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Your search for courses · during 2023-24 · tagged with BIOL Elective · returned 38 results
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BIOC 301 Survey of Biochemistry 6 credits
This course applies the principles of chemistry to explore the molecular basis of biological processes. It provides students with a foundational knowledge of biochemistry, with an emphasis on the structure and function of biological macromolecules including nucleic acids and proteins. Topics include enzyme catalysis and kinetics, bioenergetics, and the organization and regulation of metabolic pathways. Biology majors must also complete BIOC 311 in order for BIOC 301 to count towards the Biology major.
Not open to students who have taken CHEM 320 or BIOL 380
- Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 126, Chemistry 224, Chemistry 234
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BIOC 301.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Rou-Jia Sung 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOC 301.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Rachel Horness 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 305 9:50am-11:00am
- FLeighton 305 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOC 301.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Rou-Jia Sung 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WHulings 316 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHulings 316 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 210 Global Change Biology 6 credits
Environmental problems are caused by a complex mix of physical, biological, social, economic, political, and technological factors. This course explores how these environmental problems affect life on Earth by examining the biological processes underlying natural ecological systems and the effects of global environmental changes such as resources consumption and overharvesting, land-use change, climate warming, pollution, extinction and biodiversity loss, and invasive species.
Sophomore Priority
- Winter 2017, Fall 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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One introductory science lab course (Biology 125, 126, Chemistry 123, 128, Geology 110, 115,120 or 135)
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BIOL 210.00 Fall 2017
- Faculty:Marta Lyons 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- T, THLeighton 305 8:15am-10:00am
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BIOL 210.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:John Berini 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- T, THAnderson Hall 329 10:10am-11:55am
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Sophomore Priority
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BIOL 210.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:John Berini 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:20am-12:05pm
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Sophomore Priority
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BIOL 210.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- T, THAnderson Hall 329 10:10am-11:55am
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Sophomore Priority
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BIOL 210.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- T, THAnderson Hall 121 10:10am-11:55am
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Sophomore priority
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BIOL 215 Agroecology 6 credits
Agriculture comprises the greatest single type of land use on the planet–as such, what happens on farms will have far-reaching effects on all other systems on the biosphere. With world human population growing exponentially, the search for sustainable agricultural systems is more important than ever. This course focuses on the scientific aspects of food production, which will involve the application of the principles of ecosystem and population ecology to agricultural systems. Topics covered will include organic farming, biotechnology, and effects of pesticide use. Several types of local farms will be visited–large, small, organic, conventional.
- Fall 2019, Fall 2021
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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One introductory science lab course (Biology 125, 126, Chemistry 123, 128, Geology 110, 115, 120 or 125)
Requires concurrent registration in Biology 216
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BIOL 215.00 Fall 2019
- Faculty:David Hougen-Eitzman 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WOld Music Hall 103 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FOld Music Hall 103 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 215.00 Fall 2021
- Faculty:David Hougen-Eitzman 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 220 Disease Ecology and Evolution 6 credits
Parasites and pathogens play a central role in shaping the natural world, from the physiology and behavior of individuals to the dynamics of populations and the structure of ecosystems. This course will explore the ecological and evolutionary processes that shape host-parasite interactions. Topics include transmission of disease through host populations, the evolution of virulence, coevolution between hosts and parasites, how disease influences communities and food webs, how parasites shape host behavior and life history, and the ecology of newly emerging infectious diseases.
- Winter 2023, Winter 2024
- Writing Requirement
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 220.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Amanda Hund 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 220.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Amanda Hund 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 329 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 224 Landscape Ecology 6 credits
In the Anthropocene, there has been dramatic change in the distribution of species and communities across the global landscape. The primary objective of this course is to introduce the theory and practice of landscape ecology. Throughout this course, we will consider the major themes of scale and hierarchy theory, compositional analysis, fragmentation, meta-populations, and landscape metrics, all within the broad context of how landscape patterns influence ecological process.
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 225
- Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2022
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and Biology 126 or permission of the instructor and concurrent registration in BIOL 225
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BIOL 224.00 Fall 2019
- Faculty:John Berini 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WHulings 120 9:50am-11:00am
- FHulings 120 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 234 Microbiology with Laboratory 6 credits
A study of the metabolism, genetics, structure, and function of microorganisms. While presented in the framework of the concepts of cellular and molecular biology, the emphasis will be on the uniqueness and diversity of the microbial world. The course integrates lecture and laboratory, and will fulfill requirements of a microbiology course with lab for veterinary or pharmacy schools. A one-credit trailing course, Philosophy 198, CRISPR and You, is available to interested students.
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 235
- Spring 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2024
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
Concurrent registration in Biology 235
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BIOL 234.00 Spring 2017
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:26
- M, WGoodsell 03 9:50am-11:00am
- FGoodsell 03 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 234.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Raka Mitra 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:20am-12:05pm
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BIOL 234.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:20
- M, WHulings 316 9:50am-11:00am
- FHulings 316 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 234.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Raka Mitra 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- T, THHulings 316 10:10am-11:55am
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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.
- Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2017
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 236 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 236 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2017
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:48
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 236 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 236 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2018
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:43
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 236 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 236 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2019
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 305 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 305 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Emily Ho 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Emily Ho 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WHulings 316 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHulings 316 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:50
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 304 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 304 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 242 Vertebrate Morphology 6 credits
Over 500 million years of evolution has produced a rich diversity of structure and functional morphology in vertebrates. We will use comparative methods to help us understand the various selective forces and constraints that produced the vertebrate forms living today. Laboratory dissection of a variety of preserved vertebrates will allow us to examine how these fascinating animals monitor and move through their environment, procure, ingest and circulate nutrients, respirate, and reproduce.
Concurrent reg in Biology 243 required
- Winter 2017, Spring 2020, Fall 2023
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 242.00 Winter 2017
- Faculty:Matt Rand 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLeighton 304 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 304 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 242.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Matt Rand 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 242.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Matt Rand 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 244 Biostatistics 3 credits
An introduction to statistical techniques commonly used in Biology. The course will use examples from primary literature to examine the different ways that biological data are organized and analyzed. Emphasis will be placed on how to choose the appropriate statistical techniques in different circumstances and how to use statistical software to carry out tests. Topics covered include variable types (categorical, parametric, and non-parametric), analysis of variance, generalized linear models, and meta-analysis. There will be an opportunity for students to analyze data from their own research experiences.
- Fall 2018, Winter 2021, Winter 2023
- Formal or Statistical Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and one Biology 200 or 300 level course
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BIOL 244.00 Fall 2018
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- TOld Music Hall 103 1:15pm-3:00pm
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BIOL 244.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- TLocation To Be Announced TBA 1:45pm-3:30pm
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BIOL 244.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- THulings 316 1:15pm-3:00pm
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BIOL 248 Behavioral Ecology 6 credits
Behavioral ecologists strive to understand the complex ways that ecological pressures influence the evolution of behavioral strategies. It can be argued that animals face a relatively small set of basic challenges: they must acquire food, water, and mates, and they must avoid danger. Yet we see a rich diversity of solutions to these problems. Consider foraging behavior, for example. All animals must acquire energy, but some filter particles out of sea water, others graze on nearly inedible grasses, while still others hunt in cooperative packs. In this course we will consider such topics as foraging, communication, sociality, and conflict. By focusing on the functions and evolutionary histories of behaviors, we strive to better understand the puzzle of behavioral diversity.
- Winter 2018, Winter 2020, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 248.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Annie Bosacker 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 236 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 236 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 248.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Annie Bosacker 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 236 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 236 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 248.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Annie Bosacker 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 236 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 236 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 248.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Annie Bosacker 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 236 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 236 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 248.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Annie Bosacker 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 236 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 236 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 262 Ecological Physiology 6 credits
This course examines the physiological adaptations that allow species to inhabit a wide range of environments including polar regions, deserts, high alpine, the deep sea, and wave-swept coastal habitats. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how organisms cope with environmental extremes (e.g., temperature, low oxygen, pH, salinity and pressure) and in using metabolic theory to predict the ecological impacts of climate change (e.g., global warming, ocean acidification, hypoxia). Associated laboratory will emphasize experimentation and application of physiological concepts in living organisms.
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 263
- Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023
- Science with Lab
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Biology 125 and 126
Concurrent registration in Biology 263 required
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BIOL 262.00 Fall 2018
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:20
- M, WLeighton 304 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 304 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 262.00 Fall 2019
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:20
- M, WLeighton 304 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 304 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 262.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 2:30pm-3:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 3:10pm-4:10pm
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BIOL 262.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 223 1:10pm-2:10pm
- M, WHulings 316 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHulings 316 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 262.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 262.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:20
- M, WHulings 316 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHulings 316 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 272 Integrative Animal Physiology 6 credits
This course explores biological functions from the biochemical level to the level of the whole organism. We will start with the regulatory systems exploring the function of neural and endocrine mechanisms. We will discuss the actions of a variety of toxins as adaptive components of venoms and pharmaceutical tools in human health research. Other topics include: muscle physiology, exercise and behavior; blood pressure regulation; salt and water balance in organisms from different environments; comparative reproduction, including human reproductive development and sexuality.
- Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 272.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Matt Rand 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WHulings 310 1:00pm-2:10pm
- FHulings 310 1:50pm-2:50pm
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BIOL 272.00 Fall 2021
- Faculty:Matt Rand 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 426 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 426 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 272.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Matt Rand 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 304 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 304 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 280 Cell Biology 6 credits
An examination of the structures and processes that underlie the life of cells, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic. Topics to be covered include methodologies used to study cells; organelles, membranes and other cellular components; protein targeting within the cell; and cellular communication and division.
BIOL 281 required.
- Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and concurrent registration in Biology 281
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BIOL 280.00 Fall 2018
- Faculty:Raka Mitra 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 280.00 Fall 2019
- Faculty:Raka Mitra 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 280.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Raka Mitra 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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BIOL 280.00 Fall 2021
- Faculty:Raka Mitra 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 280.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Raka Mitra 🏫 👤
- Size:32
- M, WHulings 316 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHulings 316 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 280.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:32
- M, WHulings 316 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FHulings 316 2:20pm-3:20pm
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BIOL 310 Immunology 6 credits
This course will examine the role of the immune system in defense, allergic reactions, and autoimmunity. Topics to be covered include the structure and function of antibodies, cytokines, the role of the major histocompatibility complex in antigen presentation, cellular immunity, immunodeficiencies, and current techniques used to study immune responses.
- Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and either Biology 240 or 280
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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No lab 18/WI
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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No lab 18/WI
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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No lab
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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No lab
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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No lab
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WHulings 316 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHulings 316 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 321 Ecosystem Ecology 6 credits
Ecosystem ecology involves the study of energy and material flow through systems, including both the biotic (animals, plants, microbes) and abiotic (soil, water, atmosphere) components. Topics include the major elemental cycles (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous), patterns of energy flow, and the controls of these fluxes for different ecosystems. Current environmental issues are emphasized as case studies, including climate change, land use change, human alterations of nutrient cycles, and biodiversity effects on ecosystems. Concurrent registration in Biology 322 required.
- Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Writing Requirement
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one 200 level course in Biology or Geology 230, 258, 285 or Environmental Studies 244, 254, 260, 265, 288
Biology 126
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BIOL 321.00 Fall 2017
- Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WOld Music Hall 103 9:50am-11:00am
- FOld Music Hall 103 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 321.00 Fall 2018
- Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WOld Music Hall 103 9:50am-11:00am
- FOld Music Hall 103 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 321.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WAnderson Hall AMPHTR 10:00am-11:10am
- FAnderson Hall AMPHTR 9:50am-10:50am
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BIOL 321.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WHulings 120 9:50am-11:00am
- FHulings 120 9:40am-10:40am
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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. Not open to students who have taken Biology 232.
BIOL 333 required. Students should waitlist for BOTH 333 (lab) and 332 (lecture) to be considered for enrollment from either waitlist.
- Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
Concurrent registration in Biology 333
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BIOL 332.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WWeitz Center 235 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 235 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 332.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WWeitz Center 235 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 235 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 332.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WWeitz Center 235 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 235 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 332.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:30am-12:40pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:10am-12:10pm
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BIOL 332.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WWeitz Center 235 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 235 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 332.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Matt Rand 🏫 👤 · Staff
- Size:48
- M, WWeitz Center 235 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 235 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 332.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WWeitz Center 235 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 235 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 338 Genomics and Bioinformatics 6 credits
The advent of next-generation sequencing technology has revolutionized biology, enabling transformative breakthroughs in fields ranging from agriculture to conservation to medicine. In this course, students will gain experience with the computational and bioinformatics tools needed to analyze “big data,” including sequence searching and alignment, assembly, gene calling and annotation. Students will learn to ask and answer their own scientific questions using sequence data, and to critically assess the conclusions other genomics and bioinformatics studies. No prior computer programming experience is required. Associated laboratory will focus on wet lab methods for DNA/RNA extraction and preparation as well as computational analysis.
Biology 339 required
- Winter 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and one of these upper level courses: Biology 240, Biology 321 or Biology 350
concurrent registration in Biology 339
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BIOL 338.00 Fall 2018
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 330 9:50am-11:00am
- FLeighton 330 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 338.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:16
- T, THHulings 102 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 338.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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BIOL 338.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 338.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 338.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 350 Evolution 6 credits
Principles and history of evolutionary change in wild populations, with consideration of both microevolutionary and macroevolutionary time scales. Topics covered include causes of change in gene frequency, the nature of adaptation, constraints on evolutionary change, the evolution of genes and proteins, rates of speciation and extinction, and the major events in evolutionary history.
- Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 350.00 Fall 2019
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 350.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 236 11:30am-12:40pm
- FWeitz Center 236 11:20am-12:20pm
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BIOL 350.00 Fall 2021
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 350.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 305 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 305 12:00pm-1:00pm
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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.
BIOL 353 required.
- Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126, and Mathematics 111 or other previous calculus course. Recommended course: Statistics 120 or equivalent exposure to statistical analysis
concurrent registration in Biology 353
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BIOL 352.00 Spring 2018
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 352.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:John Berini 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 352.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 11:30am-12:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 11:10am-12:10pm
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BIOL 352.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 352.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Mark McKone 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 355 Seminar: The Plant-Animal Interface 6 credits
The primary objective of this seminar is to gain a better understanding of “the plant-animal interface,” with a specific focus on the interactions between plants and vertebrate herbivores. Topics covered include 1) the range of influences that the abiotic environment has on plants as a source of energy and nutrition for vertebrates; 2) how animals respond to heterogeneity in the plant communities with a specific focus on plant chemistry (i.e., nutritional indices and defensive chemistry); and 3) how heterogeneity in plant chemistry influences animal demographics and overall biological diversity.
Waitlist only
- Winter 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2022
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Biology 125, Biology 126 and a 200-level course in Biology
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BIOL 355.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:John Berini 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 355.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:John Berini 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 356 Seminar: Topics in Developmental Biology 6 credits
The development of an embryo from a single cell to a complex body requires the coordinated efforts of a growing number of cells and cell types. In this seminar course, we will use primary literature to explore recent advances in our understanding of the cellular processes such as intercellular signaling, migration, proliferation, and differentiation that make development possible. Additionally, we will consider how these developmental cellular processes, when disrupted, lead to cancer and other diseases.
Waitlist only
- Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 240, Biology 280 or Biology 342
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BIOL 356.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Emily Ho 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:20am-12:05pm
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BIOL 356.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- T, THWeitz Center 136 8:15am-10:00am
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BIOL 358 Seminar: Evolution of Sex and Sexes 6 credits
The origin and maintenance of sexual reproduction remains a central enigma in evolutionary biology. This seminar course will explore contemporary primary literature that addresses a variety of evolutionary questions about the nature of sex and the sexes. Why is sexual reproduction usually favored over asexual alternatives? Why are there no more than two sexes? What determines the characteristics of females and males within diverse species? How did sex chromosomes evolve and why do some species lack them?
Waitlist only
- Winter 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 240 or Biology 350
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BIOL 360 Seminar: Climate Change Beneath the Waves 6 credits
Marine climate change comprises rising temperatures, increases in the frequency and severity of hypoxia, and ocean acidification. Together, these environmental variables can have profound effects on marine life. Or not. This course will focus upon the physiological capacities of various marine species to respond to changes in the ocean’s chemical and physical properties. Through discussions of the primary literature, we will explore the physiological mechanisms that will mark species as winners or losers of the anthropocene.
Waitlist only
- Fall 2021, Fall 2022
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and one additional 200 or 300 level Biology course or instructor consent
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BIOL 363 Seminar: Ecomechanics 6 credits
All organisms, from Common loons to Redwood trees to Basking sharks spend much of their lives bumping up against forces associated with the non-biological world. The manner in which ecological challenges are solved (e.g., moving around vs. staying put, finding food, avoiding predators) is often related to an individual’s biomechanical design. This class will challenge students to view their physical surroundings from the perspective of an organism. How do mussels feed in a fast stream vs. stagnant pond? Why do healthy trees uproot rather than break in half? How can a sea urchin with no eyes “see”? We will use primary scientific literature to examine the physical principles that underlie fundamental ecological processes.
- Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2023, Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and one additional 200 or 300 level Biology course or instructor permission
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BIOL 363.00 Spring 2019
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:15
- T, THOld Music Hall 103 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 363.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:15
- T, THAnderson Hall 121 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 363.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:15
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:20am-12:05pm
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BIOL 363.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty: Staff
- T, THAnderson Hall 121 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 363.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- T, THOlin 104 1:15pm-3:00pm
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Waitlist only
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BIOL 365 Topics in Neuroscience 6 credits
We will focus on recent advances in neuroscience. All areas of neuroscience (cellular/molecular, developmental, systems, cognitive, and disease) will be considered. Classical or foundational papers will be used to provide background.
Waitlist only
- Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 or instructor consent
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BIOL 365.00 Fall 2018
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THOld Music Hall 107 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 365.00 Fall 2019
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THOld Music Hall 107 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 365.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:30am-12:40pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:20am-12:20pm
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BIOL 368 Seminar: Developmental Neurobiology 6 credits
An examination of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying development of the nervous system. We will survey recent studies of a variety of model organisms to explore key steps in neuronal development including neural induction, patterning, specification of neuronal identity, axonal guidance, synapse formation, cell death and regeneration.
Waitlist only
- Winter 2018, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and Biology 240 or Biology 280
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BIOL 368.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:15
- M, WOld Music Hall 103 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FOld Music Hall 103 2:20pm-3:20pm
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BIOL 368.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WOld Music Hall 103 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FOld Music Hall 103 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 368.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:20am-12:05pm
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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 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 240 or 280.
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BIOL 370.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 370.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 370.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 372 Seminar: Structural Biology 6 credits
The ability to visualize macromolecules at atomic detail has significantly advanced our understanding of macromolecular structure and function. This course will provide an overview of fundamental experimental methodologies underlying structure determination, followed by primary literature-based discussions in which students will present and critically discuss classic foundational papers as well as examples from the current literature that have advanced our understanding of macromolecule structure and function.
Waitlist only
- Spring 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2023, Spring 2024
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Biology 125 and 126; and either Biology 280, Biology 380, Biochemistry 301 or Chemistry 320
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BIOL 372.00 Spring 2018
- Faculty:Rou-Jia Sung 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THOld Music Hall 106 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 372.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Rou-Jia Sung 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THOld Music Hall 107 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 372.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Rou-Jia Sung 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THOld Music Hall 107 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 374 Seminar: Grassland Ecology 6 credits
Grassland ecosystems cover one third of the Earth’s surface and occur on every continent except Antarctica. Grasslands provide habitat for millions of species, play a major role in global carbon and nutrient cycles, and are the primary source of agricultural land, making them an important ecosystem both ecologically and economically. This course will utilize scientific literature to explore the environmental and biological characteristics of the world’s grasslands from population dynamics to ecosystem processes. Topics include competition and succession, plant-animal interactions, carbon and nutrient cycling, the role of disturbances such as fire and land use change, and grassland management and restoration. Enrollment by application. Waitlist only.
Waitlist Only.
- Spring 2017, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Writing Requirement
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Biology 125 and 126, and one of Biology 210, 238, 248, 321 or 352 or instructor permission
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BIOL 374.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- T, THAnderson Hall 036 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 374.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:20am-12:05pm
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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
- Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2021, Winter 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and one additional 200- or 300-level Biology course, or permission of the instructor
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BIOL 378.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THLeighton 330 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 378.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 1:00pm-2:10pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 1:50pm-2:50pm
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BIOL 380 Biochemistry 6 credits
Biochemistry is an examination of the molecular basis of life processes. The course provides an in depth investigation of metabolic pathways, their interrelationships and regulation, protein structure and function with special emphasis on enzymes. Other topics include the techniques of protein analysis and how they are employed to examine problems of fundamental biochemical importance. This course meets the requirement for the Biochemistry concentration.
Waitlist only
- Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Winter 2022
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Biology 125 and 126 and Chemistry 233 and 234
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BIOL 380.00 Fall 2018
- Faculty:Rou-Jia Sung 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 235 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 235 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 380.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:48
- M, WWeitz Center 235 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 235 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 380.00 Fall 2019
- Faculty:Rou-Jia Sung 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 235 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWeitz Center 235 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 380.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:40
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 8:15am-10:00am
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BIOL 380.00 Fall 2021
- Faculty:Rou-Jia Sung 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 380.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Rou-Jia Sung 🏫 👤 · Sarah Deel 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 8:30am-9:40am
- FAnderson Hall 329 8:30am-9:30am
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BIOL 383 Illicit Pharmacology: The Biochemistry and Molecular Mechanisms of Recreational Drugs 6 credits
This seminar will explore the molecular mechanisms, cellular signaling, and metabolism of recreational drugs. With a focus on recent scientific literature, we will unravel the mechanisms of action of these substances (to the extent that they are known) and will use this knowledge to better understand their physiological effects. While our main emphasis will be on scientific advances, we will also investigate cultural and social justice issues related to drug use and drug enforcement.
Waitlist only
- Spring 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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CHEM 233 and 234 or instructor consent
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BIOL 383.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:15
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:20am-12:05pm
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BIOL 383.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty: Staff
- T, THOlin 106 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 383.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 2:20pm-3:20pm
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BIOL 385 Seminar: Microbial Pathology 6 credits
Microbes are the most abundant organisms on earth, and microbial pathogens have caused human and plant disease epidemics worldwide. This course will focus upon the pathogenic strategy of a variety of well-studied microbes in order to illustrate our understanding of the molecular and cellular nature of microbial disease. We will analyze current and seminal papers in the primary literature focusing on mechanisms employed by microbes to attack hosts.
Waitlist only
- Spring 2017, Winter 2023
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and either Biology 240 or 280
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BIOL 386 Neurobiology 6 credits
An analysis of the biology of neurons and the nervous system. Topics include the molecular basis of electrical excitability in neurons, synaptic transmission and plasticity, motor control, mechanisms of sensation, and construction and modification of neural circuits.
BIOL 387 required
- Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 386.00 Spring 2017
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:18
- M, WLeighton 236 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 236 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 386.00 Spring 2018
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- T, THWillis 204 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 386.00 Spring 2019
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WLeighton 305 9:50am-11:00am
- FLeighton 305 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 386.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 386.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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BIOL 386.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Fernan Jaramillo 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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ENTS 250 Food, Forests & Resilence 6 credits
The course will explore how the idea of sustainability is complicated when evaluated through a socio-ecological framework that combines anthropology and ecology. To highlight this complexity, the course is designed to provide a comparative framework to understand and analyze sustainable socio-ecological propositions in Minnesota and Oaxaca. Key conceptual areas explored include: coupled human-natural systems, resilience (ecological and cultural), self-determination, and social justice across stakeholders. The course includes a series of fieldtrips to nearby projects of interest. This course is part of the OCS winter break Oaxaca program, involving two linked courses in fall and winter terms. This class is the first class in the sequence.
Winter Break Program in Oaxaca Mexico
- Fall 2022
- International Studies Social Inquiry
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One of the following is recommended: Environmental Studies 110, Sociology/Anthropology 110, Sociology/Anthropology 250, Biology 210, History 170 or History 205
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ENTS 250.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Daniel Hernández 🏫 👤 · Constanza Ocampo-Raeder 🏫 👤
- Size:18
- T, THLeighton 426 10:10am-11:55am
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IDSC 258 Consensus or Contentious? Controversies in Science Then and Now 2 credits
Almost every global challenge confronting humankind requires some level of engagement with science and technology. However, finding solutions to our most pressing problems also requires an understanding of how science operates within its social, political, and cultural context. This course will explore the relationship between science and society by examining a series of controversies in science from both the past and the present. We will investigate topics such as biological and social concepts of race, the use of unethically obtained scientific results, the ethics of genomics research, legislation over vaccination mandates, “parachute” science, and climate change denial. Examining the role of science in society will help us understand issues related to the use of evidence, expertise, and the relationship between science and politics. By wrestling with current and historic scientific controversies, we will examine the ways in which scientific disagreements are often as much about values as they are about research methods.
- Winter 2023, Winter 2024
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IDSC 258.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Antony Adler 🏫 👤 · Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- WAnderson Hall 323 1:50pm-3:00pm
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IDSC 258.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Antony Adler 🏫 👤 · Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- FAnderson Hall 323 2:20pm-3:20pm
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NEUR 238 Evolution of the Nervous System: Cells to Systems 6 credits
One way to understand the organization and function of the human brain is to examine the origin and evolution of its components. With this evolutionary lens, the cell biology of the neuron, neuronal signaling, and the organization of neural systems becomes clear. This course will cover the principles of cell and molecular neurobiology by investigating its evolutionary roots, and then use this framework to travel in time to understand how circuits and systems evolved to generate more complex behaviors. Students will develop a foundational competency in cell and molecular neuroscience and systems neuroscience by using tools that reveal evolutionary homology among organisms, such as bioinformatics and comparative neuroanatomy.
- Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Neuroscience 127 or Biology 125
Concurrent registration in Neuroscience 239.
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NEUR 238.00 Spring 2019
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 133 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FWeitz Center 133 2:20pm-3:20pm
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NEUR 238.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WMusic & Drama Center LL35 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FMusic & Drama Center LL35 1:10pm-2:10pm
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NEUR 238.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:30am-12:40pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 11:10am-12:10pm
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NEUR 238.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WHulings 316 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHulings 316 12:00pm-1:00pm
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NEUR 238.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- T, THHulings 316 10:10am-11:55am
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NEUR 238.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THAnderson Hall 329 10:10am-11:55am
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NEUR 239 Neurons, Circuits and Behavior Lab 2 credits
This laboratory course will provide experience in performing experiments to elucidate the structure and function neurons and neural circuits using classical and cutting-edge techniques. Students will apply these techniques to develop and carry out an independent research project. Concurrent registration in Neuroscience 238 required.
- Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024
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Concurrent registration in Neuroscience 238 required
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NEUR 239.01 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- THulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
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NEUR 239.02 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- THHulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
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NEUR 239.01 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:8
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- THulings B04 1:45pm-5:45pm
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NEUR 239.02 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:8
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WHulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
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NEUR 239.01 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- THulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
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NEUR 239.02 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WHulings B04 2:00pm-6:00pm
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NEUR 239.01 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- THulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
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NEUR 239.02 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WHulings B04 2:00pm-6:00pm
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NEUR 239.01 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- THulings B04 1:00pm-5:00pm
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NEUR 239.02 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Eric Hoopfer 🏫 👤
- Size:12
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- WHulings B04 2:00pm-6:00pm