BIOL 435 – (MT415) Instrumentation & Methods
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 2; Max: Description: Study of methodologies and principles of instrumentation used in clinical laboratory.
BIOL 431 – (MT425) Clinical Microbiology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Study of the bacterial agents of human infections.
BIOL 432 – (MT432) Immunohematology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Study of blood banking principles and practice.
BIOL 433 – (MT455) Clinical Immunology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of human immune system and deficiencies.
BIOL 434 – (MT410) Clinical Hemostasis
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 2; Max: Description: Study of hemostasis and disorders.
BIOL 430 – (MT405) Clinical Hematology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Study of blood cell formation, function, and disorders.
BIOL 413 – Biostatistics and Research Methods
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 MATH-132. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Experimental design and analysis for the biological sciences. Covers considerations in designing experiments as well as appropriate statistical analysis for each design. Designs and analysis from a variety of biological fields will be covered.
BIOL 415 – Radiation Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-316 BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Topics include the fundamental physical, chemical, and biological mechanisms that lead to radiation-induced biological damage. The course will begin with interactions and responses at a molecular level and progress towards cellular and systemic responses to the damage. Methods […]
BIOL 409 – Evolutionary Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-201. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-409L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Topics include the theory of natural selection, mechanisms of evolutionary change, the fossil record, biogeography, molecular evolution, speciation, phylogeny reconstruction and evolutionary rates.
BIOL 410 – Animal Physiology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-106 CHEM-102. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: The study of the function of the major organ systems in different classes of vertebrate animals. The relationship between the physiology and ecology of species will also be investigated.
BIOL 412 – Animal Behavior
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-412L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Topics within ecology and evolution combine as students examine the adaptive significance of behavior. Key concepts include altruism and selfishness, evolutionary stable strategies and game theory, coevolution in relation to predation and predator avoidance, […]
BIOL 407 – Immunology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-201. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-407L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Cellular and molecular basis of the immune response; antibody structure and function; antigen-antibody interactions, applications; immunogenetics; hypersensitivity.