Course Descriptions
BIO
1000
BIOLOGY FOR YOUR LIFE
Four hours.
Does not count toward major or minor. This course focuses on how biological concepts impact our daily lives. Topics include the cell, ecology, evolution, and heredity.
Gen Ed: NW
BIO
1500
BIOLOGICAL ESSENTIALS
Four hours.
The first in a three-course sequence required for biology majors. A rigorous introduction to the principles that the lay the foundations for the biological sciences. Examines the relationships between metabolism, genetics, cell biology, and evolution. Students learn the mechanics and style of scientific reporting on laboratory exercises in cell and molecular biology utilizing techniques such as spectrophotometry and electrophoresis.
Gen Ed: NW
BIO
1900
HUMAN GENETICS
Four hours.
No credit awarded if student has completed BIO 3700. Explores the basic principles of inheritance and their applications to medicine, behavior, forensics and populations.
Gen Ed: NW
BIO
2200
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Four hours.
Same as ENV 2200. A study of public policy; environmental conservation and preservation; and current environmental issues, their origins, their consequences and possible solutions.
Gen Ed: SW (Aw, An); NW
BIO
2201
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Four hours.
Same as ENV 2201. Prerequisite: BIO 1500. An introduction to the methods, technology, and equipment used to collect, analyze, and interpret environmental data. Students will apply the techniques they learn to an investigation of an environmental problem.
BIO
2209
HUMAN ANATOMY
Four hours.
Functional gross anatomy of the human body.
Gen Ed: NW
BIO
2210
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Four hours.
No credit awarded if student has completed BIO 4408. Structure and function of the major organ systems of the human body with emphasis on the skeletal, muscular, circulatory, and respiratory systems.
Gen Ed: NW
BIO
2230
GENERAL ZOOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: BIO 1500 or permission of the instructor. Adaptational biology of animals, with emphasis on the vertebrates; group relationships of major phyla; principles of development, ecology, and evolution.
BIO
2235
GENERAL BOTANY
Four hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 1500 or HRT 2100 or permission of the instructor. The flowering plant, major plant groups, metabolism, genetics, ecology, and economic botany.
BIO
2280
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 1500 and CHE 1011. Corequisite: CHE 1012. Does not count towards Biology major. Morphology and physiology of microorganisms, particularly bacteria, with emphasis on clinical disease.
BIO
2750
EVOLUTION
Four hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 2230 and BIO 2235. Theory, patterns, and processes in the biological evolution of organisms.
BIO
2800
MARINE BIOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: BIO 2230. A study of the ecology, functional morphology, behavior and group relationships of marine vertebrates, invertebrates, algae and grasses with several field trips to specific ecosystems on the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts.
BIO
3100
PLANT TAXONOMY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: BIO 1500. The history and uses of plants in medicine in the U.S. and other cultures around the world. Special emphasis is placed on plant medicine in European history and modern uses in other areas of the world.
BIO
3150
ECOLOGY
Four hours.
Same as ENV 3150. Prerequisites: BIO 2230 and BIO 2235, or permission of the instructor. Relationship of living organisms to their biological, physical, and chemical environments with emphasis on ecosystems.
BIO
3160
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: BIO 2230. A study of the developmental processes of invertebrate and vertebrate animals.
BIO
3302
PLANT NUTRITION
Four hours.
Same as HRT 3302. Prerequisites: HRT 3301 and either BIO 2235 or HRT 2100. This course deals with the relationship of plants to soil in their acquisition of the mineral nutrients needed for life. Students will examine the chemical and physical properties of plant mineral nutrients, their reactions in the soil, and how the plant absorbs, transports, modifies, stores, and utilizes them. There will be an emphasis on Florida soils and crops.
BIO
3316
TROPICAL ECOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 1500 or permission of the instructor. A field course studying the geology, history, vegetation, and ecology of a tropical region.
BIO
3360
MEDICAL BOTANY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: BIO 1500. The history and uses of plants in medicine in the U.S. and other cultures around the world. Special emphasis is placed on plant medicine in European history and modern uses in other areas of the world.
BIO
3361
BIOCHEMISTRY I
Four hours.
Same as CHE 3361. Prerequisite: CHE 2222. Biochemistry is the study of the molecules and chemical reactions of living systems. Topics covered in Biochemistry I include water, structure and function of biomolecules, enzymes, bioenergetics, major metabolic pathways, and metabolic regulation.
BIO
3362
BIOCHEMISTRY II: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Four hours.
Same as CHE 3362. Prerequisite: BIO 3361 or CHE 3361. Students will consider important topics in molecular genetics, including structure, function and manipulation of DNA, and selected topics in metabolism and signaling.
BIO
3378
DIALOGUES IN SCIENCE AND RELIGION
Four hours.
Same as REL 3378. Prerequisites: any 1000 level or above course in the natural sciences and any 2000 level or above course in religion. Offered in the spring semester every other year. Considers the cultural, philosophical and intellectual factors that have contributed to the development of the relationship between science and religion in Western thought.
Gen Ed: MV, SW (Aw, An)
BIO
3400
MICROBIOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 1500 and CHE 2221. Morphology and physiology of microorganisms, with particular emphasis on bacteria.
BIO
3575
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Four hours.
Same as PED/HMP 3575. The effects of exercise on human physiological systems. Students will use didactic and psychomotor skills in a laboratory setting to reinforce physiological principles.
BIO
3700
GENETICS
Four hours.
No credit will be awarded if student has completed BIO 1900. This course helps students explore the principles of heredity as applied to all living organisms, the use of genetics to investigate evolution, and the application of genetics to the topics of immunology, cancer, and development.
BIO
3800
CELL BIOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 1500 and CHE 2221. Structure and functions of the cell as the basic unit of life, with emphasis on those features common to all living cells.
BIO
3900
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
Four hours.
Prerequisite: BIO 1500 or permission of the instructor. Analysis of behavior patterns and their importance in the natural environment.
BIO
4150
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisites: BIO 2235 and either CHE 1011 or 1111, or permission of the instructor. Photosynthesis, respiration, and other metabolic processes, growth, and water relationships in vascular plants. Engaged learning activities include group work on demonstrations of concepts discussed in class as well as group work on multi-week experiments on which graded reports will be written.
BIO
4200
HISTOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: BIO 2230. A study of the structure and function of human tissues.
BIO
4250
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Four hours.
Pathophysiology is the study of physiological mechanisms altered by disease processes. As such, the subject matter of the course provides a basic link between the scientific disciplines of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry and their application to clinical practice.
BIO
4408
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: BIO 2230. No credit awarded if student has completed BIO 2210. Structure and function of the major organ systems of the vertebrate body as related to the maintenance of an optimum internal environment.
BIO
4462
RESEARCH: ECOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: any 3000 level BIO course, junior or senior standing, permission of the instructor, and successful completion of coursework that satisfies Effective Communication SLOs A and B. Students will learn basic techniques in ecological research, and design and carry out research in ecology. Research projects can be carried over into a second semester.
Gen Ed: EC-C
BIO
4462
RESEARCH: ECOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: any 3000 level BIO course, junior or senior standing, permission of the instructor, and successful completion of coursework that satisfies Effective Communication SLOs A and B. Students will learn basic techniques in ecological research, and design and carry out research in ecology. Research projects can be carried over into a second semester.
Gen Ed: EC-C
BIO
4551
RESEARCH: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: any 3000 level BIO course, junior or senior standing, permission of the instructor, and successful completion of coursework that satisfies Effective Communication SLOs A and B. Students will learn basic techniques in molecular biology research, and design and carry out research in molecular biology. Research projects can be carried over into a second semester.
Gen Ed: EC-C
BIO
4552
RESEARCH: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Four hours.
Prerequisite: any 3000 level BIO course, junior or senior standing, permission of the instructor, and successful completion of coursework that satisfies Effective Communication SLOs A and B. Students will learn basic techniques in molecular biology research, and design and carry out research in molecular biology. Research projects can be carried over into a second semester.
Gen Ed: EC-C
BIO
4960
BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP
One to eight hours. (eight hours maximum.)
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing; permission of and consultation with a full time faculty member the semester prior to the internship; minimum 3.0 grade point average. Correlating theory and practice in at least one operational setting; supervision by cooperating professionals and faculty.
BIO
4961
BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP
One to eight hours. (eight hours maximum.)
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing; permission of and consultation with a full time faculty member the semester prior to the internship; minimum 3.0 grade point average. Correlating theory and practice in at least one operational setting; supervision by cooperating professionals and faculty.
BIO
4999
SENIOR SEMINAR
Two hours.
Prerequisite: Senior Standing. Review of major biological concepts. Preparation and delivery of papers based on the current biological literature.
