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 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 409 – Evolutionary Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-201. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-409L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Topics include the theory of natural selection, mechanisms of evolutionary change, the fossil record, biogeography, molecular evolution, speciation, phylogeny reconstruction and evolutionary rates.
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 412 – Animal Behavior
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-412L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Topics within ecology and evolution combine as students examine the adaptive significance of behavior. Key concepts include altruism and selfishness, evolutionary stable strategies and game theory, coevolution in relation to predation and predator avoidance, […]
BIOL 407 – Immunology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-201. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-407L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Cellular and molecular basis of the immune response; antibody structure and function; antigen-antibody interactions, applications; immunogenetics; hypersensitivity.
BIOL 400 – Fisheries Science and Management
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-106 BIOL-108 MATH-132. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: The relationship of fisheries to other natural resources; a survey of aquatic habitats and the characteristics of fish that affect their management; basic principles, practices, and techniques of management of freshwater fisheries.
BIOL 402 – Terrestrial Ecology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-102. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-402L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems, communities, and populations; relationships of organisms (including human beings) to their environments.
BIOL 318 – Tropical Ecology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-318L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Principles of tropical ecology, plus individual research projects focusing on field techniques, biodiversity, and/or behavioral, population, or community ecology. Travel study course held at FMU and at WildSumaco Biological Station in Ecuador. The course incurs […]
BIOL 403 – Plant Genetics and Breeding
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 BIOL-108 CHEM-112 CHEM-112L. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-403L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: An exploration of the fundamentals of quantitative, population, and molecular genetics in plants. Largely using horticultural crop species as model organisms, we will explore historical and contemporary plant breeding and improvement techniques. Topics […]
BIOL 317 – Marine Ecology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-105 BIOL-115L BIOL-107 BIOL-106 or BIOL-108. (Required, Previous). | Take BIOL-317L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Structure and function of marine ecosystems, communities, and populations. Adaptations of marine organisms and their relationships to their environments will be examined. The ecology of coastal Carolina systems and animals will be emphasized. Credit […]
BIOL 315 – Ornithology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take BIOL-106. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Anatomy, physiology, taxonomy, evolution, ecology, behavior, and identification of birds. Credit may not be earned for Biology 315 and 501.