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Experience in maintaining and supervising laboratories. For individuals desiring additional experience with students in laboratory situations.
A basic science methods course designed to prepare prospective junior and senior high life science teachers. Course will cover science teaching methods and support materials as they apply to life science teaching situations. Prereq: 16 credits BIOL
- Prerequisites:
- 16 credits BIOL
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
The clinical internship and training include lectures, demonstrations, laboratory sessions, and clinical practicum in the area of nuclear medicine technology in affiliation with Mayo School of Health Sciences in Rochester, MN.
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- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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The clinical internship and training include lectures, demonstrations, laboratory sessions, and clinical practicum in the area of nuclear medicine technology in affiliation with Mayo School of Health Sciences in Rochester, MN.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Senior Seminar in Biology will expose student to the variety of research and job outcomes that exist within the field of biological sciences. Students will receive help in resume building, interview skills, and overall oral and written communication. Students must have completed 90 credits or more toward graduation.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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A variable topic course designed for a selected topic in Biology. Workshops provide an intensive learning experience on a new topic in the Biological Sciences and/ or hands-on experiences in a current area not covered by other course offerings. The course involves background reading, demonstrations, and laboratory or field experiences.
The clinical internship and training includes lectures, demonstrations, laboratory sessions, and clinical practicum in the area of cytotechnology. Instructor permission required.
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- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Continuation of Cytotechnology Clinical Internship I. The clinical internship and training includes lectures, demonstrations, laboratory sessions, and clinical practicum in the area of cytotechnology. Instructor Permission required.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Continuation of Cytotechnology Clinical Internship II. The clinical internship and training includes lectures, demonstrations, laboratory sessions, and clinical practicum in the area of cytotechnology. Instructor Permission required.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Continuation of Cytotechnology Clinical Internship III. The clinical internship and training includes lectures, demonstrations, laboratory sessions, and clinical practicum in the area of cytotechnology. Instructor Permission required.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Experience in applied biology according to a prearranged training program for a minimum of five 40-hour weeks.
- Prerequisites:
- Consent
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Experience in applied biology according to a prearranged training program for a minimum of five 40 hour weeks. Only four credits can be applied to the major.
- Prerequisites:
- Consent
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Individual Study
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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The structure and function of stream ecosystems are presented with emphasis on adaptations of organisms to stream life and connections between stream organisms, the aquatic environment, and the surrounding watershed. Includes lab, field work, and team projects. Prereq: BIOL 105W, 106, 215 or consent
Applications of principles from ecology, genetics, behavior, demography, economics, philosophy, and other fields to the conservation and sustainable use of natural populations of plants and animals. Lectures and discussions address topics such as habitat fragmentation, parks and reserves, genetic diversity, population viability, and extinction.
To provide students the values and functions of wetlands and to use wetlands as an example of the relationship of ecology to management, and the impact that classification systems have politically. Lab (fieldwork) included.
A field course focused on the function and dynamics of various North American ecosystems. Emphases will be on natural history, critical thought, and experimental design. Students will be trained in a variety of soil, plant, and animal sampling techniques. Depending on enrollment there may be additional costs (e.g. camping fees) for the course.
The natural or human-induced change in climate and the effect on terrestrial and marine ecosystems. The human species' place in the biological world, effects on various communities and potential methods of correcting detrimental effects with economic and social implications.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Soil ecology will focus on the genesis and classification of soils, the physical properties of soil as they relate to habitat formation, niches, interactions that exist among soil organisms, human impact on soil systems relative to population pressures and management practices. Lab included.
The advent of next-generation DNA and RNA sequencing technology has revolutionized Biology, leading to transformational insights in disciplines spanning medicine, molecular taxonomy, conservation, and agriculture. This course will introduce students to computational and bioinformatics tools necessary to address and analyze Big Data, with special attention paid to interpretation and communication through figures. Students will be free to analyze publicly-available data of their choosing alongside curated cohorts while learning how to critically assess bioinformatics conclusions found within primary research literature. No prior computer programming experience is necessary. The associated lab will focus on computational analysis and the introduction of sequencing techniques.
Emphasis is placed on the biomedical aspects of aging and chronic disease. The course is designed for students majoring in biology, gerontology programs, or other health related programs.
- Areas of Interest:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
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Clinically important parasites. Protozoans, Flukes, Tapeworms, Roundworms, Ticks, Mites, and Insects. Designed for Medical Technology, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Veterinary, and Biology majors. Identification, clinical disease, epidemiology, and ecology are covered. Lab included.
Morphological, ecological, medical, and economic significance of insects.
This course will explore the structure and function of the vertebrate body inits diverse forms from fishes to mammals. Discussion of individual organsystems will focus on developmental patterns, function and evolutionaryrelationships. The lab will include microanatomy (histology) andmacroanatomy (gross anatomy) of example organisms. Students willbecome familiar with the tissue, organ and system levels of the anatomy ofvertebrates.
Understanding the process of cell differentiation and development. These principles are then applied to the descriptive study of human embryology including the basis of congenital malformations.