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3.00 Credits
One unit. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. This course covers light-microscopic characteristics of the four basic tissue types of the body of vertebral animals, including humans. It also focuses on microscopic anatomy of different organs. Emphasis is made on the relationship between the structure and function of cells and tissues that is fundamental for maintaining homeostasis and central to understanding histopathology, which in turn is crucial to medicine. In the lab, students familiarize themselves with the concepts of light microscopy, learn the basic procedures of tissue preparation (histotechniques), and practice light microscopic tissue and analysis. Prerequisites: The following four foundation biology courses (213, 215, 217, and 219). Students not majoring in biology should have BI 217 and permission of the instructor. Offered spring semester of even-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
One unit. Three hours of lecture weekly. A survey of the various endocrine glands of the human body. Attention is given to the secretion of hormones, their effects on target tissue metabolism, and resulting physiological effects. The relations between the endocrine and nervous systems are emphasized. Controls over higher center hormone release and target secondary hormone secretion are discussed. Prerequisite: BI 333. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
One unit. Three hours of lecture and discussion weekly. Lectures focus on principles of conservation biology and environmental science. A large portion of the course involves discussion of current environmental issues, such as global warming, resource use, and biodiversity. Prerequisite: BI 110 or 215. Offered as needed.
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6.00 Credits
One unit. Six hours combined lecture, laboratory, and seminar weekly. This course is a comprehensive study of the basic concepts, principles, and mechanisms of the function of animals. After familiarizing the students with the structure and function of different specialized animal cells and tissues (cell physiology), the course addresses the anatomy and physiology of animal organs and organ systems (systems physiology) in a comparative approach. The course involves oral and poster presentations by students about selected topics of comparative animal physiology. During laboratories the students work in groups on supervised experimental projects conducted with invertebrate animals that are collected and maintained by the students themselves. Not open to students who have successfully completed Biology 209, 210. Prerequisites include the following four foundation biology courses: Biology 213, 215, 217 and 219. Students not majoring in biology should have Biology 217 and permission of the instructor. All students are required to have completed Chemistry 112. Offered fall semester.
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0.00 Credits
One or zero units. Research or teaching experience for at least 105 hours at a research facility or in a teaching laboratory where there is supervised, hands-on involvement in daily activities. The student will maintain a log describing day-to-day activities and the times and hours worked. A fi nal paper in which the student evaluates the work experience is required. Other possible requirements will be determined by the faculty member overseeing the student's progress. The student's on-site supervisor will completea written evaluation of the student's performance and submit it to the faculty supervisor. Students registered for this course as BI 397G will receive a letter grade; those registered as BI 397P will be taking the course on a pass/fail basis; those registered as BI 397N will be taking the course for no credit ( registration fee required). This course cannot be used to meet requirements for the senior Refl ective Tutorial in Biology (BI 400) nor does it count towards completion of the requirements for the biology major. Interested students should contact the Center for Academic and Career Development. Prerequisites: BI 213 and permission of department chair. Offered as needed.
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1.00 Credits
One unit. This course is linked to a completed research or internship experience which includes at least 120 hours of research or internship. This course must be taken during the senior year, as part of the senior learning community, by all biology majors, as well as bio-psychology majors who have advisors in the Department of Biological Sciences. In this course the student who has completed an internship prepares a review paper on a topic related to the internship experience, while the student who has completed independent research analyzes his/her own data and completes an original research paper. Writing follows standard scientifi c journal formats. Each student is required to successfully defend his/her paper before a senior review committee. All students are also expected to present their fi ndings publicly in oral or poster form using venues that are deemed appropriate by the instructor. Cross-listed w/MI 400. Prerequisite: Completion of research or internship experience (BI 400E), as determined by the chair of the student's senior review committee, is required prior to the beginning of this course. Offered fall and spring semesters.
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0.00 Credits
Zero units. This zero unit course is the experiential component of the senior learning community and is linked to Refl ective Tutorial in Biology (BI 400). It includes at least 120 hours of research or internship. The research or internship experience must be completed prior to BI 400, as determined by the chair of the student's senior review committee. This experiential component serves as the basis for the review paper or research paper completed in BI 400. Permission of Departmental Senior Refl ective Tutorial Coordinator required. Offered fall and spring semester and summer sessions.
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3.00 Credits
One unit. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly. This course examines the principles and mechanisms that govern the development of multicellular organisms. Differentiation and pattern formation, morphogenesis and organogenesis in plants and animals are explored in this course. Other topics of interest include formation of symmetry, sex determination, metamorphosis, and problems associated with development. Prerequisites: The following four foundation Biology courses (213, 215, 217, and 219). Students not majoring in Biology should have BI 219 and permission of the instructor. All students are required to have completed CH 112. Offered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
One unit. Three hours of lecture weekly. After a general description of physical and chemical parameters in marine waters, the course focuses on benthic and pelagic life in different marine environments such as the sunlit ocean surface, deep-sea communities, upwelling areas, coral reefs, submerged vegetation communities, and estuaries. The main emphasis is on those biological factors that allow selected species to survive in different marine ecosystems. Prerequisites: The following four foundation Biology courses (213, 215, 217, and 219). Students not majoring in Biology should have BI 215 and permission of the instructor. Offered as required.
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4.00 Credits
One unit. Independent, but supervised research experience open only to dual majors in Childhood Education and Natural Science. Recommended for students in their junior or senior year. The student spends at least four hours per week researching, designing, and possibly testing pedagogical tools to enhance teaching and learning of biological concepts required to be taught in elementary school by the New York State Department of Education. Prerequisites: BI 120, 213, 215, NR 224, and permission of the department chair. Offered as needed.
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