Biopsychology Concentration Course Descriptions:
(These are the descriptions of the courses required that are taught by the Department of Biology.)

BI 250 - The Biology of HIV and AIDS:
    The Biology of HIV and AIDS Explores the biological aspects of AIDS and HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus). Topics include origins of the virus and the disease, perturbation of the human immune system, pathogenesis of the virus, methods of transmission, current and future epidemiology. (Spring Group III)

BI 280 - Ethical Issues in Science and Technology:
    America’s Moral Dilemmas Ethics is the disciplined reflection on the moral intuitions and the moral choices that people make. Bioethics is the analysis of these choices in science and medicine. This course uses a case method of instruction and focuses on the major ethical dilemmas of twenty first century medicine and the natural sciences. (Spring 2008 and alternate years Group III )

BI - 345 Psychopharmacology:
    Drugs and Behavior Students are introduced to the biological effects of drugs on humans. All major drug classes are studied, with emphasis on those affecting the central nervous system and behavior. Students examine the actions, uses, limitations, and side effects of drugs. Prescription and over-the-counter, as well as illegal drugs, are included. Spring 2008 and alternate years.
Prerequisite: BI 101 or PY 101 or permission Group III