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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth and Departmental Honors students Special topics in biology are presented. Three hourly meetings weekly. Fall semester.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Open to Commonwealth and Departmental Honors students Special topics in biology are presented. Three hourly meetings weekly. Spring semester.
  • 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-”; and BIOL 200 with a minimum grade of “C-”; and CHEM 131-132 or CHEM 141-142; or consent of instructor This course covers the growth and function of plants including cellular physiology, water relations, respiration, photosynthesis, nutrition, growth regulation and the influence of environment. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly. Fall semester.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: BIOL 200 with a minimum grade of “C-” This course will examine the molecular nature of biological processes. The structure and function of biological macromolecules will be examined along with the research methodologies and techniques currently utilized in this field. Six hours of lecture/ laboratory weekly. Fall semester.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: BIOL 200 with a minimum grade of “C-” This course is a study of the microscopic anatomy of mammalian tissues and organs with emphasis on human materials. The study of prepared slides in the laboratory will serve as a basis for discussion of the interdependence of structure and function in the animal body. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly.
  • 3.00 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 or consent of instructor This introduction to the study of animal behavior from the biological viewpoint covers such topics as drives and reflexes, animal communication, biological rhythms and migration. Emphasis will be placed, where applicable, on the relationships between animal and human behavior.
  • 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-”; and CHEM 131-132 or CHEM 141-142; or equivalents or consent of instructor Physiological principles concerned in irritability, contraction, circulation, gas exchange, excretion and hormonal regulation are studied. Special focus will be placed on unique physiological features found in a variety of animals. Topics will vary and may include hibernation, echolocation, communication through pheromones, bioluminescence and migration. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly. Alternate spring semesters.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: BIOL 200 with a minimum grade of “C-”; and BIOL 321 with a minimum grade of “C-” The immune system and its components, including their structure, function, genetics and ontogeny are covered. Three hours of lecture weekly. Offered alternate fall semesters.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: BIOL 200 with a minimum grade of “C-” A survey of the morphology, ultrastructure, and physiology of endocrine glands and their hormones, in animals with special emphasis on humans, will be presented. The course will discuss the hormonal actions and their control on the cellular and organ level Three hours of lecture weekly.
  • 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; or consent of instructor An ontogenetic and phylogenetic survey of chordate gross anatomy, supplemented by laboratory dissections of representative species is presented. Emphasis is placed on ecomorphology and the changes in chordate structure and biology of chordates that comprise their evolution, with an analysis of the significance of these changes in light of our modern knowledge of evolution. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory period weekly. In alternate spring semesters, either BIOL 382 or BIOL 284 will be offered.
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