A study of the vertebrate immune system, its chemistry, histology and genetics. Also covered is its role in disease prevention and cause as well as its diagnostic and therapeutic applications. General Ecology 3410 Relationships of animals and plants to each other and to their environments. Fall, Spring Genetics 3411 Elementary principles of heredity and their operation and significance in plant, animal, and human populations. Spring, Fall Advanced Vertebrate Biology 3416 Survey of the phylogeny, life history, ecology, and behavior of vertebrates.
Laboratory involves field collecting trips to vertebrate habitats.
General Physiology 3417 Functions of living systems with both theoretical and laboratory investigations. Living organisms from the unicellular to the human are included. An in-depth study of structures of the human body incorporating both gross and microscopic coverage of major body systems. The biology of micro-organisms with an emphasis on bacterial morphology, physiology, and genetics. Topics in applied microbiology, immunology.