Selected Topics In Biology

The course content will depend on student demand and instructor's interest.

Summer 2008

• Discovering the Mysteries of Marine Environment - TBA (PDF)
  PR: Junior standing or higher. Not for Biology, Biology/Marine or Microbiology major credit.

Fall 2008

• BSC 4933 Bioinformatics (PDF) - Degang Wang
  PR: B or better is PCB 3063 or PCB 3023 and C- or better in their pre-requisites or CI
• BSC 4933 Biology of Sharks and Rays Lecture (PDF) - Phil Motta.
  One of the following (and its pre-reqs) - Marine Biology BSC 3312, or Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy ZOO 3713C, or General Physiology PCB 3712, or Animal Physiology PCB 4723, or Organic Evolution PCB 4674, or Vertebrate Natural History BSC 4933
• BSC 4933 Biology of Sharks and Rays Lab (PDF) - Phil Motta.
  PR/CR: BSC 4933 Biology of Sharks and Rays in same semester OR A in previous 2-credit hour BSC 4933 Sharks and Rays OR B in previous 2-credit hour BSC 4933 Sharks and Rayswith Dr. Motta consent.
• BSC 4933 Developmental Biology (PDF) - Brian Livingston
  PR: B average in Genetics(PCB 3063) and Cell Biology (PCB 3023) and C– or better in their pre-requisites.
• BSC 4933 Molecular Biology of the Gene (PDF) - Kristina Schmidt
  PR: B or better in PCB 3063, PCB 3023, CHM 2046, CHM 2045, BSC 2010/L, and BSC 2011/L Eligible students should schedule an appointment with Dr. Schmidt and bring your CI form and a SASS degree sheet from FACTS.org to the meeting.
• BSC 4933 Molecular Microbiology (PDF) - Lindsey Shaw (Approved for Microbiology Major elective credit)
  PR: MCB 3023C General Microbiology, PCB 3023 Cell Biology, PCB 3063 General Genetics and their pre-requisites.
• BSC 4933 Parasitology (PDF) - Jason Rohr
  PR: (PCB 3023, PCB 3043, PCB 3063, or PCB 3712), CHM 2210, BSC 2011/L, BSC 2010/L, CHM 2046, and CHM 2045
• BSC 4933 Parasitology Lab (PDF) - Jason Rohr
  PR: Co-requisite Parasitology BSC 4933 lecture.
• BSC 4933 Physiological Ecology (PDF) - Lynn Martin
• PR: (BSC 2093C or PCB 3712), PCB 3043, CHM 2210 and their pre-requisites
• BSC 4933 Seminar Lecture Series (PDF) - Henry Mushinsky
  PR: Senior-level biology majors who have completed at least 30 hours of biology coursework
• BSC 4933 Wetlands Ecology (PDF) - Thomas Crisman
  PR: CI and (B or better in PCB 3043), and C- or better in BSC 2011/L, BSC 2010/L, CHM 2210, CHM 2046, and CHM 2045.

• BSC 5931 Genetic Engineering (PDF) - Meera Nanjundan Permit required. Use CMM CI permit request form (PDF).
  PR: CI and PCB 3023 and PCB 3063. PCB 3023L or PCB 3063L recommended.
• BSC 5931 Genomics (PDF) - K.T. Scott
  PR: Permit required. B or better in: PCB 3063 and (BSC 2010/L, 2011/L, CHM 2045/L, 2046/L). MCB 3020C General Microbiology is advantageous but not required. Undergraduates may take the course with CI. See flyer for details.