PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY
Experience the process of science by collaborating on independent experiments to investigate your questions about animal and plant physiology. Emphasis is on critical thinking required in designing and conducting experiments, analyzing and interpreting data, and communicating findings orally and in writing.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: BIOCORE 485 or concurrent enrollment Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Honors - Honors Only Courses (H) Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Appropriately utilize Biocore 485 lecture concepts in an applied setting. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Engage in the process of science, including the problem-solving involved in designing and executing experiments, and the critical thinking required to carefully analyze and interpret results. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Work with tools & procedures to investigate biology. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Concisely, clearly, and precisely communicate your plans and findings to others using written and oral communication Audience: Undergraduate 5. Utilize quantitative reasoning skills (statistical analysis skills). Audience: Undergraduate 6. Work as a member of a productive, collaborative research team Audience: Undergraduate 7. Build on, apply, and integrate concepts & skills that you learn in other Biocore courses. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Contribute to a safe, sustainable, socially and ethically responsible learning environment Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Appropriately utilize Biocore 485 lecture concepts in an applied setting. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Engage in the process of science, including the problem-solving involved in designing and executing experiments, and the critical thinking required to carefully analyze and interpret results. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Work with tools & procedures to investigate biology. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Concisely, clearly, and precisely communicate your plans and findings to others using written and oral communication Audience: Undergraduate 5. Utilize quantitative reasoning skills (statistical analysis skills). Audience: Undergraduate 6. Work as a member of a productive, collaborative research team Audience: Undergraduate 7. Build on, apply, and integrate concepts & skills that you learn in other Biocore courses. Audience: Undergraduate 8. Contribute to a safe, sustainable, socially and ethically responsible learning environment Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027