Grad Biology Courses
Selected upper division students have an opportunity to work on a research project under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit. Credits can be combined with 599 with up to 4 credits counted towards Biology upper division course requirements. Offered every Fall and Spring. Prerequisite: Upper division standing, an overall grade point average of
3.2, plus a minimum 3.4 GPA in Biology and supporting science courses
(Chemistry, Math and Physics), consent of instructor and department
chair.
Thesis writing for research completed in BIOL 598. Offered every Fall and Spring. Prerequisite: BIOL - 598 (or corequisite), consent of instructor and department chair.
Basic principles of Mendelian and molecular genetics covering both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Three hours lecture and one hour recitation each week. Offered every Fall and Spring.
Principles of animal physiology and adaptive mechanisms. Three hours lecture each week. Offered intermittently. Corequisite: BIOL - 651.
Project-oriented course with an emphasis on adaptive mechanisms and environmental toxicology. One laboratory session each week. Offered intermittently. Corequisite: BIOL - 650.
Theory of light and electron microscope operation and preparation of biological specimens for microscopy. Offered every Fall.
A study of plant growth and development, metabolism, nutrition, and response to the environment. Four hours lecture each week. Offered every Fall.
A study of the microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues, and organs of the human body. Three hours lecture each week. Offered every Spring. Corequisite: BIOL - 663.
One laboratory session each week. Corequisite: BIOL - 662.
A study of basic neural function, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, disorders of the nervous system, and contemporary issues in neurobiology. Four hours lecture each week. Offered intermittently.
A study of conservation biology, examining ecological methods for monitoring and maintaining biodiversity on the planet. Three hours lecture. Offered every Spring.
A study of the natural history of marine organisms, exclusive of protozoa and insects, with emphasis on local intertidal invertebrates and fishes. Two hours lecture each week. (May be scheduled on Saturdays.) Offered every Spring. Corequisite: BIOL - 691.
Corequisite: BIOL - 690. Two laboratory sessions or field trips each week. (May be scheduled on Saturdays. Some weekend trips are required.)
Offered every semester.
A seminar with the faculty and other graduate students for presentation and discussion of current biological literature and research endeavors endeavors in the field of molecular biology. May be repeated for credit. One meeting each week. Offered spring semester. Cross-listed with BIOL 600. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Preparation for the internship in biotechnology (BTEC 697). Focus will be on how to manage the internship search and how to secure an internship position. Resumé writing skills and interview skills will also be covered. One meeting each week. Offered fall semester. Cross-listed with BIOL 601. Prerequisite: BTEC 600.
Advanced study of the molecular basis of cell function, with an emphasis on the unifying principles and approaches that define the field of molecular biology. Four hours lecture each week. Cross-listed with BIOL 620. Offered intermittently.
A study of basic endocrine function, hormonal mechanisms, endocrine disorders, and contemporary isuses in endocrinology. Four hours of lecture each week. Offered every Spring.
One laboratory session each week. Corequisite: BIOL - 633.
An introduction to microbiology and survey of microbial pathogens, mechanisms of pathogenicity, and host responses. The emphasis is on microbes that cause disease in humans. Three hours of lecture each week. Offered every Spring. Corequisite: BTEC - 642.
One laboratory session each week. Corequisite: BTEC - 641.
Introduction to humoral and cell-mediated immunity in health and disease, with a focus on cellular and molecular immunology and immunochemistry. Three hours lecture each week. Offered every Fall. Corequisite: BTEC - 644.
Principles of immunological techniques. A survey of those techniques used widely in diagnostics and research. One laboratory session each week. Corequisite: BTEC - 643.
Structure, replication, and genetics of viruses with emphasis on viruses that infect vertebrates and dynamics of host-virus interactions. Four hours lecture each week. Offered intermittently.
An introduction to microorganisms: structure, metabolism, and biological properties. Three hours lecture each week. Offered every Spring. Corequisite: BTEC - 647.
One laboratory session each week. Corequisite: BTEC - 646.
Principles and practices of laboratory techniques used in cell biology. Two hours lecture each week. Offered every Fall. Corequisite: BTEC - 665.
Two laboratory sessions each week. Corequisite: BTEC - 664.
An introduction to cancer biology, including molecular mechanisms for cancer initiation and progression, cancer diagnosis and treatment, and contemporary issues related to cancer. Four hours lecture each week. Offered every Spring.
Recombinant DNA techniques; methods of nucleic acid isolation and characterization. Two hours lecture each week. Offered every Spring. Corequisite: BTEC - 686.
Two laboratory sessions each week. Corequisite: BTEC - 685.
Survey of the function of the tissues, organs and organ systems in the human, with an emphasis on the mechanisms involved. Three hours lecture each week. Offered every Spring.
Offered every semester.
