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BIOSC 0391 - ECOLOGY LABORATORY WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Course is a writing practicum for ecology laboratory, BIOSC 0390. Students will prepare laboratory reports and write essays based on exercises and assignments for the companion course, BIOSC 0390. The reports and essays will be returned with instructor comments for student revision and resubmission.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102 or ENGR 0012; CREQ: BIOSC 0390; PLAN: Ecology and Evolution (BS)
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BIOSC 0715 - UHC FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course covers biological phenomena at the cellular level: macromolecules, cell structure, photosynthesis, cell respiration, homeostasis, signaling and genetics. The experimental basis supporting our understanding of these processes will be introduced.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: MIN CUM GPA: 3.25 or Advanced Placement Biology Test Score equal/greater 4 or International Baccalaureate Biology Score equal/greater 5
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BIOSC 0716 - UHC FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will cover the cell cycle, DNA replication, transcription, translation, molecular biology, biotechnology, genomics and bioinformatics, plant development, and animal development. The experimental basis supporting our understanding of these processes will be introduced.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0715 (MIN GRADE: ‘C’) or Advanced Placement Biology Test Score equal/greater 5 or International Baccalaureate Biology Score equal/greater 7; MIN CUM GPA: 3.25
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BIOSC 0740 - YELLOWSTONE FIELD COURSE
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The honors program of the University of Pittsburgh, in conjunction with the Department of BIOSC, has developed a summer field course in ecology which will be held in and adjacent to the yellow stone region of Wyoming and Montana. Field study opportunities will be emphasized and will comprise approximately 50% of the student contact hours.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BIOSC 0805 - THE HUMAN BODY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is a course in human biology and physiology for students not majoring in biology. The goal is to provide students with an understanding of fundamental principles of life with an emphasis on the human body. The course will cover basic biochemistry and cell biology and then move to the structure and function of human organ systems. An essential part of the course is discussion of current issues, such as infectious, autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases; asthma and allergy; nutrition and health; stem cells research and cloning; and methods of contraception and reproductive technologies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BIOSC 0810 - BIOLOGY FOR NON-MAJORS 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
At an ever-increasing pace, issues of biological relevance are confronting the citizenry of this country and the world. Ranging from personal through political to global, these issues require that individuals have at lEast a rudimentary knowledge of basic biological phenomena in order to make informed decisions. The major goal of this course, together with its companion, BIOSC 0800, is to provide students (citizens) with the intellectual tools needed to approach these issues as they arise.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BIOSC 0815 - GENES AND DISEASES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to give students not majoring in biology the essential background in genetics and evolution to understand human disease. The material covered includes the fundamental principles of genetics, the role of genes and environment in various diseases, genomics, and the role of evolution. An essential part of the course is the discussion of current issues, such as genetic diseases, genetic screening, reproductive cloning, gene therapy, genetic basis of cancer, and emerging and reemerging diseases.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BIOSC 0825 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY FOR NON-MAJORS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
A major topic in biology will be developed and explored by students.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BIOSC 1000 - BIOCHEMISTRY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the principles and underlying themes of modern biochemistry. The course includes all the major topics in biochemistry in considerable depth including thermodynamics and enzymology, protein and nucleic acid structure, function, and synthesis, lipids and membranes as well as metabolic pathways. This course will require that you master a new vocabulary including chemical structures, and there is an emphasis throughout on experimental approaches, molecular mechanisms, and problem solving. Although the same topics will be covered as in the two semester biochemistry series (BIOSC 1810-1820), no one topic in BIOSC 1000 will be covered in as much detail.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOENG 1071 or BIOENG 1072 or BIOL 0102 or 0120) (Min Grade ‘C’ for these courses) and (CHEM 0320 or 0350 or 0740 or 0208 or 0232)
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BIOSC 1005 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY LAB
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course will guide students through a common experimental approach that is used in academic and industry research labs. In the first part of the semester, students will clone genes that have been selected because they are new genes of interest to research labs within the department. In the second part of the semester, students will express their cloned genes and purify the encoded proteins. They will use computer analysis to predict possible functions of their proteins and then test their hypotheses using biochemical techniques.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0068 or 0080 or 0191) or (BIOL 0102 or 0121); CREQ: BIOSC 1000; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1010 - COMMUNICATING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
Conventions of scientific communication will be taught in this junior/senior level course as students research, write and revise a position article and oral presentation about a biological controversy. Students will learn to locate information from peer-reviewed scientific literature in electronic databases. Through peer review exercises, students will develop evaluation skills and learn to incorporate feedback. Document design, argument construction, and readability will be taught and practiced with the goal of producing a clear and concise written document and oral presentation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0350or0355or0370or0371or1000or1810or1130) or (BIOL 0203or0350or1430or1515); MinGrad ‘C’; and (ENGCMP 0004or0006or0020or0200or0203or0205or0207or0208or0250) or (FP 0003or0006) or (ENG 0102 or ENGR 0012); LVL: Jr or Sr; PLAN: BIOSC-BS
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BIOSC 1070 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY-UHC
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
After a general introduction on cell biology, muscle physiology, and intracellular communication, this course will examine the function of the following systems: cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal and immune. The systems will be considered in the context of the function of the body as a whole, and how they respond during challenges (e.g. exercise) and pathological states. Current research related to the functioning of these systems will be emphasized throughout the course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120) or (BIOENG 1071 or 1072) and [CHEM 0120 or 0720 or 0770 or 0970 or 0102 or (0112 and 0114)]; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1080 - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 6
Maximum Credits: 6
This course is an introduction to the study of human structure and function. We will take a systems approach to study the anatomy of the human body and its normal function and maintenance. Each system will be examined from the perspective of development, tissue structure, adult anatomy and physiology. Lectures will assume that the student has had the equivalent of a major’s level college course in introductory biology and introductory chemistry.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120) and [CHEM 0120 or 0720 or 0101 or (0112 and 0114)]; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1130 - EVOLUTION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to biological evolution. The theory, process and pattern of evolutionary change are presented. This course will encompass both micro evolutionary and macro evolutionary concepts. Lecture topics will include inheritance and variation, population genetics, natural selection, speciation, adaptation, the fossil record, and phylogenetic.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0350 or 0355 or BIOL 0203 or 0350; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1140 - BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Behavior is studied from an evolutionary perspective. Current models of foraging, mating, and social behavior are evaluated through classroom and field work.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1160 - FOREST ECOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Study of environmental factors and their influence on reproduction, growth, and development of individual trees and forest stands. Provides the biological basis for forest resources management.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1170 - FRESHWATER ECOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A field-oriented study of lakes, reservoirs, and streams as dynamic systems. Emphasis will be placed on the use of quantitative sampling and analytical techniques.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1180 - ECOLOGY OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will include the ecology, evaluation, identification techniques, habitats, and life histories of amphibians and reptiles. While emphasis will be on the amphibians and reptiles of western Pennsylvania, those species occurring in the bordering states of Ohio, New York, and west Virginia will also be studied.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0180 or 0191 or 0716 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1190 - AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introduction to aquatic insects. Subjects emphasized will include ecology, morphology, evolution, habitats, and identification. Field and laboratory experiences will be supplemented with lectures and selected readings.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120); Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses
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BIOSC 1200 - VERTEBRATE MORPHOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A study of the gross anatomy, histology, development, and evolution of the vertebrate body. Topics: vertebrate origin, phylogeny, and classification; basic histology; early embryology; evolutionary morphology; integument; skeletal system; muscular system; sense organs; nervous system; endocrine system; body cavity and mesenteries; digestive system; respiratory system; circulatory system; excretory system; reproductive system. Each system is examined in terms of its embryonic development, histology, functional anatomy, and evolutionary history. General principles of evolutionary morphology are emphasized. The purpose of the course is to provide an understanding of the history and functional anatomy of the body. It is designed as a background for studies in embryology, physiology, systematics, and human anatomy and physiology in professional schools.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1205 - VERTEBRATE MORPHOLOGY LAB
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This is a laboratory to accompany BIOSC 1200. Students will dissect a shark and a cat, study various skeletons, and examine histology slides. The purposes of the course are to illustrate the structures discussed in the BIOSC 1200 lectures and to give the student the personal experience of learning animal structure through dissection and observation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0068 or 0080 or 0191) or (BIOL 0102 or 0121); CREQ: BIOSC 1200; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1210 - VERTEBRATE MORPHOLOGY LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This is a laboratory to accompany BIOSC 1200. Students will dissect a shark and a cat, study various skeletons (including human), and examine histology slides. The purposes of the course are to illustrate the structures discussed in the BIOSC 1200 lectures, and to give the student the personal experience of learning animal structure through dissection and observation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0060 or 0191 or 0080 or BIOL 0102 or 0121; CREQ: BIOSC 1200; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1220 - ECOLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides extensive field experience for undergraduates and will focus on developing the skills necessary for any practicing ecologist. Students will be involved in all stages of field projects including both individual and group exercises. Using a combination of lecture, extensive readings from the primary literature and hands-on field projects, the instructor will assist the students in gaining a proficiency with the background knowledge, thinking skills and technological tools necessary to conduct empirical ecological investigations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1230 - ORNITHOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The study of birds with a field-oriented emphasis revolving around the late spring migrants and the breeding species in a wide variety of habitats. Classroom topics will include study skins, nests, eggs, and the annual cycle.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0180 or 0191 or 0716) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120); Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1250 - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
After a general introduction on cell biology, physiology of nerves and muscle, and intercellular communication, this course will survey the function of the following systems: cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and gastrointestinal. Each system discussed will be integrated into the larger function of homeostatic and their adaptation during pathology and challenges (e.g., exercise).
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOENG 1071 or BIOENG 1072 or BIOL 0102 or 0120) and [(CHEM 0120 or 0720 or 0770 or 0970 or 0102 or (0112 and 0114)]; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1255 - PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This laboratory course complements BIOSC 1250 human physiology. Students will spend the first half of the semester developing their skills by measuring homeostatic parameters of the human body (blood pressure, blood chemistry, muscle response, etc.). They will then use that knowledge to design and perform experiments modeled after conditions of both eustress (exercise) and distress (disease). In addition to weekly assignments, students will be required to present the results of their research projects.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0068 or 0191 or 0080) or (BIOL 0102 or 0121); CREQ: (BIOSC 1250 or 1070 or 1080) or (NROSC 1070 or 1250);Min Grade ‘C’ for all
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BIOSC 1270 - ECOLOGY OF FISH
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A field course dealing with the interrelationships of fish and the biotic and abiotic environment. Improvements of aquatic habitat and applied aspects of the ecology of fish and fishery biology will be studied.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ( BIOSC 0160 or 0180 or 0191 or 0716) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120); Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1275 - GENOMICS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The sequencing of the human genome has revolutionized the way in which we think about diverse biological topics. This course will explore how advances in our understanding of such subjects have been made possible by innovative sequencing technologies. This course will combine lecture, roundtable discussions and group presentations to explore how such technologies have allowed scientists to analyze genome-wide correlations between species to ultimately provide deeper insight into genome structure and function, the evolution of genomes, and the greater roles of genome analysis and editing in modern medicine.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0350 or 0355) or (BIOL 0203 or 0350); MIN GRADE ‘C’ for all courses
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BIOSC 1280 - MICROBIAL GENETIC ENGINEERING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will consist of a series of lectures discussing the molecular genetics of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes and ways in which they can be genetically engineered. It includes: (1) the genome structures of microbes, (2) classic methods for genetic exchange, (3) current approaches to genetic engineering, (4) applications of genetic engineering to human disease. Visits to the computer lab will introduce web-based analysis of microbial genome sequences.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 1850 and (BIOSC 0350 or BIOSC 0355 or BIOL 0350 or BIOL 0203); Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1285 - GENOMICS LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0068 or 0191 or 0080 or BIOL 0102 or 0121) and (BIOSC 0350 or 0355 or BIOL 0203 or 0350); PROG: School of Arts and Sciences (UA-S); Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1290 - EXPERIMENTAL GENETIC ENGINEERING LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This is a laboratory course focusing on the genetic engineering of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes. During this course, students will isolate novel mutants of a specific microbe and employ both traditional genetic approaches and current methods in molecular microbiology to clone, characterize and sequence the mutant alleles.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 1855 or 1860) and (BIOSC 0350 or BIOSC 0355 or BIOL 1315 or BIOL 0350); Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1291 - EXPERIMENTAL GENETIC ENGINEERING WRITNG PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is a writing practicum for experimental genetic engineering. Students will write three short laboratory reports based on work done in the corequisite course BIOSC 1290, and revise these, based on instructor comments, to form a final integrated paper.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or ENGR 0012 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102); CREQ: BIOSC 1290 (Min Grade ‘C’); PLAN: Microbiology (BS)
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BIOSC 1310 - WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0180 or 0191 or 0716) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120); Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1320 - POPULATION BIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is a course in the scientific study of the distribution and abundances of animal and plant populations. The course will begin with the dynamics of single populations, emphasizing demography, exponential growth, and intra-specific competition. Next we will cover interactions between populations, especially competition and predation. Finally we will consider the implications of population dynamics to the evolution of life history strategies, to population regulation, and to community structure. Throughout, empirical studies of natural and laboratory populations will be used to test mathematical models of population processes.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0370 or 0371 or BIOL 1430 or 1515; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1330 - FIELD BOTANY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Identification of native herbaceous and woody plants in terrestrial communities and the methods of quantifying their relative numbers, mass, and ecological relationships.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1340 - FIELD ENTOMOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is offered at the Pymatuning laboratory of ecology field station. An introduction to the amazing taxonomic and ecological diversity of insects and their close relatives in the phylum Arthropoda. Emphasis will be placed on the collection and identification of the adult stages. Field and laboratory exercises will be supplemented with lectures and selected readings.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1350 - PLANT BIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will present an in-depth discussion of plant structure, function, and development in an ecological and evolutionary context. In addition, this course will survey the plant kingdom and related taxa with a focus on the evolution of these groups.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1360 - ECOLOGY OF FUNGI
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A survey of the fungi and their interrelationships with abiotic and biotic factors in the environment. Adaptations will be studied in the field of laboratory using both aquatic and terrestrial fungi. Special emphasis will be placed on identification of the larger basidiomycetes (mushrooms).
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 180 or 0191 or 0716 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; Min Grade ‘C’ for all courses listed
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BIOSC 1375 - TROPICAL BIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will provide an introduction to ecological and evolutionary studies of living organisms in the tropics. The course will focus on major themes in ecology and evolution as they play out in the tropics, the most biodiverse region of the globe.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0180 or 0191 or BIOL 0102 or 0120 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1380 - GLOBAL ECOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Compelling evidence points to the 1990’s as the decade of environmental crisis. Human quality of life, and probably survival, likely depends more on treaties about land, air, and water than on weaponry. This course will examine environmental issues of the decade and the basic concepts of the fundamental environmental science - ecology - that underlie them. The nature of key environmental changes, their extent and rates, will be considered, along with likely consequences and possible solutions.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0180 or 0191 or 0716) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120) (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1390 - FIELD TECHNIQUES IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces a variety of field and research techniques used in ecology and conservation, including experimental design, sampling design, and techniques in sampling plants and animals in forests, fields, and aquatic habitats. It will also include an introduction to radio telemetry and the use of GIS and GPS systems. Student projects will be presented at the end of the course. Collectively, these experiences will expose students to important research techniques in biology and prepare them for opportunities to conduct research with researchers in the fields of ecology, evolution, and conservation biology.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0180 or 0191 or 0716) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120) (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1400 - DISEASE ECOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This field course will take an ecological approach to the study of infectious diseases. We will explore relationships between parasites (pathogens), their hosts and the environment in which they interact, with the objective of developing an understanding of how parasites (pathogens) spread through, persist in, and impact host populations. The course will include lectures, student-led discussions, field work, and lab-based activities.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0370 or 0371 or BIOL 1430 or 1515; Min Grade ‘C’
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BIOSC 1420 - WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This field course will address the principles that guide natural resource professionals in management of wildlife, including those used in management of game animals for harvest, in maintenance and restoration of viable populations, and in ecosystem management. The application of principles to actual problems in management and conservation of wildlife populations is emphasized including the techniques used to reduce, maintain, and increase population densities.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0180 or 0191 or 0716) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120) (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1430 - ECOPHYSIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The adaptations of animals to deal with specialized environmental situations are studied across a spectrum of biological levels (biochemical to the organismal). Thermal relations, water balance, and bioenergetics are major topics in the course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120) and (CHEM 0120 or 0720 or 0770 or 0970 or 0102 or (CHEM 0112 and 0114)); (Min Grade ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1440 - ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the diversity of animal behavior from evolutionary and ecological points of view. We will examine how animals decide what to eat, where to live, how to compete with each other, and how to avoid predators. We also will investigate how animals choose who to mate with, when they should offer parental care, the conditions that favor social living, and how to best communicate. The lecture and recitation material is appropriate for more advanced students that have been trained in introductory biology and ecology.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120; CREQ: BIOSC 0370 or 0371 or BIOL 1430 or 1515 (ALL MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1445 - ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course addresses the extraordinary variety of ways that animals communicate with each other. We explore how animals produce and receive signals using sound, light, chemicals, mechanical pressure, and electricity. We then approach how such signals evolve by considering questions of optimality, decision making, information theory, and economics. We discuss the contexts in which signals are used, including aggression and dominance, mate attraction and courtship, cooperation and social signaling, and foraging. We conclude by extending to humans, plants, and microbes.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0370 or 0371 or BIOL 1430 or 1515; (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1450 - HISTOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Course is intended to show how embryonic rudiments build or gans and how tissues and cell types interact to produce the functional systems in the adult. The course covers descriptive, comparative, and experimental histology, but emphasizes the diversity of tissues in organs, and the differentiation of cell types.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BIOSC 1455 - HUMAN ENDOCRINOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will focus on the physiology and anatomy of the human endocrine system. The molecular mechanisms of the synthesis, distribution, action, and regulation of hormones will be covered. Endocrine disorders including diabetes, Cushing’s disease, Addison’s disease, and parathyroid and calcium diseases will be studied to provide context. Additionally, we will cover the endocrine milieu of the developing embryo to adulthood and developmental disturbances during reproduction.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: (BIOSC 1250 or 1070 or 1080) or (NROSCI 1070 or 1250) or CABIO 0206 or CHBIO 0302 or PHARM 5115 (ALL MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1470 - BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will deal with fundamental physical chemical principles especially applicable in the study of molecular biology. Topics will include (1) thermodynamics and chemical equilibrium; (2) kinetic theory and transport; and (3) chemical and enzyme kinetics. These subjects will be richly highlighted with numerous examples from biological systems, and techniques for studying these systems will be described. The topics covered will be developed from a physical chemical point of view.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120) (MIN GRADE ‘C’) and (MATH 0230 or 0231)
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BIOSC 1480 - EMBRYOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The development of some invertebrates’ and vertebrates’ eggs, embryos, organs and systems is examined in the light of basic concepts and problems of embryology, emphasizing the techniques, critical approaches, and analytic methods of experimental embryology.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1490 - EMBRYOLOGY LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
The embryological development of the frog, chick and pig are intensively studied in microscopic preparations emphasizing the integration of temporal and spatial events with attention to homology and adaptation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BIOSC 1500 - CELL BIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will be devoted to a discussion of the current state of our understanding of cell structure and function. Eukaryotic cells will be emphasized with particular attention to animal cells. However, prokaryotic cells will be discussed for comparative purposes. Course material will emphasize the experimental basis for our understanding of cell biology and the relationship between structure and function. Most of the techniques to be considered will involve biochemical and molecular biological approaches used in the study of cell function. Thus the course will assume a familiarity with the principles of biochemistry covered in the prerequisites and will not repeat this material. Topics will include membranes, the nucleus, mitochondria and chloroplasts, the cytoskeleton, cell motility, growth and division, endocytosis and exocytosis, and selected topics on the cellular biological aspects of cancer and the immune system.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 1000 or 1810 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1510 - CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This experimental methods course is designed to give upper division majors and opportunity to learn modern techniques used in cell biology research. Students will master the fundamentals of light microscopy (bright field, phase contrast, and dark field) and explore more advanced techniques such as fluorescence, confocal, video, and differential interference contrast microscopy. Students will isolate plasma membranes, mitochondria, nuclei, brush borders, and flagella and characterize these organelles by microscopy, enzyme assays and antibody labeling.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0068 or 0191 or 0080) or (BIOL 0102 or 0121); CREQ: BIOSC 1500 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1511 - CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is the writing practicum for cell biology laboratory, BIOSC 1510. Students will prepare laboratory reports based on exercises and assignments for the companion course, BIOSC 1510.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or ENGR 0012 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102); CREQ: BIOSC 1510 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Molecular Biology (BS)
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BIOSC 1520 - DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The mechanisms of animal development will be analyzed. The first half of the course will emphasize classic embryological investigations focusing on how the embryonic body plan becomes organized, while the second half will deal primarily with the genetic and molecular regulation of development. The experimental analysis of such processes as fertilization, morphogenetic movements, tissue interactions, pattern formation, and gene expression will be discussed using examples from a variety of animal embryos, and by discussion of the current research literature.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0350 or 0355 or BIOL 0350 or 0203 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1530 - DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This laboratory course is designed to provide students with practical experience in the scientific method of experimental research with regard to animal development. Initial labs will stress observational skills, but the goal of each will be to understand the careful and deliberate process of experimental design, execution, and the interpretation of results. The importance of establishing and interpreting controls in experimental procedure will also be emphasized.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0068 or 0191 or 0080 or BIOL 0102 or 0121; CREQ: BIOSC 1520 (ALL MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1531 - DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Course is a writing practicum for developmental biology laboratory, BIOSC 1530. Students will prepare laboratory reports and write essays based on exercises and assignments for the companion course, BIOSC 1530.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or ENGR 0012 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102); CREQ: BIOSC 1530 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Molecular Biology (BS)
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BIOSC 1540 - COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This upper-level course is designed to give student’s abroad understanding of how computational approaches can be used to solve problems in biology. Current computational techniques will be covered in depth, including sequence analysis and alignment, the construction of phylogenies, and comparison based prediction of function and structure. Course will also provide survey-level coverage of new and specialized techniques, in the form of brief introductions and case studies. Both the biological and computational under pinning’s of the methods will be addresses.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0180 or 0191or 0716) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120) (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1545 - THE MATHEMATICS OF BIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course uses specific examples from biology to illustrate how mathematics has been used to increase our understanding of biological systems. Some of the topics that we will cover come from neurobiology, cell biology, and human physiology. For each topic, we will present key mathematical concepts that will give students a new perspective on biology. Standard computer packages will be used to solve the mathematical models, giving the students hands on computer experience. In the final weeks, students will pick a topic of interest and construct their own model by using many of the techniques learned earlier in the course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 1000 or 1080 or 1250 or 1500 or 1540 or 1810 (MIN GRADE ‘C’) or MATH 0280
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BIOSC 1550 - ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
In this seminar course, a single topic is developed by student presentations of research articles from the original scientific literature as chosen by the instructor. Topics might include, for example, “cladistics controversies”, “molecular phylogeny”, or “wetlands conservation”.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0350 or 0355 or BIOL 0350 or 0203) and (BIOSC 0370 or 0371 or BIOL 1430 or 1515) and BIOSC 1130; (ALL MIN GRADE ‘C’)
PLAN: Ecology and Evolution (BS)
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BIOSC 1551 - ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION SEMINAR WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is a writing practicum for the ecology and evolution seminar. Students will write one paper, with several revisions, based on the topic of their oral presentation in the co-requisite course BIOSC 1550. Topics will be chosen by the instructor for BIOSC 1550.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or ENGR 0012 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102); CREQ: BIOSC 1550 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Ecology and Evolution (BS)
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BIOSC 1560 - CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
In this seminar course, a single topic each term is developed by student presentations of research articles from the original scientific literature, as chosen by the instructor. Possible topics might include genes encoding major developmental switch proteins, the cytoskeletal basis of morphological movements in development, or establishing and subdividing body axes in development.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 1500 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); CREQ: BIOSC 1520 (MIN GRADE ‘C’): PLAN: Molecular Biology (BS)
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BIOSC 1561 - CELL DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY SEMINAR WRITNG PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is a writing practicum for the cell and developmental biology seminar. Topics will be chosen by the instructor for BIOSC 1560.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or ENGR 0012 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102); CREQ: BIOSC 1560 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Molecular Biology (BS)
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BIOSC 1570 - MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
In this seminar course, a single topic each term will be chosen in which the instructor is experienced and knowledgeable, and in which a suitable collection of primary research articles is available for student presentation. The papers to be discussed will be drawn primarily from the recent literature, and will reflect current concepts in microbiology.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 1865 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Microbiology (BS)
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BIOSC 1571 - MICROBIOLOGY SEMINAR WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is a writing practicum for the microbiology seminar. Topics will be chosen by the instructor for BIOSC 1570.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or ENGR 0012 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102); CREQ: BIOSC 1570 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Microbiology (BS)
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BIOSC 1580 - BIOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
In this seminar course, a single topic each term is developed by student presentations of research articles from the original scientific literature, as chosen by the instructor. Recent topics have included biosynthesis of peptide hormones, recombinant DNA technology, processing of mRNA precursors, protein folding with emphasis on the molecular biology and biochemistry of chaperonins, and protein translocation within cells.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 1820 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Molecular Biology (BS)
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BIOSC 1581 - BIOCHEMISTRY SEMINAR WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course is a writing practicum for the biochemistry seminar. Topics will be chosen by the instructor for BIOSC 1580.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or ENGR 0012 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102); CREQ: BIOSC 1580 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Molecular Biology (BS)
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BIOSC 1590 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 3
A single major topic in biology will be developed and explored by students in the form of student presentations of current and/or historical literature.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0350 or 0355 or BIOL 0203 or 0350 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1610 - CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This field course will focus primarily on the applied aspects of conservation biology by examining the degradation and loss of species populations and ecosystems due to human activities and by considering alternatives for avoiding and/or mitigating these impacts. The perspectives of science, management, and policy will be elucidated in the context of historical, current, and future strategies designed to conserve the diversity of life.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0180 or 0191 or 0716) or (BIOL 0102 or 0120) (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1640 - BIOINFORMATICS SOFTWARE DESIGN
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will develop software for bioinformatics applications.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 1540 or CS 1501 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Bioinformatics
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BIOSC 1690 - EXPERIENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 6
A program to allow qualified juniors and seniors to assist in the teaching of one of the biological sciences lecture or laboratory courses. Details of the student’s responsibility must be worked out with the biological sciences faculty member in whose course the student will be assisting.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
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BIOSC 1730 - VIROLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course presents the concepts and methods of modern molecular virology. Principles of bacteriophage and animal virus replication are covered. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of viruses as model systems to approach basic problems in molecular biology. Applications of virological knowledge to medicine and biotechnology will be discussed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0350 or 0355 OR BIOL 0203) and (BIOSC 1000 and 1850) (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1740 - VIROLOGY LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course accompanies BIOSC 1730. The exercises are designed to give each student practical experience with the methods and techniques used in the study of both bacterial and animal viruses and the reactions of host cells to viral infections. Included are tissue culture techniques, methods used in the isolation, characterization and assay of viruses and purification of viral DNA.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 1855 or 1860) and (BIOSC 0350 or 0355 or BIOL 0203 or 0350); MIN GRADE ‘C’ for all courses
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BIOSC 1741 - VIROLOGY LABORATORY WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Course is a writing practicum for virology laboratory, BIOSC 1740. Students will prepare laboratory reports and write essays based on exercises and assignments for the companion course, BIOSC 1740.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or ENGR 0012 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102); CREQ: BIOSC 1740(MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1760 - IMMUNOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Course will describe the role of the immune system invertebrates. The molecular and cellular basis of immunity will be emphasized. The roles of antigens, antibodies and immunocompetent cells in pathogenesis and immunity will be covered. The applications of immunology in the design of vaccines, immunotherapeutic, immunodiagnostics, organ transplantation, cancer therapy, and immune system diseases will be discussed, as will the use of immunology in biological research.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0350 or 0355 or BIOL 0350 or 0203 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1810 - MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is concerned primarily with the structure and functions of proteins and nucleic acids. These are large polymers where structure and function are determined by the sequence of monomeric units. Topics will include the physical and chemical properties of the monomer units (amino acids/nucleotides); the determination of the linear sequence of these units; analyses of the three-dimensional structures of the macromolecules; kinetics and mechanisms of enzyme catalyzed reactions, including RNA enzymes; regulation of enzyme activity; molecular recognition; and fidelity of protein synthesis. Emphasis throughout will be on experimental methods, molecular mechanisms and problem solving.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOENG 1071 or BIOENG 1072 or BIOL 0102 or 0120 ) (MIN GRADE ‘C’) and (CHEM 0320 or 0350 or 0740 or 0208 or 0232)
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BIOSC 1820 - METABOLIC PATHWAYS AND REGULATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The primary focus of this course will be on the pathways of intermediary metabolism by which all cells and organisms synthesize and degrade carbohydrates, lipids (fats), nitrogenous compounds, and nucleotides. Specifically, we will examine the chemistry of the reactions that constitute these pathways, and discuss how energy is derived from the breakdown of nutrients. A strong emphasis will be placed on how the pathways are regulated by specific molecules and hormones in living systems. Finally, we will consider how several human diseases arise from defects in metabolic pathways, and will review papers in the current scientific literature on new techniques by which the components of metabolic pathways are characterized in the laboratory.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 1810 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1830 - BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Course introduces several basic experimental techniques of biochemistry including spectrophotometry, ion-exchange and gel-permeation chromatography, radio-chemical methods, gel electrophoresis, enzyme isolation, and nucleic acid purification. Lecture will concern the techniques under study.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0068 or 0191 or 0080 or BIOL 0102 or 0121) and BIOSC 1810 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); CREQ: BIOSC 1820 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1831 - BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Course is a writing practicum for biochemistry laboratory, BIOSC 1830. Students will prepare laboratory reports and write essays based on exercises and assignments for the companion course, BIOSC 1830.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102 or ENGR 0012); CREQ: BIOSC 1830 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN; Molecular Biology (BS)
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BIOSC 1850 - MICROBIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will introduce students to the basic biology, diversity in types, and survival strategies of microorganisms. We will study basic topics, including microbial growth, metabolism, nutrition and genetics, as well as the relevance of microorganisms to human disease, biotechnology and environmental science.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOENG 1071 or 1072 or BIOL 0102 or 0120) and [CHEM 0120 or 0720 or 0770 or 0970 or 0102 or (0112 and 0114)] (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1855 - INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Students in this course will culture microorganisms from natural samples such as soil, vegetables, and their own skin, and learn various methods in the process of studying the organisms they have cultured. The topics for the course include (a) survey types of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae, and bacterial viruses, (b) types of methods used to culture and study these microorganisms, (c) some practical applications of microbiology such as microbiological analysis of wastewater, and identification of clinical isolates.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Credit Laboratory
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0068 or 0191 or 0080 or BIOL 0102 or 0121 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); CREQ: BIOSC 1850 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1860 - MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This laboratory course introduces basic techniques used for isolation of microorganisms in pure culture, identification of groups of microorganisms, and study of microbial physiology, genetics, and ecology. Some topics in applied microbiology that are covered include food microbiology, water and waste water analysis, and identification and antibiotic sensitivity-testing of pathogenic isolates. Viruses, archaebacterial, bacteria, algae, protozoa, and fungi that students isolate from soil, pond water, human skin, and other sources are used to illustrate these methods.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0068 or 0191 or 0080 or BIOL 0102 or 0121) (MIN GRADE ‘C’); CREQ: BIOSC 1850 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Microbiology (BS)
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BIOSC 1861 - MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Course is a writing practicum for microbiology laboratory, BIOSC 1860. Students will prepare laboratory reports and write essays based on exercises and assignments for the companion course, BIOSC 1860.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102 or ENGR 0012); CREQ: BIOSC 1860 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Microbiology (BS)
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BIOSC 1865 - MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the diversity of microbial life from a physiological point of view. We will examine the fundamental processes of microbial metabolism in diverse organisms, and develop a framework for understanding how organisms use different approaches to solve specific needs. Lecture material is appropriate for students trained in introductory microbiology and in biochemistry.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 1850 and (BIOSC 1000 or 1810); Minimum Grade ‘C’
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BIOSC 1870 - ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Course is a survey of the current state of our knowledge of how animals work. The emphasis will be on physiological mechanisms for survival in natural environments. A comparative approach will stress the diversity of physiological adaptations throughout the animal kingdom. Topics include nutrition, metabolism, muscle, respiration, circulation, osmoregulation, sensory and neural physiology, and hormones. The material will stress multi-cellular systems of organization at the levels of tissues, organs, and whole animals.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 6
A program of independent reading with individual tutorials on a topic chosen in consultation with the BIOSC faculty member who will supervise the program.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0191 or 0180 or BIOL 0102 or 0120
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BIOSC 1903 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 6
A program of independent laboratory research, with supporting library work, on a topic chosen in consultation with the BIOSC faculty member who will supervise the work.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
Course Requirements: PREQ: [(BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0080 or BIOL 0121) and (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0180 or BIOL 0120)] or BIOSC 0191 or BIOL 0102
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BIOSC 1904 - UNDERGRADUATE HONORS RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 0
Maximum Credits: 6
A program of independent laboratory and library research on topic chosen in consultation with the BIOSC faculty member who will supervise the work.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
Course Requirements: PREQ: [(BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0080 or BIOL 0121) and (BIOSC 0160 or 0716 or 0180 or BIOL 0120)] or BIOSC 0191 or BIOL 0102 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1905 - HONORS RESEARCH WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
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BIOSC 1906 - RESEARCH COMMUNICATION: COMMUNICATION IN LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course introduces students to a variety of topics associated with the written, oral, and pictorial communication of scientific hypotheses, data, and results, using personal research experiences of students in the course. Students will read scientific literature, discuss how to present data and models, and complete diverse assignments. Techniques to model presentations for different audiences will be emphasized. It is recommended that students work in a research lab while taking the course. The course is for students enrolled in the research certificate in biological and biomedical sciences.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BIOSC 1907 - RESEARCH DECONSTRUCTION: UNDER THE HOOD OF LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course takes an in depth look into how scientific research is done by studying where research is done, who does it, how questions are developed, how approaches and techniques are chosen, and how data is analyzed and presented. Students listen to a research seminar aimed at an expert audience, and then dissect the work throughout the semester. At the end of term, pieces from studying the research project are reassembled, a video of the seminar critiqued, and the course concludes with a Q+A session with the seminar speaker. The course is for students enrolled in the research certificate in biological and biomedical sciences.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0160 or 0180 or 0191 or 0716 or BIOL 0102 or 0120 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); CREQ: BIOSC 1903 or 1904 or NROSCI 1901 or 1961 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1940 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Course will examine the molecular basis of life processes, with a primary emphasis on genes (what they are, what they do, how they determine the properties of an organism). Topics covered will include replication of DNA, transcription of DNA into rna, and translation of RNA into protein. Much of the course will be concerned with how these processes are regulated in response to changes in the environment, and how this regulation relates to the observed properties and behavior of the organism.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (BIOSC 0350 or 0355 or BIOL 0350 or 0203) and (BIOSC 1000 or 1810) (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1950 - MOLECULAR GENETICS LABORATORY
Minimum Credits: 2
Maximum Credits: 2
This course will discuss the theories and methodologies that have recently emerged as the central theme of modern molecular genetics. Lectures will emphasize descriptions and applications of techniques such as molecular cloning, restriction site mapping, in vitro mutagenesis, the polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequence analysis that have led to the recent explosion in knowledge about chromosome organization, gene structure, and the regulation of gene expression. Laboratory sessions will emphasize polymerase chain reaction, agarose gel electrophoresis, cloning DNA fragments, bacterial transformation, restriction analysis, and the sanger method of sequencing DNA.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 0060 or 0067 or 0068 or 0191 or 0080 or BIOL 0102 or 0121 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); CREQ: BIOSC 1940 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOSC 1951 - MOLECULAR GENETICS LABORATORY WRITING PRACTICUM
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Course is a writing practicum for molecular genetics laboratory, BIOSC 1950. Students will prepare laboratory reports and write essays based on exercises and assignments for the companion course, BIOSC 1950.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Practicum
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGCMP 0200 or (ENGCMP 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0250 or FP 0003 or 0006 or ENGCMP 0004 or 0006 or 0020 or ENG 0102 or ENGR 0012); CREQ: BIOSC 1950 (MIN GRADE ‘C’); PLAN: Molecular Biology (BS)
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BIOSC 1999 - MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is an advanced level lecture course educating students in the microbial aspects of human infectious diseases. Students will learn about the microbial basis of infection, the host response, and the nature of specific infections within the human body. The course also will present approaches for the diagnosis of infections and strategies for disease control. The topics of medical microbiology will be presented in a system-based rather than an organism-based approach.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: BIOSC 1850 (MIN GRADE ‘C’)
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BIOST 1200 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICAL REASONING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This SIBS Pittsburgh program is an introduction to the most commonly used statistical tools in 2-sample comparative studies in medicine and public health, with an emphasis on applications in epidemiology and human genetics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BIOST 1201 - SEMINAR IN BIOSTATISTICAL COLLABORATION
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
The SIBS Pittsburgh program is developed around the collaborative research of the participating faculty and is organized into three components. The seminar component is a paired set of presentations, an overview lecture on a general area and the presentation of a specific study/data set. The journal club component will involve reading and discussion of papers. In the independent study component small groups of students will meet with a study team and develop a small data analysis project.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BIOST 2011 - PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICAL REASONING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Acquaints students with the concepts of statistical reasoning as applied to the study of public health problems. Students learn the general principles of statistical analysis and acquire the ability to utilize a statistical software package (Minitab) as a tool to facilitate the processing, editing, storing, displaying, analysis and interpretation of health research related data.
Academic Career: GRAD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: GradLG/SU3
Course Requirements: PROG: Graduate School of Public Health; PLAN: Excluded Plans = Biostatistics(DPH, PHD, MPH, MS, MSH)
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BIOST 2012 - BAYESIAN & EMPIRICAL BAYES STAT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BAYESIAN AND EMPIRICAL BAYES STATISTICAL METHODS WILL BE PRESENTED. THE USE OF THESE METHODS IN DATA ANALYSIS WILL BE ILLUSTRATED WITH SPECIFIC EXAMPLES AND WITH DISCUSSIONS OF COMMON DATA ANALYSIS ISSUES CONTRASTS AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BAYESIAN, EMPIRICAL BAYESIAN, AND CLASSICAL METHODS WILL BE EVALUATED.
Academic Career: GRAD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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BIOST 2041 - INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Discusses techniques for the application of statistical theory to actual data. Topics include probability theory, estimation of parameters, and tests of hypothesis for both the discrete and continuous case.
Academic Career: GRAD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: GradLG/SU3
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