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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.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 100 or BIOL 105

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Exercise Science (BS) General Exercise Science | Exercise Science (BS) Practitioner

Clinically important parasites. Protozoans, Flukes, Tapeworms, Roundworms, Ticks, Mites and Insects. Designed for Medical Technology, Pre-Med, Pre-Vet and Biology majors. Identification, clinical disease, epidemiology and ecology are covered. Lab included.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 100 or BIOL 105, BIOL 106 recommended

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agricultural Sciences (BS)

Morphological, physiological, medical, and economic significance of insects.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 105 and BIOL 106 or consent

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agricultural Sciences (BS) | Agriculture Minor

This course will explore the structure and function of the vertebrate body in its diverse forms from fishes to mammals. Discussion of individual organ systems will focus on developmental patterns, function and evolutionary relationships. The lab will include microanatomy (histology) and macroanatomy (gross anatomy) of example organisms. Students will become familiar with the tissue, organ and system levels of the anatomy of vertebrates.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 105, BIOL 106, BIOL 306

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agriculture Minor

Understanding the process of cell differentiation and development. Special emphasis will be placed on the genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms that direct the development of multicellular organisms. Course to include current areas of research and other timely topics.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 100 or BIOL 105

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Cognitive Science (BS) Biology | Exercise Science (BS) General Exercise Science | Exercise Science (BS) Practitioner

Biology 425 is an optional 1-credit laboratory addition to Developmental Biology, Biology 424. In the laboratory component, students will be exposed to modern techniques used to examine developmental processes in several key model systems. Laboratory exercises consist of experiments designed to demonstrate fundamental concepts in development and to familiarize students with experimental approaches utilized in studying developmental biology and embryology.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 211; Co-requisite: BIOL 424

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Collection, examination, evaluation, morphology, function and diseases of blood cells. Hemostasis/coagulation of blood. Immunology theory is presented. Lab included.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

A comparison of adaptation mechanisms, from cell to organ-system, used by animals in response to changes in environmental conditions such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, food availability, temperature, water, solutes, pressure and buoyancy.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 105, BIOL 106 or consent

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

This course is an introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and interactions of inland freshwater lakes. Labs will emphasize field work, including data collection from five local lakes, analysis, and discussion.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 215

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agribusiness and Food Innovation (BS) | Biology (BS) Organismal Biology and Ecology | Earth Science (BS) | Environmental Science (BS)

This course is a functional study of the heart and circulatory system.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Exercise Science (BS) General Exercise Science | Exercise Science (BS) Practitioner

This course focuses on animal physiology with an emphasis on both invertebrates and vertebrates. Specifically, the course will focus on comparative mechanisms involved in physiological processes at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, system and whole organism levels. Inquiry-based laboratory exercises will examine physiological concepts using animal models.

Prerequisites:

CHEM 201, BIOL 423

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Study of types, arrangements and special adaptations of human tissues. Lab included.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 220

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Cognitive Science (BS) Biology

An exploration of behavioral strategy, communication, learning, and social systems of animals, with emphases placed on the causes, evolution, ecological implications, and function of behavior at the individual and population level. Lab included.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 105, BIOL 106

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agricultural Sciences (BS) | Cognitive Science (BS) Biology | Life Science Teaching (5-12) (BS)

This course provides the basis for understanding hormones and the mechanisms of their actions in both the normal and pathological states. Sample topics to be included are diabetes, osteoporosis, hormones of reproduction and current social and medical issues related to the course.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 100 or BIOL 105

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Cognitive Science (BS) Biology

A practical and didactic approach to understanding the practices and challenges of managing wildlife populations. Course will focus on applying the ecology, development, physiology, and behavior of wildlife populations to specific management outcomes.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 105, BIOL 106, BIOL 215, BIOL 306

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Biology (BS) Organismal Biology and Ecology | Environmental Science (BS)

Plant functions such as water relations, mineral nutrition, translocation, metabolisms, photosynthesis, photorespiration, fat and protein metabolism, respiration, growth and development, phytohormones, reproduction and environmental physiology. Lab included. (One semester organic chemistry is recommended.)

Prerequisites:

BIOL 105, BIOL 106, BIOL 217, one semester organic chemistry recommended.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agribusiness and Food Innovation (BS) | Agriculture Minor

Field identification of plants with emphasis on local flora. History systematic, techniques, plant biogeography, methods of plant collection, preservation, preparation of herbarium specimens are covered. Lab and field trips included.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Biology (BS) Organismal Biology and Ecology | Environmental Science (BS)

Expands upon general principles of ecology to focus on the factors that regulate the distribution and abundance of plants, analysis of plant populations, dynamics of plant communities, and scientific communication. Lecture and lab (fieldwork) included. (Taking BIOL 217 is strongly recommended before taking this class.)

Graduation Requirements:

Writing Intensive

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agribusiness and Food Innovation (BS) | Agricultural Sciences (BS) | Biology (BS) Organismal Biology and Ecology | Environmental Science (BS)

This course will introduce students to the principles and practices of weed science. Lecture will cover topics including weed biology and ecology, an introduction to weed management techniques and methodologies, factors affecting weed control, and environmental issues associated with weed management. Course material will highlight weed management in cropping systems, non-row crop and right-of-ways, natural areas, and aquatic habitats. The laboratory component of the course will focus on weed identification, crop/weed competition, application techniques including effective herbicide use and current weed control practices.In addition to the the prerequisites listed, BIOL 217 is strongly recommended.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 215, BIOL 217

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agricultural Sciences (BS) | Agriculture Minor | Environmental Science (BS)

Lecture/laboratory course that presents an integrated view of plant biology, crop science, ecology, sustainability and current issues in biotechnology. Course focuses on issues of global concern such as sustainable food production, cropping techniques, climate change responses, pest management and herbicides, resistance, biofuels, genetically modified crops, molecular pharming, and tissue culture. Fall.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 105, BIOL 106

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agricultural Sciences (BS) | Agriculture Minor | Biology (BS) Organismal Biology and Ecology | Environmental Science (BS)

The principle and operation of instruments and their application to biological research. Types of instrumentation examined include spectroscopic, chromatographic, electroanalytic, radiographic, and imaging. Laboratory Information Management systems (LIMS) will also be examined. Emphasis is placed on GLP, GMP, and ISO 9000 practices.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 105, BIOL 106, or consent

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Biotechnology (BS)

The application of engineering principles and skills as applied to fermentation and to biological product recovery. Prereq: BIOL 270 and one semester each of calculus, physics, and organic chemistry, taken concurrently with BIOL 456.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 270 and one semester each of calculus, physics, and organic chemistry, taken concurrently with BIOL 456.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Biotechnology (BS) | Food Science Technology (BS)

Continuation of Biological Engineering Analysis I. The application of engineering principles and skills as applied to fermentation and to biological product recovery. Prereq: BIOL 453, taken concurrently with BIOL 457.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 453, taken currently with BIOL 457

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Biotechnology (BS)

Practical laboratory experience in biotechnology through the selection and development of a research project. Students are expected to spend an average of 12 hours per week on the project. Prereq: Concurrent enrollment in BIOL 453

Prerequisites:

Concurrent enrollment in BIOL 453

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Biotechnology (BS)

Continuation of Biotechnology Project/Laboratory I. Practical laboratory experience in biotechnology through the selection and development of a research project. Students are expected to spend an average of 12 hours per week on the project. Prereq: BIOL 456, taken concurrently with BIOL 454

Prerequisites:

BIOL 456, taken concurrently with BIOL 454

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Biotechnology (BS)