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Biology Course Syllabi


The page links to course syllabi for courses taught by Biology faculty members.  Syllabi for other courses required for our majors, but not taught by our faculty, are not included.
COURSE 

BSCI106 Ecology and Evolution
Prerequisite: Math eligibility or MATH111 or higher


BSCI207 Organismal Biology
Prerequisite: BSCI105 and BSCI106


BSCI222 Principles of Genetics
Prerequisite: BSCI105 and BSCI106



300 LEVEL COURSES

BSCI330 Cell Biology and Physiology
Prerequisite: grade of C (2.0) or better in {BSCI105 and (CHEM131 and CHEM132) 

 
BSCI334 Mammalogy
Prerequisite: A grade of C (2.0) or better in {BSCI106 and BSCI207} 


BSCI335 Mammalogy lab
Prerequisite: A grade of C (2.0) in {BSCI106 and BSCI334 (formerly BSCI338M)}. Corequisite: BSCI334



BSCI337 Insect Biology with lab
Prerequisite: BSCI106 or {PLSC100 and PLSC101}; or permission of department



BSCI338B Marine Biology
Prerequisite: NONE LISTED 




BSCI338C Genomics of Sensory Systems
Prerequisites: BSCI222 or permission of instructor 



BSCI338E Neuroethology
Prerequisites: BSCI106 and BSCI330 



BSCI338I Invertebrate Biology
Prerequisite: BSCI106 



BSCI338J Invertebrate Biology lab
Pre- or corequisite: BSCI338I 



BSCI338L Developmental Biology lab
Pre- or corequisite: BSCI 430 or the equivalent 



BSCI338N Diseases of the Nervous System
Prerequisite: None listed 



BSCI338P Pathophysiology of Circulatory System 
Prerequisite:  BSCI330 



BSCI338Q Conservation Biology lab
Prerequisites: Co- or prerequisite: BSCI 363



BSCI338R Darwinian Medicine
Prerequisite: NONE LISTED 



BSCI338V Biology of Vision
Prerequisite: BSCI330 



BSCI338W Animal Communication
Prerequisite: BSCI106 



BSCI338X Evolutionary Genomics
Prerequisite: BSCI222 


BSCI360 Animal Behavior
Prerequisites: BSCI105 and BSCI106 and BSCI222 



BSCI361 Principles of Ecology
Prerequisites: BSCI106 and (MATH140 or MATH220)                             

BSCI362 Ecology of Marsh Dune Veg. 
Prerequisite: NONE LISTED 


BSCI363 Conservation and Extinction
Prerequisite: BSCI106 


BSCI370 Principles of Evolution
Castillo-Davis-Spring09
BSCI370FensterFall08.pdf (81.277 Kb) 
Prerequisite: BSCI106 


BSCI373 Natural History of the Ches.
Prerequisite: a course in biological sciences or permission of department 


BSCI392 Biology of Extinct Animals
Prerequisite: BSCI106 


BSCI393 Biology of Extinct Animals lab 
Pre- or corequisite: BSCI392 


BSCI394 Vertebrate Form and Function
Prerequisites: BSCI106 and BSCI207


400 LEVEL COURSES

BSCI410 Molecular Genetics 
Prerequisites: BSCI222 ( or equivalent ) and CHEM233 


BSCI414 Recombinant DNA Lab
Prerequisite: BSCI222 


BSCI416 Biology of the Human Genome 
Prerequisite: NONE LISTED 


BSCI420 Cell Biology Lectures 
Prerequisites: BSCI230 or BSCI330; and BSCI222; and CHEM233 


BSCI421 Cell Biology lab
Prerequisites: BSCI230 or BSCI330; and BSCI222; and CHEM233 


BSCI422 Immunology
Prerequisites: BSCI222 and BSCI223 


BSCI423 Immunology Lab
Prerequisites: BSCI222 and BSCI223. Co-requisite: BSCI422 


BSCI430 Developmental Biology
Prerequisites: BSCI230/BSCI330 and BSCI222 


BSCI433 Biology of Cancer
Prerequisites: BSCI230 or BSCI330; and BSCI222 


BSCI434 Mammalian Histology with lab
Prerequisites: BSCI330 and BSCI440 


BSCI440 Mammalian Physiology
Prerequisites: BSCI330 and CHEM233 


BSCI441 Mammalian Physiology Laboratory
Pre- or Corequisite: BSCI440 


BSCI442 Plant Physiology with lab
Prerequisites: BSCI105 and CHEM233 


BSCI443 Microbial Physiology 
Prerequisite: NONE LISTED 


BSCI446 Neural Systems
Prerequisite: BSCI330 


BSCI447 General Endocrinology
Prerequisites: BSCI330 and CHEM233 and CHEM243 


BSCI451 Physical Chem. for Biologists 
Prerequisite: NONE LISTED 


BSCI453 Cellular Neurophysiology
Prerequisite: A grade of C (2.0) or better in ({BSCI230 or BSCI330} and {CHEM231 andCHEM232} and PHYS122) 


BSCI454 Neurobiology Laboratory
Prerequisite: {BSCI230 or BSCI330} and {CHEM231 and CHEM232} and PHYS122; and pre- or co-requisite: {BSCI453 or BSCI446} 


BSCI460 Plant Ecology
BSCI460ForsethFall05.pdf (85.047 Kb) 
Prerequisite: BSCI106


BSCI461 Plant Ecology Lab
Pre- or corequisite: BSCI460


BSCI462 Population Ecology 
Prerequisites: BSCI106 and MATH220


BSCI465 Behavioral Ecology
Prerequisite: NONE LISTED 


BSCI467 Freshwater Biology w/ Lab
Prerequisite: BSCI227 or permission of department


BSCI471 Molecular Evolution
Prerequisite: BSCI222 or permission of department


BSCI474 Mathematical Bio with Lab


BSCI481 Insect Diversity and Class.


BSCI493 Med. Poisonous Plants
Prerequisite: NONE LISTED 


BSCI494 Animal Plant interactions 
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