The College of Arts & Sciences offers many summer courses that fill Ohio University Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS) general education requirements. Many of the courses are online.
Biological Sciences
BIOS 1000 Animal Diversity ONLINE
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #1304 | First Summer Session
Description: For non-majors, this is a broad survey of all of the major groups of animals. Aspects of the biology, reproduction, ecology, and evolution of the animal phyla.
BIOS 1030 Human Biology 1: Basic Principles ONLINE
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #1306 | First Summer Session
Description: For non-majors, this course examines humans as biological organisms: our origins, ecology, and inheritance, and functioning of our body systems.
BIOS 1700 Biological Sciences I: Molecules and Cells
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #1321 | First Summer Session
Description: This cellular and molecular biology course is designed for science majors and pre-professional students. It’s an introduction to the chemistry of life, cell structure and function, and the principles of inheritance. Credit not allowed for both 1700 and any of the following: BIOL 1010, PBIO 1100, PBIO 1140.
BIOS 1710/1715 Introduction to Biological Sciences II and Lab
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #1332 | Second Summer Session
Description: This course on animal organ systems is designed for science majors and pre-professional students, with an introduction to multicellular life, organ systems, anatomy, physiology, and animal development; emphasis is on comparative strategies within the animal kingdom. Ecology and evolutionary biology are covered, plus an introduction to the principles of evolution, ecology, and behavior.
BIOS 2060 Drugs and the Brain ONLINE
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #1325 | Second Summer Session
Description: For non-majors: The brain creates behavior in part via multiple chemical messenger (neurotransmitter) systems that serve specific functions such as mood alteration and arousal. Recreational and psychoactive medical drugs work by mimicking these natural messenger systems, and thus help elucidate the behavioral functions of different neurotransmitter classes. This course reviews nervous system structure and chemical signaling pathways and then surveys the major classes of psychoactive drugs, including alcohol, opium, cocaine, amphetamines, nicotine, caffeine, marijuana, the hallucinogens, and the antidepressants. Particular attention is paid to the biological bases of their effects.
BIOS 2750 Ecology for the 21st Century
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #1308 | First Summer Session
Description: This is an introductory study of the natural environment and relations of organisms to one another and their surroundings. Individual, population, and community and global dynamics are considered in natural and human-influenced environments to improve ecological literacy about how the natural world works.
Chemistry & Biochemistry
CHEM 1210 Principles of Chemistry I
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #1443, 1445 | Full Summer Session
Description: This is an introduction to chemistry through study of atomic and molecular structure, periodic table, states of matter gases, solutions, energy changes, acids, bases, equilibrium, and nuclear chemistry.
CHEM 1220 Principles of Chemistry II
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #1447, 1450 | Second Summer Session
Description: This course is designed to survey organic chemistry and biochemistry and their impact upon daily existence.
Environmental & Plant Biology
PBIO 1000 Plants and the Global Environment
Tier II Natural Sciences
Class #1999 | First Summer Session
Description: (for nonscience majors) This course examines the importance of plants in providing global resources for humans and the impact of human activity on the sustainability of these resources. It places a particular focus on the importance of climate and energy policy as they relate to our uses of plants and the impact that changing climate would be expected to have on plants.
PBIO 1090 Americans and their Forests ONLINE
Tier II Natural Sciences
Class #1998 | First Summer Session
Description: This course provides an understanding of modern forests encompassing both recent and long-term effects arising from natural and human causes. The pattern and character of forest utilization will be interpreted in terms of varied cultural experiences in different regions and times.
PBIO 2470 Biomes of the World ONLINE
Tier II Natural Sciences
Class #2002 | Second Summer Session
Description: This is a detailed survey of biomes around the world. Broad characterization of each ecosystem globally is coupled with details on representative protected areas for each biome in North America. Emphasis is placed on geologic and ecological processes determining vegetation zones and the plant and animal species characteristic of each biome. Conservation issues, human impacts, and products for human use, are discussed throughout the course.
Geography
GEOG 1100 Physical Geography ONLINE
Tier II Natural Sciences
Class #5163 | First Summer Session | 4 credits | Sack
Description: This course is an introduction to the earth’s dynamic, natural environmental systems–weather and climate, landforms, soils, ecosystems, and biomes.
Geological Sciences
GEOL 1010 Introduction to Geology
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class # 4769 | First Summer Session
Description: This course covers nature and distribution of earth materials and their utilization as natural resources; discussion of earth structure, earthquakes, mountain building, and continental drift; development of landscapes.
- How does the Earth work?
- Should geologists go to jail if people die in an earthquake?
- Why does the government subsidize home owners living in the way of hurricanes?
- Should farms be flooded to save cities from flooding?
- Why is the ocean rising more quickly at Miami and who pays to stop it?
GEOL 1300 Geology of the National Parks ONLINE
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class # 4717 | First Summer Session
Description: This course is a survey of the geologic features of the national parks of the United States, emphasizing the history of their geologic development.
GEOL 1400 Dinosaurs and the Mesozoic ONLINE
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class # 4718 | Second Summer Session
Description: This course is an introduction to the systematics, anatomy, physiology, ecology, evolution, and extinction of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic life, as well as a review of the science of paleontology and basic Earth history during the Mesozoic including climate, geography, tectonics, mass extinctions, and other major geologic events. The course begins with an introduction to the sciences of paleontology and geology including an overview of the theories of plate tectonics and evolution, geologic time, relative and absolute age dating, and the fossil record. The history of the science of paleontology also is explored as well as the different methods and techniques employed by modern paleontologists to ask and answer scientific questions about ancient life including dinosaurs. Topics then focus on the physical, biological, and chemical conditions of the Mesozoic world and a general introduction to dinosaurs including their classification, anatomy, physiology, and behavior. Three major groups of dinosaurs are discussed in detail, the Ornithischia, Sauropoda, and Therapoda in addition to other major components of Mesozoic ecosystems including marine reptiles, pterosaurs, mammals, insects, and plants. The course concludeS with an overview of the evolution of terrestrial and marine ecosystems during the Mesozoic and the causes and effects of the end Cretaceous mass extinction.
GEOL 2210 Earth and Life History ONLINE
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class # 2159 | Second Summer Session
Description: This nontechnical survey explores the 4.5 billion-year history of the interaction between life and the environment. Topics include the origin of the Earth, the origin and development of life, the origin and evolution of the continents, the history of the atmosphere and ocean, catastrophic extinctions, and the impact of human evolution.
Physics & Astronomy
ASTR 1000 Survey of Astronomy
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #2561 | Second Summer Session
Description: A general introduction to astronomy, with emphasis on the structure of the universe beyond our solar system. Topics include historical astronomy, the sun, stars, galaxies, interstellar matter, black holes, the “Big Bang” theory, and the evolution of the universe. No prereq, but familiarity with basic algebra and geometry is beneficial. Must enroll in ASTR 1000.
PHYS 2001 Introduction to Physics
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #25402541 | First Summer Session
Description: An algebra-based physics course for health science professions, pre-meds etc. It is the first course in physics; open to students from all areas. Students should have a background in algebra, trigonometry and geometry, but no calculus is required. It is recommended for students in liberal arts, architecture, industrial technology, geological sciences, and pre-medicine. It covers the mechanics of solids and liquids, oscillations, heat, thermodynamics. No credit for 2001 after 2051.
PHYS 2002 Introduction to Physics
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #2541 | Second Summer Session
Description: And algebra-based physics course for health science professions, pre-meds etc. A continuation of 2001, this is the second course in physics; open to students from all areas. Students should have a background in algebra, trigonometry and geometry, but no calculus is required. It is recommended for students in liberal arts, architecture, industrial technology, geological sciences, and premedicine. It includes electricity, magnetism, waves, sound, light, relativity, quantum, atomic, and nuclear physics.
PHYS 2051 General Physics
Tier II Natural Sciences (2NS)
Class #2551 | First Summer Session
Description: PHYS 2051 is the first semester of calculus physics for scientists and engineers. Classical physics with calculus and vectors. Newtonian mechanics, rotational dynamics, gravitation, oscillations, fluids, thermodynamics.
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