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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Successful completion of at least two biology courses, and either a minimum GPA in biology of 2.5 or an overall GPA of 2.5 and consent of the department Service-learning includes community based experiences such as laboratory or occupational experience in conservation with state or local agencies as well as industrial, allied health, educational, medical, governmental, recreational or regulatory experience with other organizations outside of the university. This course is a pre-internship experience designed to combine fieldwork with service for a total of 40 hours. Students will meet periodically with the course instructor to reflect on experiences and connect with curriculum content. No more than three credits may be used toward the biology major electives. Graded on a (P) Pass/(N) No Pass basis.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 100 or MATH 141 or MATH 151; and BIOL 225 with a minimum grade of “C-” taken previously or concurrently; or consent of instructor This course is an introduction to the general principles and use of statistical analyses in the biological sciences. Topics include probability theory, characterization of data with descriptive statistics, sampling error, elements of experimental design, and hypothesis testing, emphasizing the philosophy and assumptions of statistical analysis as well as the mechanics. The course uses SPSS as a computing tool and will require a final project. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly. (CQUR)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101, and the speaking skills requirement. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 299 is taken for credit. Second Year Seminars (SYS) are speaking-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their speaking, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit (CSYS)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: _ _ _ _ 199; Open to all sophomores and juniors who have completed ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students with 54 or more transfer credits will have this requirement waived. Cannot be taken if _ _ _ _ 298 is taken for credit. Second Year Seminars (SYS) are writing-intensive topic courses that build on the academic skills and habits introduced in the First Year Seminar. SYS courses engage students in a specific academic area of interest and provide them with the opportunity to reinforce, share and interpret knowledge. Students will improve their writing, reading, research and basic information and technology skills while building the connections between scholarship and action that are required for lifelong learning. These courses will fulfill the Second Year Seminar requirement and may fulfill other requirements for the core curriculum. Each course may fulfill different requirements and topics may change each semester. Only one SYS course may be taken for credit. (CSYS)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 200 with minimum grade of “C-”; CHEM 131-132 or CHEM 141-142; MATH 141; or consent of the instructor. A course in physiology recommended, e.g., BIOL 252, BIOL 280, BIOL 341 or BIOL 373 This course is a study of the characteristics and metabolism of biological molecules. Topics include enzyme structure and function; techniques of enzyme study; anabolic and catabolic pathways and their regulation; and applications of thermodynamics and kinetics to biological systems. Three hours of lecture weekly.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 121 with a minimum grade of “C-” or BIOL 100 or BIOL 102 with a minimum grade of “B-”; and BIOL 122 with a minimum grade of “C-” or equivalent; and BIOL 200 with a minimum grade of “C-” or equivalent; and CHEM 131-132 or CHEM 141-142; or consent of instructor This course presents an analysis of the basic principles underlying heredity and the mechanisms involved in the replication, recombination, mutation, variation and expression of genetic material in representative plant, animal and microbial systems. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly. Fall semester.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 121 with a minimum grade of “C-” or BIOL 100 or BIOL 102 with a minimum grade of “B-”; and BIOL 225 with a minimum grade of “C-”; and CHEM 131 or CHEM 141 taken previously or concurrently; or consent of instructor Lecture presentations in ichthyology will examine the key aspects of anatomy, sensory systems, organ systems, physiology and ecology of fishes. Emphasis will be placed on identification of New England freshwater and coastal fishes. Field investigations will focus on the behavior and ecology of the fish populations in the Taunton River system. Laboratory sessions will also include techniques of age and growth analysis for assessment of local fish populations, and basic identification of external and internal anatomy of various teleosts. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 122 with a minimum grade of “C-”; and BIOL 225 with a minimum grade of “C-” or equivalent; or consent of instructor This course is an introduction to the marine ecosystems with emphasis on factors involved in the growth, diversity, and distribution of populations occupying the marine habitats of the eastern Atlantic coast. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. Offered once in three years.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 225 with a minimum grade of “C-” or consent of instructor This course is an examination of the composition, structure, function and value of wetland ecosystems in North America. The course constitutes a comparative analysis of characteristic biota and adaptations, hydrological and geochemical processes, and conservation strategies of wetlands through lecture, discussion, field work and direct experimentation. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly. Offered alternate fall semesters.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIOL 225 with a minimum grade of “C-”; and CHEM 131 or CHEM141 taken previously or concurrently; or MATH 100 and MATH 141 or MATH 151 or consent of instructor This course examines factors affecting the population size and distribution of aquatic organisms in streams and the biotic indices used to assess stream communities. Laboratory and field projects apply basic skills of organism identification, biotic indices and GIS to investigate aquatic communities of a local river. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Offered every other year in the fall semester. (CWRM)
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