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1.00 Credits
(Prereq: Declared Biology major) Biology Seminar is intended to introduce students to current research, practices, and opportunities in the biological and geological sciences. In addition, participation in the series is intended to aid in development of effective communication skills. Biology Seminar is open to all biology majors and requires attendance in departmental seminars. Biology Seminar may be taken as a standalone course or as a co-requisite with BIOL A399 Biological Research III. The course may be repeated for elective credit or used for major credit when combined with BIOL A399. One lecture hour per week.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Junior standing in Biology major and C or better in MATH A108, A111, A122, or A141) An introduction to fundamental statistical methods as they apply to the biological and life sciences. Topics covered include experimental design, descriptive statistics, probability, one and two-sample models for population means, analysis of frequencies, correlation, linear regression, ANOVA and Monte Carlo approaches to hypothesis testing.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Grades of C or better in BIOL A121 and A122) This is a lab-designated course designed to provide students with an illustration of the concepts of environmental science in an active learning environment. Activities will include experiments, team projects, data analyses, and scientific report writing. The course will address environmental stressors and pollution, their sources in the environment, and the potential ecological and public health effects. Three laboratory hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Grades of C or better in BIOL A121 and A122) This course is designed to expose biology students to the theory and practice of modern biotechnology. It will include lectures focused on technologies being used to make biological discoveries and to benefit society. The laboratory portion will teach real world skills including the scientific process, bioinformatics, molecular biology techniques, and gene expression/phenotyping using yeast as a model organism. Three laboratory hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Grades of C or better in BIOL A121 and A122) An introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of sampling organisms to address ecological questions in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Field trips required. Three laboratory hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Grades of C or better in BIOL A121 and A122) Phylogenetic and embryonic aspects of vertebrate anatomy and physiology. Three laboratory hours per week.
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12.00 Credits
(Prereq: Completion of the three year academic portion of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program or equivalent; admission into the clinical program.) A full-term didactic internship under the direction of hospital instructional staff. Coursework will include Urinalysis and Body Fluid Analysis, Phlebotomy, Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology, Hematology/Coagulation, Microbiology including bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, and virology, Immunohematology, and Laboratory Leadership and Management.
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1.00 Credits
(Prereq: Completion of the three-year academic portion of the Clinical Laboratory Program or equivalent; admission into the clinical program) The fundamentals of Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS), principles and concepts of phlebotomy, and Point of Care Testing (POCT). CLS topics include laboratory safety, regulatory requirements, basics of quality control and assurance, standards of behavior, professionalism, ethics, compliance, specimen handling procedures, laboratory equipment, education methods, effective communication and team building. An introduction to phlebotomist duties, universal precautions, factors to be considered in venipuncture sites, equipment and supplies needed to collect blood, the proper order of draw and specimen collection techniques, adverse effects of improper venipuncture technique and documentation procedures. An overview of the emerging specialty of point of care testing (POCT) through discussions on the history and utility of POCT, various aspects of the analytical performance, regulatory requirements, and laboratory hospital management.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Completion of the three-year academic portion of the Clinical Laboratory Program or equivalent; admission into the clinical program) A study of the principles of clinical immunology relative to antigen/antibody structure and function, disease states and clinical serologic testing methodologies.
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4.00 Credits
(Prereq: Completion of the three-year academic portion of the Clinical Laboratory program or equivalent: admission into the clinical program) A study of the principles of clinical hematology, cellular components, and hemostasis (coagulation) relative to disease states and clinical testing methodologies.
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