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3.00 Credits
Focuses on development of speaking and writing skills within the discipline while reading and leading seminars on both mass media and referenced journal articles that address current issues in biology. Guidance in writing a significant review paper in the style of life science journals. Also addresses career opportunities, resume writing, interview skills, and placement test preparations. Prerequisites: Should be taken in the junior year, BIO 10043 Principles of Biology, BIO 20043 Organismic Biology, Junior standing, consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the structure of biomolecules. Topics include: protein, carbohydrates, lipid structure and metabolism, enzyme kinetics, photosynthesis and protein synthesis.
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3.00 Credits
Comparative study of functional anatomy of major vertebrate groups. Covers three perspectives: Organisms remote past (phylogeny), its recent past or stages of early development (ontogeny) and present (morphology). Laboratories involve detailed dissection of the lamprey eel (Petromyzon), mud puppy (Necturus), dogfish shark (Squalus), cat (Felis cattus), and selected mammalian organs. Lab integrated with lecture. Prerequisites: BIO 10042 Principles of Biology Lab and BIO 10043 Principles of Biology, and BIO 20042 Organismic Biology Lab and BIO 20043 Organismic Biology. Includes corresponding lab.
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3.00 Credits
A comparative study of animal physiology as adaptation. Topics include thermal regulation, osmoregulation,digestion, circulation, respiration, excretion, sensation, movement and energy metabolism in vertebrates and invertebrates.
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3.00 Credits
Students participate as assistants in off-campus clinical or lab settings in some area of professional medicine or biology. Specific examples of acceptable programs include: pharmacy lab, veterinary or human medicine clinics, and research labs and private companies. Requirements include a written report on a specific disease or research study and journal writing.
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3.00 Credits
Explores scientific methodology, religious methodology and the relationship between these domains of inquiry. Brief survey of the historical relationship between science and religion (e.g., Christianity and the rise of western scientific method, the Galileo affair, etc.) and contemporary controversial issues such as Big Bang and evolution. Cross listed with REL 41523, LAS 41523.
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3.00 Credits
Participate as assistants in off-campus clinical or lab settings in some area of professional medicine or biology. Specific examples of acceptable programs include pharmacy labs, veterinary or human medicine clinics, and research labs in universities or private companies. Requirements include a written report on specific disease or research study and journal writing.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to biological basis of animal behavior with emphasis on adaptive significance of behavioral phenomena. Special topics include genetic basis of behavior, perceptual and effectual systems, ethology, neurophysiology, learning, animal communication, sexual behavior, and social systems. Prerequisites: BIO 20043 Organismic Biology and consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Study of developmental processes in living organisms. Utilizes comparative view of developmental patterns generated by cellular, chemical and genetic control mechanisms. Lectures focus primarily on human development and address common developmental defects. Includes corresponding lab.
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3.00 Credits
Directed-study course for students entering fields of professional medicine. Learn terminology applicable to the organ systems of the human body. Language acquisition enhanced by learning "interchangeable word-bytes".
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