Course description
This course will help you understand the structure and function of the human body at the level of your tiniest living components—your cells. Learn about DNA—what it is, what it does, and even a little about how forensic scientists use it to solve crimes. The knowledge gained from this course is essential to understanding the fundamental causes of human disease.
Course details
Additional information: This course is offered through ed2go. Find out more about ed2go.
ed2go courses
These 6-week online courses are designed for working professionals and those seeking personal advancement. From the start date, students have access to their courses 24/7. There are no live lectures or specific days and times students must be logged in. Each Wednesday and Friday, the instructor releases a lesson, for a total of 12. There is a 2-week period at the end of the course to complete the final exam.
Ends: Aug. 11, 2025
Ends: Sep. 15, 2025
Ends: Oct. 13, 2025
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Fall 2025 registration opens July 21, 2025.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery