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| BIOL 1000 - Introduction to the Biology Major |
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Required for all Biology majors. Development of skill sets essential for success in the Biology major. Topics include the understanding of departmental and university resources and expectations, development of personalized academic plans, and development of skills for professional interactions.
1.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 1010 - Biology I and Lab |
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4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab University College Department Course Attributes: TN eCampus (formerly RODP), GE Current: Natural Sci RODP, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 1020 - Biology II and Lab |
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4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab University College Department Course Attributes: TN eCampus (formerly RODP), GE Current: Natural Sci RODP, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life |
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Corequisite: BIOL 1031. Designed for non-majors. Offers understanding, experiences, and skills related to common biological issues. Includes class discussions, small group activities, lectures, selected readings, and laboratory investigations. Students earning an A in BIOL 1030/1031 and wishing to declare a major or minor in Biology may substitute BIOL 1030/BIOL 1031 for BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111 toward meeting the requirement for the major or minor. Three hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory.
TBC: Scientific Literacy (Discovery)
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: Tutoring Courses, College of Basic & Applied, Gen Ed - Natural Science Block, GE Current: Natural Science, TBC-SciLit Discovery Course, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 1030.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Gen Ed - Natural Science Block, TBC-SciLit Discovery Course, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 1110 - General Biology I |
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Prerequisite: MATH 1710 with C- or better or MATH ACT of 19 or higher. Corequisite: BIOL 1111. Primarily for Biology majors and minors and other science-oriented students. Biological principles and processes, including introduction to the nature of science, cells (structure, function, metabolism, division), genetics, evolution. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory. While BIOL 1110 can be used to fulfill half the 8-hour True Blue Core requirement for Scientific Literacy, it is the first semester of a two-semester sequence primarily designed for science majors. TBR Common Course: BIOL 1110
TBC: Scientific Literacy (Discovery)
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: Tutoring Courses, College of Basic & Applied, Gen Ed - Natural Science Block, GE Current: Natural Science, TBC-SciLit Discovery Course, Credit from 4-Year College, Natural Phys Sci with Lab |
| BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 1110. TBR Common Course: BIOL 1111
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Gen Ed - Natural Science Block, TBC-SciLit Discovery Course, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 1120 - General Biology II |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111. Corequisite: BIOL 1121. Primarily for Biology majors and minors and other science-oriented students. Survey of plants and animals emphasizing evolution, structure, function, reproduction, growth, and ecology. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory. TBR Common Course: BIOL 1120
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: Tutoring Courses, College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 1121 - General Biology II Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 1120. TBR Common Course: BIOL 1121
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 1430 - Nutrition |
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3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture University College Department Course Attributes: TN eCampus (formerly RODP), Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2000 - Orientation to the Medical Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 2001. Open to anyone in medical and allied medical careers, but may not be taken as part of Biology major. Survey of medical lab careers, curricula, and affiliated laboratory programs; experience in medical laboratory testing procedures. One hour lecture and one two-hour laboratory.
2.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2001 - Orientation to the Medical Lab Field Experience Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 2000.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Field Experience Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
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Completion of BIOL 1030/1031 or a grade of C or better in high school chemistry and biology within the last five years strongly recommended. Corequisite: BIOL 2011. Meets requirements for many pre-health professional programs including nursing. Structure and function of the cell, integumentary, skeletal, muscle, and nervous systems. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
TBC: Scientific Literacy (Discovery)
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: Tutoring Courses, College of Basic & Applied, Gen Ed - Natural Science Block, GE Current: Natural Science, TBC-SciLit Discovery Course, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2011 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 2010.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Gen Ed - Natural Science Block, TBC-SciLit Discovery Course, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II |
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Prerequisite: C or better in BIOL 2010/BIOL 2011. Corequisite: BIOL 2021. Meets requirements for many pre-health professional programs including nursing. Structure and function of endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, urinary, digestive, and reproductive systems. Biology majors passing both BIOL 2010/BIOL 2111 and BIOL 2020/BIOL 2021 with a C or better may substitute both courses for BIOL 3020. However, the substitution is not recommended for pre-med students and does not count for upper-division hours. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
TBC: Scientific Literacy (Discovery)
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: Tutoring Courses, College of Basic & Applied, Gen Ed - Natural Science Block, GE Current: Natural Science, TBC-SciLit Discovery Course, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2021 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 2020.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Gen Ed - Natural Science Block, TBC-SciLit Discovery Course, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2030 - Anatomy and Physiology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 1030/1031 or BIOL 1110/1111. Corequisite: BIOL 2031. General structure and physiological activities of human systems. Two hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2031 - Anatomy and Physiology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 2030.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2100 - Microbiology in Disease |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2010/BIOL 2011 and BIOL 2020/BIOL 2021 with grades of C (2.0) or better. Corequisite: BIOL 2101. Fundamentals of the role of microorganisms responsible for disease in humans. Does not apply toward a major or minor in Biology. Two hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: Tutoring Courses, College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2101 - Microbiology in Disease Lab |
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0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2230 - Microbiology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1120/BIOL 1121 or BIOL 2010/BIOL 2011 and BIOL 2020/BIOL 2021. Concepts and techniques pertaining to the morphology, physiology, reproduction, isolation, cultivation and identification of microorganisms with particular emphasis on bacteria. Topics include the impact of microorganisms in our daily lives, both adverse and beneficial. Background in General Chemistry is strongly recommended. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: Tutoring Courses, College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 2231 - Microbiology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 2230.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College |
| BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers |
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Prerequisites: 8 hours of natural sciences from the following prefixes: ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PGEO, PHYS, and PSCI A process-oriented approach to the study of life with emphasis on execution and analysis of activities and experiments suited to the elementary school classroom. Six hours lecture and laboratory. (May not be used for Biology majors or minors.)
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3010 - Embryology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/3251. Corequisite: BIOL 3011. Early development of the frog, chick, pig, and human. Living material, whole mounts, and serial sections are used for studying cleavage, germ layer formation, histogenesis, and organogenesis. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3011 - Embryology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 3010.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3020 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/3251. Corequisite: BIOL 3021. Vertebrate morphology and the development and function of systems and organs. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3021 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 3020.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3040 - Entomology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Morphology, classification, evolution, life histories, and economic importance of insects. Five hours of lecture and laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3050 - Parasitology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Corequisite: BIOL 3051. Life histories, host-parasite relationships, and control measures of the more common parasites of humans and domesticated animals. Two hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3051 - Parasitology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 3050.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3060 - Diversity of Eukaryotic Life |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111; corequisite: BIOL 3061. Survey of the major evolutionary lineages of eukaryotic organisms. Specifically, the evolution, diversity, ecological and societal roles of autotrophic protists, heterotrophic protists, fungi, plants and animals discussed. Two hours lecture.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3061 - Diversity of Eukaryotic Life Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 3060. Students study representative organisms from each lineage and sub-lineage and the key structures that are used to delineate the major lineages and sub-lineages.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3120 - General Ecology |
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3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture University College Department Course Attributes: TN eCampus (formerly RODP), Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3150 - Radiation Biology |
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Prerequisites: PHYS 2010/PHYS 2011 and PHYS 2020/PHYS 2021. Types and properties of ionizing radiation, isotopes and tracer study techniques, and the biological effects of ionizing radiations on living things. Restricted to students in the Allied Health Technology program.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3200 - Internship in Biology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251; permission of department. Practical experience for students in a professional setting.
2.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Practicum Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3210 - Environmental Microbiology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/BIOL 2231 and BIOL 3251/BIOL 3251. Corequisite: BIOL 3211. Deals with microorganisms commonly found in air, water, and soil. Two hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3211 - Environmental Microbiology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 3210.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3250 - Genetics |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1120/BIOL 1121. Corequisite: BIOL 3251. An introductory course in genetics. Surveys and explores the sub-disciplines of genetics, including classical, molecular, and evolutionary genetics. Emphasis on the experiments, techniques, and theories forming the foundation of modern genetic research and its applications. Three hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: Tutoring Courses, College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3251 - Genetics Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 3250.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3340 - Human Pathophysiology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/BIOL 2231 and (BIOL 2010/BIOL 2011, BIOL 2020/BIOL 2021) or BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Basic mechanisms of disease processes and their role in disrupting normal physiology. Three hours lecture.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3350 - Principles of Radiation in Medicine |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3150, PHYS 2010/PHYS 2011 and PHYS 2020/PHYS 2021. Basic concepts and theories of radiation physics. Detailed analysis of the structure of matter, properties of radiation, nuclear transformations, x-ray production, and interactions of ionizing radiation emphasized. Treatment units used in external radiation therapy, measurement and quality of ionizing radiation produced, absorbed dose measurement, dose distribution, and scatter analysis presented. Restricted to students in the Allied Health Technology Program.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3400 - General Ecology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1120/BIOL 1121. Corequisite: BIOL 3401. Basic concepts of the ecosystem and community aquatic and terrestrial habitats and population ecology; complemented by field and laboratory activities. Three hours lecture and one-three hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3401 - General Ecology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 3400.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3500 - Evolution |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/3251. Evolutionary biology for majors. Topics include history of evolutionary thinking, mechanisms of evolution, basic quantitative and population genetics, life-history theory, evolution of sex, correlated responses to selection, speciation, macroevolution, molecular evolution, fossil record and geologic time scale, phylogenic inference, and the emergence of life. Three hours lecture.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 3890 - Biology Instruction Internship |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251, successful completion of target courses, and permission of instructor. A course to refine thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills through exposure to on-the-spot technical questions and a laboratory teaching experience as an assistant in a biology laboratory. Credits will not count toward a major or minor in Biology. May be repeated for up to three credits.
1.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Practicum Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4070 - Economic Botany |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Useful plants which have shaped civilization. Topics include origin of agriculture, fruits and nuts, grains and legumes, vegetables, spices and herbs, oils and waxes, medicinal plants, psychoactive plants. Three hours lecture.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4080 - Mycology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Corequisite: BIOL 4081. Emphasizes taxonomy, morphology, and culture of fungi and their importance to humans. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4081 - Mycology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4080.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4090 - Forest Ecology |
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Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251, BIOL 3400, and BIOL 3500 or permission of instructor. Ecological form and function of forested systems with a particular emphasis on communities of the southeastern U.S. and Tennessee. Topics include dendrology, community assembly and disassembly over time, abiotic and biotic drivers of forest community succession, phylogeography and biogeography, and threats and sustainable practices. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4110 - General Physiology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/BIOL 2231 and BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251; CHEM 2030/CHEM 2031 or CHEM 3010 /CHEM 3011. Corequisite: BIOL 4111. Physiological and chemical properties of life processes in animals using an organ systems approach. Emphasis on mammalian physiology. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4111 - General Physiology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4110.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4130 - Histology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251 and CHEM 2030/CHEM 2031 or CHEM 3010/CHEM 3011. Corequisite: BIOL 4131. Microscopic anatomy of vertebrate cells, tissues, and organs. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4131 - Histology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4130.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4140 - Invertebrate Zoology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Corequisite: BIOL 4141. Morphology, classification, evolution, life histories, and economic importance of invertebrate phyla. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4141 - Invertebrate Zoology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4140.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4170 - Endocrinology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/3251, BIOL 4110/4111 or BIOL 2020/2021; CHEM 2030/2031 or CHEM 3010/3011. Study of hormones and other chemical messengers including synthesis, secretion, transport, receptors, cellular, and physiological activity. Focus on humans and other vertebrates. Three hours lecture.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4180 - Vertebrate Zoology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Corequisite: BIOL 4181. Structure, life history, and classification of fish, amphibians, and mammals. Local representatives emphasized. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4181 - Vertebrate Zoology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4180.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4200 - Senior Seminar |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/BIOL 2231, BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251, BIOL 3400/BIOL 3401, and BIOL 3500. Readings and discussions from scientific literature on a particular theme that will incorporate topics in cellular biology, energetics, genetics, molecular and organismal biology, evolution, and ecology. Majors advised to take this course during the semester of graduation.
1.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4210 - Cell and Molecular Biology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251, BIOL 2230/BIOL 2231, and CHEM 2030/CHEM 2031 or CHEM 3010/CHEM 3011. Corequisite: BIOL 4211. Cellular morphology and function. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4211 - Cell and Molecular Biology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4210.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4220 - Ichthyology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Corequisite: BIOL 4221. The morphology, physiology, taxonomy, and ecology of fishes. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4221 - Ichthyology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4220.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4270 - Transmitting Electron Microscopy |
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Prerequisite: Permission of department. Tissue fixation, dehydration, embedding, and thin sectioning for examination and development of micrographs using a Zeiss electron microscope. Seven hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4280 - Undergraduate Research in Biology |
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Prerequisite: Permission of department. Selection, design, and conduction of projects typically allied with an instructor's research program. May be repeated for a total of twelve credits. Only four credits may count toward the Biology major.
1.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Research Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4290 - Scanning Electron Microscopy |
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Prerequisite: Permission of department. Preparation of biological and non-biological materials for examination and development of micrographs using an ISI electron microscope. Seven hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4300 - Immunology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/BIOL 2231 and BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Corequisite: BIOL 4301. Humoral and cellular mechanisms of immunity. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4301 - Immunology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4300.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4310 - Cardio-Renal Physiology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 4110/BIOL 4111 or BIOL 2020/BIOL 2021, BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251 and (CHEM 2030/CHEM 2031 or CHEM 3010/CHEM 3011). Interdependence of cardiac, hemodynamic, and renal mechanisms in regulating volume status, vascular tones, and cardiac output. Three hours lecture.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4330 - Biome Analysis |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1120/BIOL 1121; permission of department; and junior or senior standing. An intensive classroom and on-site study of a specific biome. Special emphasis on data collection and analysis. Consult the department chair for specific credits and costs.
1.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Field Experience Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work, Study Abroad 1 |
| BIOL 4350 - Biometry |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251 and MATH 1910. Corequisite: BIOL 4351. Statistical methods utilized in biological research. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4351 - Biometry Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4350.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4360 - Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 4290. Elemental analysis of materials using an energy dispersive x-ray system with scanning electron microscopy. Three hours laboratory.
1.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4375 - Forensic Taphonomy |
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Prerequisites of BIOL 2230/BIOL 2231 and BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251 (or FSBI 3250/FSBI 3251). Taphonomic factors and events related to human decomposition and the role of forensic investigators/scientists in the forensic context.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4390 - Ethology (Animal Behavior) |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Corequisite: BIOL 4391. Innate and learned animal behavior in primitive and advanced animals including behavior associated with space, reproduction, and food getting. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4391 - Ethology (Animal Behavior) Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4390.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4420 - Plant Ecology and Evolution |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111, BIOL 1120/BIOL 1121, and BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251 (or permission of department). Major themes in the ecology and evolution of plants. Topics include how plants sense, respond, and adapt to their environment, life history, species, and patterns of diversity and abundance of plants. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4430 - Diagnostic Microbiology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/BIOL 2231 and BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Microorganisms that cause disease in humans and other animals, their isolation and identification, mechanisms of disease causation, and methods of control. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4440 - General Virology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/2231 and BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251; CHEM 1110/1111 and CHEM 1120/1121. Viruses, with emphasis on their clinical importance and impact on biotechnology. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4450 - Molecular Genetics |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/2231, 3250/3251; CHEM 1110/1111, 1120/1121. Basic techniques of microbial genetics and gene manipulation with emphasis on the application of molecular genetics in basic and applied research. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4451 - Molecular Genetics Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4450. Three hour lab.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4460 - Human Genetics |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/3251. Corequisite: BIOL 4461. Application of the fundamental laws of inheritance to humans. Two hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4461 - Human Genetics Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4460.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4500 - Plant Physiology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251 and CHEM 2030/CHEM 2031 or CHEM 3010/CHEM 3011. Plant growth, development, and metabolism at the cellular and whole plant levels. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4510 - Food and Industrial Microbiology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/BIOL 2231. Corequisite: BIOL 4511. Interaction between microorganisms and food; industrial processes of importance to humans. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4511 - Food and Industrial Microbiology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4510.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4550 - Biotechnology |
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Prerequisites:BIOL 2230/BIOL 2231 and BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Instruction in both theory and application of current research methodologies in biology and molecular biology. Topics include immunochemistry, polymerase chain reaction, restriction enzyme analysis, and electrophoresis. Five hours lecture/laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4560 - Neurobiology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Corequisite: BIOL 4561. Introduces comparative neurobiology. Topics include the basic structure and function of the nerve cell and organization of nervous systems of representative species of invertebrate and vertebrate animals. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4561 - Neurobiology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4560.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4570 - Principles of Toxicology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111, BIOL 1120/BIOL 1121, CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111, CHEM 1120/CHEM 1121, and CHEM 3010/CHEM 3011. Corequisite: BIOL 4571. Study of adverse effects of chemical agents on living organisms; current toxicological techniques used in the laboratory. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4571 - Principles of Toxicology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4570.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4580 - Marine Biology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250 BIOL 3251, CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111, and CHEM 1120/CHEM 1121. Corequisite: BIOL 4581. Introduction to the biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of major marine environments and their associated flora and fauna. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4581 - Marine Biology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4580.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4590 - Principles of Environmental Toxicology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111 or BIOL 1030/BIOL 1031 with a minimum grade of A and BIOL 1120/BIOL 1121, CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111, CHEM 1120/CHEM 1121, and CHEM 3010/CHEM 3011. Ecological effects of chemicals in the environment and techniques currently utilized to assess these effects. Lab includes current environmental assessment techniques, including biomonitoring. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4720 - Animal Development |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251; BIOL 4210 recommended. Corequisite: BIOL 4721. Processes and underlying molecular mechanisms by which a single fertilized egg develops into an adult organism, focusing on vertebrate development, but including insights gained from other model organisms. Three hours lecture and two hours lab.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4721 - Animal Development Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 4720.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4730 - Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251; CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111, CHEM 1120/CHEM 1121, and CHEM 2030/CHEM 2031 or CHEM 3010/CHEM 3011. Survey of the physiology and biochemistry of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4740 - Research Methods |
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(Same as ABAS/CHEM/PHYS/MATH 4740.) Prerequisites: YOED 3520 and BIOL 3250/ BIOL 3251. Provides secondary science and mathematics teacher candidates with the tools that scientists use to solve scientific problems. Students will use these tools in a laboratory setting, communicate findings, and understand how scientists develop new knowledge.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4750 - Plant Biotechnology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251. Processes and reasoning behind the human manipulation of plant species for agricultural and technological purposes. Topics include traditional breeding techniques, tissue culture, plant cell transformation, and general plant molecular biology techniques as well as current debate over genetically modified organisms. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4770 - Biostatistical Programming |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 4350/BIOL 4351 or equivalent; access to Mac or PC laptop must be confirmed. Takes a ground-up approach to teaching the fundamentals of biostatistical analysis using R programming language and RStudio.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 4780 - Responsible Conduct of Research |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 1110 or CHEM 1110 or PSY 1410. Responsible conduct in scientific research. Topics include conflict of interest, plagiarism, reporting of scientific results, authorship, responsible use and care of animals, responsible use of human subjects.
1.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 5040 - General Entomology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110 /1111 and 1120/1121. Structure, classification, evolution, importance, and life history of insects. Five hours lecture/laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5050 - Parasitology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/1111 and 1120/1121. Corequisite: BIOL 5051. Life histories, host-parasite relationships, and control measures of the more common parasites of humans and domesticated animals. Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5051 - Parasitology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 5050.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5090 - Advanced Animal Physiology |
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Advanced molecular and cellular physiological processes coordinating and regulating the homeostatic function of organs and organ systems. Major concepts covered, cellular physiology, muscle, and nervous physiology, cardiac, respiratory, renal, digestion, thermoregulation, and endocrine function. Three hours of lecture
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5130 - Histology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/3251; CHEM 2030/2031 or 3010/3011. Corequisite: BIOL 5131. Microscopic anatomy of vertebrate cells, tissues, and organs. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5131 - Histology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 5130.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5140 - Invertebrate Zoology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/1111 and 1120/1121. Corequisite: BIOL 5141. Structure, functions, life histories, and economic importance of the invertebrate phyla. Laboratory work comprises detailed studies of representative specimens. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5141 - Invertebrate Zoology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 5140.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5170 - Endocrinology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/3251, 4110/4111, or 2020/2021; CHEM 2030/2031 or 3010/3011. Structure, function, and integrative mechanisms of vertebrate endocrine organs, with additional attention to invertebrate hormones. Three lectures.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5180 - Vertebrate Zoology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/1111 and 1120/1121. Corequisite: BIOL 5181. Structure, life history, and classification of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Local representatives emphasized. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5181 - Vertebrate Zoology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 5180.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5220 - Ichthyology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/1111 and 1120/1121. Corequisite: BIOL 5221. The morphology, physiology, taxonomy, and ecology of fishes. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5221 - Ichthyology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 5220.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5330 - Biome Analysis |
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Prerequisite: Permission of department. An intensive classroom and on-site study of a specific biome with special emphasis on data collection and analysis. Consult department head for specific credits and costs.
1.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Field Experience Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5390 - Ethology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 1110/1111. Corequisite: BIOL 5391. Innate and learned animal behavior in primitive and advanced animals including behavior associated with space, reproduction, and food getting. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5391 - Ethology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 5390.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5420 - Plant Ecology & Evolution |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111, BIOL 1120/BIOL 1121, and BIOL 3250/BIOL 3251 (or permission of department). Major themes in the ecology and evolution of plants. Topics include how plants sense, respond, and adapt to their environment; life history; species; and patterns of diversity and abundance of plants. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5460 - Human Genetics |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/3251. Corequisite: BIOL 5461. Application of the fundamental laws of inheritance to humans. Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5461 - Human Genetics Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 5460.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5500 - Plant Physiology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/3251; CHEM 2030/2031 or 3010/3011. Plant growth; development and metabolism at the cellular and whole plant levels. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5510 - Food and Industrial Microbiology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 2230/2231. The interaction between microorganisms and food and industrial processes of importance to humans. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5511 - Food and Industrial Microbiology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL BIOL 5510. Meets for three hours per week.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5530 - Food and Beverage Microbiology |
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Overview of the use of microorganisms in the production of foods and beverages, and of microbial pathogens that affect the safety of these products. Topics include use of bacteria, filamentous fungi, and yeast to produce fermented foods and beverages, as well as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses that can negatively impact food safety. Three hours of lecture.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5560 - Neurobiology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/1111 and 1120/1121. Corequisite: BIOL 5561. Introduces comparative neurobiology. Topics include the basic structure and function of the nerve cell and organization of nervous systems of representative species of invertebrate and vertebrate animals. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5561 - Neurobiology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 5560.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5570 - Principles of Toxicology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/1111, 1120/1121; CHEM 1110/1111, 1120/1121, 3010/3011. Corequisite: BIOL 5571. Adverse effects of chemical agents on living organisms; current toxicological techniques in laboratory portion of course. Two hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5571 - Principles of Toxicology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 5570.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5580 - Marine Biology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/1111, 1120/1121; CHEM 1110/1111, 1120/1121. Corequisite: BIOL 5581. Biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of major marine environments and their associated flora and fauna. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 5581 - Marine Biology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 5580.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 5770 - Biostatistical Programming |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 4350/BIOL 4351 or equivalent; access to Mac or PC laptop must be confirmed. Takes a ground-up approach to teaching the fundamentals of biostatistical analysis using R programming language and RStudio.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6040 - Advanced Entomology |
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Explores the science of entomology as well as the evolution, classification, anatomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology of the insect taxa. Focuses on how to collect, preserve, and identify the major insect Orders.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6050 - Advanced Biotechnology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/3251 and senior/graduate level. Instruction in both theory and application of current research methodologies in biology and molecular biology. Topics include immunochemistry, polymerase chain reaction, restriction enzyme analysis, and electrophoresis. Five hours lecture/laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6080 - Advanced Mycology |
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Prerequisites: Graduate standing plus BIOL 1120/1121. Corequisite: BIOL 6081. Fungi, with emphasis on taxonomy, morphology, culture, and importance to humans. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6081 - Advanced Mycology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 6080.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 6090 - Advanced Forest Ecology |
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Prerequisites: Graduate standing and a grade of C or better in each of the following: BIOL 3250/3251, BIOL 3400, and BIOL 3500 or permission of instructor. Ecological form and function of forested systems with a particular emphasis on communities of the southeastern U.S. and Tennessee. Topics include dendrology, community assembly and disassembly over time, abiotic and biotic drivers of forest community succession, phylogeography and biogeography, and threats and sustainable practices. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6120 - Aquatic Ecology |
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Physical, chemical, and biotic conditions of freshwater lakes and streams and of population structure and dynamics in these environments. Five hours lecture/laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6130 - Ornithology |
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Corequisite: BIOL 6131. Structure, taxonomy, natural history, and identification of birds. Emphasizes field work. Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 6131 - Ornithology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 6130.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 6190 - Animal Physiological Ecology |
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Prerequisites: Graduate standing and one course in either ecology or physiology. A study of how animals function in and respond to their natural environments with special interest at the biochemical, physiological, morphological, and behavioral levels. Topics include allometry, heat transfer, thermoregulation, energetics, blood circulation, respiration, osmoregulation, locomotion, control systems, and sensory perception. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6200 - Speciation |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3250/3251. Mutation, natural selection, adaptation, isolating mechanisms, genetic drift, hybridization, ploidy in the process of species formation, and a history of the development and ideas of evolution. Two lectures.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6220 - Herpetology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3400/3401. Corequisite: BIOL 6221. Morphology, natural history, and identification of amphibians and reptiles. Local representatives emphasized. Two lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6221 - Herpetology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 6220.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 6250 - Genomics |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/3251 and STAT 3150 or equivalent courses or consent of instructor. Theory and practice of acquiring and analyzing whole-genome sequences and gene products. Genetic variation and patterns within genetic material and gene products of living organisms investigated. Three hours lecture/problem solving.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6270 - Cell Metabolism and Human Disease |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 4110/4111; CHEM 3010/3011 and CHEM 3530/3531. Metabolic pathways of mammalian cells and the diseases that result from genetic defects that disrupt their normal function.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6290 - Advanced Scanning Electron Microscopy |
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Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Application of scanning electron microscopy to study materials with emphasis on theory of scanning electron microscopy and preparation of biological specimens for microscopy. Seven hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6315 - Mammalian Physiology |
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Prior courses in genetics and organic chemistry recommended. The study of mammalian physiology through reading and discussion of current literature accompanied by presentations, lecture, notes, or video. Human physiology and systems physiology emphasized and discussions about the teaching of physiology may be incorporated. Familiarity with cell and molecular biology recommended.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6350 - Biostatistical Analysis |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/3251; MATH 1910. Corequisite: BIOL 6351. Intermediate-level introduction to biostatistical procedures used in research. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6351 - Biostatistical Analysis Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 6350.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 6360 - Energy Dispersive X-Ray Theory and Analysis |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 4290 or 6290. Theory of X-ray analysis and elemental analysis of materials using an energy dispersive X-ray system with scanning electron microscopy. One three-hour laboratory.
1.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6380 - Experimental Immunology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 2230/2231. Corequisite: BIOL 6381. Mechanisms of immunity including the more recent developments in immunology. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6381 - Experimental Immunology Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 6380.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 6390 - Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/2231, BIOL 3250/3251; CHEM 2030/2031 or CHEM 3010/3011. Molecular biology of the cell with emphasis on current experimental techniques. Three lectures.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6410 - Advanced Transmitting Electron Microscopy |
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Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Ultrastructure of the cell using basic and specialized techniques. Seven hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6430 - Clinical and Pathogenic Microbiology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 2230/2231. Comprehensive coverage of the most recent discoveries and techniques used for the identification of pathogenic organisms and their relationships to disease processes. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6440 - Advanced Virology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/2231; CHEM 1110/1111 and 1120/1121. Emphasizes the main virus families and their biochemical composition. Experimental approaches and techniques will be developed in order to identify and manipulate viruses. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6450 - Advancements in Molecular Genetics |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/2231 and 3250/3251; CHEM 1110/1111 and 1120/1121. Recent advancements in microbial genetics and gene manipulation with emphasis on applications of molecular genetics, including gene regulation and recombinant DNA technology. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6451 - Advancements in Molecular Genetics Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 6450. Three hour lab.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6460 - Conservation Biology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 3400/3401. Measuring biodiversity: species, ecosystem, and genetic diversity. Topics include conservation ethics, extinctions, habitat degradation, exotic species, and management of populations and ecosystems. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied, Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
| BIOL 6470 - Conservation Ecology |
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Focuses on understanding, preserving, and managing the diversity of species on earth. Integrative approach covers a broad array of topics, such as patterns and explanations for species diversity, valuation of species, threats to ecosystems, and management of nature preserves.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6500 - Special Problems in Biology |
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Prerequisite: Permission of department. Plan, implement, and interpret a research problem in some area of biology. Available topics limited to areas of graduate faculty interest and expertise.
1.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Independent Study Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6550 - Genetic Engineering |
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Prerequisite: Grade of B in one of the following: BIOL 4450, BIOL 4550, BIOL 5550, or BIOL 6450 or permission of instructor. Manipulating genetic material to achieve desired proteins, products, or qualities in targeted organisms. Lecture/lab.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6590 - Environmental Toxicology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/1111, 1120/1121; CHEM 1110/1111, 1120/1121, and 3010/3011. Ecological effects of chemicals in the environment and techniques currently utilized to assess these effects. Current environmental assessment techniques, including biomonitoring, will be covered in the laboratory. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6620 - Biological Research |
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Prerequisite: Permission of department. Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, and execution of the research.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Research Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6640 - Thesis Research |
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Prerequisites or corequisites: BIOL 6620 and permission of department. Completion of the research problem begun in BIOL 6620; preparation of the thesis. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master's research each semester until completion. Minimum of three credits required for M.S. degree. S/U grading.
1.000 TO 6.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Masters Thesis Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6650 - Seminar |
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Discussion and critical evaluation of the primary scientific literature. Responsible conduct of research topics including data management, publication practices, peer review, and collaborative science emphasized. One two-hour session.
1.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Seminar Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6660 - Seminar |
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Development of written and oral communication skills relevant to obtaining research funding and presenting research results. Responsible conduct of research topics including mentor/trainee relationships, human subjects, animal research, research misconduct, and conflicts of interest emphasized. Two one-hour sessions.
2.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Seminar Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6720 - Advanced Animal Development |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/3251; BIOL 4210/4211 or 6390/6391 recommended. Corequisite: BIOL 6721. Processes and underlying molecular mechanisms by which a single fertilized egg develops into an adult organism. Focuses on vertebrate development, including insights gained from other model organisms. Three hours lecture and two hours lab.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6721 - Advanced Animal Development Lab |
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Corequisite: BIOL 6720.
0.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Laboratory Biology Department |
| BIOL 6730 - Advanced Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 2230/2231; CHEM 1110/1111, 1120/1121, and 2030/2031 or 3010/3011 or consent of instructor. Survey of the physiology and biochemistry of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6750 - Advanced Plant Biotechnology |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/1111, 1120/1121, 3250/3251. Processes and reasoning behind the human manipulation of plant species for agricultural and technological purposes. Topics include traditional breeding techniques, tissue culture, plant cell transformation, and general plant molecular biology techniques as well as current debate over genetically modified organisms. Six hours lecture/laboratory.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6760 - Bioinformatics |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 1110/1111 and 1120/1121 and CSCI 1170 or consent of instructor. Explores the emerging field of bioinformatics which involves the application of computer science to biological questions. Bioinformatics applies to the computational aspects of data gathering, processing, storage, analysis, and visualization methods used in revising and testing biological hypotheses. Student should have a strong background in either computer science or biology, be willing to learn about the other field in an accelerated fashion, and be willing to work cooperatively as part of an interdisciplinary team. Four hours of lecture/problem solving per week.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6770 - Issues in Biotechnology |
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Prerequisite: BIOL 4550/4551, 5550/5551, or 4750/6750. Explores current and emerging issues in biotechnology. Students will be asked to solve problems drawn from biotechnology industry. Seminars, field trips, and case study work.
2.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 6780 - Principles of Systematics |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3250/3251 and 3500. Theory and practice of biological systematics. Concepts of characters and taxa, methods of phylogenetic inference, and applications of systematic data addressed. Five hours lecture, discussion, and laboratory exercises.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 7010 - Analysis of Genetic Markers |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 3500 and 6350/6351 or STAT 6020. Overview of the use of genetic markers to answer ecological and evolutionary questions. Applications of phylogenetics, population genetics, and identification of individuals. Labs integrated with lectures to cover major algorithms and software. Four hours of lecture/problem solving per week.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 7270 - Cell Metabolism and Human Disease |
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Prerequisites: BIOL 4110/4111; CHEM 3010/3011 and CHEM 3530/3531. Provides a detailed overview of the major metabolic pathways in humans and explores how dysfunction of these pathways, through genetic mutation or other means, leads to disease. Three hours lecture/case study-based problem solving per week.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 7550 - Genetic Engineering |
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Prerequisite: Grade of B in one of the following: BIOL 4450, BIOL 4550, BIOL 5550, or BIOL 6450 or permission of instructor. Manipulating genetic material to achieve desired proteins, products, or qualities in targeted organisms. Lecture/lab.
4.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Combined Lecture/Lab Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
| BIOL 7900 - Teaching and Learning Biology |
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Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Overview of biology education with an emphasis on how students learn biology and current best practices for teaching biological concepts. Primary literature of the field featured as course emerges through lectures, discussion, small group activities, and group/individual presentations. Capstone experience will be student's development of an instructional unit of study including the formal teaching of selected biological concepts. Three hours lecture/discussion.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: College of Basic & Applied |
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1.000 TO 99.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department |
| BIOL ELUD - UD: |
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1.000 TO 99.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Biology Department Course Attributes: Credit from 4-Year College, Upper-Division Work |
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