Biology[344-442]

[101-341] [344-442] [444-502]

BIOL 344. Plant Physiology. 4 crs. Study of the physiologic processes and regulatory mechanisms associated with growth and development primarily in higher plants. Prerequisites: BIOL 101/102.

BIOL 348. Biogeochemistry. 3 crs. Survey of the distribution of the elements composing the earth with discussion of the reasons underlying these patterns, including examination of biological interactions.

BIOL 402. Insect Biology. 4 crs. This lecture/laboratory course includes taxonomy, morphology, physiology, behavior, and ecological and evolutionary relationships in the class Insecta. Prerequisites: BIOL 101/102, and BIOL 200.

BIOL 404. Parasitology. 4 crs. Considers the biology of protozoan and metazoan parasites of man and animals and the host-parasite relationship. Prerequisites: consent of instructor.

BIOL 405. Social Insects. 4 crs. Deals with behavioral and systemic studies in social insects in their natural habitats. Prerequisite: BIOL 101/102.

BIOL 407. Ichthyology, 4 crs. A study of fish biology, including taxonomy, morphology, population dynamics and distribution of fishes, and a critical review of current ichthyological research. The laboratory consists of field experience, along with dissection of representative forms. Prerequisites: BIOL 101/102 or consent of instructor.

BIOL 408. Herpetology. 4 crs. This lecture-laboratory course concerns the study of amphibians and reptiles and focuses on the taxonomic, morphological, physiological, behavioral, ecological and evolutionary relationships among members of these vertebrates. Prerequisites: BIOL 101/102 or consent of instructor.

BIOL 409. Animal Behavior. 4 crs. Environmental and quantitative approach to behavior illustrating basic principles, with emphasis on physiological bases, ecological correlates, and evolutionary aspects. Prerequisites: BIOL 101/102 or consent of instructor, BIOL 310 or consent of instructor.

BIOL 410. Plant Systematics. 4 crs. Lecture-laboratory course involving the basic principles and concepts in the classification and nomenclature of vascular plants. Prerequisite: BIOL 101/102.

BIOL 413. Developmental Biology. 4 crs. Discusses gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, differentiation and mechanisms controlling these processes. Laboratory includes study of living invertebrate specimens. Prerequisite: BIOL 200 and BIOL 310.

BIOL 415. Molecular Genetics. 4 crs. Lecture-laboratory course in which studies of plant an microbial genomes are conducted through nucleic acid analysis and applications of recombinant-DNA technology and environmental mutagenesis. Prerequisites: BIOL 101/102, BIOL 200, CHEM. 156 or the equivalent; and advanced standing.

BIOL 416. Advanced Cytology. 4 crs. Analyzes untrastructural cytology, with emphasis on current techniques in transmission and scanning electron microscopy and cytochemistry. Prerequisites: BIOL 101/102, BIOL 200, BIOL 310.

BIOL 421. Virology. 3 crs. Study of the structure, biochemistry, and biologic relations of viruses. Prerequisites: BIOL 220 and CHEM. 141.

BIOL 422. Immunology. 3 crs. Covers humoral and cellular immunity against infections and non-self agents; cellular interactions and differentiations events associated with the immune response; and applications of immunology to biomedicine. Prerequisite: one of the following – BIOL 200, BIOL 330; CHEM. 151, or CHEM. 156; or BIOL 200 , BIOL 310, or BIOL 314.  

BIOL 424. Environmental Microbiology. An integrated approach to studying the role of microorganisms in environmental waste management. The microbiology of air, water, soil and sewers are addressed. Emphases are placed on the public health implications of microbes and their products in the environment, and the role of microbes in bioremediation of hazardous chemical wastes. Prerequisite: BIOL 220.

BIOL 425. Pathogenic Bacteriology. 4 crs. Lecture-laboratory course in which the pathways of etiological agents of disease, methods of identification and therapy, and control measures are considered. Prerequisite: BIOL 220.

BIOL 426. Food Microbiology. 4 crs. Lecture-laboratory course involving the microbiology and epidemiology of food-borne diseases and food poisoning and microbiology of fermented foods. Methods of prevention and identification are considered. Prerequisite: BIOL 220.

BIOL 430. Biostatistics. 4 crs. Deals with measures of central tendency and dispersion; binominal, student, and chi-square distribution; and hypothesis testing related to biological problems. Prerequisite: college algebra or the equivalent.

BIOL 432. Plant Populations and Communities. 4 crs. Lectures, labs and field trips introduce students to the structure and dynamics of plant populations and communities from an evolutionary perspective. Students develop and awareness of abiotic factors and ecological relationships between species that influence the abundance and distribution of plants in the natural environment, and the important role of plants in the global ecosystem. Laboratory exercises allow students to design and implement field and greenhouse experiments. Students will gain experience with internet resources in searching the primary literature in plant ecology, as well as analyzing and presenting scientific data. Prerequisite: BIOL 101/102, BIOL 200, BIOL, 230 or consent of instructor.

BIOL 441/442. Endocrinology I and II. 3 crs. Treats the endocrine system systematically, beginning with a discussion of basic concepts, such as the properties of hormones, mechanism of action, hormone assay, and then such recognized endocrine glands as the hypothalamus and adrenal cortex. Emphasis is placed on vertebrate endocrine physiology, with some invertebrate comparisons. Prerequisites: BIOL 251 and CHEM. 142.