|
Course Level: 100
200
300
400
|
| Course Level 100 |
Top |
| 101. General Biology |
I, II, S. 3 Hr. Coreq. BIOL 103. Introductory course in biology: cellular, organismal, and population
genetics, including reproduction, growth and development, and evolution. |
| 102. General Biology |
I, II, S. 3 Hr. Coreq. BIOL 104. Introductory biology: energetics and physiology of cells, organisms,
and populations, including regulation and control of multicellular organisms. |
| 103. General Biology Laboratory |
I, II, S. 1 Hr. Coreq. BIOL 104. Experiments in biology: genetics and evolution; reproduction,
growth, and development of cells, organisms, and populations. |
| 104. General Biology Laboratory |
I, II, S. 1 Hr. Coreq. BIOL 102. Experiments in biology: materials exchange, actions of
enzymes, photosynthesis and respiration, and physiology of organisms. |
| 105. Environmental Biology |
I. 3 Hr. (Intended for
non-biology majors.) Population growth and human impacts on the
environment, including ecosystem destruction, biological diversity,
pollution, and global climate change are explored to obtain the concepts
necessary to understand complex environmental issues of our time. |
| 106. Environmental Biology Laboratory |
I. 1 Hr. Coreq:
BIOL 105. Field and laboratory exercises explore fundamental ecological
concepts and environmental problems, such as biodiversity, pollution,
and natural resource utilization. |
| 115. Principles of Biology |
I. 4 Hr. An introductory
course presenting basic principles of modern biology. This course
represents the first in a four-course, integrated sequence required of
biology majors. Topics include ecology and evolution, organismal
biology, and cellular/molecular biology. |
|
117. Introductory Physiology |
II. 4 Hr. PR: BIOL 115 or
BIOL 101, 102, 103, and 104. Continuation of BIOL 115. The diversity of
reproductive, developmental, functional, and integrative mechanisms in
plants and animals. |
| Course Level 200 |
Courses | Top |
| 219. The Living Cell |
I. 4 Hr. PR: (CHEM 115 or 117);
and BIOL 117. Continuation of BIOL 117. Structure, function and
diversity of cells with an emphasis on gene expression and cellular
phenotype including cell chemistry, energetics, and regulation of cell
activities. |
| 221. Ecology and Evolution |
4 Hr. PR: BIOL 219.
Continuation of BIOL 219. Basic concepts in evolution and ecology
including Darwin’s theory of natural selection, modern population
genetics, speciation, population growth and regulation, demography,
community ecology, ecosystem dynamics, and human ecology. |
| 235. Human Physiology |
I, II. 3 Hr. PR: BIOL 101 and
BIOL 102 and BIOL 103 and BIOL 104. (Intended for nonbiology majors.) An
introductory course in the function of the human |
| 293 A-Z. Special Topics |
I, II, S. 1-6 Hr. PR: Consent.
Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses |
| Course Level 300 |
Courses | 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. |
| 316. Developmental Biology |
II. 3 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. |
| 321.
The Total Science Experience. |
II. 2 Hr. PR: BIOL 221.
The capstone course for biology majors in which students become research
scientists for the semester |
| 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. |
| 386. Undergraduate Research |
I, II. 1-4 Hr. PR: Written
consent of chair and a 2.7 grade-point average in biology. Individual
laboratory or field experiments supervised by a faculty member |
| Course Level 400 |
Courses | Top |
| 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. |
| 486. Honors Investigation and Thesis |
I, II, S. 1-4 Hr. (May be
repeated for credit; max. credit 12 hr.) PR: Second semester of junior
year, recommendation of advisor, biology majors only. Permission
required. Supervised readings, investigation, and study |
| 490. Teaching Practicum |
I, II, S. 1-3 Hr. PR: Consent.
Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant |
| 491. Professional Field Experience |
I, II, S. 1-18 Hr. PR: Consent
(May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential
learning program to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by
faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public
or private enterprise for professional competence development. |
| 492. Directed Study |
1-6 Hr. PR: Consent. Directed study, reading, and/or research |
| 493 A-Z. Special Topics |
I, II, S. 1-6 Hr. PR: Consent.
Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses |
| 494. Seminar |
I, II, S. 1-3 Hr. PR: Consent.
Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and
faculty |
| 495. Independent Study |
1-6 Hr. Faculty supervised study
of topics not available through regular course offerings. |
| 496. Senior Thesis |
I, II, S. 1-3 Hr. PR: Consent |
| 498. Honors |
I, II, S. 1-3 Hr. PR: Consent.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the Honors director.
Independent reading, study, or research. |
