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1.00 Credits
A course designed to develop a basic understanding of the immune system and its relationship to disease. Everyday immunologic problems, penicillin and ragweed allergy, myeloma and lymphomas, serologic tests involving antigen antibody reactions, immunization, etc. will be considered. Graduate students will be expected to write a paper and complete a project.
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to provide in-depth coverage of the principles of molecular biology. The structure of nucleic acids and proteins will be reviewed. The process of DNA replication, transcription, and translation in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes will be covered. The control of gene expression in several representative systems will be discussed in detail. Current methodologies in recombinant DNA research will be emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
This course includes an introduction to systems and modeling approaches as techniques for describing the behavior of nonpoint source (NPS) contaminants. Pollutant loading to ground and surface waters and wetlands will be explored. Students will use physically based models routinely used by the U.S. EPA, USDA-ARS, and state environmental agencies. A case study approach and "what-if" scenarios" will be used to investigate best practices to minimize environmental degradation. Emphasis is placed on simulation interpretation. Students will devote approximately 60 percent total class time to hands-on computer exercises and data collection.
Prerequisite:
CHEM121 AND CHEM123 AND CHEM124 AND CHEM126 AND MATH130 OR MATH135 AND GEOG121 OR BIOL200
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3.00 Credits
The course is designed to provide students with an overview of current issues in marine science conservation. We will explore five main themes during the semester: basic overview; marine biodiversity; fisheries and conservation; management techniques; and human impacts on conservation.
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3.00 Credits
The interactions between biological communities and the oceanic environment are studied with emphasis on the distributions of coastal plankton, fishes, and bethnic invertebrates. This course is periodically offered at the Marine Science Consortium field station at Wallops Island, Va., only during a summer session. Since this course is also offered for graduate credit, a differentiation of requirements will be made.
Prerequisite:
Two courses in Biology; Recommended: Introduction to Oceanography
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3.00 Credits
This course will study the ecological mechanisms underlying evolutionary processes. It is broad in scope and requires that students synthesize both evolutionary and ecological concepts and theory into an understanding of how organisms adapt to their environment. This course is periodically offered at the Marine Science Consortium field station in Wallops Island, Va., only during a summer session. Since this course is also offered for graduate credit, a differentiation of requirements will be made.
Prerequisite:
Courses in genetics and ecology.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the physiology of marine organisms utilizing a comparative approach. A wide range of marine organisms will be used to demonstrate the variety of mechanisms and strategies that allow them to physiologically adapt to their specific environments. This course is periodically offered at the Marine Science Consortium field station in Wallops Island, Va., only during the summer session. Since this course also is offered for graduate credit, a differentiation of requirements will be made.
Prerequisite:
Two courses in Biology and Introduction to Chemistry.
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3.00 Credits
Students in this course will study the marine environment with the use of SCUBA as a research tool. SCUBA will be used to collect samples, to measure the distribution of the flora and fauna, and to evaluate the productivity and biomass of select benthic communities. This course is periodically offered at the Marine Science Consortium field station in Wallops Island, Va., only during a summer session.
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3.00 Credits
This course trains the student in the use of a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Principles of operation and the preparation of marine geological and biological specimens are covered. Applications of the technique are performed on selected marine organisms and/or marine rocks and sediments. In addition, an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX) is used to supplement the SEM analysis. One year of biology that includes one marine course.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the interaction of biological, chemical, physical, geological, and ecological ocean processes as applied to coastal environments. Emphasis is placed on environmental management issues of the coastal zone. Topics include water quality analysis, barrier island geology and ecology, estuarine pollution, beach defense and biological implications in areas of coastal up welling and coastal fronts. Specific cases in coastal pollution will be examined from coastal environments around the U.S.
Prerequisite:
Two semesters of introductory Biology and introduction to Oceanography.
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