Concepts of Biology I

This course is primarily intended for science majors; however, it can be taken as an elective by any other major with the expressed permission of the lecturer. The course brings out the inquiry about the world of life. It will pro- vide a basic introduction to the diversity of life forms such as viruses, archaea, bacteria, protistan diversity and fungi. General principles of biology are covered as well as intro- duction to genetics, chromosomes, genes and practical applications of DNA technology.