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REVISON TO THE HUMAN BIOLOGY MAJOR
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Senate Bill No.: 0708-32
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Introduced by: Department of Anthropology
Date: May 5, 2008
REVISON TO THE HUMAN BIOLOGY MAJOR
IT IS HEREBY PROPOSED THAT THE FOLLOWING BE ADOPTED:
1. That the attached revision to the Human Biology major be approved by the
University Senate.
2. That this proposal be forwarded to the Interim President George M. Philip for
approval.
3. That the revision become effective for students admitted to the University for Fall
2008.
Rationale:
MEMO
TO: Elga Wulfert, Acting Dean, CAS
Greg Stevens, Assistant Dean, CAS
Jim Collins, Chair, Department of Anthropology
FROM: David Strait, Co-Director, Human Biology major
RE: Revisions to the Human Biology major
DATE: March 3, 2008
Dear Colleagues,
With this letter and the attached documentation, I submit for your consideration a
proposal to revise the curriculum of the Human Biology major. These proposed changes
are necessary in order to:
1. Better meet the needs of our students, especially in light of recent increases in
enrollments,
2. Add elective courses to the major that are currently routinely accepted as course
substitutions,
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3. Add new or recently developed courses to the major that reflect the expertise of
new faculty members,
4. Delete courses from the major that are only marginally related to Human Biology,
that are no longer offered at the University, or that are rarely taken by our students,
and
5. Provide a logical organizational structure to the major’s required courses.
Appended to this letter, please find:
1. A bulleted summary of the proposed revisions.
2. A revised Undergraduate Bulletin entry for the Human Biology major (p.4).
3. Course action forms.
4. Course syllabi for new courses.
5. Course syllabus and lab syllabus for Bio 410 to compare the difference between the
new proposed courses and the existing biology course (pp 21-25).
Thank you for considering our request.
Sincerely,
David Strait
Associate Professor
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PROPOSAL SUMMARY
Reorganize required courses such that they fall into two categories, “Basic
Sciences” and “Fundamentals of Human Biology.”
o Basic Sciences courses include the 100- and 200-level Biology, Chemistry, Math and
Physics courses that are currently required in the major.
o Fundamental courses include several Anthropology and Biology courses (including
cross-listed courses) that are already required (Ant 110, ANT 211, Ant 312/Bio 318
or Ant 319.
o Fundamental courses also include new courses.
A two-semester course sequence in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Ant 313, Ant
314). This required sequence replaces two previously required courses (Ant 311
Functional Anatomy of the Human Skeleton, Bio 410 Human Physiology). Many
students need this sequence as a pre-requisite for admittance to graduate programs in
allied health (e.g., physical therapy, physician’s assistant).
Ant 411 (Paleodemography / Paleopathology). This course will be one of several that
can be used to fill a “Fundamentals” requirement.
o One course currently among major electives is also listed under Fundamentals.
Ant 416 (Topics in Human Biology). This course will be one of several that can be
used to fill a Fundamentals requirement. Having this variable topic course in
Fundamentals adds flexibility to the major and should reduce the number of course
substitutions requested by the faculty.
o Ant 311 and Bio 410 will become elective courses (see below).
Add several courses that are currently being taught to the list of approved
electives.
o Ant 111 (Introduction to the Primates)
o Ant 311 (formerly Functional Anatomy of the Human Skeleton, now re-named
Human Osteology)
o Ant 317/Bio 307 (Exercise Physiology)
o Ant 415 (Nutritional Anthropology)
o Ant 419 (Human Evolutionary and Environmental Physiology)
o Bio 219 (Viruses and Human Society)
o Bio 230 (People and Resources in Ecological Perspective)
o Bio 314 (Microbiology)
o Bio 320 (Ecology)
o Bio 329 (Genetics of Human Disease)
o Bio 410 (Human Physiology)
o Sph 231 (Concepts in Epidemiology)
o Sph 341 (Promoting Healthy People and Communities)
Develop new courses to be added to the list of electives.
o Ant 315 (Forensic Anthropology)
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o Ant 411 (Paleodemography / Paleopathology)
Remove courses from the list of electives.
o Bio 112
o Bio 113
o Bio 214
o Bio 241
o Bio 303
o Bio 305
o Bio 325
o Bio 407
o Bio 416
As a result of these changes, the number and distribution of credits required for
completion of the major will be changed.
o The minimum number of credits corresponding to required courses increases from 40
to 42.
o The minimum number of credits corresponding to elective courses decreases from 15
to 13.
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