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2013-2014 General Catalog 
    
2013-2014 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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The following is a listing of all courses of instruction offered by departments at LSU. This listing was up-to-date and as correct as possible at the time of publication of this catalog.

Since this catalog was prepared well in advance of its effective date, some courses may have been added, others may have been dropped, and/or changes in content may have been made.

 

Biological Engineering

  
  • BE 3989 Special Projects in Biological Engineering (1-4)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Library research, experimental and/or theoretical investigation and written report in form of engineering report.
  
  • BE 4290 Senior Engineering Design and Professionalism (2)


    Prereq.: BE 3290 . Students work in teams to develop a detailed design to address a technical problem that the team chose in BE 3290 . Activities include developing measurable design objectives and a product design specification, creating multiple design solutions, evaluating design solutions and communicating a detailed design.
  
  • BE 4292 Senior Engineering Design Laboratory (2)


    Prereq.: BE 4290 . 6 hrs. lab. Engineering principles used to complete the project set forth in the design outline submitted in BE 4290 ; design project completion.
  
  • BE 4303 Engineering Properties of Biological Materials (3)


    Prereq.: MATH 2065  and credit or registration in CE 3400 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Engineering properties, including rheology, friction, mechanical damage, texture, thermal, optical and electrical properties.
  
  • BE 4305 Engineering Entrepreneurship I (3)


    Prereq.: MATH 1552 , AGEC 2003 , or ECON 2030 . Concepts and current practice in technology related business; emphasis on business, planning, business finance, intellectual property and marketing.
  
  • BE 4306 Engineering Entrepreneurship II (3)


    Prereq.: BE 4305 . Advanced topics in technology based entrepreneurial business start-up examining case based methods; emphasis on product strategy, planning, IP strategy, regulatory strategy, operations, sales, distribution and finance. Students will engage in a semester long business planning exercise.
  
  • BE 4323 Biomechanics for Engineers (3)


    Also offered as IE 4465 . Prereq.: CE 2450 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Mechanical behavior of the human musculoskeletal system and component tissue when physical work is performed; engineering mechanics applied to the activities; fundamental knowledge of human anatomy and physiology; workplace design.
  
  • BE 4332 Molecular Methods in Biological Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2083 , BE 2350  and credit or registration in BE 4303 . Fundamentals of the theory and applications of quantitative molecular techniques used in biological engineering research and design.
  
  • BE 4335 Tissue Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: BE 4303 , BIOL 1202 , BIOL 2083  and CHEM 2261 . Will familiarize engineers with tissue engineering concepts and current practice. Topics covered include: embryology, stem cell biology, cell signaling, nutrition, cryobiology, biomaterials, synthesis/characterization, biocompatibility and scaffold design.
  
  • BE 4336 Biocompatibility & Surface Modification of Materials (3)


    Prereq.: BE 4303 . Biocompatibility of materials; biomaterials and their biomedical applications; and surface modification technology. A design project will be included.
  
  • BE 4340 Food and Bioprocess Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: BE 2352 ; credit or registration in BE 3340 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Design and analysis of systems for processing biological materials, with emphasis on food; topics include biotechnology, fluid flow, thermodynamics and transport phenomena in food and bioprocessing; unit operations, including freezing, extraction, drying and aseptic processing.
  
  • BE 4341 Biological Reactor Systems Design (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2051  and BE 4352 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Microbial and biochemical principles used in design of biological reactors for biotransformation; metabolic output and cellular production; design of batch and continuous flow reactors utilizing microbial kinetic models; attached and suspended growth systems and eucaryotic and procaryotic cells.
  
  • BE 4342 Sugar Process Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2950 , CE 2200  or ME 3834  or CHE 3101 , ME 2334  or ME 3333  or CHE 3172 . Processes used in the manufacture of raw and refined sugar; application of scientific and engineering principles to unit operations of evaporation, crystallization, extraction, solids handling and drying, centrifuging, clarification and steam and power generation.
  
  • BE 4352 Transport Phenomena in Biological Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: BE 2352 , BIOL 2051 ; credit or registration in CE 2200  and ME 3333 . Mass balances with consideration of chemical and biological reaction kinetics; energy balance and principles of conduction, convection and radiation including 3-D diffusion, transient heat transfer and convection analysis; energy transfer in engineering design and analysis; principle of mass transfer.
  
  • BE 4360 Mobile Fluid Power Control (3)


    Prereq.: ME 3834  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Theory and design of hydraulic systems and basic components; power steering, hydrostatic transmissions, electrohydraulic servovalves, manual and automatic control applications.
  
  • BE 4362 Agricultural Precision Systems (3)


    2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Principles and applications of geospatial technologies supporting precision agriculture/farming and planning for natural resource data management.
  
  • BE 4380 Aquacultural Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: senior standing. Engineering principles applied to aquacultural systems; water chemistry; fluid mechanics; aquacultural pumping plants; fish pond design; recirculating aquacultural systems; water filtration; disinfection; aeration and degassing.
  
  • BE 4383 Natural Resource Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: CE 2200 . Engineering analysis and design of natural resource control systems, including open channels, vegetated water-ways, terraces, water control structures, spillways, reservoirs, flood control, surface water quality and wetlands.
  
  • BE 4989 Independent Study in Biological Engineering (1-4)


    Prereq.: senior standing. Written engineering report required. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Biological engineering practice; library research, experimental and/or theoretical investigation.
  
  • BE 7304 Advanced Natural Resource Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: BE 4383 . Advanced topics in statistical hydrology, flow theory, evapotranspiration, transport of pollutants, drainage, irrigation, erosion, sediment transport and sedimentation applied to rural fields and watersheds.
  
  • BE 7340 Advanced Food Engineering and Biotechnology (3)


    Prereq.: BE 4340 . Design and modeling of food and bioprocessing systems; application of advanced thermodynamic principles and transport phenomena with emphasis on numerical techniques in the design, analysis and modeling of food systems; focus on current research topics in food engineering and food biotechnology.
  
  • BE 7350 Advanced Instrumentation and Control for Biological Systems (3)


    Prereq.: BE 2350  and MATH 2065 . 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Theory of measurement and feedback integrated with applied design work with biological systems; focus areas include: aquaculture, precision farming, environmental applications, bioprocess, biomedical measurement and control concepts.
  
  • BE 7381 Advanced Aquacultural Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: BE 4380 . Advanced topics in aquacultural aeration, oxygenation, disinfection of aquacultural systems and aquacultural wastewater characterization; integration with traditional agricultural production.
  
  • BE 7500 Seminar (1)


    Prereq.: graduate standing in engineering. Pass-fail grading. Only 1 sem. hr. of credit will be allowed toward the degree.
  
  • BE 7909 Advanced Topics in Biological Engineering (1-4)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. One or more phases of advanced biological engineering practice.
  
  • BE 7910 Special topics in Biological Engineering (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 9 hrs. when topics vary. One or more phases of advanced biological engineering practice.
  
  • BE 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)


    “S”/”U”grading.

Biological Sciences

  
  • BIOL 1001 General Biology (3)


    [LCCN: CBIO 1013, General Biology I] This is a General Education course. Credit will not be given for this course and BIOL 1201 . For nonscience majors. Not for degree credit for a student majoring in a biological science. General concepts in cell biology, genetics, ecology and evolution.
  
  • BIOL 1002 General Biology (3)


    [LCCN: CBIO 1023, General Biology II] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: BIOL 1001  or BIOL 1201 . Credit will not be given for this course and BIOL 1202 . For nonscience majors. Not for degree credit for a student majoring in a biological science. Diversity, interactions and life histories of microorganisms, fungi, plants and animals.
  
  • BIOL 1005 Introductory Biology Laboratory (2)


    [LCCN: CBIO 1022, General Biology Lab I + II] Prereq.: credit in BIOL 1001  and credit or registration in BIOL 1002 ; Credit not allowed for students who have had BIOL 1207 , BIOL 1208  or BIOL 1209 . 1 hr. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Basic principles of biology including cell biology, genetics, ecology, evolution, diversity and systems physiology.
  
  • BIOL 1011 Microorganisms and Man (3)


    [LCCN: CBIO 2103, 2104 General Microbiology] This is a General Education course. Credit will not be given for both this course and BIOL 2051 . Not open to biological science majors. Microorganisms and their relationship to people; microbial form and function; role of bacteria in health and disease, ecology and industry from food production to genetic engineering.
  
  • BIOL 1012 Microorganisms and Man Laboratory (1)


    [LCCN: CBIO 2101, 2104, General Microbiology Lab] Prereq.: credit or registration in BIOL 1011 . Credit will not be given for both this course and BIOL 2051 . Not open to biological science majors. 3 hrs. lab. Basic laboratory skills for handling and observing microorganisms; demonstration of features of microorganisms discussed in BIOL 1011 .
  
  • BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)


    [LCCN: CBIO 1033, 1034, General Biology I (Science Majors)] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: minimum ACT composite of 23 or “C” or better in CHEM 1201 . Credit will not be given for both this course and BIOL 1001 . Primarily for students in science, agriculture or education. General concepts in cellular structure, cellular metabolism, cellular communication and genetics.
  
  • BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)


    [LCCN: CBIO 1043, 1044, General Biology II (Science Majors)] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: BIOL 1201 . Primarily for students in science, agriculture or education. Credit will not be given for this course and BIOL 1002 . General concepts in evolution, ecology and the function of organisms.
  
  • BIOL 1207 Honors: Biology Laboratory for Science Majors (1)


    Prereq.: credit or registration in BIOL 1201  and admission to the Honors College. Credit will not be given for this course and BIOL 1005  or BIOL 1208 . 3 hrs. lab. Topics include biochemistry, enzymes, cell structures, osmosis, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, cell division, genetics and ecology.
  
  • BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)


    [LCCN: CBIO 1031, 1034, General Biology I Lab (Science Majors)] Prereq.: credit or registration in BIOL 1201 . Credit will not be given for this course and BIOL 1005  or BIOL 1207 . 3 hrs. lab. Primarily for students majoring in science, agriculture or education.
  
  • BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)


    [LCCN: CBIO 1041, 1044, General Biology II Lab (Science Majors)] Prereq.: credit in BIOL 1208 ; credit or registration in BIOL 1202 . Credit will not be given for this course and BIOL 1005 . Primarily for students majoring in science, agriculture or education.
  
  • BIOL 1503 Honors: Biology for Science Majors II (4)


    This is a General Education course. Prereq.: BIOL 1201  and BIOL 1207  or BIOL 1208  and consent of instructor. Credit will not be given for this course and BIOL 1002  and BIOL 1005  or BIOL 1202  and BIOL 1209 . 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Similar content as BIOL 1202  and BIOL 1209  with special emphasis on selected topics for qualified students.
  
  • BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)


    [LCCN: CBIO 2124, General Microbiology (Science Majors)] Prereq.: BIOL 1202 , BIOL 1209  and CHEM 1202 . Credit will not be given for both this course and BIOL 1011  or BIOL 1012 . 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Structure and function of microbial cells and their relationship to people and the environment.
  
  • BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3)


    Prereq.: CHEM 2060  or CHEM 2261 . Credit will not be given for this course, BIOL 4087  or either BIOL 4093  and BIOL 4094 . Not for degree credit for students in Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, or Microbiology. Nature and physiological uses of natural substances of interest to education, agriculture and nutrition and food sciences majors.
  
  • BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4)


    [LCCN: CBIO 2513, Introduction to Genetics] Prereq.: BIOL 1202 , BIOL 1209  and enrollment or credit in CHEM 1202 . Fundamental laws of heredity.
  
  • BIOL 2160 Human Physiology (3)


    BIOL 1001  or BIOL 1201  recommended. May be taken for free elective credit by a student majoring in Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, or Microbiology. Students will not receive credit for both this course and BIOL 4160 .
    Elements of human physiology; controls and functions of the various organ systems.
  
  • BIOL 2510 Introduction to Marine Zoology (4)


    Su Prereq.: BIOL 1202  and BIOL 1209 ; permission of department. Five weeks at Louisiana Universities’ Marine Consortium (LUMCON). For degrees in biological science this counts only as an approved elective. 12 hrs. lab. Field and laboratory survey of marine animals, particularly those of the Louisiana Gulf Coast; classification, morphology, physiology and ecology.
  
  • BIOL 2900 Careers in Life Sciences (1)


    Prereq.: credit or registration in BIOL 1202 ; open to Biological Sciences, Biochemistry and Microbiology majors only. A one hour writing workshop outside class is required. Career opportunities in all fields of the biological sciences.
  
  • BIOL 3001 Science Teaching in Secondary School I: The Learner (1)


    Also offered as CHEM 3001  and PHYS 3001 . Prereq.: registration in EDCI 3001  or equivalent and credit in either BIOL 2051  or BIOL 2153 , or CHEM 2001  or CHEM 2261 , or PHYS 2203  or PHYS 2221 . Monitored and evaluated science tutoring experiences in a local middle school or high school under the guidance of the course instructor and a mentoring teacher.
  
  • BIOL 3002 Science Teaching in Secondary School II: Technology in Science Education (1)


    Also offered as CHEM 3002  and PHYS 3002 . Prereq.: registration in EDCI 3002  or equivalent and credit in EDCI 3001  and BIOL 3001 , or CHEM 3001 , or PHYS 3001 . Introduction to the integration of technology in demonstrations, and small and large group classroom activities, with a focus on inquiry-based approaches.
  
  • BIOL 3040 Evolution (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2153 . EXST 2201  recommended. Principles and processes in evolutionary biology.
  
  • BIOL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (4)


    Also offered as PLHL 3060 . Prereq.: BIOL 1202  and BIOL 1209 ; CHEM 2060 , CHEM 2261  or CHEM 2461 . 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Life processes of plants emphasizing growth and development, metabolism, transport and water relations.
  
  • BIOL 3090 Cell Biology (3)


    [LCCN: CBIO 4143, Cell Biology (Upper Level)] Prereq.: BIOL 2153  and CHEM 2262 . Molecular description of cell structure and function.
  
  • BIOL 3116 Microbiology Laboratory (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2051 . 6 hrs. lab. Laboratory course illustrating experimental microbiology in ecology, taxonomy, physiology and genetics.
  
  • BIOL 3152 Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates (4)


    [LCCN: CBIO 3234, Comparative Anatomy (Upper Level)] Prereq.: BIOL 2153 . BIOL 3090  recommended. 2 hrs. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Macroevolution, biomechanics and functional anatomy of vertebrates; lab dissection of selected vertebrates.
  
  • BIOL 3156 Developmental Zoology (4)


    Prereq.: BIOL 3090 . 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Combination of classical descriptive embryology and contemporary experimental theories focusing on the mechanisms of development in vertebrates and invertebrates.
  
  • BIOL 3900 Undergraduate Seminar in Biological Sciences (1)


    Prereq.: junior standing and consent of the instructor. Oral presentation of independent laboratory or library research on selected topics in biological sciences.
  
  • BIOL 3999 Undergraduate Research in Biological Sciences (1-3)


    Prereq.: permission of department. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit. Individual research on problems in the biological sciences.
  
  • BIOL 4001 Physical Chemistry (3)


    Prereq.: CHEM 2262 , PHYS 2002 , and MATH 1552  or MATH 1554 . Theoretical chemistry; emphasis on solutions, equilibria and topics of interest to students in biological sciences.
  
  
  • BIOL 4003 Science Teaching in Secondary School III: Instructional Strategies in the Sciences (1)


    Also offered as CHEM 4003 . Prereq.: credit in EDCI 2500  and BASC 2011 . Model whole-classroom instructional strategies that depart from the lecture style (cooperative learning or open-ended problem exploration); design and presentation of a science lesson using such a strategy; laboratory safety program management.
  
  
  • BIOL 4005 Science Research Methods (3)


    Also offered as CHEM 4005  and PHYS 4005 ; permission of the department. Prereq.: credit for EDCI 2500  and credit or registration in EDCI 3550 . Not for graduate credit. This course focuses on the tools that scientists use to solve scientific problems, including use of experiments to answer scientific questions, experimental design, use of statistics and mathematical modeling of scientific phenomena. This course includes the oral presentation of scientific work and a minimum of 10 hours of work in area middle and high schools.
  
  • BIOL 4015 Conservation Biology (4)


    Prereq.: 11 sem. hrs. biological sciences; genetics recommended. See ENTM 4015 .
  
  • BIOL 4017 Laboratory in Conservation Biology (2)


    Same as ENTM 4017 . Coreq.: BIOL 4015 /ENTM 4015  or equivalent. Laboratory to accompany BIOL 4015 /ENTM 4015 . 2 hrs. lab. Practical application of principles of conservation biology, field study of major threats to an importance of biological diversity; human responsibilities as global land stewards. Field study will be conducted as exercises to learn how to ask scientific questions, formulate a study, collect data, analyze data, and write scientific papers. Two all-day field trips on Saturdays.
  
  • BIOL 4020 Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland Plants (4)


    Also offered as RNR 4020 . Prereq.: BIOL 1208  and BIOL 1209 . 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab; extended field trips. Field service fee. Taxonomy, ecology, distribution and economic significance of wetland plants in Louisiana.
  
  • BIOL 4041 Plant Taxonomy (4)


    Prereq.: BIOL 1202  and BIOL 1209 . 2 hrs. lecture; 4 hrs. lab. Principles of identification, classification, and nomenclature; their application to select groups of vascular plants.
  
  • BIOL 4053 Fungal Biology (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 1202 . Description of fungal-human interactions, including ecosystem function, research models, medicine, agriculture, forestry, industry and culture.
  
  • BIOL 4054 Introductory Mycology (4)


    Same as PLHL 4054 . Prereq.: BIOL 1202  and BIOL 1209  or equivalent. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Developmental morphology, taxonomy and adaptive strategies of fungi; interactions of fungi with plants and animals.
  
  • BIOL 4055 Flora of the Central Gulf Coast (4)


    Prereq.: BIOL 1202  and BIOL 1209 . Two Saturday field trips. 2 hrs. lecture; 4 hrs. lab. Major plant groups and communities of Louisiana and the Gulf region; field and laboratory identification, natural history, ecology, environmental issues relating to natural vegetation and conservation of natural areas.
  
  
  • BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (4)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2153 , and CHEM 2262  or CHEM 2462 . Credit will not be given for this course, BIOL 2083  and either BIOL 4093  or BIOL 4094 . Cellular macromolecules; production and utilization of energy by the cell; major metabolic pathways and their control; molecular biology.
  
  • BIOL 4090 Marine and Environmental Microbiology (3)


    See OCS 4090 .
  
  • BIOL 4093 General Biochemistry I (3)


    [LCCN: CBIO 3403, Biochemistry I (Upper Level)] Prereq.: BIOL 2153  and CHEM 2262  or CHEM 2462 . Credit will not be given for BIOL 2083 , BIOL 4087 , BIOL 4094 . Structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates; enzymology; respiration.
  
  • BIOL 4094 General Biochemistry II (3)


    [LCCN: CBIO 4413, Biochemistry II (Upper Level)] Prereq.: BIOL 4093 . Credit will not be given for BIOL 2083 , BIOL 4087 .
    Metabolic pathways; nucleic acid structure; flow of genetic information; regulation of gene expression; recombinant DNA.
  
  • BIOL 4097 Biochemistry of Aging (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093 . The phenomenon of aging and the underlying biochemical mechanisms.
  
  • BIOL 4104 Histology (4)


    Prereq.: BIOL 3090  or BIOL 3156 ; permission of department. 2 hrs. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Morphological basis of function in mammalian tissues and organs.
  
  • BIOL 4105 Parasitology (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2153 . Biology of animal parasites; emphasis on important human parasites.
  
  • BIOL 4106 Parasitology Laboratory (1)


    Prereq.: credit or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 4105 . 3 hrs. lab. Field and laboratory investigations in parasitology.
  
  • BIOL 4110 Introductory Microbial Physiology (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2051  and CHEM 2261  or CHEM 2461 . Concepts of bacterial nutrition, metabolism, adaptation and genetics as related to growth and environment.
  
  • BIOL 4115 Microbial Ecology (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2051  and BIOL 2153 . The structure and function of microbial communities in human/animal, terrestrial, subsurface, and aquatic biomes; emphasis on the linkages among microbial diversity, ecology, and evolution.
  
  • BIOL 4123 Immunology (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2051 ; BIOL 3090  recommended. Molecular and cellular basis of innate and cell-mediated immunity.
  
  • BIOL 4124 Microbial Pathogens (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2051  and either BIOL 3090  or BIOL 4123 . Survey of pathogenic organisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites; host responses to pathogens.
  
  • BIOL 4125 Prokaryotic Diversity (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2051 . Biology of bacteria and archaea; evolution, diversity assessment, systematics, ecology; emphasis on molecular approaches.
  
  • BIOL 4126 Methods in Microbial Diversity (4)


    Prereq.: BIOL 4125  and consent of instructor. 1 hr. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Classical and molecular methods used to study microbial diversity.
  
  • BIOL 4132 Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2153 , and BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093 . Molecular genetics, primarily in higher eukaryotes; gene structure and packaging in chromosomes; gene transcription and mRNA processing; translation; gene regulation; genetics in development; genetics of cancer; immunogenetics; genetic engineering in eukaryotes.
  
  • BIOL 4141 Mammalogy (4)


    Prereq.: BIOL 1202  and BIOL 1209 ; 2 hrs. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Biology of mammals; origins, adaptive radiations and ecology.
  
  • BIOL 4142 Ornithology (4)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2153  or RNR 4103 . Permission of department. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab and field work. Field service fee. Biology of birds; emphasis on ecology, behavior and evolution.
  
  • BIOL 4145 Ichthyology (4)


    Also offered as RNR 4145 . Prereq.: BIOL 1202  and BIOL 1209 . Field service fee. 2 hrs. lecture; 6 hrs. lab and field work. Biology of fishes; evolution, classification and ecology.
  
  • BIOL 4146 Herpetology (4)


    Prereq.: BIOL 1202  and BIOL 1209 ; Field service fee. 2 hrs. lecture; 6 hrs. lab and field work. Taxonomy and natural history of amphibians and reptiles.
  
  • BIOL 4154 Invertebrate Zoology (4)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2153 . Field service fee. 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Biology of the invertebrates; phylogeny, functional morphology.
  
  • BIOL 4155 Environmental Physiology (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2153 . Physiological adaptations of animals to physical and chemical parameters of the environment.
  
  • BIOL 4158 Endocrinology (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 3090  or BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093 . Physiology of neural and hormonal regulation in vertebrates.
  
  
  • BIOL 4161 Vertebrate Physiology Laboratory (1)


    Prereq.: credit or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 4160  or BIOL 4170  or equivalent and MATH 1552  or MATH 1554  or EXST 2201 . 3 hrs. lab. Laboratory exercises in systems physiology.
  
  
  • BIOL 4163 Industrial Microbiology (4)


    Also offered as FDSC 4163 . Prereq.: BIOL 4110  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 4 hrs. lab. Microbes used in industrial processes such as production of chemicals, antibiotics and vitamins.
  
  • BIOL 4165 Environmental Adaptations (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2153 . Biochemical and physiological mechanisms adapting organisms to environmental factors; emphasis on the evolutionary biochemical adaptations permitting organisms to inhabit diverse environments.
  
  • BIOL 4170 Comparative Animal Physiology (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 3090  or BIOL 4087  or BIOL 4093 . Physiological principles at the molecular, cellular and systems levels are evaluated across many animal phyla. The ways in which diverse organisms perform similar functions are explained, revealing unifying themes of physiological response and adaptation only illuminated with a comparative perspective.
  
  • BIOL 4177 Neurobiology (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 3090  or BIOL 4160 , and CHEM 2262  or CHEM 2462 . Principles of organization and function in nervous systems; molecular basis of behavior.
  
  • BIOL 4190 Introductory Virology (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2051 . Viruses and their host cells; biochemistry and molecular biology of viral infections.
  
  • BIOL 4194 History of Biology (2)


    Prereq.: senior standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • BIOL 4200 Microbial Morphogenesis (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2051  and BIOL 2153 . Cellular morphogenesis in microorganisms and its control by differential gene expression; physiological changes during microbial differentiation; adaptive roles and practical applications.
  
  • BIOL 4215 Molecular Biology of Bacterial Disease (3)


    Prereq.: BIOL 2051 . Discussion of the many strategies that pathogenic bacteria use to invade and prosper within the human body. Emphasis placed on acquired resistance, bacterial invasion strategies, interaction with host immune systems, and adaptive ability of bacteria.
 

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