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1.00 Credits
The course will allow students to review essential content and concepts prior to retaking the Biology Comprehensive Assessment. The course is required for all Biology majors who do not satisfactorily complete the assessment exam in their junior year. One (1) lecture hour each week.Credit, one hour.
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1.00 Credits
The required Capstone course for Biology majors; it cannot be waived or substituted. The third in a required series of biological skills seminars. The course is designed to provide the senior student with instruction and practice in the oral, poster, and written presentation of research data. Topics will include preparation of figures, slides, posters, and organization of the presentation. Students are required to provide their own data from independently conducted research either within the Biology Department (e.g., BIOL 301, BIOL 451) or external to DSU (e.g., internship). Meets one (1) hour each week.Prerequisites: BIOL 299, BIOL 399, Senior status.Credit, one hour.
Prerequisite:
BIOL 299 AND BIOL 399
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3.00 Credits
The course is a broad overview of the field of neuroscience covering three levels of analysis: 1.) molecular and cellular; 2.) systems neuroscience; and 3.) behavioral neuroscience. The course provides a common foundation in neuroscience for students planning further study or for those interested in learning about the area.Credit, three hours.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of statistical methods used in biological research. Topics include parametric and nonparametric statistics, aspects of experimental design, and use of the computer in statistical analysis.Credit, three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course offers a practical experience in planning, developing, organizing, and conducting an actual lecture and laboratory course in the life sciences. It is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member.
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3.00 Credits
The course focuses on preparation in key professional and management skills broadly applicable to science-related careers of all types by participation and presentation in workshops, seminars, grant writing, and research reviews. The course will aslo include an introduction to responsible conduct of research, assist the student to identify a research advisor to initiate a faculty-supervised research leading to development and writing of a thesis project proposal.
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2.00 Credits
The focus of this course is to help students brush up their quantitative skills for confidently answering questions about biiological phenomena. The course will focus on skills needed for solving quantitative problems that are typically encountered in the laboratory setting and in analysis of quantitative data. Therefore, students will establish a foundation for the statistical analysis that will be part of the subsequent biostatistics course and preparation of the theses or dissertation.
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3.00 Credits
A study of how drugs are used to achieve therapeutic benefits. The mechanism of action of various drug types at the molecular, cellular, and interactive-system levels will be addressed. Topics will include the basis for rationale uses of medically-relevant drugs in biological systems and detailing their effectiveness in various diseases and disorders. Focus will be on understanding the balance between pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, and toxicological side-effects that underlies effective treatments.Credit, three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course assigns credit for continued participation in building professional skills as described in BIOL-508. The second semester will include a focus on ways to ensure rigor in scientific research including consideration of experimental design, minimizing bias, ensuring valid results and authentication of reagents and resources. Attending weekly department Journal Club and presentation are part of the course. Credit, three hours
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3.00 Credits
The course explores the broad and diverse spectrum of behaviors demonstrated by living things. The scope of the course is, taxonomically speaking, broad-based, although most of attention will be directed within the animal kingdom. The course will examine behaviors in both proximate and ultimate contexts and will include analysis of their mechanisms, origins, transmission, development, and significance. Thus it is clear that the study of behavior is multidimensional and embraces many primary biological arenas including anatomy, physiology, heredity, ontogeny, ecology, and evolution. Many approaches have been employed in the study of behavior. These include comparative and physiological psychology, neurobiology, ethology, behavioral ecology, and sociobiology. In the course our study will consider all of these elements, but the focus will concentrate on the ethological and ecological perspectives.Credit, three hours.
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