Students prepare and present a writing portfolio. BIOL 379 Junior Seminar II 1 credit This course focuses on uses of library and computer searches helpful for developing a proposal for senior project research. BIOL 425 Animal Physiology 4 credits This course is a study of the structure and functions of the human body and of the mechanism of bodily movements, responses, reactions, and various physiological states. BIOL 440 Histology 4 credits This course is a study of animal tissues. BIOL 442 Embryology 4 credits This course is a study of the ontogenetic development of selected embryos.
Primary emphasis is on the vertebrates.
BIOL 452 Recombinant DNA 2 credits This course is a introduction to the basic techniques of recombinant DNA technology. Students transform a strain of bacterial cells using a lambda vector. Proof of transformation is shown using either the polymerase chain reaction or DNA sequencing technology. Ethical issues are also explored. This course is an introduction to the literature of the biological sciences, including both research papers and review articles, and to the basics of scientific writing.