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  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Description: A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required. This is a Writing Emphasis Course. Grading: Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E. Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA). May be repeated: for a total of 6 units of credit. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis. This is a Writing Emphasis Course. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA). May be repeated: for a total of 9 units of credit. Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
  • 1.00 - 5.00 Credits

    Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Grading: Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P F. May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions. Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
  • 1.00 - 5.00 Credits

    Description: Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. May be repeated: an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions. Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: Basic Perl programming with applications to biology and fundamental computer concepts that are necessary to efficiently utilize computers in biological research. Graduate-level requirements include writing two functional specifications. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: MCB 500; MCB is home department. May be convened with: BIOC 400. Usually offered: Fall.
  • 3.00 - 7.00 Credits

    Description: Meets concurrently with BIOC 801. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): formal admission into the Ph.D./M.D. program, consent of instructor. Usually offered: Spring.
  • 2.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Description: This course is an intensive summer lab course in DNA technology for secondary school science teachers and pre-service teachers. Students use molecular techniques of PCR, DNA sequencing, and computer BLAST searches to learn how genes and molecules are linked to the ecology of many species. The course may include field trips and may involve high school student participants. Graduate-level requirements include writing and presenting to the class a plan for applying course material to a secondary science classroom by using biotechnology and bioinformatics to answer a problem in ecology and/or evolution. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): Some experience with lab techniques/biotechnology required (equivalent to BIOC 597A "DNA Recombinant Techniques"). Typical structure: 3 hours laboratory, 1 hour lecture. May be repeated: for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments). Identical to: ECOL 508L; ECOL is home department. May be convened with: BIOC 408L. Usually offered: Summer.
  • 3.00 - 5.00 Credits

    Description: Provides theoretical background and practical experience in transmission and scanning electron microscopy that are necessary for the efficient and effective application of ultra-structural and cytochemical techniques as research tools. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): one college-level course in each of physics, chemistry, and biology. Typical structure: 9 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture. Identical to: MCB 512A; MCB is home department. Usually offered: Fall.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: Analysis of genome sequences for function using local and internet computer resources. Consult instructor for appropriate prerequisites before enrolling. Graduate-level requirement include a research project, written report, and a class presentation. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): MCB 500. Identical to: MCB 516; MCB is home department. May be convened with: BIOC 416. Usually offered: Fall.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Description: Regulations, care, diseases and techniques involving common laboratory animals used in research and teaching programs. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on one of the lecture topics presented in the course plus research proposal preparation. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: V SC 543; V SC is home department. May be convened with: BIOC 443. Usually offered: Fall.
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