Course title

Principles of the Biomedical Sciences (SC167A & SC167B)

Pre-requisite

: A middle school teacher’s signature recommendation is required. Sophomores taking PBS needs a signature from PBS teacher.

Course description

Students investigate the human body systems and various health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases.  They determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional person, and investigate lifestyle choices and medical treatments that might have prolonged the person’s life.  The activities and projects introduce students to human physiology, medicine, research processes and bioinformatics.  This course is designed to provide an overview of all the courses in the Biomedical Sciences program and lay the scientific foundation for subsequent courses.

 

School country

United States

School state

Colorado

School / district Address

12909 E 120th Ave

School zip code

80640

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

05/25/2023

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

• CTE
• Career and technical education

Approved date

05/30/2023

Deferred

No

Deferred date

05/30/2023

Online / Virtual

No