Chemistry of Human Body

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course focuses on how chemistry controls the biological systems of the human body. Topics covered will include how the body gets energy, how memories are made, and what happens to the biology when the chemistry goes wrong. This is meant to be an interdisciplinary course that will cover introduction to biological systems and more in-depth chemical principles associated with those systems. Students do not need to have a strong background in chemistry or biology and all topics and background material will be introduced as needed. This course fulfills the requirement of Science for All.