| Course Level 300 |
Top |
| 301. History of Biology |
I. 3 Hr. PR:( BIOL 101 and BIOL
103 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 104) or BIOL 115. History of development of
biological knowledge with philosophical and social backgrounds |
| 302. Biometry |
3 Hr. PR: STAT 211. Application
of quantitative methods and statistics to biological data with emphasis
on hands-on hypothesis construction, experimental design, data analysis,
and biological interpretation of statistical results |
| 310. Advanced Cellular/Molecular Biology |
II. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 219. Advanced study of fundamental cellular activities and their
underlying molecular processes. Cellular structure and organization,
protein structure and function, transcription, translation, and control
of gene expression |
| 311. Advanced Cellular/Molecular Biology-Laboratory |
II. 1 Hr. Coreq: BIOL 310. Experimental approaches to the study of cellular systems. |
| 312. Introduction to Virology |
I. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 219.
Survey of viruses, their modes of replication, their contribution to
molecular biology, the significance of viral diseases in agriculture and
medicine, and the contemporary use of viruses in biotechnology |
| 313. Molecular Basis of Cellular Growth |
I. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 219. Study of the integration of events as they regulate the growth
and division of cells. Topics include hormones as cell effectors and the
cancer cell as a model system. |
| 314. Molecular Genetics |
II. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL 115 and BIOL
117 and BIOL 219. Theoretical and practical knowledge in genetics as a
field of study and tool for investigating biological problems are
presented. The laboratory is a logical sequence of experiments providing
actual research experience in molecular genetics |
| 315. Developmental Biology |
II. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL 115 and
BIOL 117 and BIOL 219. A molecular genetic analysis of the mechanisms by
which multicellular organisms develop from single cells. With lab. |
| 336. Vertebrate Embryology |
II. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL 115, 117, 219 and 221. An experimental and descriptive analysis of vertebrate
development. |
| 337. Physiological Psychology |
I. 3 Hr. PR: 9 Hr.
Psychology, behavior, physiology, or graduate standing. Introduction to
physiological mechanisms and the neural basis of behavior. (Also listed
as PSYC 426.) |
| 338. Behavioral Ecology |
3 Hr. PR: BIOL 221.
Consideration of the influences of environmental factors on short-and
long-term regulation, control, and evolution of the behavior of animals. |
| 339. Aquaculture |
3 Hr. PR: (BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 and
BIOL 103 and BIOL 104) or BIOL 115. An introduction to the farming and
husbandry of freshwater and marine organisms. Overnight field trips are
voluntary. |
| 340. Invertebrate Zoology |
II. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL 219 and
221. The evolution of animals without vertebral columns. The laboratory
includes field trips, including one that takes an entire weekend.
(Dissection kit required.) |
| 348. Basic Neurobiology |
3 Hr. PR: BIOL 115 and BIOL 117
and BIOL 219. This course provides an introduction to neuroscience.
Basic neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and the relationship between the
central nervous system, physiology, and behavior will be covered.
Neuroscientists from the medical center will provide guest lectures |
| 350. Plant Physiology |
II. 4 Hr. PR: CHEM 115 and CHEM
116 and (BIOL 101 and BIOL 103) or BIOL 117. Physiochemical processes of
plants. |
| 351. Comparative Evolutionary Biology of Plants |
I. 4
Hr. PR: (BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 103 and BIOL 104) or (BIOL 115
and BIOL 117). Evolutionary history, morphology, life cycles, and
ecology of extant and extinct groups, including: cyanobacteria, lichens,
algae (green, red, and brown), bryophytes, ferns, fern allies,
gymnosperms, and angiosperms. Laboratory emphasizes comparative analysis
of living specimens. One of two field trips at student’s expense |
| 352. Anatomy and Development of Plants |
II. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL 117 or PLSC 206. A comparative study of vegetative and reproductive
structures (cells, tissue, and organs) of bryophytes and vascular plants
with emphasis on flowering plants. Laboratories focus on living plants
and include observation of plant development from spores, seeds, and
cuttings. One field trip |
| 353. Flora of West Virginia |
S. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 101 and
BIOL 103 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 104 or BIOL 115. Identification of local
woody and herbaceous seed plants, with emphasis on common native and
introduced species. Conducted primarily through field trips to nearby
areas with the use of dichotomous keys to determine the scientific names
of observed specimens. |
| 361. Plant Ecology |
I. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL 221. Introduction
to the four divisions of plant ecology, including physiological ecology,
population ecology, community ecology, and ecosystem ecology |
| 362. Limnology |
I. 4 Hr. PR: (BIOL 101 and BIOL 103) or
BIOL 115 or WMAN 224 or consent. Physical, chemical, and biological
characteristics of inland waters with emphasis on the structure and
function of stream ecosystems. (Also listed as WMAN 446.) |
| 363. Plant Geography |
II. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 221. World-wide
distribution patterns of plants and factors related to these
distributions-including dispersal. Limiting factors, climate, isolation,
evolutionary history, plate tectonics, pleistocene glaciations, and
human activities. Plant communities and soils of polar, temperate, and
tropical biomes are discussed. |
| Course Level 400 |
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| 410. Cell and Molecular Biology Methods |
I. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 219. Introduction to the theory and application of basic analytical
tools used in molecular biology. Selected topics included are
hydrodynamic methods, chromatography, electrophoresis, and general
laboratory methods. |
| 411. Introduction to Recombinant DNA |
I. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL
219. An introductory course covering the basic principles and techniques
of recombinant DNA technology, includes molecular cloning, isolation of
plasmid DNA, agarose/acrylamide gel electrophoresis, restriction enzyme
mapping, nucleic acid hybridization, and DNA sequencing |
| 412. Cell Structure and Function |
4 Hr. PR: BIOL 221.
Students gain hands-on experience in methodologies used to study cell
structure and function. Light and florescence microscopy are used to
address cell signaling, signal transduction, exocytosis, apoptosis, and
regulation of gene expression in reproductive endocrinology. |
| 413. Molecular Endocrinology |
I. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 219.
Hormonal action is discussed at the cellular and molecular levels.
Topics include hormone production and regulation, receptor kinetics and
activation, and receptor output |
| 414. Molecular Endocrinology–Laboratory |
I. 1 Hr. Coreq:
BIOL 413. Experimental techniques used to study hormones and receptors |
| 415. Plant Development |
I. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL 115 and BIOL
117 and BIOL 219 and BIOL 221 and (organic chemistry or biochemistry.)
Experimental studies of plant growth and development |
| 436. General Animal Physiology |
I. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 115
and BIOL 117 and BIOL 119 and BIOL 221. In-depth, current treatment of
physiological principles which operate at various levels of biological
organization in animals of diverse taxonomic relationships.
Understanding is developed from background lectures and student analyses
in discussion sessions of research literature |
| 437. General Animal Physiology-Laboratory |
I. 1 Hr. Coreq: BIOL 436. After learning basic techniques, students are provided
the opportunity to design, execute, and report upon an independent
research project in physiology |
| 438. Animal Behavior |
I. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL 221 and ((BIOL
101 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 103 and BIOL 104) or BIOL 115). Introduction
to animal behavior (ethology) emphasizing the ecology and evolution of
individual and social behaviors. Laboratory includes independent
investigation of behavioral phenomena. Offered in even-numbered years |
| 439. Neuroethology |
II. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 117 and BIOL 219
and (BIOL 337 or BIOL 438). Explores the way behavior is controlled in a
wide variety of animals so the similarities and differences in neural
mechanisms can be better understood. (Offered in odd-numbered years.) |
| 440. Comparative Anatomy |
I. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL 115 and 117
and BIOL 219 and BIOL 221 or consent. A functional and evolutionary
study of vertebrate structure. (Dissection kit required.) |
| 441. Vertebrate Microanatomy |
II. 5 Hr. PR: BIOL 115
BIOL 117 and BIOL 219 and BIOL 221. Structural and functional approach
to the study of tissues and organs of vertebrates |
| 450. Plant Systematics |
I. 4 Hr. PR: (BIOL 101 and BIOL
103 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 104) or BIOL 117. Study of the taxonomy of
flowering plants worldwide and related topics in angiosperm
classification and evolution. Laboratories emphasize characteristics of
selected families of monocotyledons and dicotyledons using living and
herbarium material |
| 461. Principles of Evolution |
I. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 221.
Introduction to the study of evolution, including genetics of
evolutionary change, speciation and adaptation molecular evolution, the
history of life, extinction, co-evolution, and the origins of humans |
| 462. Methods in Ecology and Biogeochemistry |
II. 3 Hr.
PR: BIOL 221. Introduction to the theory and application of basic
analytical tools used in ecology and biogeochemistry. Topics include
sampling of terrestrial and aquatic organisms and their environment and
the chemical analyses of biological material. (Offered in odd years.) |
| 463. Global Ecology |
I. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 221. The Earth
viewed as a changing biogeochemical system. Topics include the
structure, composition, and dynamics of the ecosphere, nutrient cycles,
changing atmospheric composition, climate change, ozone depletion,
land-use change, biological invasions, and changes in biodiversity.
(Offered in odd-numbered years.) |
| 464. Quantitative Genetics |
3 Hr. PR: BIOL 221.
Relationship of gene and genotype frequencies in populations of diploid
organisms and the effects of mutation, selection, and non-random mating
in relation to single gene pairs. Application of these concepts to
multigenic inheritance of quantitative traits. |
| 493. A-Z. Special Topics |
I, II, S. 1-6 Hr. PR: Consent.
Investigation of topics not covered in regularly
scheduled courses |
| 691. Advanced Topics |
1-6
Hr. PR: Consent. Investigation of advanced
topics not covered in regularly scheduled
courses. |
| 695. Independent Study |
1-6
Hr. Faculty supervised study of topics not
available through regular course offerings. |
| 697. Research |
1-15
Hr. PR: Consent. Research activities leading to
thesis, problem report, research paper or
equivalent scholarly project, or a dissertation.
(Grading may be S/U.) |
| 698. Thesis |
2-4
Hr. PR: Consent. Note: this is an optional
course for programs that believe that this level
of control and supervision is needed during the
writing of their student’s reports, thesis, or
dissertations. (Grading may be S/U.) |
| Course Level 700 |
Top |
| 710. Molecular Cell Biology |
II. 3
Hr. PR: Consent. An advanced course presenting
contemporary methodologies and their application
to study of problems in cellular organization,
molecular genetics, and developmental biology.
Introduction to the research literature is
stressed. |
| 711. Molecular Basis of Virology |
I. 3
Hr. PR: BIOL 219 or equiv., or consent. Lectures
on bacterial, animal, and plant viruses; their
structure, replication, and interaction with
host cells. Discussion of the contributions
virology has made to the understanding of
molecular mechanisms in biology. |
|
712. Molecular Biology of the Gene
|
3 Hr.
PR: BIOL 219 or consent. Comprehensive survey of
basic principles, theories, and techniques of
molecular biology, including structure/function
of nucleic acids, DNA replication,
transcription, translation, recombination, gene
regulation, and function. (3 hr. lec.) |
| 713. Cell Structure and Function |
4 Hr.
PR: Graduate level status. Students have a
hands-on experience in methodologies used to
study cell structure and function. Light and
florescence microscopy are used to address cell
signaling, signal transduction, exocytpsis,
apoptosis, and regulation of gene expression in
reproductive endocrinology. (Lec 3 hr., lab 3
hr., contact 6 hrs.) |
| 736. Fisheries Science |
II. 4
Hr. PR: BIOL 341 or equiv., or consent.
Population dynamics in relation to principles
and techniques of fish management. (Offered in
spring of even years.) |
| 737. Developmental Biology |
I. 3
Hr. PR: BIOL 336 or equiv., organic chemistry or
biochemistry, or consent. The molecular and
cellular basis of differentiation and
morphogenesis. (Offered in fall of odd years.) |
| 738. Fundamentals of Gerontology |
II. 3
Hr. PR: MDS 212 or consent. An advanced
multidisciplinary examination of current
research in biological, psychological, and
sociological issues of human aging and the ways
in which these impinge on the individual to
create both problems and new opportunities.
(Also listed as PSYC 524.) |
| 750. Advanced Plant Systematics 1 |
II 3
Hr. PR: BIOL 450 or equiv. Taxonomy of
bryophytes, pteridophytes, and gymnosperms,
emphasizing classification, identification, and
nomenclature of regional species of mosses,
ferns, and conifers. |
| 751. Advanced Plant Systematics 2 |
II. 3
Hr. PR: BIOL 450 or equiv. Investigation of
taxonomic problems and methods of plant
classification through readings and herbarium,
greenhouse, and laboratory experiences.
Approaches include techniques in comparative
morphology, anatomy, palynology, cytology,
phytochemistry, statistics, and cladistics. |
| 752. Advanced Plant Physiology |
I,
II. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 350, organic chemistry,
general physics, and consent. Advanced studies
of plant processes including recent advances in
the field. In Fall semester, even numbered
years—water relations and mineral nutrition and
translocation. II. First semester, odd-numbered
years - plant growth and development. III.
Second Semester, even-numbered years -
environmental physiology. |
| 761. Ecosystem Dynamics |
I. 3
Hr. PR: Consent. A survey of our current
understanding of the biogechemistry that occurs
at and near the surface of the Earth. Emphasis
is placed on the biogeochemical cycles of
carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur. The
origin and dynamics of the atmosphere,
lithosphere, and hydrosphere are also
considered. (Offered in even-numbered years.) |
| 762. Plant Population Biology |
3 Hr.
PR: Graduate status or undergraduate status with
the completion of BIOL 221 and the instructor’s
permit. Plant population biology examines the
interplay of ecological theory and the real
world of experimental ecology of natural
populations using a case study approach. Each
student will research a current topic in greater
depth. |
| 790. Teaching Practicum |
1-3
Hr. PR: Consent. Supervised practice in college
teaching of biology. Note: this course is
intended to insure that graduate assistants are
adequately prepared and supervised when they are
given college teaching responsibility. It will
also present a mechanism for students not on
assistantships to gain teaching experience.
(Grading will be S/U.) |
| 791 A-Z. Advanced Topics |
1-6
Hr. PR: Consent. Investigation of advanced
topics not covered in regularly scheduled
courses. |
| 792. Directed Study |
1-6
Hr. Directed study, reading, and/or research. |
| 793. Special Topics |
I,
II, S. 1-6 Hr. A study of contemporary topics
selected from recent developments in the field. |
| 794 A-Z. Seminar |
I,
II. 1-6 Hr. Seminars arranged for advanced
graduate students. |
| 795. Independent Study |
1-6
Hr. Faculty supervised study of topics not
available through regular course offerings. |
| 796. Graduate Seminar |
1 Hr.
PR: Consent. It is anticipated that each
graduate student will present at least one
seminar to the assembled faculty and graduate
student body of his/her department. |
| 797. Research |
I,
II, S. 1-15 Hr. PR: Consent. Research activities
leading to thesis, problem report, research
paper or equivalent scholarly project, or a
dissertation. (Grading may be S/U.) |
| 798. Thesis |
2-4
Hr. PR: Consent. Note: this is an optional
course for programs that believe that this level
of control and supervision is needed during the
writing of their student’s reports, thesis, or
dissertations. (Grading may be S/U.) |
| 799. Graduate Colloquium |
1-6
Hr. PR: Consent. For graduate students not
seeking coursework credit but who wish to meet
residence requirements, use the University’s
facilities, and participate in its academic and
cultural programs. Note: graduate students not
actively involved in coursework or research are
entitled, through enrollment in his/her
department’s graduate colloquium, to consult
with graduate faculty, participate in both
formal and informal academic activities
sponsored by his/her program, and retain all of
the rights and privileges of duly enrolled
students. (Grading is S/U; colloquium credit may
not be counted against credit requirements for
master’s programs.) |
