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Advice about courses available for Biology majors
in S08
Upper-division
undergraduate Biology courses
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Course |
Instructor(s) |
Notes |
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BIO 3011 Animal Behavior |
Drs. Curry & Iyengar |
New: Writing Enriched |
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BIO 3011 Animal Behavior |
Drs. Curry & Iyengar |
2 lab sections; not required, but confers Pop Bio
credit for BIO majors only if student completes the lecture and the lab.
No longer Writing Enriched (Bio 3011 is). |
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BIO 3055 Animal
Physiology |
Dr. Stephens |
3 lab sections |
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BIO 3105 Biostatistics &
Experimental Design |
Dr. Russell |
Includes lab but does not
fulfill the Biology area requirement. |
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BIO 3155 Comparative
Anatomy |
Dr. Bauer |
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BIO 3351 Genetics |
Drs. Wykoff and
DiBenedetto |
4 tutorial sections
(course is now 4 credits) |
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BIO 3455 Histology |
Dr. Desmond |
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BIO 3595 General
Microbiology |
Dr. Friede |
2 lab sections |
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BIO 4105 Bacterial
Pathogens |
Dr. M. K. Francis,
post-doctoral fellow |
Prerequisite: General
Microbiology |
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BIO 4305 Evolution |
Dr. E. Goldbaum,
post-doctoral fellow |
2 lab sections.
Prerequisite: Genetics |
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BIO 4505 Molecular
Biology |
Dr. Knepper |
Prerequisites: Genetics +
Organic Chemistry I & II |
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BIO 6950 Advanced Topics:
Physiological Ecology |
Dr. Smith |
3 credit lecture.
Co-enrollment in BIO 6952 is required. |
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BIO 6952 Advanced Topics:
Physiological Ecology Laboratory |
Dr. Smith |
1 credit lab.
Co-enrollment in BIO 6950 is required. Fulfills Population Biology
requirement (must successfully complete both parts). |
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 4355 Experimental Genetics
- BIO 4505 Molecular Biology
Organismal Biology
- BIO 3055 Animal Physiology
- BIO 3155 Comparative Anatomy
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Bio 3555 Lower
Vertebrates
Population Biology and
Evolution
- BIO 3011 + 3012 Animal Behavior/Animal Behavior Lab
- Bio 6950 Advanced Topics: Physiological Ecology + Bio
6952 Advanced Topics: Physiological Ecology Laboratory (must complete both
parts to fulfill the area requirement). Despite the ‘advanced’ title and
course number, this course pair is designed to be equivalent to a 3000-level
ecology course. (NB: This offering does not include Writing Enriched
credit.)
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 3011 Animal Behavior (BIO 3012 lab is no longer
required for the writing credit)
- BIO 4355 Experimental Genetics
- BIO 4505 Molecular Biology
Graduate Biology courses,
open to qualified undergraduates
For all
of the courses listed below, consult the instructor(s) about prerequisites and
permission.
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Course |
Instructor(s) |
Notes |
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BIO 7321 Immunology |
Dr. Bamezai |
2-credit lecture |
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BIO 7322 Immunology
laboratory |
Dr. Bamezai |
Optional lab (2 credits).
Bio 7321+7322 together can count as upper-division Biology lab course |
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BIO 7960-001 Advanced
Topics:: How Bacteria Transfer Genes |
Dr. Wilson |
3-credit lecture/seminar course |
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BIO 7960-002 Advanced Topics: Genomics |
Dr. Wykoff |
3-credit lecture/seminar course |
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BIO 7970-001 Advanced Topics: Human Evolution |
Dr. Zimmerman |
2-credit lecture |
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BIO 7970-002 Advanced Topics: Evolution of Plant
Metabolism |
Dr. Balsamo |
2-credit lecture; Bio 7970-003 required |
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BIO 7970-003 Advanced Topics: Evolution of Plant
Metabolism Laboratory |
Dr. Balsamo |
12credit lab; Bio 7970-002 required |
Other courses likely to
be of particular interest to Biology majors
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CHM 4611 Survey of Biochemistry (lecture). Can count as
upper-division Biology credit.
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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.
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ENV 4000 Seminar on Environmental Issues. Requires permission of
instructor (Dr. Olson) for students not already completing the concentration.
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HON 2570 - Natural Science Seminar
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