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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

Courses offered only online or both online and on-ground are indicated with (**)asterisks.
 

Art History
  

  • ARTH 4124 - Roman Art

    (3) Architecture, sculpture and painting from Etruscan Rome to the fall of the Empire.
  

  • ARTH 4125 - Art/Archaeology Pompeii

    (3) Pompeii’s excavations, art, artifacts and architecture in reconstructing ancient Roman daily life.
  

  • ARTH 4129 - Ancient/Medieval Architecture

    (3) Selected topics comparing the architecture of ancient Egypt, the Classical world, and Medieval Europe. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2010 .
  

  • ARTH 4130 - Art/Medieval World

    (3) Architecture, sculpture, and painting, including manuscript illumination of the middle ages; Western European and Byzantine traditions. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2010 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4131 - Art/Early Middle Ages

    (3) Advanced study of architecture, sculpture and painting of the early medieval period. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2010 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4134 - Art/High Middle Ages

    (3) Advanced study of architecture, sculpture and painting, including manuscript illumination, ivories and stained glass in the Romanesque and Gothic periods. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2010 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4141 - Early Renaissance Italy

    (3) Architecture, sculpture and painting of Italy, 1300-1510. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2010 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4142 - North Renaissance Art

    (3) Fifteenth Century Art in Northern Europe; emphasis on panel painting, manuscript illumination and printmaking. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2010 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4143 - High Renaissance Italy

    (3) Sixteenth Century Art in Italy; highlights works of Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and the Mannerists. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2020 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4146 - Baroque Art

    (3) Architecture, sculpture, and painting produced in Europe during Seventeenth Century. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2020  or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4148 - Neo-Class/Romanticism

    (3) Western European art, ca. 1760-1850 emphasizing painting, sculpture, and art theory. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2020 ,or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4149 - Realism & Impressionism

    (3) Western European art, ca. 1850-1880, emphasizing painting, sculpture and art theory. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2020 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4152 - Early Modern Art

    (3) Movements in Western art and art theory, 1880-1905 which are the foundation of 20th century modernism, Symbolism and Post-Impressionism. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2020 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4153 - Cubism through Surrealism

    (3) History of avant-garde art before World War II. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2020 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4155 - High Modern Art

    (3) American and European art and art theory 1940-1968, emphasizing the development of modernism. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2020 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4157 - Contemp Art/Theory/Criticism

    (3) Historical movements, theory and criticism: 1968 to present. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2020 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4158 - Modern Architecture

    (3) Survey of 19th century styles, 20th century masters, and contemporary developments in architecture; historic preservation.
  

  • ARTH 4160 - Architecture and Nature

    (3) Survey and analysis of spaces in a variety of cultures from world history where the relationship between the natural and the built environment is healthy.
  

  • ARTH 4162 - Latin American Art

    (3) Hispanic arts of the Americas from 1500 to the present in relation to Iberian and Indian traditions.
  

  • ARTH 4163 - Pre-Columbian Art

    (3) Ancient art of Mexico, Central America and South America from about 1000 B. C. to European contact.
  

  • ARTH 4166 - Social History of American Art

    (3) History of American Art American art examined in social, cultural and historical contexts; broad range of creative expression, including fine arts, architecture, folk art, film, furniture, popular culture; covers the period of conquest to modern developments. PREREQUISITE: ARTH 2020 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4167 - American Art, 1860-1945

    This course will examine art and visual culture produced in the United States between two defining conflicts in U.S. history: the Civil War and World War II. We will approach the issue of defining a national art from multiple perspectives, including dominant and marginalized voices. We will also consider the changing nature of what art could resemble, who could produce it, and the groundbreaking artists anf exhibitions that shaped the course of American art during this period.
  

  • ARTH 4168 - Art/Soc Conflict USA 1920-Pres

    (3) Social conflicts and political controversies in American culture through the lens of visual culture including art, photography, and popular media.
  

  • ARTH 4181 - Arts Africa/Oceania/N America

    (3) Survey of the arts created by native Americans of U.S. and Canada, peoples of sub-Saharan Africa and Pacific islands, examined in relation to their cultural context and heritage.
  

  • ARTH 4183 - Visual Arts of Africa

    (3) Survey of the arts of the African continent from pre-historic to the modern era; African aesthetic traditions in relation to social and cultural contexts.
  

  • ARTH 4184 - Slavery-Colonialism-Empire

    (3) Arts of Colonialism/Empire Major themes in the study of African Diaspora art, artists, and visual culture, specifically the histories of migration, dispersal, and mobility of peoples of African descent both within and outside the continent; aesthetics, race and representation, politics, gender, class differences, sexuality, strategies of resistance, cross-cultural influences, issues of patronage, and cultural identity formation.
  

  • ARTH 4185 - African American Art

    (3) Introduction to African American visual expression and culture from Colonial to the modern era, including fine arts, photography, film and popular culture.
  

  • ARTH 4186 - Afr American Diaspora Cinema

    (3) Visual culture that examines significant themes in US film history focusing on the development of African American cinema, and filmed representations of the African American experience. The history of African American film production is considered within historical, cultural, social, and political contexts. Readings in film criticism and theory examine the development of African American cinema as a particular genre of film and aesthetic expression. Diversity and difference are critical themes in the representation of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in cinema, a quintessentially American art form. From an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective, film representative of the broader African Diaspora will also be examined.
  

  • ARTH 4187 - Af Am Diaspora Photo Culture

    (3) African American photographic experience from the 19th century to the present time; exploration of the politics of representation in the history of American photography by examining blacks as subjects, creators, and theorists of a diverse range of visual “texts”; daguerreotypes, photo-essays, installations, and image-text collaborations, and the photographic traditions of portraiture, Colonialist photography, street photography, social documentary, Civil Rights photography, photo-journalism and commercial photography like photographs and magazine advertisements.
  

  • ARTH 4195 - Proseminar Art History

    (3) Investigation of selected topics in art history with emphasis on development of research techniques and methodologies. Oral presentation and writing of thesis paper. PREREQUISITE: senior status with 18 semester hours in art history.
  

  • ARTH 4197 - Adv Indiv Research/ARTH

    (3) Repeatable May be repeated for credit when topic varies. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4381 - Art Curatorial Techniques

    (3) Curatorial responsibilities and functions: receiving and shipping methods, registration, physical and environmental security, research, conservation, and study of art market and publications.
  

  • ARTH 4386 - Introduction to Museums

    (3) (Same as HIST 4386 ). History of museums and how they function in society; development of major collections and roles of museums as centers of research, education, and as interpreters of social values; presentations by museum professionals and visits to area museums.
  

  • ARTH 4660 - Museum Collections

    (3) (Same as ANTH 4660 ) Theory, methods, collection policy, development, preservation, documentation, interpretation of museum collections. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4661 - Collections Research

    (3)
  

  • ARTH 4662 - Museum Exhibitions

    (3) (Same as ANTH 4662 ) Exhibition methods and theory, including research, design, layout, object selection and handling, installation, public programming and evaluation. Repeatable May not be repeated for credit. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.
  

  • ARTH 4721 - History Photography I

    (3) Survey of history and theory of photography since its invention in the 19th century.
  

  • ARTH 4722 - History Photography II

    (3) Historical and critical issues in photography from World War I to the present.

Communication Sciences and Disorders
  

  • AUSP 4001 - Accent Modification

    (1) This course is an individually directed study of standard pronunciation, stress patterns, and intonation of American English for speakers of English as a foreign language. It is focused toward students who desire to improve their speech intelligibility in American English. Permission of instructor required. (S/U).
  

  • AUSP 4106 - Introduction to Audiology

    (3) Introduction to anatomy and physiology of the ear; the etiology, pathology and treatment of hearing loss; and the education implications of hearing loss; also introduces hearing assessment techniques, including audiogram interpretation.
  

  • AUSP 4111 - Fingerspelling

    (3) Recognition and production of fingerspelling skill in American Sign Language, including abbreviated words and lexicalized signs in different contexts such as dialogues and short stories. PREREQUISITE: Satisfactory performance in AUSP 4201 or AUSP 4100 or permission of instructor.
  

  • AUSP 4201 - Intro Amer Sign Lang l

    (3) Basic comprehension and expressive skills in American Sign Language (ASL), including vocabulary, grammar, and finger spelling. Includes in- and out-of-class practice and practical applications. PREREQUISITE: No prerequisite.
  

  • AUSP 4202 - Intro Amer Sign Language ll

    (3) Further development of production and comprehension of ASL, including vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures, conversational strategies, and cultural/linguistic aspects. PREREQUISITE: AUSP 4201   or AUSP 4100 or permission of the instructor.
  

  • AUSP 4203 - Inter Amer Sign Language l

    (3) Development of visual-spacial (gestural) skills and improvement of expressive fluency and receptive skills. The use of lexicalized signs and fluency/accuracy of finger-spelling will be developed. PREREQUISITE: AUSP 4202  or AUSP 4101 or permission of the instructor.
  

  • AUSP 4204 - Inter Amer Sign Language II

    (3) Continued development of conversational ASL skills, expressive fluency, and receptive skills.  The use of lexicalized signs and fluency of fingerspelling will be honed.  PREREQUISITE: Satisfactory performance in AUSP 4203 or AUSP 4102 or permission of the instructor.
  

  • AUSP 4300 - Autism: Communication and Socialization

    (3) Nature and origin of autism, presenting up-to-date information about proposed causes, both genetic and environmental. The course will also provide a view of progress made in treatment of autism, especially when identification of the disorder can be made early in life.

Biology
  

  • BIOL 1010 - Biology of Cells

    (3-4) General overview of cellular structure and function, genes and biodiversity. NOTE: credit will not apply toward a major or minor in the sciences, nor will it satisfy any part of science requirements for preprofessional curricula. Three lecture hours per week. [G]
  

  • BIOL 1011 - Biology of Cells Lab **

    (1) Explores principles and applications of basic biology through laboratory experiments, observations and demonstrations; emphasis on cellular structure, function and diversity and on introductory genetics . Fee Lab Fee: $20. NOTE: credit will not apply toward a major or minor in the sciences, nor will it satisfy any requirements for pre-professional curricula. Two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 1010 . [G]
  

  • BIOL 1020 - Biology of Organisms**

    (3-4) General overview of life; emphasis on structure and function of organisms and biosphere. NOTE: credit will not apply toward a major or minor in the sciences, nor will it satisfy any part of science requirements for pre-professional curricula. BIOL 1010 is not a prerequisite for this course. Three lecture hours per week. [G]
  

  • BIOL 1021 - Biology of Organisms Lab **

    (1) Laboratory observations, demonstrations and experiments designed to apply scientific methods to lecture subjects. Fee Lab Fee: $20. NOTE: Credit will not apply toward a major or minor in the sciences, nor will it satisfy any requirements for pre-professional curricula. Two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 1020 . [G]
  

  • BIOL 1110 - General Biology I

    (3-4) Unifying principles of biology with emphasis on cell structure, cell function, heredity, development and evolution. NOTE: course designed for students majoring in the natural sciences or pursuing a preprofessional program. Three lectures hours per week. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1110 . PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 1111 . [G]
  

  • BIOL 1111 - General Biology I Lab

    (1) Investigative laboratories in introductory cell and molecular biology with emphasis on experimental theory and design, practical laboratory skills; interpretation of data; documentation and communication of laboratory work. Fee Lab Fee: $20 NOTE: course designed for students majoring in the natural sciences or pursuing a pre-professional program.. Three laboratory hours per week PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1110 . PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 1110 . [G]
  

  • BIOL 1120 - General Biology II **

    (3-4) Continuation of BIOL 1110  with emphasis on origin and diversity of life; structure, functions, and ecology of organisms. NOTE: course designed for students majoring in the natural sciences or pursuing a preprofessional program. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1110 . PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 1121 . [G]
  

  • BIOL 1121 - General Biol II Lab

    (1) Laboratory observations, demonstrations and experiments designed to apply scientific methods to lecture subjects. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 1120 .
  

  • BIOL 1230 - Microbiology **

    (3) (MMCS 1230) Microorganisms and their basic characteristics, with emphasis on relationship to pathogenesis and disease prevention. NOTE: credit will not apply toward a major or minor in the sciences. Three lecture hours per week.
  

  • BIOL 1231 - Microbiology Lab **

    (1) (MMCS 1231) Laboratory observations, demonstrations and experiments designed to apply scientific methods to lecture subjects. Fee Lab Fee: $25. NOTE: credit will not apply toward a major or minor in the sciences. Two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 1230 .
  

  • BIOL 2010 - Anatomy/Physiology I

    (3-4) Detailed study of structure and functions of human organism; credit not acceptable for Biology major or minor. Three lecture hours per week.
  

  • BIOL 2011 - Anat/Physiology I Lab **

    (1) Laboratory observations, demonstrations and experiments designed to help students develop a working knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Topics covered are anatomical terminology, genetics, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Fee Lab Fee: $25. Two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 2010 .
  

  • BIOL 2020 - Anatomy/Physiology II

    (3-4) Continuation of BIOL 2010 ; credit not acceptable for Biology major or minor. Three lecture hours per week.
  

  • BIOL 2021 - Anat/Physiology II Lab **

    (1) Laboratory observations, demonstrations and experiments designed to help students develop a working knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Topics covered are the special senses, and the circulatory, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Fee Lab Fee: $25. Two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 2020 .
  

  • BIOL 3050 - General Ecology

    (3) Relationships between organisms and their environment; emphasis on fundamental principles; topics include: nutrient cycles, limiting factors, population dynamics, community succession and structure, species interactions, and human ecology. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .
  

  • BIOL 3051 - General Ecology Lab

    (2) Laboratory and field experiments elucidating basic ecological concepts, including population dynamics, nutrient cycles, limiting factors, community succession and structure, species interactions, human ecology. Fee Lab Fee: $20. Four laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3050 .
  

  • BIOL 3072 - Genetics

    (3) Principles of heredity, including classical, microbial, molecular, and population genetics. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3130  or BIOL 3500 .
  

  • BIOL 3073 - Genetics Laboratory

    (1) Laboratory experiments in classical, microbial, molecular, and population genetics designed to illustrate principles of heredity. Fee Lab Fee: $25. Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 3072  or equivalent.
  

  • BIOL 3130 - Cell Biology

    (3) (MMCS 3130) Introduction to principles of cell and molecular biology as they relate to eukaryotic cells with emphasis on functions common to most cell types. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .
  

  • BIOL 3200 - General Botany

    (4) Structure, function and diversity of plants. Fee Course Fee: $20. Two lecture hours, four laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .
  

  • BIOL 3500 - Micro I/Fundmntl Aspect

    (3) (MMCS 3500) Origins, composition, structure, growth, genetics, genomics of viruses and microorganisms. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121  and CHEM 1120 .
  

  • BIOL 3505 - Gen Microbiology Lab

    (2) (MMCS 3600) Essential microbiological laboratory skills such as aseptic technique, microscopy, and bacterial culture and characterization. Four laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: BIOL 3500 .
  

  • BIOL 3550 - Micro II/Med/Appl Aspct

    (3) (MMCS 3550) Bacterial diversity, associations including symbiosis, pathogenesis, micro- to planetary scale ecology; microbial biotechnology. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3500 .
  

  • BIOL 3620 - Comp Anatomy of Vertebrts

    (5) Origin, development, structure, and functions of organs and systems of selected forms of vertebrates. Fee Course Fee: $35. Two lecture hours, six laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .
  

  • BIOL 3730 - Vertebrate Physiology

    (4) Normal function of the organ systems of vertebrates, with an emphasis on mammals. Fee Course Fee: $30. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .
  

  • BIOL 4000 - Research I

    (1-3) Consultation, reading, and laboratory and/or field work in a selected area of biology under supervision of faculty member. Regular attendance at weekly departmental seminar is required. No more than five total credit hours of research and practicum (BIOL 4000, BIOL 4001, BIOL 4570) can be applied toward major requirements. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 . (S/U)
  

  • BIOL 4001 - Research II

    (2-3) A continuation of the laboratory and/or field project initiated in BIOL 4000 under supervision of the same faculty member; formal paper and presentation of research results at a professional meeting or departmental seminar required. No more than five total credit hours of research and practicum (BIOL 4000 , BIOL 4001, BIOL 4570 ) can be applied toward major requirements. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 4000  (S/U)
  

  • BIOL 4049 - Marine Ecology

    (2) This course taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Laboratory for BIOL 4051 (6051 for Grad level). PREREQUISITE: Four semesters of science or permission of instructor. COREQUISITE: BIOL 4051 (6051 for Grad level).
  

  • BIOL 4051 - Marine Ecology

    (5) This course is taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Relationship of marine organisms to environment includes effects of temperature, salinity, light, nutrient concentration, currents, food, predation and competition on the abundance and distribution of marine organisms. PREREQUISITE: 16 hours of biology including general zoology, general botany, and invertebrate zoology.
  

  • BIOL 4053 - Plant Ecology

    (4) Relationships of plants and environmental factors at physiological, population, and community scales; study of ecosystem dynamics at local and landscape scales; emphasis on field techniques. Two lecture hours, four laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .
  

  • BIOL 4054 - Wetland Ecology

    (4) Study of wetlands and wetland resources; attributes of hydrology, biogeochemistry and wetland plants with emphasis on bottomland hardwood forests. Fee Course Fee: $20. Two lecture hours, four laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3050  and permission of instructor.
  

  • BIOL 4055 - Ecology/Environment Iss

    (3) Ecological perspective on current environmental issues such as conservation and biodiversity, global climatic change, regulation of chemicals in environment. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .
  

  • BIOL 4056 - Tropical Ecology

    (4) Lecture and field intensive course in ecology of the tropics. International travel required for laboratory portion of course. Two lecture hours, four laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .
  

  • BIOL 4071 - Human Genetics

    (3) Genetic principles as applied to humans, including pedigree analysis, genetic counseling, cancer, genomics. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3072 .
  

  • BIOL 4090-4099 - Special Topics in Biology

    Topics are varied.
  

  • BIOL 4100 - Evolution

    (3) Synthesis of principles and concepts of modern evolutionary theory; geologic evolution, biological evolution, and evolution of societies; emphasis on recent development and current controversies. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3072 .
  

  • BIOL 4110 - Science of Medicine

    (3) (Same as BIOM 4110 ) Integration of fundamental principles from physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics; application of these principles to solve problems in medicine. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1120 , BIOL 1120 , PHYS 2120  or permission of instructor.
  

  • BIOL 4150 - Developmental Biology

    (3) (MMCS 4150) Introduction to study of developing biological systems at cellular and molecular level. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3072  and CHEM 3511 .
  

  • BIOL 4200 - Marine Botany

    (4) This course is taught only at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. University of Memphis residence credit is given through affiliation with the Laboratory. Local examples of principal groups of marine algae and maritime flowering plants, treating structure, reproduction, distribution, identification and ecology. PREREQUISITE: ten hours of biology, including introductory botany.
  

  • BIOL 4230 - Plant Physiology

    (3) (3230) Whole plant functioning and plant responses to environmental stresses and pollution. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • BIOL 4241 - Biogeog/GIS Analyses/Ecology

    (3) (Same as ESCI 4241 ). Basic principles of interaction between geography, organism diversity and evolution; physical factors limiting species distribution, theories of island biogeography, geographical modes of speciation. Laboratories introduce principles of GIS, basic functions of ArcGIS, and other programs relevant to ecological studies. Two lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • BIOL 4245 - Plant Systematics/Evolution

    (4) Evolution and classification of flowering plants, Angiosperms; diversity of flowering plants on worldwide basis; relationship of major flowering plant families; systems of classification, nomenclature, field collecting techniques, preparation of specimens, family characteristics. Laboratories include practical aspects of flowering plant classification and identification. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 , or BIOL 3200 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • BIOL 4300 - Microbial Physiology

    (3) (MMCS 4300) Cell structure and function; biosynthesis, degradation and metabolic regulation; regulation of growth. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3500  and CHEM 3511 .
  

  • BIOL 4320 - Biology of Stem Cells

    (3) Theoretical and application based approaches to embryonic and adult stem cells. Topics include cloning, cellular reprogramming, regenerative medicine, cancer stem cells, and the ethics of stem cell research. Course will survey modern methods for isolation, culture, and application of stem cells in research and medicine. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3130  and BIOL 3072  or permission of instructor.
  

  • BIOL 4375 - Molec Biol/Parasite

    (4) (MMCS 4375) Parasites with emphasis on molecular and immunological aspects of their biology; parasites of humans emphasized with some examples of parasites of companion animals and livestock; biology, treatment and prevention of parasitic diseases Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3130  or BIOL 3550 .
  

  • BIOL 4380 - Vertebrate Histology

    (3) Vertebrate (human emphasis) tissues and organs; cellular and extracellular microscopic composition in relation to physiology and disease. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 .
  

  • BIOL 4401 - Plant Cell Molec Biol

    (3) (MMCS 4400) The cellular and molecular basis of plant development, including plant hormones, signal transduction, regulation by light, plant-microbe interactions and plant transformation. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3130  and BIOL 3072 .
  

  • BIOL 4440 - Pathogenic Bacteriology

    (3) (MMCS 4440) Unifying concepts in bacterial pathogenesis, with emphasis on molecular aspects of pathogenesis and modern approaches to pathogenesis research; introduction to immunology; human mocrobiota and opportunistic pathogens; pathogen evolution; virulence factor regulation, delivery, and mechanism; antibiotics and antibiotic resistance; vaccination. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3550  and CHEM 3511 .
  

  • BIOL 4445 - Immunology

    (3) (MMCS 4445) Antigens, immunoglobulin classes, cells and cytokines of immune response, complement system, hypersensitivities, blood groups, vaccines and immunity. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3130  or BIOL 3550  and CHEM 3511 .
  

  • BIOL 4450 - Microbial Ecology

    (3) (MMCS 4450) Roles of microorganisms in the environment; microbial processes, interactions with the environment and biota, population ecology, community ecology, and biodegradation. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3130  or BIOL 3500 .
  

  • BIOL 4465 - Adv Medical Micro Lab

    (2) (MMCS 4465) Application of modern laboratory techniques and instrumentation to experiments in pathogenic bacteriology, immunology, virology and parasitology. Four laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3505  and BIOL 3500 .
  

  • BIOL 4470 - Molecular Biology of the Gene

    (3) (MMCS 4470) Theoretical and application based approaches to molecular biology and regulation of gene expression. Course surveys modern methods in research and medicine. Stem cells and cancer cells used as model systems to understand changes in gene regulation at the level of genome, transcriptome, and proteome. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3072  or permission of instructor.
  

  • BIOL 4480 - Cellular/Molec Pharm

    (3) Study of mechanisms by which therapeutic agents regulate physiological function of cells comprising organ systems such as heart and central nervous system; drug action (pharmacodynamics) at the molecular, cellular and organ level; common diseases affecting a system. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1120 , BIOL 3130 .
  

  • BIOL 4490 - Intro Genomics/Bioinformatics

    (3) Survey of modern genomics and bioinformatics approaches used to gain a deeper understanding of biological systems; brief review of basic chemistry, molecular and evolutionary biology; experimental and bioinformatics methods for predicting RNA folding, generating and analyzing genome-scale DNA sequence data, and performing functional genomics analyses of gene expression, DNA methylation, and chromatin immunoprecipitation data; real-world applications of genomics and bioinformatics in medicine and agriculture.  Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 3130   and BIOL 3072  , or permission of instructor.
 

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