BIO 324 - Parasitology

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Berea College

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Prerequisite: BIO 113 (formerly 313) or permission of instructor; a sophomore-, junior-, or senior-level course Offered: Typically alternate Fall Terms (next offered Fall 2010) The intent of this course is to expose students to the general morphological features and life cycles of selected human helminths and arthropods with directly or indirectly affect human health. Parasite pathology, diagnosis, and control will accompany this coverage. The course also will consider a number of local examples of non-human parasites in the interest of diversity and safety, and expose students to field collection strategies. Students will be required to master several techniques that will involve the recovery and proper preservation of parasites from naturally infected hosts and the completion of a permanent slide project. A second objective is to expose students to experimental designs for conducting experiments with parasites, which will include an exposure to primary literature and the completion of a research poster related to an individual or group project. 1 Course Credit

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.berea.edu

Phone Number:

(859) 985-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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