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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Mentored exploration of the mechanisms, ecology, and evolution of diverse behaviors of animals. Emphasis on basic concepts and analysis of reported observations and experiments. Does not count as a lab science.
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3.00 Credits
A rich overview of the environment and natural wildlife of Costa Rica, allowing students to work with local environmentalists on projects to protect the delicate balance of some of the world's richest ecologies. (Counts as a core requirement for a lab science. Additional cost required for trip).
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Student-oriented laboratory, field, and/or literature studies. Admission to the courses by application to the Biology faculty.
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3.00 Credits
This designation is for courses offered as electives in the Undergraduate Honors Program, and may include both Honors-only courses and augmented Honors versions of courses that are offered elsewhere in the catalog. Courses have limited enrollment and content reflects Honors Program course outcomes around rigorous critical engagement, interdisciplinarity, effective communication, and meaningful collaboration.
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4.00 Credits
A comprehensive overview of the theory of evolution and our current understanding of the pattern of "descent with modification" that has produced the many diverse forms of life that have existed on Earth. Laboratory studies include working with models of evolutionary processes, classification of organisms, observations of structural and functional adaptations important to diverse groups of organisms, and deducing patterns of descent from morphological and molecular data. (Prerequisits: BIOL234 or permission of instructor) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on how biotic and abiotic factors influence ecological adaptation. Population, community, and ecosystem level processes that generate the observed patterns of plant and animal distribution and abundance are studied. Patterns of diversity, stability, dominance, biogeography, succession, and behavior are examined. Principles are demonstrated through use of case studies, models, and field experiments. (Prerequisites: BIOL234 and SCI 250; or permission of instructor) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours field/laboratory
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to the structure, growth, development, and responses of flowering plants. (Prerequisites: BIOL 234; or permission of instructor)
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4.00 Credits
A survey of vertebrate anatomy and physiology, placing vertebrate form and function within an evolutionary context. Beginning with fishes and ending with mammals, emphasis is placed on identification and description of key characteristics and evolutionary innovations of the vertebrate classes using a comparative approach. The laboratory involves making detailed comparisons among selected vertebrate types through observation, microscopy and dissection. (Prerequisites: BIOL233, CHE103; or permission of instructor) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
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4.00 Credits
Developmental biology presents a classical and molecular analysis of our current understanding of embryonic development. A comparative approach is employed to demonstrate significant patterns in embryological development. Although vertebrate development is emphasized, other organisms are explored as time permits. Students conduct directed as well as independent research projects to explore the role of environmental agents on early embryonic development. (Prerequisites: BIOL234; or permission of instructor) 3 hours of lecture, 3 hours laboratory
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the microbial world with detailed study of bacteria: classification, morphology, physiology, and genetics, and the role of pathogens in human disease. Laboratory stresses aseptic handling and recognition of microorganisms, identification of unknown bacteria, and independent investigation. (Prerequisites: BIOL234; or permission of instructor) 3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
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