BIOL 440 – Ecotoxicology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-201 CHEM-203. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-440L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: This course discusses environmental contamination, including impacts to health and survival of individual organisms as well as effects on populations and ecosystems. Topics include a survey of major environmental contaminants, physiological effects of […]
BIOL 442 – Wildlife Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-202 CHEM-112 CHEM-112L. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course will focus on issues associated with wildlife biology. Topics will include: history of wildlife management, natural wildlife populations and communities, invasive species, wildlife and habitat management, wildlife diseases, agriculture and wildlife, and urban wildlife.
BIOL 415 – Radiation Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-316 BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Topics include the fundamental physical, chemical, and biological mechanisms that lead to radiation-induced biological damage. The course will begin with interactions and responses at a molecular level and progress towards cellular and systemic responses to the damage. Methods […]
BIOL 413 – Biostatistics and Research Methods
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 MATH-132. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Experimental design and analysis for the biological sciences. Covers considerations in designing experiments as well as appropriate statistical analysis for each design. Designs and analysis from a variety of biological fields will be covered.
BIOL 410 – Animal Physiology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-106 CHEM-102. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: The study of the function of the major organ systems in different classes of vertebrate animals. The relationship between the physiology and ecology of species will also be investigated.
BIOL 305 – Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-305L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Evolution and analysis of vertebrate structure, with laboratory dissection of representative animal forms.
BIOL 217 – Principles of Animal Nutrition
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115 BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An introduction to the principles of animal nutrition. General topics will include the nutritional requirements of animals, the mechanisms animals use for nutrient digestion, absorption and metabolism, and the nutrient composition and formulation of animal feeds.
BIOL 220 – Introduction to Molecular Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-220L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: An introduction to molecular processes of the cell. This course will explore the relationships between molecular and cellular structures and their functions, with special emphasis on proteins and nucleic acids and their roles in […]
BIOL 213 – Biology of Sex
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 4 credits; From Department BIOL. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course will provide an introduction to the biological principles involved in human reproduction. Topics include the evolution of sex, reproductive anatomy and physiology, endocrinology, puberty, biology of gender, reproductive cycles, pregnancy, birth, fertility control, sexual disorders, and current issues […]
BIOL 214 – Issues in Environmental BIOL
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: This course utilizes the case study method to teach about major environmental issues facing the world today. These issues include climate change; loss of biodiversity; pollution; water supply and demand; endangered species; ecological footprint; and pesticide use. Students will […]
BIOL 212 – Natural History of South Carolina
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Topics will include the scientific method and may cover a variety of plants and/or animals. Identification, taxonomy, evolution, ecology, and conservation of these groups will be covered. Laboratories will include outdoor field trips.
BIOL 109 – Introduction to Plant Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take 1 group (Take BIOL-103 /Take ENVR-101). (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-109L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: An introduction to the principles of plant biology, including structure, function, growth, development, reproduction, evolution, and adaptation of the embryophytes, or land plants.