BIOL 497 – Special Studies
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: 3 Description: Open only to juniors or seniors with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in their major courses. A maximum of 3 semester hours may be earned. Academic Committee approval required for each seminar and practicum. All individual research projects are reviewed by three faculty members […]
BIOL 499 – Biology Capstone Seminar
Prerequisites/Corequisites: 16 hours in biology or permission of the department. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description: Capstone class for Biology majors. Topics will focus on preparation for careers after graduation in the biological sciences, including science jobs, professional school, and graduate school. Students will gain proficiencies in professional communication, resume building, and interview […]
BUSI 150 – Fundamentals of Business
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduces the fundamental functions and activities of modern business organizations. Topics include: an overview of the economic system, accounting and record keeping, marketing, management, finance, information systems, legal issues, business ethics, and diversity and inclusion. In addition, careers in business and entrepreneurship are considered.
BUSI 206 – Legal & Social Environment of Bus
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of the legal environment of business in general with emphasis on ethics, creditor’s rights and bankruptcy, business organizations, government regulations, and the protection of property and other interests.
BIOL 406 – Human Physiology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-201. (Required, Previous or concurrent). | Take BIOL-205 or BIOL-305. (Required, Previous or concurrent). | Take BIOL-406L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: The normal structure and function of the human body. Physical and chemical concepts such as bioenergetics and enzyme function will be covered. Credit […]
BIOL 411 – Ecology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-102. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-411L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: General principles of ecology of individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems from an evolutionary perspective. The scientific method will be stressed.
BIOL 490 – Pre-Veterinary Internship
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: 2 Description: Clinical experience in veterinary medicine under the supervision of a practicing veterinarian. A maximum of 3 semester hours may be earned. Earned hours do not fulfill the requirements of biology electives for a biology major, minor, or collateral.
BIOL 309 – Introduction to Neuroscience
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-104 BIOL-105 BIOL-115L or BIOL-107. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-309L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: This course will introduce students to anatomical and physiological properties of the nervous system with special emphasis on the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Neuroscience topics to be covered will include molecular function, […]
BIOL 311 – Microbiology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-311L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Structure, activities, and control of microorganisms, including principles of immunology.
BIOL 401 – Genetics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-201. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-401L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Mendelian genetics, the chromosome, probability, and mapping in diploids, fungi, bacteria, and viruses; chemical basis of DNA replication and mutation and the genetic code.
BIOL 302 – Developmental Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-102. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-302L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: How a single cell, the zygote, grows into a multicelled organism. First part of the course focuses on how cells differentiate into specialized types, move around the embryo and communicate with each other. Second […]
BIOL 308 – Aquatic Ecology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-102. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-308L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: An examination of the physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of standing and flowing freshwaters and how these dynamics affect the ecology of organisms.