Courses offered by the Biology Department during the spring semester of 2018 Please note that this list does NOT replace the undergraduate catalog. 600-level courses are mainly geared towards graduate students and are open to exceptionally advanced undergraduates, with a special permission from EE= Experiential Education requirement Organismal= Organismal structure and diversity requirement Introduction Courses and First-Year Seminars Number Course Instructors Prerequisites Credit Comments 53 Biotechnology FYS Dowen None (3) First year seminar. Does not count for 101 Principles of Biology Evans; Hogan None (3) Gateway course 101L Introductory Biology Lab Stegenga None (1) Gateway course Core Courses Number Course Instructors Prerequisites Credit 201 Ecology and Evolution Vision & Evans; Burch 101+ chem (4) & Evans 101 or 102 (Grade C or better) 202 Molecular Biology and Genetics 202H Molecular Biology and Genetics- Honors 205 Cellular and Developmental Biology Steinwand; Shank & Slep Bloom & Kieber Steinwand & Shiau; Rogers & Nimchuk 101+ chem (4) 101 or 102 (Grade C or better) 101+ chem (4) 101 or 102 (Grade C or better) 202 (4) Comments 205H Cellular and Developmental Biology- Honors A. Maddox & Goldstein 202 (4)
Cell and Developmental Biology 441 Vertebrate Embryology Harris 205 or 252 when 441 and 271L are 441L Vertebrate Embryology lab Harris Pre- or co- (1) Lab 441 447 Lab in Cell Biology A. Jones & P. Maddox 205 (3) 447L Lab in Cell Biology (1) Lab 455 Behavioral Neuroscience Burmeister 205 (3) 639 Plant Molecular and Cell Biology Nimchuk the (2) 649 Seminar in Cell Biology Bloom 205 (1) 680 Advanced Seminar in Recent Biological Research and Methods Matera; Conlon the (1) Physiology and Disease Number Course Instructors Prerequisites Credit 252 Human Anatomy and Johnson; Shemer 101; co-req 252L (3) Physiology 252L Human A&P Lab Johnson 101L; co-req 252 (1) Lab Comments 253 Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology Johnson 252; co-req 253L (3) Does not count for 253L Advanced Human A&P Lab Johnson 252L; co-req 253 (1) Lab. Does not count for 402 Infectious Disease in the Duronio & Peifer 205 (3) Developing World 426 Biology of Blood Diseases Church 205 (3) 445 Cancer Biology Shemer 205 (3) 451 Comparative Physiology Hedrick & Kier 101/L; phys114/ 118;phys115/119 451L Comparative Physiology lab Hedrick & Kier Pre- or co- 451 (1) Lab when 451 and 451L are
Zoology and Animal Physiology None Course Instructors Prerequisites Credit Comments 278 Animal Behavior C. Lohmann 101 and 101L, when 278 + 278L are 278L Animal Behavior lab C. Lohmann Pre- or co- 278 (1) Lab 350 Oceanography Alperin None (3) Cross-listed as envr 417, geol 403,masc 401 451 Comparative Physiology Hedrick & Kier 101/L; phys114/ 118;phys115/119 when 451 and 451L are 451L Comparative Physiology lab Hedrick & Pre- or co- 451 (1) Lab Kier 457 Marine Biology Septer Cross-listed as masc 442 475 Biology of Marine Animals K. Lohmann 101/L; corequisite 475L, when 475+ 475L are 475L Biology of Marine Animals- Lab K. Lohmann 101/L; corequisite 475 (1) Lab 476 Avian Biology Hurlbert & Sockman 476L Avian Biology- lab Hurlbert & Sockman 101; corequisite 476L; the corequisite 476; the 657 Biological Oceanography Marchetti the when 476 and 476L are (1) Lab (4) Lab Cross-listed as masc 504
Quantitative Biology Number Course Instructors Prerequisites Credit 226 Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Biology 226L Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Biology- lab Miller 201 or 202; Math 232 corequisite 226L Miller corequisite 226 (1) Comments QBiol lab when 226 & 226L are 525 Computational Analyses and Resources in Genomics 525L Computational Analyses and Resources in Genomics- lab Furey 202, comp110/116, & stor155; corequisite 525L Furey corequisite 525 (1) QBiol lab when 525 & 525L are Plant Biology 271 Plant Biology Gensel 101 and 101L; corequisite 271L when 271 and 271L are 271L Plant Biology- Lab Gensel 101 and 101L; (1) corequisite 271 561 Ecological Plant Geography Peet 101 or GEOG 110 (3) 639 Plant Molecular and Cell Biology Nimchuk the (2)
Ecology and Evolution 221 Evolution of Extraordinary Adaptations Martin 101; corequisite 221L (3) For first years and sophomores 221L Evolution of Extraordinary Adaptations- lab Martin 101; corequisite 221 (1) Lab 471 Evolutionary Mechanisms Kingsolver & D. Pfennig 471L Evolutionary Mechanisms- Lab 561 Ecological Plant Geography Kingsolver & D. Pfennig Peet 201 and 202; corequisite 471L corequisite 471 (1) 101 or GEOG 110 when 471 and 471L are (3) 563 Statistical Analysis in Ecology and Evolution TBA MATH 231 and STOR 151 (4) Lab; Cross-listed as enec 563 565 Conservation Biology White 201 (3) 565H Conservation Biology- White 201 (3) Honors 659 Seminar in Evolutionary Biology Burch (2) 669 Seminar in Ecology Bruno (1-3) Cross-listed as enec 669 Neurobiology and Behavior 252 Human Anatomy and Johnson; Shemer 101/L (3) Physiology 252L Human Anatomy and Johnson 101L, co-req 252 (1) Lab Physiology Lab 278 Animal Behavior C. Lohmann 101/L, when 278 + 278L are 278L Animal Behavior lab C. Lohmann Pre- or co- 278 (1) 455 Behavioral Neuroscience Burmeister 205 (3)
Genetics, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry 423 Lab in Genetics Grant 205 (4) Lab 430 Introduction to Biochemistry TBA 101, chem262 or 262H 434 Molecular Biology Searles 202 & chem 261 525 Computational Analyses and Furey 202, Resources in Genomics comp110/116, & stor155; corequisite 525L (3) Cross-listed as chem 430 (3) QBiol w/lab when 525 & 525L are 525L Computational Analyses and Furey corequisite 525 (1) Resources in Genomics- lab 620 Genetics of Pathogenic and Matthysse (3) ssymbiotic Bacteria 625 Seminar in Genetics C. Jones, Copenhaver (2) Cross-listed as gnet 625 & Sekelsky 632 Advanced Molecular Biology II TBA (3) Cross-listed as gnet 632 680 Advanced Seminar in Recent Biological Research and Methods Conlon; Matera (1)
Teaching, Research and Others 221 Evolution of Extraordinary Adaptations Martin 101; corequisite 221L (3) For first years and sophomores 221L Evolution of Extraordinary Martin 101; corequisite (1) Lab Adaptations- lab 221 291 Teaching Apprentice in Biology Faculty members GPA biology 3.0 or higher; (1) Does not count for 292 Teaching Assistant in Biology Stegenga; Johnson 293 Internship in Biology Coble & Matson 296 Directed Reading in Biology Faculty members 395/495 Undergraduate Research in Faculty and 395H Biology members 410 Principles and Methods of Teaching Biology 692H Senior Honors Thesis in Biology GPA biology 3.0 or higher; 201 or 202; 201 or 202; Coble 201 and 202 or 201 and 205 A. Maddox 395; (2) Does not count for (3) Does not count for ; Counts as EE (1-3) Does not count for (1-3) Counts as a lab if taken for 6 hr. or 3hr +biol 692H; Counts as EE; Majors only (4) Counts as EE (3) Seniors and majors only For additional information on research and honors thesis, please check the Biology website