2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

One Health, B.S.

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One Health recognizes that the health of people, animals, and the environment are inherently interconnected. The study of One Health is collaborative and interdisciplinary - as is this major. Students will take required courses in Biology and One Health as well as electives in other sciences; communication; and ethics, culture and policy. This major prepares students interested in any Health discipline for a wide-variety of human, animal, or environmental health professions.

Learning Outcomes

Students obtaining a degree in One Health from the Biological and Behavioral Sciences Department at Fontbonne University will demonstrate the following by the time they reach the end of their program: 
Students will be able to broadly understand the major biological sciences concepts as measured by performance on quantitative assessment quizzes.  
Students will identify and acquire valid scientific resources; apply the scientific method to a problem; design an experiment, analyze data, and form a conclusion, as measured by performance on quantitative assessment quizzes. 
Students will present scientific ideas and/or original research to diverse audiences in a public forum.

Required Courses in the Major

The Biology Core (18 Credits)

BIO 132 - Evolution and Diversity with Lab Credit(s): 4
BIO 134 - Cell Biology with Lab Credit(s): 4
BIO 204 - Modeling and Experimental Design Credit(s): 3
BIO 236 - Field Ecology and Animal Behavior Credit(s): 4
BIO 496 - Biology Senior Capstone Credit(s): 3

The One Health Core (8 Credits)

ONE 196 - Introduction to One Health Credit(s): 3
ONE 200 - One Health Seminar Credit(s): 0
ONE 295 - One Health Research Credit(s): 1-4
ONE 421 - Conservation Medicine Credit(s): 3
ONE 495 - One Health Research Credit(s): 1-4

Additional Required Courses (6 Credits)

BIO 325 - Disease Ecology Credit(s): 3
MTH 105 - College Algebra Credit(s): 4
BIO 202 - Data Analysis in R Credit(s): 2
MTH 115 - Introduction to Statistics Credit(s): 3 OR
BIO 201 - R-Basics Credit(s): 1

Electives (18 Credits)

A minimum of two courses is required in each category below.

Science

BIO 203 - Science and Society Credit(s): 3
BIO 240 - Microbiology for Health Professionals Credit(s): 3
Students taking BIO 240 must also register for BIO 245 .
BIO 250 - Microbiology Credit(s): 3
Students registering for BIO 250 must also register for BIO 245 .
BIO 320 - Evolutionary Biology Credit(s): 3
BIO 322 - Immunology Credit(s): 3
BIO 330 - Population Genetics Credit(s): 3
BIO 332 - Conservation Biology Credit(s): 3
CHM 106 - General Chemistry I with Lab Credit(s): 4
CHM 320 - Environmental Chemistry with Lab Credit(s): 3

Communication

ENG 203 - Writing for Social Justice Credit(s): 3
COM 240 - Intercultural Communication Credit(s): 3
COM 260 - Media, Technology, and Culture Credit(s): 3
COM 280 - Social Media Communication Credit(s): 3
COM 295 - Persuasion Credit(s): 3
COM 340 - Principles and Ethics of Strategic Communication Credit(s): 3
COM 270 - Argumentation & Debate Credit(s): 3

Ethics, Culture, and Policy

GS 201 - Globalization and Its Challenges Credit(s): 3
GGY 205 - Cultural Geography Credit(s): 3
HST 366 - Trends That Shaped the Modern World Credit(s): 3
INT 207 - Leadership through Social Change Credit(s): 3
PER 314 - Multicultural Experiences in Performance Credit(s): 3
PHL 228 - Environmental Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHL 260 - Contemporary Moral Issues Credit(s): 3
PSY 370 - Controversial Issues in Psychology Credit(s): 3
SWK 200 - Social and Economic Justice Credit(s): 3
WGS 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies Credit(s): 3

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