 526 Human Gross Anatomy with LAB (8)
This course provides a complete study of the anatomy of the human body. This course is primarily designed for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, and therefore, places emphasis on integrating basic knowledge gained in prerequisite coursework with an in-depth knowledge of the relationships of the skeletal, muscular, peripheral vascular and nervous systems.

BIO 526A Human Gross Anatomy (LAB) (0)
Corequisite(s): BIO 526
Course description as stated on BIO 526