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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
fall. A study of the oceans of the world: their origin, physical and chemical aspects, food cycles, biota, geology, productivity, and how man can best use this knowledge for his survival.
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4.00 Credits
summer, on demand. Field study of lakes and streams with applications to planning management. Includes an introduction to limnology and investigation of representative lakes and streams of the region. Laboratory graded and credited with the course. Prerequisites: BIOL 221/223 or 222/224, CHEM 111/112 or 131/133, CHEM 113/114 or 132/134. Course offered at Au Sable Institute. Travel to site required.
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4.00 Credits
Maymester, on demand. Biology, behavior, ecology and identification of birds. Work is primarily conducted in the field and covers the major habitats of northern lower Michigan, including wetlands, lakes, rivers, forests, dunes, and open field communities. Emphasis will be placed on identification of the spring bird fauna of northern lower Michigan by sight and by call. Laboratory graded and credited with the course. Prerequisite: BIOL 221/223 or 222/224. Course offered at Au Sable Institute. Travel to site required.
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4.00 Credits
summer, on demand. Field identification and ecology of vascular plants as components of natural communities in Michigan. Emphasis is placed upon on-sight examination of plants in communities such as bog, dune, forest marsh, meadow, and swamp. Plants difficult to study under field conditions are brought to the laboratory for microscopic examination and identification. Ecological features such as community stratification and plant zonation along ecological gradients are examined. Laboratory graded and credited with the course. Prerequisite: BIOL 221/223 or 222/224. Course offered at Au Sable Institute. Travel to site required.
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3.00 Credits
fall, spring. Survey of cell structure and function with an emphasis on cellular enery-related events, proteins, and nucleic acids. Lecture may be taken without the lab. Prerequisites: CHEM 114 or 134; BIOL 112/114, 113/115 and BIOL 221/223 or 222/224.
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1.00 Credits
spring. Laboratory study of cell structure and function with emphasis on energy-related events, proteins, and nucleic acids. Prerequisites: CHEM 114 or 134, BIOL 112/114, 113/115 and 221/223 or 222/244.
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4.00 Credits
Maymester, on demand. Taxonomy, ecology, management, and stewardship of trees and shrubs. Presents the systematic botany of local woody flora including identification byfoliage, twigs, wood, and bark, and trees of major economic and ecological importance worldwide. Given in the context of ethical and global questions of deforestation, global warming trends, old growth forest values, lumbering forest ecosystem restoration, and land stewardship. Laboratory graded and credited with the course. Prerequisite: BIOL 221/223 or 222/224. Course offered at Au Sable Institute. Travel to site required.
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4.00 Credits
summer, on demand. Ecology, identification, systematics, culture, and care of aquatic plants andanimals, and adaptations to freshwater environments. Aquatic life is studied in lakes, ponds, bogs, marshes, and streams and in the laboratory. The course assesses human impacts on aquatic species and ecosystems, presents procedures for the stewardship of aquatic habitats, and introduces aquatic restoration ecology. Laboratory graded and credited with the course. Prerequisite: BIOL 221/223 or 222/224. Course offered at Au Sable Institute. Travel to site required.
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3.00 Credits
fall. A consideration of the following topics: the neurophysiology of synaptic transmission, how sensory input is perceived and motor output is transmitted, and the location and function of the cranial nerve nuclei. Laboratory graded and credited with the course. Prerequisite: BIOL 312.
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1.00 Credits
fall. An investigation into the influences on health - physical, emotional and spiritual, with examples drawn from the Asian and Hispanic cultures. Prerequisites: BIOL 112/114, 113/115.
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