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A stand-alone field ecology course focusing on common techniques, equipment, statistical design, and interpretations of plant and animal sampling. Prerequisite or concurrent requisite: BIO 30743 Ecology or instructor consent.

Course introduces students to microbiology with an emphasis on bacteria. Topics include prokaryote cell structure, metabolism, and growth; genetics and evolution, medical, industrial, and ecologically significant roles of bacteria. The lab develops skills in collection, aseptic culture, and bacterial identification via traditional staining methods and advanced molecular identification methods.  Prerequisites: BIO 10043 Principles of Biology & Lab or BIO 12043 General Biology I and Lab and at least sophomore standing.

Course builds on content found in Human Anatomy.  Systems approach used to introduce the physiology of the human body addressing all organ systems but emphasizing skeletal, muscular, neural, circulatory, respiratory, and urinary systems.  Prerequisite: BIO 20433 Human Anatomy & Lab.

Examines relationship between human population and environment. Topics include: population growth, use and misuse of essential natural resources and pollution. Explores interaction of environmental aspects of human ecology with social, economic and political systems. Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing.

Introduces relationships between organisms and their environment, including role of natural selection, population and community ecology and the ecosystem-level processes  Prerequisites: BIO 22043 General Biology II or BIO 20013 Biology of Animals & Lab AND BIO 20003 Biology of Plants & Lab, MAT 20044 Introduction to Statistics, or instructor consent.

Course covers classical and modern genetics.  Topics include the cellular basis for genetic variability; mendelian and non-mendelian transmission; molecular mechanisms of information flow; gene linkage; population genetics and cancer.  Laboratory exercises focus on DNA isolation and analysis; biotechnology; proteomics and bioinformatics.  Prerequisites: BIO 10043 Principles of Biology & Lab; BIO 12043 General Biology I.

Emphasis of the course is identification, life history strategy and habitat requirements of vertebrate species within the major physiographic province of the state and region.

A detailed study of structure and function of eukaryotic cell organelles, membranes, transport and targeting mechanisms, cellular energetics, molecular genetics, and hormone actions. Specific functions of immune system cells, antibody properties and products, and cell communication strategies representative of differentiated cell-types. Hands-on experience in culture, isolation, and quantification techniques associated with cell biology and immunology, including but not limited to DNA and protein preparation, column and affinity chromatograhpy, electrophoresis and Western blotting, various immunological labeling and assay techniques, PCR and ELISA. Prerequisite: BIO 31243 Genetics and Lab

Co-requisite Lab for BIO 32100 Cell Biology & Immunology.

Course provides students with the tools necessary to plan, conduct, and present faculty-supervised, individual research.  Students will perform literature reviews, submit a research proposal for a senior research project, learn to establish sound experimental methodologies, manage and analyze data, and to present findings in both written and oral venues.  Prerequisite: MAT 32044 Inferential Statistics.

Students explore a particular area of interest through selected readings, assignments, lectures or field experiences.