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Louisville, Kentucky

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BIOL 410

Misuse of Biology in Film and Pop Culture

This course will examine how biology and themes in the biological sciences are portrayed in films and popular culture with a mind towards evaluating whether the science is appropriate or being misused. In the process of these analyses, we will explore such questions as: What is science and what is not? Also what is pseudo-science or bad science?

Units: 3.0

Prerequisites:
CHEM 341 - Organic Chemistry I
and
BIOL 330 - Genetics and Molecular Biology
and
BIOL 329 - Cellular and Molecular Biology