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Your search for courses · during 25SP · tagged with BIOL Elective · returned 9 results

  • BIOL 240 Genetics 6 credits

    A study of the transmission of genetic information between generations of organisms, and of the mechanism of expression of information within an individual organism. The main emphasis will be on the physical and chemical basis of heredity; mutational, transmissional and functional analysis of the genetic material, and gene expression.

    Spring Term Sophomore Priority,

    Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 241.

    Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.

    • Spring 2025
    • No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
    • Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.

    • BIOL 241: Genetics Laboratory
    • BIOL Elective BIOL Molecular and Cell Biology CL: 200 level NEUR Elective PPOL Public Health
    • BIOL  240.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
    • Size:32
    • M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
    • FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
    • Requires concurrent registration in Biology 241

      Spring Term Sophomore Priority

  • BIOL 241 Genetics Laboratory 2 credits

    Requires concurrent registration in Biology 240.

    Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 241 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 240, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.

    • Spring 2025
    • No Exploration
    • BIOL 240: Genetics
    • BIOL Elective BIOL Molecular and Cell Biology
    • BIOL  241.01 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
    • Size:16
    • THulings 203 1:00pm-5:00pm
    • Requires concurrent registration in Biology 240

    • BIOL  241.02 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
    • Size:16
    • THHulings 203 8:00am-12:00pm
    • Requires concurrent registration in Biology 240

  • BIOL 332 Human Physiology 6 credits

    Human Physiology seeks to understand the fundamental mechanisms responsible for the diverse functions of the body. Course topics include the function and regulation of the various physiological systems (nervous, circulatory, endocrine, excretory, respiratory, digestive, etc.), biochemistry, cellular physiology, homeostasis and acid-base chemistry. The study of human physiology provides the principal groundwork for internal medicine, pharmacology, and other related health fields. The laboratory includes a variety of experiments focusing on the function and regulation of the human body.

    BIOL 333 required.

    Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 333 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 332, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.

    • Spring 2025
    • No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
    • Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.

    • BIOL 333: Human Physiology Laboratory
    • BIOL Elective BIOL Organismic CL: 300 level NEUR Elective
    • BIOL  332.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Janessa Adema 🏫
    • Size:48
    • T, THAnderson Hall 329 10:10am-11:55am
    • BIOL 333 required. Students should waitlist for BOTH 333 (lab) and 332 (lecture) to be considered for enrollment from either waitlist.

  • BIOL 333 Human Physiology Laboratory 2 credits

    Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 332.

    Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 333 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 332, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.

    • Spring 2025
    • No Exploration
    • BIOL 332: Human Physiology
    • BIOL Elective BIOL Organismic NEUR Elective
    • BIOL  333.01 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Janessa Adema 🏫
    • Size:24
    • THulings 206 1:00pm-5:00pm
    • Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 332. Students should waitlist for BOTH 333 (lab) and 332 (lecture) to be considered for enrollment from either waitlist.

    • BIOL  333.02 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Janessa Adema 🏫
    • Size:24
    • THHulings 206 1:00pm-5:00pm
    • Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 332. Students should waitlist for BOTH 333 (lab) and 332 (lecture) to be considered for enrollment from either waitlist.

  • BIOL 352 Population Ecology 6 credits

    An investigation of the properties of populations and communities. Topics include population growth and regulation, life tables, interspecific and intraspecific competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism, the nature of communities, and biogeography. Expected preparation: previous experience with calculus is necessary, but no specific course is required. Statistics 120 or equivalent exposure to statistical analysis is recommended.

    Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 353.

    Recommended course: Statistics 120 or equivalent exposure to statistical analysis.

    Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a BIOL 353 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, BIOL 352, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.

    • Spring 2025
    • LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
    • Student has completed the following courses: BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or received a Carleton Biology 125 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 1 with a grade of B or better AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better or received a Carleton Biology 126 Requisite Equivalency or completed Biology A Level Test 2 with a grade of B or better.

    • BIOL 353: Population Ecology Laboratory
    • BIOL Ecology and Evolutionary BIOL Elective CL: 300 level SDSC XDept Elective ENTS Environmental Science
    • BIOL  352.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
    • Size:20
    • M, WHulings 316 11:10am-12:20pm
    • FHulings 316 12:00pm-1:00pm
    • Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 353.

      Recommended course: Statistics 120 or equivalent exposure to statistical analysis

  • BIOL 370 Seminar: Selected Topics in Virology 6 credits

    An examination of selected animal viruses. The course will focus on the most recent developments in HIV-related research, including implications for HIV-treatment and vaccines and the impact of viral infection on the immune system of the host. In addition to studying the structure and replication of particular viruses we will also discuss the current laboratory techniques used in viral research. 

    Waitlist only.

    • Spring 2025
    • No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
    • Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 240 or BIOL 280 with grade of C- or better.

    • BIOC Elective BIOL Data Interpretation BIOL Elective CL: 300 level PPOL Public Health
    • BIOL  370.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
    • M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
    • FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
  • BIOL 378 Seminar: The Origin and Early Evolution of Life 6 credits

    The Earth formed four and a half billion years ago. Evidence suggests that within 700 million years, life had gained a foothold on this planet. We will delve into the primary literature to explore fundamental questions about the origin and evolution of life: How did life arise from non-life on the dynamic young Earth? Where on Earth did life begin? Did life only arise once? What did the first living organisms look like? What was the nature of our last universal common ancestor? How did life alter the planet on which it arose? Could life originate elsewhere in the cosmos?

    Waitlist only.

    • Spring 2025
    • No Exploration QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
    • Student has completed any of the following course(s): BIOL 125 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 or better on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam AND BIOL 126 with a grade of C- or better AND one 200 or 300 level BIOL course with a grade of C- or better.

    • ACE Applied BIOL Data Interpretation BIOL Elective CL: 300 level
    • BIOL  378.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
    • M, WHulings 120 9:50am-11:00am
    • FHulings 120 9:40am-10:40am
    • Waitlist only

  • NEUR 238 Neurons, Circuits and Behavior 6 credits

    Neurons are the building blocks of the nervous system. Molecular and cellular neuroscience seeks to understand the fundamental principles that govern how neurons function, how they communicate with each other, and how they assemble into circuits that generate behavior. This course focuses on the molecular and cellular basis of nervous system function from the level of genes and molecules to neural circuits and behavior. We will take an integrative approach to examine the genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie neuronal communication, the molecular basis of sensation and innate behaviors, neural plasticity, and nervous system disorders. This course will emphasize the experimental evidence and techniques that have built our understanding of the molecular and cellular basis of behavior through team-based learning, analysis of primary literature papers and laboratory experimentation. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Neuroscience 238 and 239 to satisfy the LS requirement.

    Requires concurrent registration in NEUR 239.

    Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a NEUR 239 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, NEUR 238, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.

    • Spring 2025
    • LS, Science with Lab QRE, Quantitative Reasoning
    • Student must have completed and of the following course(s): NEUR 127 or BIOL 125 with grade of C- or better or received a score of 5 on the Biology AP exam or received a score of 6 or better on the Biology IB exam or equivalent.

    • NEUR 239: Neurons, Circuits and Behavior Lab
    • BIOL Elective CL: 200 level NEUR Core
    • NEUR  238.00 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Joel Tripp 🏫 👤
    • Size:24
    • T, THHulings 316 10:10am-11:55am
  • NEUR 239 Neurons, Circuits and Behavior Lab 2 credits

    This laboratory course will provide experience in performing experiments to elucidate the structure and function of neurons and neural circuits using classical and cutting-edge techniques. Students will apply these techniques to develop and carry out an independent research project.

    Requires concurrent registration in NEUR 238.

    Waitlist Information: If you would like to waitlist for a NEUR 239 lab section, you will need to UNCHECK the box for the lecture section, NEUR 238, prior to completing the waitlist process. If you are offered a seat in the lab, you will be able to register for the lecture at the same time.

    • Spring 2025
    • No Exploration
    • NEUR 238: Neurons, Circuits and Behavior
    • BIOL Elective NEUR Core
    • NEUR  239.01 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Joel Tripp 🏫 👤
    • Size:12
    • THulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
    • NEUR  239.02 Spring 2025

    • Faculty:Joel Tripp 🏫 👤
    • Size:12
    • WHulings B04 2:00pm-6:00pm

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