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2.00 Credits
Fulfills a program elective for Biology majors. Covers the biology of amphibians and reptiles including evolutionary history, functional morphology, physiological ecology, biogeography, reproductive, and population ecology. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Discuss the biology of amphibians and reptiles. 2. Synthesize and present scientific information orally. 3. Appraise and critique scientific literature. 4. Evaluate scientific information in writing. 5. Evaluate sources of scientific information. Prerequisite: BIOL 3040 and BIOL 3045 (Grade C or higher). Corequisite: BIOL 4265. FA (odd)
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1.00 Credits
Lab portion of BIOL 4260, covering systematics, natural history, and collecting/sampling techniques. Field trips required. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Use unique characteristics to classify common species of amphibians and reptiles in southern Utah after brief examination. 2. Demonstrate proper and safe handling of non- venomous species of frogs, salamanders, lizards, snakes, and turtles. 3. Describe the adaptations of amphibians and reptiles and explain how these relate to their life histories and ecology. 4. Explain the importance of amphibians and reptiles through the roles they play in natural ecosystems. Course fee required. Prerequisites: BIOL 3040 and BIOL 3045 (Grade C or higher). Corequisite: BIOL 4260. FA (odd)
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2.00 Credits
Fulfills a program elective for Biology majors. Covers the biology of fishes, including evolutionary history, functional morphology, physiological ecology, and biogeography, with an emphasis on Utah species. Successful completers will be able to identify various fishes, especially those found locally. Offered upon sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) After successfully completing this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and classify the major classes and orders of fish, especially those found locally. 2, Label and identify external and internal morphology. 3. Describe basic fish physiology, behavior and ecology. 4. Describe methods of fish conservation. 5. Critically read and evaluate primary literature on ichthyological topics. 6. Write an effective review paper. 7. Design and implement scientifically sound experiments. 8. Analyze and interpret data and draw logical conclusions from that data. 9. Disseminate data and conclusions in scientifically appropriate manners. Prerequisite: BIOL 3040 and BIOL 3045 (Grade C or higher). Corequisite: BIOL 4275. FA (even)
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1.00 Credits
Lab portion of BIOL 4270, covering identification, systematic and natural history. Field trips required. Lab fee required. Offered upon sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) After successfully completing this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and classify the major classes and orders of fish, especially those found locally. 2, Label and identify external and internal morphology. 3. Describe basic fish physiology, behavior and ecology. 4. Describe methods of fish conservation. 5. Critically read and evaluate primary literature on ichthyological topics. 6. Write an effective review paper. 7. Design and implement scientifically sound experiments. 8. Analyze and interpret data and draw logical conclusions from that data. 9. Disseminate data and conclusions in scientifically appropriate manners. Prerequisite: BIOL 3040 and BIOL 3045 (Grade C or higher). Corequisite: BIOL 4270. FA (even)
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3.00 Credits
For students in the physical and biological sciences, covers global oceans with an introduction to oceanography and ocean processes; major marine ecosystems, with an emphasis on the Pacific Coast of California; marine ecology, emphasizing energy flow, populations and community structure and formation; and human impacts on the seas by considering positive and negative human activities that alter or enhance marine resources and environments. Field trip required. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the biology of marine organisms. 2. Synthesize scientific information on marine organisms and present it orally. 3. Appraise and critique scientific literature on marine organisms. 4. Evaluate and synthesize scientific information on marine organisms in writing. 5. Evaluate sources of scientific information. Course fee required. Prerequisite: BIOL 3040 (All grade C or higher). SP
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3.00 Credits
The objective of this course is to help students develop a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of modern molecular biology from the standpoint of recognized molecular mechanisms for controlling basic processes in a cell, and also from an applied standpoint for using molecular biology as a tool in the laboratory. The course will take an in-depth look at traditional subjects, like manipulation of nucleic acids, the polymerase chain reaction, recombinant vectors, DNA replication, mutation and repair. It will also address some rapidly evolving fields including next-generation sequencing, microarrays, processing of RNA, microRNA and proteomics. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the evolution of the science of Molecular Biology from 1953 to present. 2. Understand the technical terminology associated to Molecular Biology. 3. Apply, analyze, and evaluate Molecular Biology techniques and the corresponding outcomes. Prerequisites: BIOL 3030 and CHEM 1220. Corequisites: BIOL 4305. SP
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1.00 Credits
The laboratory component of BIOL 4300. It reinforces basic laboratory skills and techniques in molecular biology and introduces students to advanced techniques. Students will learn principles and practice of nucleic acid purification (plasmid and genomic DNA, RNA), DNA restriction digestion and analysis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and more. Students will also learn the technical applications of polymerases, modifying enzymes, restriction enzymes and the different DNA cloning vectors. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the evolution of the science of Molecular Biology from 1953 to present. 2. Understand the technical terminology associated to Molecular Biology. 3. Apply, analyze, and evaluate Molecular Biology techniques and the corresponding outcomes. Corequisites: BIOL 4300. SP
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3.00 Credits
Builds on topics covered in BIOL 3300. Analyze and interpret large biological data sets. Genome- and transcriptome-based quantitative methods. Data management techniques. Exercises in evaluating research studies and in developing computational methods for research. Semester project. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe a data analysis process. 2. Create computer programs that facilitate biological data analysis. 3. Interpret the analysis results biologically and explain the implications of them. Prerequisite: BIOL 3300 (Grade C or higher). FA
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students learn techniques in computational biology to apply their computer science skillset to biological data. Specifically, it is focused on learning best-practices to design scripts for computational biology through hands-on coding exercises. These exercises will allow students to refine their ability to analyze data using essential concepts in computer science such as conditionals, loops, functions, classes, regular expressions, and recursion. Topics of version control, code readability, and documentation design are used to highlight the importance of reproducibility in science. While the course is taught using Python, students are allowed to explore and use other scripting languages. *** COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will (1) implement best practices in script development for computational biology, (2) design computer programs to analyze their own (and other) biological data, (3) critically review coding scripts used in the primary literature, (4) create reader-friendly documentation to help others implement their code for similar datasets (or to simply reproduce their results). Prerequisites: BIOL 3300 (Introduction to Bioinformatics). FA
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills a program elective for all Biology majors. Covers the definition of behavior and how it is measured, the evolution and genetics of behaviors, and the wide spectrum of behaviors demonstrated by animals that help them survive and reproduce. Successful completers will be able to explain the many aspects of animal behavior, why those behaviors exist, and some specific examples of current research in each area of behavior. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Design and carry out experiments using unbiased behavioral data collection. 2. Apply evolutionary reasoning to create testable hypotheses in answering questions about animal behavior. 3. Explain Tinbergen's four types of questions regarding animal behavior. 4. Critique important published research in the field of ethology. Prerequisites: BIOL 3010 and BIOL 3030 (Grade C or higher). Corequisite: BIOL 4355. SP (odd)
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