Course Descriptions

Natural Science (NAS)

NAS 106 CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES (3 cr.)   Describes the management of natural resources, balance of nature, and the human impact on the environment. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

NAS 120 INTRODUCTORY METEOROLOGY (3 cr.)   Studies cloud formation, weather maps, forecasting, and wind systems with emphasis on local weather patterns. Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

NAS 125 METEOROLOGY (4 cr.)   Presents a non-technical survey of fundamentals meteorology.  Focuses on the effects of weather and climate on humans and their activities.  Serves for endorsement or recertification of earth science teachers.  Lecture 3 hours per week.  Recitation and laboratory 2 hours per week.  Total 5 hours per week.

 

NAS 131-132 ASTRONOMY I-II (4 cr.) (4 cr.)   Studies the major and minor bodies of the solar system, stars and nebulae of the milky way, and extragalactic objects.  Examines life and death stars, origin of the universe, history of astronomy, and instruments and techniques of observation.  Lecture 3 hours per week.  Recitation and laboratory 3 hours per week.  Total 6 hours per week.

 

NAS 150 HUMAN BIOLOGY (3 cr.)   Surveys the structure and function of the human body.  Applies principally to students who are not majoring in the health or science fields.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

 

NAS 161-162 HEALTH SCIENCE I-II (4 cr.) (4 cr.)   Presents an integrated approach to human anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and pathology. Includes chemistry and physics as related to health sciences. Emphasis of these courses will be medical physiology and solving problems related to the function of the human body. Lecture 3 hours per week.  Recitation and laboratory 3 hours per week.  Total 6 hours per week.

 

NAS 195 TOPICS IN UPPER EXTREMITY ANATOMY AND KINESIOLOGY (1 cr.)   Presents specific details of the skeletal, articular, muscular and neurologic anatomy of the human arm.  Lecture 1 hour per week.  Prerequisite:  OCT 100, HLT 141 or 143, BIO 141.

 

NAS 200 INTRODUCTION TO NEUROANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (3 cr.)   Focuses on the anatomy and physiology of human nervous systems with emphasis on external brain mapping and anatomic and physiologic brain and nervous system structures. Prerequisite:  Instructor approval.  Lecture 3 hours.