FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Explores the major organ systems including nervous, endocrine, muscular, cardiovascular, renal, and gastrointestinal. The main learning objective is an understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms through which homeostasis is integrated and maintained.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Junior standing, ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 , BOTANY/BIOLOGY 130 , ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 151 , ZOOLOGY 153 , or BIOCORE 381 ), ( CHEM 103 , 108 , 109 , or 115 ) and ( PHYSICS 103 , 201 , or 207 ) or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and illustrate the physiological mechanisms within a human body Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how the organs and their functional units work together as a system within the human body Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how human homeostasis is maintained by a contribution from each organ system and understand what has gone wrong in the illustrative pathophysiological situations Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and illustrate the physiological mechanisms within a human body Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain how the organs and their functional units work together as a system within the human body Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how human homeostasis is maintained by a contribution from each organ system and understand what has gone wrong in the illustrative pathophysiological situations Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027