ANSC1901
ANSC 1901 - The journey of food in your body - digestive physiology (3 Cr.) Freshman Seminar
Animal Science (11027)
TCOA - College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
ANSC 1901 - The journey of food in your body - digestive physiology (3 Cr.) Freshman Seminar
Course description
In this course we will review how the digestive system works, and how nutrients are taken up from food by our bodies. We will discuss fast and slow food, diets, bugs and poop. We will run some fact-checking to popular internet claims and guide you on how to distinguish well-supported information from bogus. You will also learn to search and read scientific papers and the basics of technical writing in the field.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Discussion
Lecture
Requirements
001475
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall