GERN 401 - Human Aging

(3 units)

Prerequisites: Completion of at least 60 units, completion of the entire Foundation, and completion of at least one GE Course from the Explorations stage
For non-science majors, presents the biochemical, genetic, and physiological theories of normal aging, and common pathologies distinguished from expected changes with aging. Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of common diseases are presented as well as current research on human aging.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-discussion 3 hours)

General Education: Upper Division B - Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning