Apr 29, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Art History

  
  • ARTH 3336 - Postmodernism

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    Postmodern art and theory, from antecedents in the 1960s, through postmodern decades of the 1970s and 1980s.

  
  • ARTH 3376 - Representations of Gender

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    Analysis of the shifting conventions and iconography of representing gender, from early pre-Greek ART through contemporary late 20th century art.

  
  • ARTH 3378 - History of Nineteenth Century Photography

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381  or consent of instructor.

    From the invention of photography to 1900.

  
  • ARTH 3379 - History of Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Photography

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    History of photography from 1900 to the present.

  
  • ARTH 3380 - 17th Century Dutch Art

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    The rich artistic production of Holland’s “Golden Age of art”, including history, painting, genre, portraiture, landscape, and still life. Rembrandt, Vermeer, and many other artists.

  
  • ARTH 3382 - Northern Renaissance

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380 : ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    German and Netherlandish art of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

  
  • ARTH 3389 - Italian Gothic Art and Patronage

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    Italian art of the 13th and 14th centuries and the role of the art patron.

  
  • ARTH 3394 - Selected Topics in Art History

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • ARTH 3395 - Selected Topics in Critical Theory and Criticism

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 3301  or ARTH 3302 , or consent of instructor.

    Readings and discussion of topics in theory and criticism from modernism to the present. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • ARTH 3396 - Selected Topics in Critical Studies in Film and Video

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: junior standing and ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • ARTH 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

  
  • ARTH 4310 - The Human Body in Non-Western Art

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    Representation of the human body in the artistic traditions of Africa, Oceania and the Pre-Columbian Americas.

  
  • ARTH 4311 - Artists, Art-Making and Patronage in Medieval Europe

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    European Arts in the Middle Ages: professional lives of artists, art-making and art patronage.

  
  • ARTH 4314 - Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381  and six additional hours of art history or equivalent background in Medieval Studies.

    Medieval illuminated manuscripts with emphasis on book types and their audiences.

  
  • ARTH 4315 - Reading Medieval Art

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381  and six additional hours of art history or equivalent background in Medieval Studies.

    Current strategies in Medieval art history scholarship.

  
  • ARTH 4319 - Readings in Nineteenth Century Photography

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in ART 3375 , ART 3376 , and ART 3377 , or consent of instructor.

    Practice and theory of nineteenth century photography.

  
  • ARTH 4320 - Readings in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Photography

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in ART 3375 , ART 3376 , and ART 3377 , or consent of instructor.

    Practice and theory of twentieth century and twenty-first century photography.

  
  • ARTH 4375 - Theories of Creativity

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 .

    Analysis of the arts creative process through studying relevant theories of Freud, Jung, Gardner, and others, and specific examples of creativity among artists in various media.

  
  • ARTH 4379 - Art Since 1945

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380 : ARTH 1381 .

    Examination of the visual arts since World War II.

  
  • ARTH 4380 - Museums and the Problem of Display

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and 1381  and six additional hours of art history, or consent of instructor.

    Development of the culture of display and the impact of art institutions, curator and exhibitions on the understanding of artworks and their history.

  
  • ARTH 4381 - Seminar on Rembrandt

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , and six additional hours of art history or consent of instructor.

    The work and legacy of the most important artist in 17th century Holland, Rembrandt van Rijn, through readings, class discussion, and research.

  
  • ARTH 4383 - Contemporary Painting

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    Painting since 1945 with an emphasis on the past two decades.

  
  • ARTH 4385 - Senior Seminar in Art History

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: major in art history and twenty-four semester hours in art history, which must include ARTH 4388  or consent of instructor.

    Extensive readings, class discussion and research on a specific art historical subject. Topics may vary. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.

  
  • ARTH 4388 - Methods of Art History

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: major in art history, ARTH 1380 , ARTH 1381 , and six additional hours of art history, or consent of instructor.

    Readings, class discussions, and research on methodological issues in art history and the historical development of the discipline.

  
  • ARTH 4394 - Selected Topics in Art History

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , or consent of instructor.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • ARTH 4395 - Selected Topics in Contemporary Theory and Practice

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ARTH 3301  or ARTH 3302 , or consent of instructor.

    Readings and discussion of topics in theory and criticism from modernism to the present. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • ARTH 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: ARTH 1380  and ARTH 1381 , and consent of instructor.

  
  • ARTH 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.


Biochemistry

  
  • BCHS 3201 - Biochemistry Laboratory I

    Credit Hours: 2.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 0 ; Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Formerly BCHS 4201

    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BCHS 3304  or equivalent.

    Experimental study of basic principles and methods of biochemistry.

  
  • BCHS 3304 - General Biochemistry I

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CHEM 3221  and CHEM 3331 .

    Credit may not be received for both BCHS 3304 and CHEM 4336 . Nature of the chemical constituents of living organisms, including carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and enzymes.

  
  • BCHS 3305 - General Biochemistry II

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3304 .

    Credit may not be received for both BCHS 3305 and CHEM 4336 . The integration and control of the metabolism of cellular constituents.

  
  • BCHS 3396 - Senior Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of the chair.

    Directed research project culminating in a departmentally approved report. BCHS 3396 and BCHS 4396  must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • BCHS 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    BCHS 3399 and BCHS 4399  must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • BCHS 4198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: senior standing and approval of department chair.

    May be taken for a maximum of four semester hours.

  
  • BCHS 4298 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 2.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: senior standing and approval of department chair.

    May be taken for a maximum of four semester hours.

  
  • BCHS 4304 - Biophysics

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: PHYS 1302  or PHYS 1322 , MATH 1432 , BCHS 3304 , and CHEM 4370  or CHEM 4373 .

    Theoretical aspects and applications of physics and physical chemistry for the study of biological macromolecules.

  
  • BCHS 4306 - Nucleic Acids

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3304 .

    Structure, metabolism, and functions of nucleotides and nucleic acids.

  
  • BCHS 4307 - Proteins

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3304 .

    Structure and functions of proteins.

  
  • BCHS 4311 - Biochemistry Lab II

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 1 ; Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3201 .

    Contemporary experimental techniques in biochemistry and molecular biology. Cloning, expression and purification of recombinant proteins, applications of the polymerase chain reaction, and generation of genomic libraries.

    Core Category: [81] Writing in the Disciplines
  
  • BCHS 4312 - Molecular Modeling of Biological Macromolecules

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3304  and CHEM 4370  or CHEM 4373  or equivalent.

    Computer-based molecular modeling methods, with emphasis on their practical aspects and limitations. Individual research projects using UNIX-based Silicon Graphics computers.

  
  • BCHS 4313 - Cell Biochemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly (also BIOL 4374)

    Prerequisite: BIOL 1162  / BIOL 1362  and BIOL 3301  and BCHS 3304 .

    Cellular organization of biochemical mechanisms. Composition and function of cells at the molecular level.

  
  • BCHS 4314 - Biochemistry of Lipids and Carbohydrates

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3305  or consent of instructor.

    Structure, metabolism and function of carbohydrates, glycoconjugates and simple and complex lipids.

  
  • BCHS 4321 - Genomics and Proteomics

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3304 .

    Genomics and proteomics methods for biological studies.

  
  • BCHS 4322 - Biochemistry of Organelles

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3305  or consent of instructor.

    Biochemistry of mitochondria and chloroplasts including electron transport, oxidative phosphorylation, chemiosmotic theory. Includes mitochondrial theory of aging and apoptosis.

  
  • BCHS 4323 - Protein Biosynthesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3305  or consent of instructor.

    Structure, function, and evolution of the ribosome.

  
  • BCHS 4324 - Bioinformatics for Biologists

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3306 .

    Computer-assisted analyses of molecular data including data retrieval, database usage, sequence alignment, gene identification, phylogenetics, genomics, and proteomics. Final project uses bioinformatic packages.

  
  • BCHS 4325 - Molecular Microbiology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3304 .

    Molecular basis of cellular processes in microbes.

  
  • BCHS 4361 - Clinical Biochemistry

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3304 .

    Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of metabolic disorders.

  
  • BCHS 4396 - Senior Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3396  and approval of the chair.

    Directed research project culminating in a departmentally approved report. BCHS 3396  and 4396 must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • BCHS 4397 - Selected Topics in Biochemical and Biophysical Sciences

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • BCHS 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: senior standing and approval of department chair.

    May be taken for a maximum of four semester hours.

  
  • BCHS 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: BCHS 3399  and approval of department chair.

    BCHS 3399  and 4399 must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • BCHS 4498 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 4.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: senior standing and approval of department chair.

    May be taken for a maximum of four semester hours.


Biology

  
  • BIOL 1134 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I

    Credit Hours: 1.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 0 ; Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 1334 .

    May not apply to course or gap requirements for a major or minor in natural sciences and mathematics. Laboratory studies of the structure and functions of the human body.

  
  • BIOL 1144 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II

    Credit Hours: 1.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 0 ; Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 1344 .

    May not apply to course or gap requirements for a major or minor in natural sciences and mathematics. Laboratory studies of the structure and functions of the human body.

  
  • BIOL 1153 - Prenursing Microbiology Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 0 ; Lab Contact Hours: 3
    May not receive credit until BIOL 1353  is successfully completed. May not apply to course or gap requirements for a major or minor in natural sciences and mathematics. Fundamental principles of microbiology; survey of pathogenic microorganisms and the diseases they cause.

  
  • BIOL 1161 - Introduction to Biological Science Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 0 ; Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 1361 .

    Designed for science majors and preprofessional students. Laboratory experience in introductory biological science, including biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, physiology, ecology, and evolution.

  
  • BIOL 1162 - Introduction to Biological Science Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 0 ; Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 1362 .

    Designed for science majors and preprofessional students. Laboratory experience in introductory biological science, including biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, physiology, ecology, and evolution.

  
  • BIOL 1309 - Human Genetics and Society

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1310  or MATH 1311  or equivalent.

    Introduction to modern principles of human genetics and the impact of their application on society. Includes fetal development and prenatal screening, mutations, cloning, human origins, gene therapy, and biotechnology.

    Note: May not apply to course or GPA requirements for a major or minor in natural sciences and mathematics.
    Core Category: [30] Life & Physical Sciences
  
  • BIOL 1310 - General Biology 1

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    [TCCN-BIOL 1308]

    Prerequisite: MATH 1310  or MATH 1311 .

    Introduction to general principles of biology with special orientation toward man and the natural world.

    Note: Designed for nonscience majors; does not satisfy requirements for biology majors and preprofessional students. Credit may not be received for both BIOL 1361 :BIOL 1362 , and BIOL 1310:BIOL 1320 .
    Core Category: [30] Life & Physical Sciences
  
  • BIOL 1320 - General Biology 2

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    [TCCN-BIOL 1309]

    Prerequisite: MATH 1310  or MATH 1311 .

    Introduction to general principles of biology with special orientation toward man and the natural world.

    Note: Designed for nonscience majors; does not satisfy requirements for biology majors and preprofessional students. Credit may not be received for both BIOL 1361 :BIOL 1362  and BIOL 1310 :1320.
    Core Category: [30] Life & Physical Sciences
  
  • BIOL 1334 - Human Anatomy and Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    [TCCN-BIOL 2301]

    May not apply to course or gpa requirements for a major or minor in natural sciences and mathematics. Structure and function of the human body.

  
  • BIOL 1344 - Human Anatomy and Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    [TCCN-BIOL 2302]

    Prerequisite: BIOL 1334 .

    May not apply to course or gpa requirements for a major or minor in natural sciences and mathematics. Structure and function of the human body.

  
  • BIOL 1353 - Prenursing Microbiology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    May not apply to a degree until BIOL 1153  is successfully completed. May not apply to course or gap requirements for a major or minor in natural sciences and mathematics. Fundamental principles of microbiology; survey of pathogenic microorganisms and the diseases they cause.

  
  • BIOL 1361 - Introduction to Biological Science

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOL 1431 [TCCN-BIOL 1406]

    Prerequisite: MATH 1310  or equivalent.

    Introduction to biological science, including biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, physiology, ecology, evolution, and behavior.

    Note: Credit may not be received for both BIOL 1361:BIOL 1362  and BIOL 1310 :BIOL 1320 . Designed for science majors and preprofessional students.
    Core Category: [30] Life & Physical Sciences
  
  • BIOL 1362 - Introduction to Biological Science

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOL 1432 [TCCN-BIOL 1407]

    Prerequisite: MATH 1310  or equivalent.

    Introduction to biological science, including biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, physiology, ecology, evolution, and behavior.

    Note: Credit may not be received for both BIOL 1361 :1362 and BIOL 1310 :BIOL 1320 . Designed for science majors and preprofessional students.
    Core Category: [30] Life & Physical Sciences
  
  • BIOL 1398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair or designate.

  
  • BIOL 2333 - Elementary Microbiology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1161 , BIOL 1361 , BIOL 1162 , and BIOL 1362 , and CHEM 1331  and CHEM 1332  or equivalents.

    Basic concepts in microbiology with focus on microbial diversity and pathogenesis. Includes survey of infectious diseases.

  
  • BIOL 2397 - Selected Topics in Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 3124 - Human Physiology Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 0 ; Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 3324 .

    Demonstrations and experiments in organismal bodily function.

  
  • BIOL 3132 - Elementary Microbiology Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 0 ; Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly BIOL 2133

    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 3332 .

    Physiological, molecular, and staining techniques used in the identification and characterization of bacteria. Microbiological analysis of water, food, and soil.

  
  
  • BIOL 3304 - The Biology of Social Behavior

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1361  and BIOL 1362 .

    Biological prerequisites and consequences of the evolution of social behavior in animals. Kinship, predator defense, foraging, and other problems of group living.

  
  • BIOL 3305 - Biodiversity

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1161 , BIOL 1162 , BIOL 1361 , and BIOL 1362 , and three hours in biology at the 2000-level or higher.

    Causes, consequences, importance, and preservation of biological diversity.

  
  • BIOL 3306 - Evolutionary Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 .

    Origins and maintenance of biological diversity and the mechanisms of phenotypic change.

  
  • BIOL 3311 - Genetics Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 1 ; Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Formerly BIOL 3201

    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 3301 .

    Experimental aspects of Mendelian and molecular genetics. A semester-long independent research project emphasizes scientific method and writing conventions.

    Core Category: [81] Writing in the Disciplines
  
  • BIOL 3324 - Human Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: eleven semester hours in biology, including BIOL 1361  and BIOL 1362  and CHEM 3331  or consent of instructor.

    Integrated treatment of bodily function from molecular to organismic levels.

  
  • BIOL 3326 - History and Philosophy of Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1361  and BIOL 1362 .

    Important events in the development of biology as a science: a historical and philosophical perspective.

  
  • BIOL 3332 - Elementary Microbiology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOL 2333

    Prerequisite: BIOL 1161 , BIOL 1361 , BIOL 1162 , and BIOL 1362 , and CHEM 1331  and CHEM 1332  or equivalents.

    Basic concepts in microbiology with focus on microbial diversity and pathogenesis. Includes survey of infectious diseases.

  
  • BIOL 3341 - Human Genetics

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1161 , BIOL 1361 , BIOL 1162 , and BIOL 1362 , and CHEM 1331  and CHEM 1332  or equivalents.

    Clinical and applied aspects of human genetics. Common and severe hereditary diseases: prevention, diagnosis, and therapy, including molecular aspects.

  
  • BIOL 3345 - Plant Physiology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOL 3445

    Prerequisite: BIOL 1161 , BIOL 1361 , BIOL 1162 , and BIOL 1362 , and CHEM 3221  and CHEM 3331  or equivalents.

    Respiration, photosynthesis, nutrition, transport, and development of flowering plants.

  
  • BIOL 3359 - Environmental Biology of Texas

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1361  and BIOL 1362 .

    Effect of humans on the environment through scientific discovery; understanding the ecological, financial, and political factors influencing how humans change their world.

  
  • BIOL 3396 - Senior Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    Directed research culminating in a departmentally approved report. BIOL 3396 and BIOL 4396  must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • BIOL 3397 - Selected Topics in Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

  
  • BIOL 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    BIOL 3399 and BIOL 4399  must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

  
  • BIOL 4103 - Integration of Biological Knowledge

    Credit Hours: 1.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 1 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: senior standing and credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 3306  and BIOL 4374 .

    Review of major disciplines in biology in preparation for required exit examination.

  
  • BIOL 4198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: senior standing, major in biology with honor average in science, consent of special problems committee and approval of an advisor and chair.

  
  • BIOL 4206 - Ecology and Evolution Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 2.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 0 ; Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 3306 .

    Field and laboratory exercises illustrating concepts in evolution, ecology, and animal behavior.

  
  • BIOL 4272 - Cellular and Developmental Biology Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 2.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 0 ; Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 4374  or BCHS 4313 .

    Experimental aspects of cellular and developmental biology, using techniques at both the molecular and cellular levels.

  
  • BIOL 4298 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 2.0 - ;
    Prerequisite: senior standing, major in biology with honor average in science, consent of special problems committee and approval of an advisor and chair.

  
  • BIOL 4309 - Mathematical Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 3331  and BIOL 3306 , or consent of instructor.

    Topics in mathematical biology: epidemiology, population models, models of genetics and evolution, network theory, pattern formation, and neuroscience. Students may not receive credit for both MATH 4309  and BIOL 4309.

  
  • BIOL 4310 - Biostatistics

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 3339  and BIOL 3306 , or consent instructor.

    Statistics for biological and biomedical data, exploratory methods, generalized linear models, analysis of variance, cross-sectional studies, and nonparametric methods. Students may not receive credit for both MATH 4310  and BIOL 4310.

  
  • BIOL 4312 - Interpreting Experimental Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301  with a grade of B+ or better or consent of instructor.

    Reading, discussion, oral presentation, and written analysis of original scientific papers.

  
  • BIOL 4315 - Neuroscience

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1161 , BIOL 1361 , BIOL 1162 , and BIOL 1362 , and BCHS 3304  or consent of instructor.

    Molecular, cellular, and behavioral principles of nervous system function, including aspects of development, learning and memory, and evolution.

  
  • BIOL 4320 - Molecular Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 .

    Molecular processes involved in biological systems and methods for their study, including recombinant DNA techniques and other modern research applications.

  
  • BIOL 4323 - Immunology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly BIOL 4423

    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 .

    Structural and functional aspects of the immune system. Antigens, antibodies, and antigen-antibody and cellular reactions.

  
  • BIOL 4324 - Bioinformatics for Biologists

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3306 .

    Computer-assisted analyses of molecular data including data retrieval, database usage, sequence alignment, gene identification, phylogenetics, genomics, and proteomics. Final project uses bioinformatic packages.

  
  • BIOL 4340 - Research Methods

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: CUIN 3351  and one of CHEM 1111 , CHEM 1117 ; BIOL 1161 , BIOL 1162 ; PHYS 1101 , PHYS 1121  or equivalent, or consent of instructor.

    Students perform four independent inquiries, combing skills from mathematics and science to solve research problems. Credit may not be received for BIOL 4340 and CHEM 4340  or PHYS 4340 .

  
  • BIOL 4347 - Animal Behavior

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 3301 .

    Ecology, evolution, and mechanisms animal behavior.

  
  • BIOL 4351 - Current Topics in Reproductive Biology

    Credit Hours: 3.0 - Lecture Contact Hours: 3 ; Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1361 , BIOL 1362 , and BCHS 3304  or consent of instructor.

    Molecular and cellular principles of reproductive system function, including gametogenesis, fertilization, and reproductive development.

 

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