BIOL 108 — Science of Food with Lab
This i nterdisciplinary science course with lab gives students who are non -science majors a solid foundation in the basic principles of chemistry, biology and ecology and how they apply to food and food systems. Students develop an understanding of the scientific process, the nature of scientific inquiry, of evolution as a theoretical background to the science of food, and of ethical dilemmas in the production of food. The course focuses in part on food sources from animals, plants, fungi and seaweed and preparat ion methods such as baking and fermentation. Prerequisite(s): ENGL-080 or ENGL-101 or appropriate placement Corequisite(s): MATH-040 or appropriate placement