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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites A "C-" or better in BIOL100/100L or BIOL170/170L (preferred), BIOL207 is recommended. This course is only open to Psychology majors. This course examines both the proximate and ultimate processes involved in shaping animal behavior and highlights the interdisciplinary nature of animal behavior, drawing from genetics, physiology, psychology, endocrinology, and conservation. Topics covered include mechanisms of behavior, foraging, defense against predation, aggression, animal learning, sensory systems, communication, mating systems, parental care behavior, and human behavior. Course objectives will be met through lecture, scientific literature, student projects, videos and field trips to observe both wild and captive animals. Formal scientific writing will be required with a minimum of 6,000 words.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites A "C-" or better in BIOL170/170L or MSC101, BIOL207 and 223SI; additionally, BIOL204 and 208 are required for students with senior status. This course examines both the proximate and ultimate processes involved in shaping animal behavior and highlights the interdisciplinary nature of animal behavior, drawing from genetics, physiology, psychology, endocrinology, and conservation. Topics covered include mechanisms of behavior, foraging, defense against predation, aggression, animal learning, sensory systems, communication, mating systems, parental care behavior, and human behavior. Course objectives will be met through lecture, scientific literature, student projects, videos and field trips to observe both wild and captive animals. Formal scientific writing will be required with a minimum of 6,000 words.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course may be taken for credit more than once, but only four hours will count toward satisfying departmental degree requirements and only twelve hours will count toward satisfying University graduation requirements. Prerequisites: A "C-" or better in BIOL 204, 207, 208, 223SI and permission of instructor. In consultation with a faculty mentor, students will develop a research plan to explore a unique biological or marine phenomenon. Appropriate activities include, but are not limited to, literature reviews, data collection, data analysis and manuscript/presentation preparation. Students are expected to work 45 hours per credit hour per semester. Graded outcomes must include either a review paper, a formal scientific paper and/or a presentation. Departmental and College paperwork must be completed prior to registration and awarding of credit.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course may be taken for credit more than once, but only four hours will count toward satisfying departmental degree requirements and only twelve hours will count toward satisfying University graduation requirements. Prerequisites: A "C-" or better in BIOL 204, 207, 208, 223SI and permission of instructor. In consultation with a faculty mentor, students will develop a research plan to explore a unique biological or marine phenomenon. Appropriate activities include, but are not limited to, literature reviews, data collection, data analysis and manuscript/presentation preparation. Students are expected to work 45 hours per credit hour per semester. Graded outcomes must include either a review paper, a formal scientific paper and/or a presentation. Departmental and College paperwork must be completed prior to registration and awarding of credit.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
This course may be taken for credit more than once, but only four hours will count toward satisfying departmental degree requirements and only twelve hours will count towards satisfying university graduation requirements. Prerequisites: A "C-" or better in BIOL 204, 207, 208 and 223SI, cumulative GPA equal to or greater than 2.5, and permission of instructor. In consultation with a faculty supervisor, students will select an appropriate internship setting to build upon, not replace, their university course work. Students are expected to work 45 hours per credit hour per semester. Graded outcomes include, but are not limited to, journal, paper, oral report and/or presentation. Departmental and College paperwork must be completed prior to registration and awarding of credit.
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3.00 Credits
This course may be taken for credit more than once, but will not count toward satisfying the departmental degree requirements. Student participation in research directed by a member of the faculty.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course may be taken for credit more than once, but only four hours will count toward satisfying departmental degree requirements. Prerequisites: Minimum of two hours from any of BIOL 387/388/487/488, cumulative GPA equal to or greater than 3.5 and permission of instructor. In consultation with a supervisory committee composed of three faculty members, students will develop a research plan to explore a unique biological or marine phenomenon. Appropriate activities include, but are not limited to, data collection, data analysis and manuscript/presentation preparation. Students are expected to work 45 hours per credit hour per semester. Graded outcomes must include both a formal scientific paper and presentation. Departmental and College paperwork must be completed prior to registration and awarding of credit.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course may be taken for credit more than once, but only four hours will count toward satisfying departmental degree requirements. Prerequisites: Minimum of two hours from any of BIOL 387/388/487/488, cumulative GPA equal to or greater than 3.5 and permission of instructor. In consultation with a supervisory committee composed of three faculty members, students will develop a research plan to explore a unique biological or marine phenomenon. Appropriate activities include, but are not limited to, data collection, data analysis and manuscript/presentation preparation. Students are expected to work 45 hours per credit hour per semester. Graded outcomes must include both a formal scientific paper and presentation. Departmental and College paperwork must be completed prior to registration and awarding of credit.
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1.00 Credits
One hour per week. Prerequisite: a minimum of 20 semester hours completed in biology and/or marine science, senior status or consent of the instructor. This course must be taken for a grade and is required of all students majoring in biology and marine science. Course content will include reviews of subject material by the biology faculty, student presentations and a departmental exam.
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4.00 Credits
Cross-listed with MSC 302. Three hours lecture and three 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. An advanced study of the invertebrate phyla with emphasis on the phylogeny, physiology, morphology and habitat of each taxonomic group. Credit cannot be awarded for both BIOL 302 and MSC 302.
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