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2.00 Credits
2.00 credits (2.00 lec) This course provides an in-depth study of the chemical, biological and psychological process involved with alterations of health, using systemic and nonsystemic approaches. This course is offered both on campus and as a Web course. Fulfills MnTC Goal Area 3. Prerequisites: BIOL 2225; placement into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052; placement into ENGL 1110 or completion of ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0051.
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits (3.00 lec/1.00 lab) This course examines the fundamentals of botany, including structure, function, physiology, and reproductive biology of plants and plant-like organisms. This course also studies the diversity, evolutionary history, and ecology of flowering plants, algae, fungi, bryophtes, lower vascular plants, ferns, and gymnosperms. This course includes two hours of required lab per week. Fulfills MnTC Goal Area 3. Prerequisites: BIOL 1100 or BIOL 2200; placement into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052; placement into ENGL 1110 or completion of ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0051.
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits (3.00 lec/1.00 lab) This course compares the ways in which different animal phyla have solved problems of existence including, for example, support, nervous coordination, locomotion, excretion, respiration and reproduction. Additionally, the course provides a basic framework for understanding the origins and relationships of the major groups of animals. This course incudes two hours of required lab per week. Performing dissections is required. Fulfills MnTC Goal Area 3. Prerequisites: BIOL 1100 or BIOL 2200; placement into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052; placement into ENGL 1110 or completion of ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0051.
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits (2.00 lec/2.00 lab) This course will use an applications-based approach to molecular and cellular biology. Students will explore the theories needed to understand and use techniques of molecular biology and methods used to establish current theories. The laboratory will expose them extensively to techniques widely used in academic and industry laboratories. Fulfills MnTC Goal Area 3. Prerequisites: BIOL 2231. Prerequisites/Corequisites: BIOT 2320 and CHEM 2204; all Pre/ Corequisites for these courses apply.
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3.00 Credits
1.00-6.00 credits (1.00-6.00 int)This course will provide full- or part-time participation in industry, government agency, university, or analytical services laboratory for internship, project help, or field experience. Students must receive faculty approval to register in this course. Arrangements must be made before registration. Prerequisites: BIOL 2231. Prerequisites/Corequisites: BIOT 2320 and CHEM 2204; all Pre/Corequisites for these courses apply.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: One course in BIOL; placement into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052; placement into ENGL 1110 or completion of ENGL 0900 or ESOL 0051.
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1.00 Credits
1.00 credit (1.00 lec) This course will provide students an overview of bioscience. They will explore educational and employment opportunities; job-search skills; basic concepts and techniques for effective work in entry-level positions; the scientific basis of the technologies and their historical development; and current applications in medicine, forensics, biomaterials, agriculture and environment. Students will learn about national, state and local bioscience laboratories, including the basics of intellectual property law and regulatory agencies that oversee the industry, as well as explore ethical, legal, ecological, and societal issues related to bioscience. Prerequisites: Placement into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052.
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits (4.00 lec) This course will provide an overview of the regulations that govern the bioscience industry and incorporates handson laboratory experiences. Students will learn extensively about Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations with a focus on Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) including Quality Control (QC). They will gain a basic knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and Good Tissue Practices (GTP) and the approval processes of bioscience products. Students will appreciate the importance of international regulations, intellectual property, and import and export considerations. The laboratory sessions will provide hands-on experience in QC procedures, safety regulations, routine lab maintenance aspects, aseptic techniques and clean-room procedures. Students will practice good record-keeping and critical documentation aspects and learn about Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). They will also perform various scientific measurements and adopt the associated mathematical calculations; prepare various laboratory reagents, and learn accurate pipetting techniques and sterilization procedures; and handle basic instrumentation widely used in academic and industry laboratories at entry-level positions. Prerequisites: CHEM 1151. Prerequisities/Corequisites: BIOT 1000 and all prerequisites for these courses apply.
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1.00 Credits
1.00 credit (1.00 lec) This lecture course will use an applications-based approach to tissue culture techniques. Students will learn about the importance and applications of primary and immortalized cells, and the requirements for cell culture; appreciate the differences between mammalian and insect cell culture processes and applications; learn about cell and tissue banks; and explore the current Good Tissue Practices (cGTP) regulations of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and quality control as applied to cGTP. Students will learn about biosafety while working with cells and tissue and clean-room processes. Students will also gain an overview of stem cell culture, requirements and regulations, as well as learning the principles of cell culture that will prepare them to do laboratory coursework. Prerequisites: BIOT 2320, BIOL 2500, CHEM 2420; pre- or corequisite CHEM 2620; and all prerequisites for these courses apply. Corequisite: BIOT 2641.
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2.00 Credits
2.00 credits (2.00 lab) This laboratory course will use an applications-based approach to tissue culture techniques. Students will gain hands-on experience in aseptic techniques, mammalian and insect cell-culture, tissue culture media requirements and preparation, culturing of cells from a frozen master cell bank, growth conditions and monitoring, scale-up procedures and freezing of cultured cells. They will learn to process cultured cells for various downstream applications, as well as learn how to adopt cGMP and cGTP regulations of the FDA. Prerequisites: BIOT 2320, BIOL 2500, CHEM 2420; pre- or corequisite CHEM 2620; and all prerequisites for these courses apply Lab Credit. Corequisite: BIOT 2641.
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