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Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: At least a "C" in BIOL 2108K
Corequisites: BIOL 3104L
Description: This is a general cell biology course covering the structure and function of a diversity of cell types, including their architecture and organization, modes and mechanisms of cell division, various membrane phenomena, organellogenesis, signal transduction, physiology, energy transduction, gene expression, and various cellular control mechanisms. Additional topics will include cell evolution, cellular diversity, and multicellularity.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: BIOL 3540K
Corequisites: BIOL 3115L
Description: This course seeks to investigate and examine the basic principles and evolution of the parasitic lifestyle of various groups of organisms and includes a survey of the most common parasitic species in a laboratory setting. Special emphasis will be placed on the parasites of humans and domestic animals.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: At least a "C" in both CHEM 2242K and BIOL 2108K
Corequisites: BIOL 3310L
Description: This is a one-semester course on the principles of biological chemistry with an emphasis on the study of the principal compounds of biochemical importance: proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, their chemistry, metabolic breakdown and biosynthesis, enzymes, co-factors, nucleic acids, regulation of cellular systems.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: At least a "C" in BIOL 2108K
Corequisites: BIOL 3350L
Description: This is a study of the interactions of plants and animals with their non-living environment and with each other. Topics include: species diversity, population structure and dynamics, organization and classification of communities, and nutrient and energy flows in ecosystems.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: At least a "C" in BIOL 2108K
Corequisites: BIOL 3360L
Description: This is a plant biology course that deals with the biology of plants at the organismal and ecological levels. Topics include: plant anatomy, plant physiology, evolution, and diversity of plants, algae, and fungi; environmental interactions; global environmental issues and ethnobotany.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: At least a "C" in BIOL 2108K
Corequisites: BIOL 3510L
Description: This is an introduction to the natural history of the invertebrate phyla, with emphasis on the major groups: their phylogeny, comparative structure and physiology, ecology, and embryology necessary for an understanding of homology. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: At least a "C" in BIOL 2108K
Corequisites: BIOL 3520L
Description: This is an introduction to the natural history of the phylum Chordata with an emphasis on the vertebrate classes: their phylogeny, comparative structure and physiology, ecology, historical distribution patterns, and embryology necessary for understanding of homology.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: BIOL 3540K
Corequisites: BIOL 3530L
Description: Biotechnology encompasses a set of recent biological and biochemical discoveries that have led to techniques for manipulating newly discovered genes in novel ways. These advances have provided the means for the development of products that will dramatically affect the health and lives of humans, animals, and plants. This course explores the process of genetic engineering, and the impact of these discoveries on medicine, agriculture, and industry.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: At least a "C" in BIOL 2108K
Corequisites: BIOL 3540L
Description: This course presents the basic subdivisions of microbiology, including the study of viruses, fungi, and microscopic eukaryotes, but with an emphasis on bacteriology. Topics covered include the following: microbial taxonomy and evolution, microbial physiology, microbial genetics, microbial pathogenesis, and the tools and techniques of microbiology. The impact of microbiology on medicine, the environment, basic research, and biotechnology is discussed.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: At least a "C" in BIOL 21087K
Corequisites: BIOL 3710L
Description: This is an examination of the physiological processes which contribute to whole animal homeostasis. This course will compare the strategies and adaptations used by different animals to meet the challenges of circulation, gas exchange, metabolism, temperature regulation, water balance, sensation, and locomotion in the context of their environments. Emphasis will be on the integrative actions of the nervous and endocrine systems.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: At least a "C" in BIOL 2108K
Corequisites: BIOL 4110L
Description: This course serves as an introduction to the basic principles of heredity. Classical Mendelian principles of inheritance and molecular principles of inheritance are discussed. This course includes the structure, function, regulation, and transmission of hereditary materials in viruses, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 2 hours
Prerequisites: Student must have completed 90 or more hours
Description: This seminar course is intended for students in the last year of their program. Through lectures and the scientific literature and class discussions, students will be introduced to particular areas of active research. Students will be expected to undertake individual projects which may include oral and/or written presentations and preparation of mini-grant applications.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Two hours per week.

Credit: 4 hours
Prerequisites: BIOL 3540K
Corequisites: BIOL 4130L
Description: Immunology is an upper-level undergraduate course intended to familiarize students with the vertebrate immune system. Topics will include concepts and mechanisms of the immune system, including the roles of antigens, antibodies, compliment, lymphokines, and the various immune cells in humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. Related topics such as the production and application of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies will also be covered. Labs will focus on serologic testing methods and the application of antibodies to diagnostics and research.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.

Credit: 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102H
Description: This course examines the development of scientific thought and theory from a historical perspective. This course takes an in-depth look at the evolution of scientific ideas and the formation of scientific theories in the natural sciences.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture per week.

Credit: 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102H and BIOL 3540K
Description: This course covers the historical and contemporary impact of disease upon society as well as the influences of society on disease. Genetic, contagious, and environmental diseases will be examined.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture per week.

Credit: 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102H and BIOL 2108K
Description: This course is designed to inform students of new issues facing the scientific community and society as a result of advances in science and medicine. It examines the importance and value of scientific research from different perspectives.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture per week.