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4.00 Credits
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites: A "C-" or better in BIOL 204 and 207; additionally, BIOL 208 and 223SI are required for students with senior status. A study of the interrelations of plants and animals with their environment. The major eco-systems of the Southeastern United States will be studied and quantitative techniques in ecology and data analysis will be emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture per week. No prerequisite. Open to students of all major eligible for the honors program. An Honors seminar in which current ecological problems affecting the human species will be identified and discussed. Long-term ecological implications of current human practices and policies will also be examined.
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4.00 Credits
Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites: A "C-" or better in BIOL 207; additionally, BIOL 204, 208 and 223SI are required for students with senior status. This course cannot be taken for credit if the student has completed BIOL 127. An introduction to the study of birds, including their unique characteristics as well as their suitability for demonstrating such biological principles as adaptation, behavior and evolution. Emphasis will be placed on local species, and the two-hour session will include field trips, films and identification of study skins. A significant research project involving both field and library work is required. Binoculars are required (8x or greater).
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3.00 Credits
Cross-listed with CHEM 409. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: CHEM 301 with a minimum grade of "C" and BIOL 208 with a minimum grade of "C", or permission of instructor (course is cross-listed as CHEM 409). An introduction to the principles underlying pharmacology and toxicology, including the nature of drug targets, their interaction and response (pharmacodynamics), the fate of drugs within the body (pharmacokinetics), chemotherapy, toxicity classification, poisons and antidotes, adverse drug reactions, selective toxicity, drug discovery and development and clinical molecular therapeutic techniques. Selected examples will be studied to illustrate key principles of clinical pharmacology. Credit cannot be awarded for both BIOL 409 and CHEM 409.
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4.00 Credits
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. Pre-requisites: BIOL170/170L or MSC101 and BIOL204, 207, 208 and 223. Prerequisite CHEM 301 or 304. An interdisciplinary approach to the interrelationship between the organism and environment, and among different taxa. Major emphasis will be placed on the physiological aspects of aquatic organisms (notably estuarine and coastal forms). Formal scientific papers of laboratory results will be required for a minimum of 6,000 words.
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4.00 Credits
Three hours lecture and three hours of lab per week. Pre-requisites: A "C-" or better in BIOL170/170L or MSC101 and BIOL204, 207, and 223; additionally, BIOL208 is required for students with senior status.. This course explores interactions between humans and the environment, focusing on biodiversity, human populations, renewable and nonrenewable resources, pollution and waste, and sustainability. Formal scientific writing will be required with a minimum of 6,000 words.
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4.00 Credits
Cross-listed with CHEM 425. Three hours lecture per week and three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites: A "C-" or better in BIOL 208 and CHEM302; additionally, BIOL 204, 207 and 223SI are required for biology majors with senior status. An examination of the structures and functions of amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Enzyme kinetics and regulation will be discussed. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic gene expression and regulation with emphasis on the processes that make modern recombinant DNA techniques possible will be studied. Credit cannot be awarded for both BIOL 425 and CHEM 425.
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4.00 Credits
Cross-listed with CHEM 426WI. Three hour lecture per week and three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: A "C-" or better in BIOL/CHEM 425, BIOL 223SI. A continuation of modern recombinant DNA techniques, with emphasis on genetically modified organisms and transgenic expression systems. The background from these studies and the prerequisite course will then be used to examine the mechanisms and control of cellular energy metabolism. Formal scientific papers of research and/or laboratory results will be required with a minimum of 6,000 words. Credit cannot be awarded for both BIOL 426WI and CHEM 426WI.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: A "C-" or better in BIOL 204, 207, 208 and 223SI. This semester course may be offered on demand, covering predetermined special topics of student interest and biological significance, each topic to be pursued throughout the term. Lectures and discussions will be conducted by the combined efforts of staff members, visiting speakers and students.
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2.00 Credits
Two meeting hours per week, plus required attendance at BIOL or MSC lectures of an assigned faculty member. Prerequisite: Minimum of 20 hours of BIOL/MSC credit, 3.0 GPA in major classes and permission of the instructor. This course is designed to introduce students to the many and various responsibilities of teaching. Course content will include methods of presentation of material and workshops on tutoring. Students will be expected to give one lecture, assist in labs, attend and assist in lectures, grade homework and labs, and provide tutoring and help for students enrolled in the class.
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