CAPS Courses For Non-CAPS Students
Fall/Winter
200 Level
CAPS 210 – Human Health Literacy (3 credits)
Term I
The course will be module-driven with each of the eight modules representing separate systems including the heart/circulatory system, the respiratory system, the immune system, the kidney, the gastrointestinal system, the endocrine system, the reproductive system, and the senses.
| Prerequisite | None. This course is designed as an elective course for Faculty of Arts students. Not open to students who have credit for Biology 12, Anatomy and Physiology 12, or in the Faculties of Science, Land and Food Systems, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or School of Kinesiology. |
| Lectures and Labs | Self-paced online course |
| Online Synchronous Office Hours | |
| Course Coordinator | Dr. Hakima Moukhles |
| hakima.moukhles@ubc.ca | |
| Course Description | An on-line course teaching students to research and understand relevant health diagnoses. Not for students with Biology 12, Anatomy and Physiology 12, or enrolled in the Faculties of Science, Land and Food Systems, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Applied Science or School of Kinesiology. |
300 Level
CAPS 301 – Human Physiology (6 credits)
Terms I and II
STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE BOTH TERMS 1 & 2 DURING THE SAME ACADEMIC YEAR
| Prerequisite | Either (a) SCIE 001 or (b) all of BIOL 112, BIOL 121 and one of MATH 101, MATH 103, MATH 105, MATH 121 and one of PHYS 100, PHYS 101, PHYS 107, PHYS 117, PHYS 131 and one of CHEM 203, CHEM 233, CHEM 260. |
| Lectures and Lab | Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Online Synchronous Office Hours | TBD |
| Course Coordinator | Dr. Karen Pinder |
| karen.pinder@ubc.ca | |
| Course Description | Organ systems function with particular reference to mammalian and human physiology. See credit exclusion list: https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/faculties-colleges-and-schools/faculty-science/bachelor-science/credit-exclusion-lists. Credit will only be granted for one of CAPS 301 or CAPS 205. Credit will only be granted for one of CAPS 301 or CAPS 206. |
CAPS 390 – Introduction to Microscopic Human Anatomy (3 credits)
Terms I
| Prerequisite | One of BIOL121, SCIE 001. (BIOL 200 recommended.) |
| Lectures and Lab | Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. |
| Online Synchronous Office Hours | |
| Course Coordinator | Dr. Karen Pinder |
| karen.pinder@ubc.ca | |
| Course Description | Organ system development, structure and function at the microscopic level. |
400 Level
Note: There are no 400 level CAPS courses specifically for non-CAPS students.