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Biology (BIOL)
BIOL 5011 Current, Historical, and Integrative Principles in Integrative Biology Prerequisites: Admission to Integrative Biology graduate program or instructor approval. Description: This course will furnish fundamental concepts in ecology, evolution, and environmental stress for first-year graduate students in Integrative Biology (and related departments). More importantly, this course is organized as modules that bring together various elements from the three broadly defined, and fundamentally related disciplines (i.e., ecology, evolution, and environmental stress), that our department views as our core strengths. Previously offered as ZOOL 5011. Credit hours: 1 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Integrative Biology BIOL 5020 Special Problems Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Description: Discussions of selected readings and topics. Previously offered as ZOOL 5020. Credit hours: 1-4 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Integrative Biology BIOL 5024 Histology Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor. Description: The study of cellular composition and functional components of tissues. With an emphasis in vertebrates, the course is a survey of the microanatomy and function of tissues such as epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous. May not be used for degree credit
BIOL 5100 Current Topics in Biology for Teachers Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.
Description: Acquaints the primary or secondary teacher with recent advances in biology. May include lecture, laboratory or field work. Offered for variable credit, 1-4 credit hours, maximum of 4 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-4 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Integrative Biology BIOL 5113 Conservation Genetics Prerequisites: Course in genetics strongly recommended. Description: Principles of population genetics as they pertain to issues in conservation biology. Evolutionary relationships, hybridization, natural selection, factors affecting small populations, gene flow, captive populations, and META populations. No credit for students with credit in BIOL 4113. Previously offered as ZOOL 5113. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Integrative Biology BIOL 5123 Behavioral Ecology Prerequisites: Course in ecology strongly recommended. Description: Analysis and description of the behavior of animals in their natural environment, especially in terms of natural selection and adaptation. A synthesis of ethology, population genetics, sociobiology, and evolutionary theory. Largely descriptive and generalized with limited emphasis on mathematical theory. Previously offered as ZOOL 5123. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Integrative Biology BIOL 5133 Evolutionary Ecology Prerequisites: BIOL 3034. Description: This course is intended to inform students about the traditional breadth of evolutionary ecology, and its impacts on contemporary ecological and evolutionary theories. Study will include both broad historical precedent and the far-reaching importance of current research in evolutionary ecology. This course will develop skills in written and oral communication and critical/synthetic thought. Previously offered as ZOOL 5133. May not be used for degree credit with ZOOL 5133. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Discussion, Combined lecture & discussion, Lecture Department/School: Integrative Biology BIOL 5174 Mammalogy Prerequisites: College level ecology or Natural History course. Description: Taxonomy, identification, evolution, zoogeography, life history traits, and techniques of study of wild mammals. Weekend field trips required. May not be used for degree credit with BIOL 4174. Credit hours: 4 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Lab: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Integrative Biology
with BIOL 4024. Credit hours: 4 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
Department/School: Integrative Biology BIOL 5030 Teaching Integrative Biology Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description: Supervised teaching in the department. Attendance at seminar on problems involved in teaching Integrative Biology in college. Previously offered as ZOOL 5030. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 4 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Other: 1
Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Integrative Biology BIOL 5033 Evolution
Description: Development of the evolutionary concept; speciation evolutionary mechanisms and phylogenetic concepts. May not be used for degree credit with BIOL 4133. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Integrative Biology
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