(2 credits) Prerequisite or co-requisite: BIO 526/BIO 726, or equivalent and permission of instructor. Classical invertebrate experiments that provide an introduction to standard neurobiological techniques for studying neural activity, including simple dissection, stimulating and recording neural activity, and analyzing data.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Introduction to functions of hormones and endocrine glands, including mechanisms controlling hormone secretion; mammalian systems emphasized.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. A course in either statistics or computer science is highly recommended. Introduction to the tools and techniques of Bioinfomatics with emphasis on computational techniques to analyze genomic and proteomic data. Topics include searching of databases, sequence alignment and analysis, phyologenetic methods and computer programming to analyze database information. A project using original or Internet bioinfomatics tools is required.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. An analysis of the basic principles of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of selected therapeutic agents. Emphasis will be on the experimental basis of drug discovery, design, and clinical use.
(4 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. A lecture/laboratory course in the fundamentals of modern biotechnology with emphasis on the techniques and procedures of molecular biology. Students work together to complete a project.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. An introduction to the modern theory of evolutionary genetics, including development of the concepts of genetic diversity, natural selection, random genetic drift, population substructure, infinite-alleles models, and the neutral theory of molecular evolution.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Principles of clinical genetics and the use of traditional and molecular methods for the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Introductory course in biostatistics, including probability, statistical inference, hypothesis testing, regression, and other analytical statistical methods applicable to biology.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Application of mathematical and statistical methodology to problems of biological structure and functional form. Individual projects involve detailed morphometric analyses of real data.
(3 credits) Topics reflect the study of the distribution, ranges and limits of animals and plants and the interaction of physical and biotic systems to explain patterns of diversity and change across time at population, community and ecosystem levels.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Advanced lectures on evolution that consider traits, genes, and their interaction with environmental variation. Topics include the basic quantitative methods required to interpret evolutionary change, the consequences of population structure, molecular approaches to phylogenetic studies, and the changes in genetic variation under different models of selection, drift, migration, and mutation.
(4 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Effects of human actions on ecological processes and ecosystem services in urban environments. Topics include concepts and frameworks related to urban ecology; how urban and urbanizing regions modify the natural environment; the cross-disciplinary nature of urban ecology; and the challenges to designing ecologically sound and sustainable urban areas.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Study of interactions of organisms within their environment, including growth and regulation of populations, communities, energetics of organisms and ecosystems, life-history evolution, and systems ecology.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Selected exercises designed to reinforce concepts covered in BIO 554. The laboratory includes a few one-day field trips on weekends.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. An introduction to and survey of animal behavior from an evolutionary perspective.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Although organisms spend huge amounts of energy in carrying out activities related to sexual reproduction, it is by far the most dominate mode of reproduction, but why? This course will attempt to explore that question and to examine various modes of sexual reproduction in diverse organisms in an evolutionary context.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Co-requisite: BIO 565/BIO 765. A course in embryology or developmental biology; Co-requisite: BIO 565/765. An experimental analysis of the mechanisms of development with emphasis on events at the molecular, cellular, and tissue levels of organization.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Co-requisite: BIO 564/BIO 764. A course in embryology or developmental biology; Co-requisite: BIO 564/764. An experimental analysis of the mechanisms of development with emphasis on events at the molecular, cellular, and tissue levels of organization.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Co-requisite: BIO 571/BIO 771. A course in microbiology; Co-requisite: BIO 571/771. Classification, morphology, and physiology of protozoa.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Co-requisite: BIO 570/BIO 770. A course in microbiology; Co-requisite: BIO 570/770. Laboratory methods for isolation, examination, manipulation, and experimentation with protozoa.
(4 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. A study of the interaction of physical, geochemical, and biological components of wetland ecosystems. Adaptations of organisms in wetland ecosystems and community interactions are emphsized. Field and laboratory study give students experience in inquiry-based activities involving data collection and analyses used in wetland ecology. Techniques in wetland characterization and delineation are covered.
(4 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. A study of the interaction of physical, geochemical, and biological components in stream ecosystems. Adaptations of organisms in aquatic environments, community interactions, and ecosystem energetics are emphasized. Field and laboratory study give students experience in inquiry-based activities involving data collection and stream ecosystem analyses. Techniques in stream habitat and water quality assessment are covered. An 8-week summer course held at Woodlake Environmental Field Station, Peninsula, Ohio.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Corequisite: BIO 577/BIO 777. Basic physiological processes in plants; photosynthesis, uptake of nutrients, respiration, growth, and the role of hormones and enzymes involved in these processes.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Corequisite: BIO 576/BIO 776. Selected exercises designed to reinforce concepts covered in BIO 576/776.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Any botany course for biology majors, or permission of instructor; Co-requisite: BIO 579/BIO 779. Study of the overall form, the development, and to a minor extent, the microscopic structure of the vegetative and reproductive structure of flowering plants (angiosperms).
BIO 579 - Morphology of Flowering Plants Laboratory
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Any botany course for biology majors, or permission of instructor; Co-requisite: BIO 578/BIO 778. Study of the overall form, the development, and to a minor extent, the microscopic structure of the vegetative and reproductive structure of flowering plants (angiosperms).
(5 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Enrollment is restricted to in-service middle school teachers without science specialty and students enrolled in the M.Ed. Middle School Science program. No credit towards completion of a graduate degree in biology. Biological concepts relevant to teaching middle-school-level biology are discussed and related to timely issues. Lectures coordinate with laboratory exercises and inquiry-based activities.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. The fundamentals of preparing grant proposals to private, state, and federal agencies. Key topics include formulating specific experimental aims, experimental design, critique, and re-submission.
(3 credits) An introduction to the fundamentals of preparing grant proposals to private, state and federal agencies, with some focus on those supporting biomedical research. Students will write and revise a major grant proposal.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ART 505 and permission of the instructor. Introduction to museums with particular attention to all aspects of science museums, including education, preservation of collections, research, display for study and enrichment, living collections, interactive displays, and nature preserves. Field trips may occur outside scheduled class hours.
(5 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Includes lab or excursions or other practical exercises. Topics to be announced in semester course schedule. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
(6 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Study of a particular topic in biology. Topics to be announced in semester course schedule. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic up to 12 credits.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. An interdisciplinary seminar addressing the scientific, technological, and policy aspects of environmental issues. Primarily for students seeking the M.S. degree in Environmental Science.
(6 credits) Prerequisite(s): Grad course eligibility for undergraduates: credits earned greater than or equal
to 144 and gpa 2.75 OR level is graduate. Special problem or independent study course for biology graduate students. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic up to 12 credits.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Examination of basic cellular processes, including structure and function of organelles and biomembranes, intracellular transport, cell motility and shape, and cellular signaling events as they relate to proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and the integration of cells into tissues. Consideration of the experimental basis with extensive use of the primary literature.
(3 credits) The study of specific drug actions with regard to organ systems; covers specific drugs, their mechanisms of action as well as their pharmacological effects; therapeutic actions of drugs are stressed.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): BIO 504/704 or equivalent. Structure and function of nucleic acids. Replication, modification, and recombination of DNA. Transcription, translation, and regulation of transcription and translation.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): BIO 416 and BIO 504/BIO 704, or equivalents. Microbial growth and reproduction considered at the molecular level; discussions of structure, growth kinetics, synthesis of DNA, RNA, and protein, regulation of metabolism, and other biological molecules; physiology; metabolic pathways of bacteria, fungi, and protozoans.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Physiology of major organ systems of vertebrates, with an emphasis on mammalian physiology and a major focus on system characteristics, including concepts of homeostasis, feedback regulation, stability, and dynamics.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. A graduate-level introduction providing a foundation for applied and basic research in human and mammalian physiology, including basic information and current active research.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Theoretical background and practical application of plasmids, restriction and modifying enzymes, lambda phage, and vectors. Discussion of genomic and cDNA libraries and a variety of detection systems for isolating and characterizing cloned DNA, including hybridization techniques and DNA sequence analysis.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Theoretical analysis of the mechanisms and consequences of allele frequency changes in populations of organisms.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. A molecular genetics course. Genetics of development in single and multicellular systems, with emphasis on programmed and differential gene expression.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. In-depth study of significant, recent conceptual or methodological advances in cell biology. Topic varies with the instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Theoretical and practical analyses of genomic evolution at the molecular level. Individual projects involve quantitative studies of nucleotide and protein sequences.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. This course examines field techniques for the analysis of biodiversity and ecological relationships through participation in field research projects. Some study sites may be in remote, primitive locations and may involve international travel. See instructor for location, costs, and preparations necessary for the course.
(4 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Four-credit version of BIO 651/851.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Physiological adaptations to environmental problems; major environmental variables considered: food and energy, light, temperature, oxygen, water, and salinity; adaptations to daily and seasonal changes in the environment.
(2 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. In-depth study of significant, recent conceptual or methodological advances in modern biology explored through lectures, discussion, and readings of the primary literature. Topic varies with the instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. In-depth study of significant, recent conceptual or methodological advances in molecular biology. Topic varies with the instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Permission of BGES Graduate Committee. In-depth study of significant, recent conceptual or methodological advances in ecology. Topic varies with the instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Permission of BGES Graduate Committee. In-depth study of significant, recent conceptual or methodological advances in physiology. Topic varies with the instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Permission of BGES Graduate Committee. In-depth study of significant, recent conceptual or methodological advances in evolution. Topic varies with the instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Weekly topics vary with instructor and guest speakers. May be repeated for credit.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Topic varies with instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. The exit literature research project for completion of the non-thesis Masters degree in biology: an in-depth written review of the literature on a selected topic in biology, and its oral defense. May not be repeated for credit.
(10 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Research prior to approval of the CSU Thesis Research Proposal Approval Form for students seeking the M.S. degree. Graded S, NS, F, T.
(2 credits) Prerequisite(s): Approval of project supervisor. An independent research project terminating with a written report. May be repeated for credit to a limit of six credit hours. Graded S, F, I.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Three-credit version of BIO 693. Graded S, F, I.
(10 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Research following approval of the CSU Thesis Research Proposal Approval Form for students seeking the M.S. degree. Graded S, NS, F, T.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Topics include program rules and regulations, research opportunities, scientific writing, and scientific ethics.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Topics include rules and regulations, laboratory and radiation safety, and animal care and handling.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Metabolic reactions of the cell for energy production and storage. Structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Regulation and control of metabolic pathways.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Co-requisite: BIO 513/BIO 713. The study of immune cell development, organization and expression of immunoglobulin and T cell receptor genes, including antigen processing and presentation, cytokine regulation, apoptosis, immunity to infections, diseases, and vaccines.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Co-requisite: BIO 517/BIO 717. Structure, function, and genetics of major groups of microorganisms, with emphasis on bacteria; the role of microbes in the economy of nature and man.
(2 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Co-requisite: BIO 516/BIO 716. The techniques of identification, manipulation, and quantification of microbes.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Co-requisite: BIO 519/BIO 719. Structure of mammalian cells, tissues, and organs with emphasis on relations of structure and function.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Co-requisite: BIO 518/BIO 718. Laboratory study of mammalian cells, tissues, and organs with emphasis on relations of structure and function.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Corequisite: BIO 523/BIO 723. Physiology of major organ systems of vertebrates, with an emphasis on mammalian physiology.
(1 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Corequisite: BIO 522/BIO 722. Exercises that emphasize modern methods of physiological measurement, and the analysis and presentation of physiological data.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Exploration of the relation of behavior to neural function; topics include basic neurophysiology and properties of sensory and motor systems illustrated with human and non-human examples.
(2 credits) Prerequisite or co-requisite: BIO 526/BIO 726, or equivalent and permission of instructor. Classical invertebrate experiments that provide an introduction to standard neurobiological techniques for studying neural activity, including simple dissection, stimulating and recording neural activity, and analyzing data.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Introduction to functions of hormones and endocrine glands, including mechanisms controlling hormone secretion; mammalian systems emphasized.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. A course in either statistics or computer science is highly recommended. Introduction to the tools and techniques of Bioinfomatics with emphasis on computational techniques to analyze genomic and proteomic data. Topics include searching of databases, sequence alignment and analysis, phyologenetic methods and computer programming to analyze database information. A project using original or Internet bioinfomatics tools is required.
(4 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. A lecture/laboratory course in the fundamentals of modern biotechnology with emphasis on the techniques and procedures of molecular biology. Students work together to complete a project.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. An introduction to the modern theory of evolutionary genetics, including development of the concepts of genetic diversity, natural selection, random genetic drift, population substructure, infinite-alleles models, and the neutral theory of molecular evolution.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Good standing in the Physician Assistant Program or permission of the instructor. Principles of clinical genetics and the use of traditional and molecular methods for the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders.
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate students, Nondegree graduates ineligible to enroll in 600/700/800 level graduate courses. Introductory course in biostatistics, including probability, statistical inference, hypothesis testing, regression, and other analytical statistical methods applicable to biology.