Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisite: Instructor permission required.

Healthy pregnancy outcome depends on a confluence of social and biological processes. Taught by a physician and research faculty through the department of Ob/Gyn. Explores how a child is conceived (or not), maternal-fetal physiology and embryology, medical management of common diseases, ethical considerations, and complex social and societal aspects of pregnancy. Prior coursework in anatomy and physiology is recommended.