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B E 300 BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Structure, function, and energy transformation of biological systems that affect solutions to engineering problems. Effects of engineering activities on ecosystems. Credits: (3)
B E 302 TRANSPORT PROCESSES FOR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING Engineering applications of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and diffusion, to biological systems at scales ranging from microbial to ecological. Credits: (2)
B E 307 PRINCIPLES OF SOIL AND WATER ENGINEERING Utilization and engineering of soil-water resources; including rainfall- runoff, soil-water movement, erosion/sediment transport and flow processes. Credits: (2)
B E 308 ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY Introduction to basic biochemistry and microbiology as well as industrial and environmental applications. Credits: (3)
B E 467 DESIGN OF STORMWATER AND EROSION CONTROL FACILITIES Design of best management practices for stormwater management, erosion and sediment control as applied to the agriculture-urban interface. Credits: (3)
B E 477 LAND-BASED WASTE DISPOSAL Analysis, design, and management of land-based systems for recycling and disposal of municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastes. Credits: (3)
B LAW 425 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, PROPERTY, AND COMMERCE Examines The Impacts Of Major Federal Environmental Laws On Business Relations And Property Interests. Credits: (3)
BB H 019S HEALTH AND DISEASE Essentials of communicable and chronic disease control. Credits: (1)
BB H 410 DEVELOPMENTAL AND HEALTH GENETICS Discussion of genetic influences on development and the interrelationships between genetics and health. Credits: (3)
BB H 440 PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Theory of epidemiology and significant case studies; potential applications to health care. Credits: (3)
BI SC 001 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF ORGANISMS An exploration of cellular components and processes and their contribution to the structure and function of living organisms. Students who have passed BIOL 027, 041, or 102 may not schedule this course. Credits: (3)
BI SC 002 GENETICS, ECOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION The study of how living organisms inherit their traits, how plants and animals evolved, and how they now interact. Credits: (3)
BI SC 003 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Kinds Of Environments; Past And Present Uses And Abuses Of Natural Resources; Disposal Of Human Wastes; Prospects For The Future. Students Who Have Passed Biol 210 Or Any Other Upper-Level Ecology Course In Biology May Not Schedule This Course. Credits: (3)
BIOL 011 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I An evolutionary approach to biology, for non-majors in biology-related fields. Stresses biodiversity, ecology, genetics, and molecular biology. Credits: (3)
BIOL 012 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II Laboratory exercises demonstrating principles of biology. Credits: (1)
BIOL 020 PLANTS, PLACES, AND PEOPLE Useful and dangerous plants; historical (archaeological), cultural (ethnological), and economic (anthropocentric) aspects, including structural and chemical characteristics of botanical importance. Credits: (3)
BIOL 027 INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BIOLOGY Cellular structure and organization; physiological processes; classification; reproduction and development; relationship of plant groups. Credits: (3)
BIOL 110 BIOLOGY: BASIC CONCEPTS AND BIODIVERSITY A study of the evolution of the major groups of organisms including the fundamental concepts of biology Credits: (4)
BIOL 220 BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES A Study Of The Structures And Functions Of Organismic Interactions From Simple Populations To Complex Ecosystems. (Biol 220w, 230w, And 240w Each Carry Only 1 Credit Of "Writing"; All Three Courses Must Be Taken To Meet The Writing Requirement.) Credits: (4)
BIOL 222 GENETICS and heredity in plants and animals, including man; relationships of genetical knowledge to evolution and breeding practices. Credits: (3)
BIOL 406 SYMBIOSIS This course covers a variety of different types of symbiotic relationships between unicellular symbionts and plants, fungi, or animals. Credits: (3)
BIOL 412 EVOLUTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES This course is to examine the ecology and evolution of organisms that cause some of the major infectious diseases of humans. Credits: (3)
BIOL 415 ECOTOXICOLOGY Major Concepts And Controversies In The Interdisciplinary Field Of Ecological Toxicology; Toxicity Analysis, Remediation, And Case Studies Of Environmental Pollution. Credits: (3)
BIOL 417 INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY Function And Form Of Major Invertebrate Phyla. Credits: (4)
BIOL 419 ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM SOLVING Overview of processes involved in solving environmental problems. Provides students with toolkit for understanding ecological and environmental problems. Credits: (3)
BIOL 420 PALEOBOTANY Classification, morphology, phylogeny, and stratigraphic occurrence of fossil plants; practicum includes field trips and study of paleobotanical techniques and specimens. Credits: (3)
BIOL 424 SEEDS OF CHANGE: THE USES OF PLANTS Interdisciplinary approach to the biology, chemistry, history, and culture of the interactions between plants and people. Credits: (3)
BIOL 427 EVOLUTION Selected Topics On The Evolution Of Life Credits: (3)
BIOL 428 POPULATION GENETICS Mathematical formulation of evolution by natural selection, genetic equilibrium under selection, mutation, migration, random drift. Credits: (3)
BIOL 435 ECOLOGY OF LAKES AND STREAMS Physical, Chemical, And Biological Characteristics Of Freshwater Environments, With Special Emphasis On Factors Regulating Productivity In Freshwater Ecosystems. Credits: (3)
BIOL 436 POPULATION ECOLOGY AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE Ecological responses of individuals, populations, and communities to environmental variation, with emphasis on climate change. Credits: (3)
BIOL 441 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Classical and current concepts in plant constituents, mineral nutrition, water relations, respiration, photosynthesis, photoperiodism, plant hormones, growth, and development. Credits: (3)
BIOL 444 FIELD ECOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS This field course will examine the terrestrial flora and fauna of the central Appalachian highlands. Credits: (3)
BIOL 446 PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY The Physiological Abilities Of Plants And Animals To Adapt To Their Abiotic Environment. Credits: (3)
BIOL 450W EXPERIMENTAL FIELD BIOLOGY A Practical Introduction To Modern Experimental Techniques For Ecological Study Of Terrestrial, Marine, And Fresh Water Habitats. Credits: (5)
BIOL 460 HUMAN GENETICS Gene mapping in humans; molecular basis of genetic disease; genomic structure; immunogenetics; and genetic evidence for human evolutionary history Credits: (3)
BIOL 463 GENERAL ECOLOGY Illustrates Science Of Ecology, From Individual, Population, And Community- Level Perspectives, Discusses Applications Of This Science To Issues Of Conservation Of Biodiversity. Credits: (3)
BIOL 464 SOCIOBIOLOGY The study of the adaptive function of social behavior, the comparative analysis of social organization, and the ecology of sociality. Credits: (3)
BIOL 482 COASTAL BIOLOGY Marine Organisms, Their Interactions With Each Other, And Their Relationships With Several Coastal Habitats. Credits: (4)
BIOL 499A TROPICAL FIELD ECOLOGY An Intensive Introduction To Tropical Biodiversity To Be Taught In Belize, Central America. Credits: (3) Course web site
BIOL 501 ECOLOGICAL GENETICS This course will integrate concepts from genetics and ecology, discussing actual data interpreting them in a theoretical context. Credits: (3)
BIOL 514 TOPICS IN SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION Discussion of pertinent current literature in systematic biology and evolution. Credits: (2)
BIOL 519 ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM SOLVING Overview of processes involved in solving environmental problems. Provides students with toolkit for understanding ecological and environmental problems. Credits: (4)
BIOL 544 ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY The physiological abilities of plants and animals to adapt to their abiotic environment. Credits: (4)
BIOL 545 ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS Survey and discussion of recent literature on ecosystem structure and function. Credits: (3)
BIOL 546 ECOLOGY OF POPULATIONS Ecological responses of organisms to environmental variables (food, etc.) that determine population behavior. Demography, competition, predation, and community principles. Credits: (3)
BIOL 550 CLASSIC ECOLOGY This course intends to illustrate the historical developments in the science of ecology and how these developments have shaped the current study of ecology. Credits: (1)
BIOL 563 GENERAL ECOLOGY Illustrates the science of ecology, from an individual/population/community level perspective; discusses applications of this science to issues related to conservation of biodiversity. Credits: (3)
BIOL 593 TROPICAL FIELD STUDIES (ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES An intensive field course concentrating on field problems, experimental design, and data analysis in tropical habitats. Credits: (8)
BIOTC 460 MOLECULAR GENETICS OF TRANSGENIC PLANTS Understanding the biology and inheritance of genetic traits through the use of genetically modified plants, progress on developments of transgenic crops, their advantages, problems and regulatory issues. Credits: (3)
BIOTC 479 METHODS IN BIOFERMENTATIONS Bioprocessing Principles And Development; Uses And Operation Of Biofermentors; Determination Of Biomass; Problems Of Scale-Up. Credits: (3)
BMB 428 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY WITH BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS Chemical thermodynamics and kinetics with applications to biological problems. Credits: (3)
BMB 433 MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR TOXICOLOGY In-depth coverage of processes by which drugs/chemicals interact with biological systems and the experimental approaches used to study these interactions. Credits: (3)

B E 300 BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Structure, function, and energy transformation of biological systems that affect solutions to engineering problems. Effects of engineering activities on ecosystems.
Credits: (3)

B E 302 TRANSPORT PROCESSES FOR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
Engineering applications of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and diffusion, to biological systems at scales ranging from microbial to ecological.
Credits: (2)

B E 307 PRINCIPLES OF SOIL AND WATER ENGINEERING
Utilization and engineering of soil-water resources; including rainfall- runoff, soil-water movement, erosion/sediment transport and flow processes.
Credits: (2)

B E 308 ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY
Introduction to basic biochemistry and microbiology as well as industrial and environmental applications.
Credits: (3)

B E 467 DESIGN OF STORMWATER AND EROSION CONTROL FACILITIES
Design of best management practices for stormwater management, erosion and sediment control as applied to the agriculture-urban interface.
Credits: (3)

B E 477 LAND-BASED WASTE DISPOSAL
Analysis, design, and management of land-based systems for recycling and disposal of municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastes.
Credits: (3)

B LAW 425 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, PROPERTY, AND COMMERCE
Examines The Impacts Of Major Federal Environmental Laws On Business Relations And Property Interests.
Credits: (3)

BB H 019S HEALTH AND DISEASE
Essentials of communicable and chronic disease control.
Credits: (1)

BB H 410 DEVELOPMENTAL AND HEALTH GENETICS
Discussion of genetic influences on development and the interrelationships between genetics and health.
Credits: (3)

BB H 440 PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Theory of epidemiology and significant case studies; potential applications to health care.
Credits: (3)

BI SC 001 STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF ORGANISMS
An exploration of cellular components and processes and their contribution to the structure and function of living organisms. Students who have passed BIOL 027, 041, or 102 may not schedule this course.
Credits: (3)

BI SC 002 GENETICS, ECOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION
The study of how living organisms inherit their traits, how plants and animals evolved, and how they now interact.
Credits: (3)

BI SC 003 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Kinds Of Environments; Past And Present Uses And Abuses Of Natural Resources; Disposal Of Human Wastes; Prospects For The Future. Students Who Have Passed Biol 210 Or Any Other Upper-Level Ecology Course In Biology May Not Schedule This Course.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 011 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I
An evolutionary approach to biology, for non-majors in biology-related fields. Stresses biodiversity, ecology, genetics, and molecular biology.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 012 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II
Laboratory exercises demonstrating principles of biology.
Credits: (1)

BIOL 020 PLANTS, PLACES, AND PEOPLE
Useful and dangerous plants; historical (archaeological), cultural (ethnological), and economic (anthropocentric) aspects, including structural and chemical characteristics of botanical importance.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 027 INTRODUCTION TO PLANT BIOLOGY
Cellular structure and organization; physiological processes; classification; reproduction and development; relationship of plant groups.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 110 BIOLOGY: BASIC CONCEPTS AND BIODIVERSITY
A study of the evolution of the major groups of organisms including the fundamental concepts of biology
Credits: (4)

BIOL 220 BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES
A Study Of The Structures And Functions Of Organismic Interactions From Simple Populations To Complex Ecosystems. (Biol 220w, 230w, And 240w Each Carry Only 1 Credit Of "Writing"; All Three Courses Must Be Taken To Meet The Writing Requirement.)
Credits: (4)

BIOL 222 GENETICS
and heredity in plants and animals, including man; relationships of genetical knowledge to evolution and breeding practices.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 406 SYMBIOSIS
This course covers a variety of different types of symbiotic relationships between unicellular symbionts and plants, fungi, or animals.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 412 EVOLUTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
This course is to examine the ecology and evolution of organisms that cause some of the major infectious diseases of humans.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 415 ECOTOXICOLOGY
Major Concepts And Controversies In The Interdisciplinary Field Of Ecological Toxicology; Toxicity Analysis, Remediation, And Case Studies Of Environmental Pollution.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 417 INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
Function And Form Of Major Invertebrate Phyla.
Credits: (4)

BIOL 419 ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM SOLVING
Overview of processes involved in solving environmental problems. Provides students with toolkit for understanding ecological and environmental problems.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 420 PALEOBOTANY
Classification, morphology, phylogeny, and stratigraphic occurrence of fossil plants; practicum includes field trips and study of paleobotanical techniques and specimens.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 424 SEEDS OF CHANGE: THE USES OF PLANTS
Interdisciplinary approach to the biology, chemistry, history, and culture of the interactions between plants and people.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 427 EVOLUTION
Selected Topics On The Evolution Of Life
Credits: (3)

BIOL 428 POPULATION GENETICS
Mathematical formulation of evolution by natural selection, genetic equilibrium under selection, mutation, migration, random drift.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 435 ECOLOGY OF LAKES AND STREAMS
Physical, Chemical, And Biological Characteristics Of Freshwater Environments, With Special Emphasis On Factors Regulating Productivity In Freshwater Ecosystems.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 436 POPULATION ECOLOGY AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Ecological responses of individuals, populations, and communities to environmental variation, with emphasis on climate change.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 441 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
Classical and current concepts in plant constituents, mineral nutrition, water relations, respiration, photosynthesis, photoperiodism, plant hormones, growth, and development.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 444 FIELD ECOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS
This field course will examine the terrestrial flora and fauna of the central Appalachian highlands.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 446 PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY
The Physiological Abilities Of Plants And Animals To Adapt To Their Abiotic Environment.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 450W EXPERIMENTAL FIELD BIOLOGY
A Practical Introduction To Modern Experimental Techniques For Ecological Study Of Terrestrial, Marine, And Fresh Water Habitats.
Credits: (5)

BIOL 460 HUMAN GENETICS
Gene mapping in humans; molecular basis of genetic disease; genomic structure; immunogenetics; and genetic evidence for human evolutionary history
Credits: (3)

BIOL 463 GENERAL ECOLOGY
Illustrates Science Of Ecology, From Individual, Population, And Community- Level Perspectives, Discusses Applications Of This Science To Issues Of Conservation Of Biodiversity.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 464 SOCIOBIOLOGY
The study of the adaptive function of social behavior, the comparative analysis of social organization, and the ecology of sociality.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 482 COASTAL BIOLOGY
Marine Organisms, Their Interactions With Each Other, And Their Relationships With Several Coastal Habitats.
Credits: (4)

BIOL 499A TROPICAL FIELD ECOLOGY
An Intensive Introduction To Tropical Biodiversity To Be Taught In Belize, Central America.
Credits: (3)
Course web site

BIOL 501 ECOLOGICAL GENETICS
This course will integrate concepts from genetics and ecology, discussing actual data interpreting them in a theoretical context.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 514 TOPICS IN SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
Discussion of pertinent current literature in systematic biology and evolution.
Credits: (2)

BIOL 519 ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM SOLVING
Overview of processes involved in solving environmental problems. Provides students with toolkit for understanding ecological and environmental problems.
Credits: (4)

BIOL 544 ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY
The physiological abilities of plants and animals to adapt to their abiotic environment.
Credits: (4)

BIOL 545 ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS
Survey and discussion of recent literature on ecosystem structure and function.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 546 ECOLOGY OF POPULATIONS
Ecological responses of organisms to environmental variables (food, etc.) that determine population behavior. Demography, competition, predation, and community principles.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 550 CLASSIC ECOLOGY
This course intends to illustrate the historical developments in the science of ecology and how these developments have shaped the current study of ecology.
Credits: (1)

BIOL 563 GENERAL ECOLOGY
Illustrates the science of ecology, from an individual/population/community level perspective; discusses applications of this science to issues related to conservation of biodiversity.
Credits: (3)

BIOL 593 TROPICAL FIELD STUDIES (ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES
An intensive field course concentrating on field problems, experimental design, and data analysis in tropical habitats.
Credits: (8)

BIOTC 460 MOLECULAR GENETICS OF TRANSGENIC PLANTS
Understanding the biology and inheritance of genetic traits through the use of genetically modified plants, progress on developments of transgenic crops, their advantages, problems and regulatory issues.
Credits: (3)

BIOTC 479 METHODS IN BIOFERMENTATIONS
Bioprocessing Principles And Development; Uses And Operation Of Biofermentors; Determination Of Biomass; Problems Of Scale-Up.
Credits: (3)

BMB 428 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY WITH BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Chemical thermodynamics and kinetics with applications to biological problems.
Credits: (3)

BMB 433 MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR TOXICOLOGY
In-depth coverage of processes by which drugs/chemicals interact with biological systems and the experimental approaches used to study these interactions.
Credits: (3)

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