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Advice about courses available for Biology majors in S08

Upper-division undergraduate Biology courses

Course

Instructor(s)

Notes

BIO 3055 Animal Physiology

Dr. Stephens

3 lab sections

BIO 3105 Biostatistics & Experimental Design

Dr. Russell

Includes lab but does not fulfill the Biology area requirement.

BIO 3155 Comparative Anatomy

Dr. Bauer

 

BIO 3351 Genetics

Drs. Wykoff and DiBenedetto

4 tutorial sections (course is now 4 credits)

BIO 3455 Histology

Dr. Desmond

 

BIO 3485 Marine Biology

Dr. A. Francis (post-doctoral fellow)

 

BIO 3595 General Microbiology

Dr. Friede

2 lab sections

BIO 4105 Bacterial Pathogens

Dr. M. K. Francis, post-doctoral fellow

Prerequisite: General Microbiology

BIO 4305 Evolution

Dr. E. Goldbaum, post-doctoral fellow

2 lab sections. Prerequisite: Genetics

BIO 4505 Molecular Biology

Dr. Knepper

Prerequisites: Genetics + Organic Chemistry I & II

BIO 6950 - 001 Advanced Topics: Stem Cells

Dr. Desmond

3 credit lecture/seminar only. Can count for BIO 5100 Senior Seminar.

BIO 6950 - 002 Advanced Topics: Alien Physiology

Dr. Stephens

3 credit lecture only. See Dr. Stephens’ web site for details.

BIO 6950 – X50 Advanced Topics: Computational Molecular Biology

Drs. Beck (Computing Sciences) and Baker (Biology)

3 credit lecture only.

 

Courses with laboratory available for Biology area requirement

Biology majors must eventually complete at least one course with laboratory in each of the three area categories listed below.

Subcellular and Cellular Biology

  • BIO 3455 Histology
  • BIO 3595 General Microbiology
  • BIO 4105 Bacterial Pathogens
  • BIO 4505 Molecular Biology

Organismal Biology

  • BIO 3055 Animal Physiology
  • BIO 3155 Comparative Anatomy

Population Biology and Evolution

  • BIO 3485 Marine Biology
  • BIO 4305 Evolution

 

Courses with available for Writing Enriched and A & S Research requirement

Currently, all courses in Biology that fulfill one of these requirements also fulfill the other. Biology majors must eventually complete at least two such courses, including one before the end of their Junior year.

  • BIO 4105 Bacterial Pathogens
  • BIO 4505 Molecular Biology
  • BIO 3485 Marine Biology
  • BIO 4305 Evolution
  • BIO 6950 - 001 Advanced Topics: Stem Cells (this section of BIO 6950 only; does not count for Biology area requirement)

 

Sections available to fulfill the Senior Seminar requirement

Each Biology major must complete one section of a course counting for Senior Seminar.

  • BIO 5100 - 001 Senior Thesis (Dr. Russo; must co-register for BIO 6409 or HON 6002)
  • BIO 5100 - 002 Vaccines & Immunity (Dr. Bamezai)
  • BIO 5100 - 003 Herbal Medicines (Dr. Orkwiszewski)
  • BIO 5100 - 004 Cancer Chromosomes (Dr. Knepper)
  • BIO 5100 - 005 Forensic Anthropology (Dr. Zimmerman)
  • BIO 6950 - 001 Advanced Topics: Stem Cells (this section of BIO 6950 only)

 

Graduate Biology courses, open to qualified undergraduates

For all of the courses listed below, consult the instructor(s) about prerequisites and permission. (Note: BIO 7960 Advanced Topics: Stems Cells is the graduate course number for the same class as BIO 6950-001. Undergraduates should register for BIO 6950-001.)

Course

Instructor(s)

Notes

BIO 7321 Immunology

Dr. Bamezai

2-credit lecture

BIO 7322 Immunology laboratory

Dr. Bamezai

Optional lab (2 credits). Bio 7321+7322 together can count as upper-division Biology lab course

BIO 7955 Biodiversity & Systematics

Dr. Bauer

4-credit lecture/lab course

BIO 7940 Special Topics: Herp Evolutionary Genetics

Drs. Bauer and Jackman

2-credit lecture/seminar course

BIO 7970 Special Topics: Paleopathology

Dr. Zimmerman

2-credit lecture course

BIO 8655 Recombinant Gene Technology

Dr. DiBenedetto

4-credit lecture/lab course

 

Other courses likely to be of particular interest to Biology majors

·         CHM 4611 Survey of Biochemistry (lecture). Can count as upper-division Biology credit.

·         CHM 4601 Survey of Biochemistry Lab (optional lab that goes with CHM 4611). Can count as Biology laboratory course, but does not fulfill Biology area requirement.

·         ENV 4000 Seminar on Environmental Issues. Requires permission of instructor (Dr. Olson) for students not already completing the concentration.

·         HON 2570 - Natural Science Seminar