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BIO 100 - Search in Biology
Examination of various topics, contemporary issues and problems in
biological sciences.
Offered irregularly. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 credits. Study
Area IV.
No credit given toward Biology major or minor. Course may be repeated one
time with a different topic.
Instructor: Staff. BIO 101 -
Search in Biology with Laboratory
Examination of various topics, contemporary issues and problems in
biological sciences. Sections include two hours of lecture and one two-hour
laboratory per week. Offered
irregularly. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 credits. Study Area IV.
No credit given toward Biology major or minor. Course may be repeated one
time with a different topic.
Instructor: Staff. BIO 111 - Introductory Biology
Humans and the biological world, with emphasis on structure and function
of the human organism, including topics on disease, heredity, and
evolution. No credit given to those with credit for BMS 111. Offered each semester.
Three hours of lecture per week. 3 credits. Study Area IV.
Cannot be used to meet requirements for Biology major or minor.
BIO 121 or BIO 122 may be substituted for this course.
Instructor: Staff. BIO 113 -
Laboratory Experience in Biology
Laboratory experiences in biology, with a strong emphasis on hypothesis
development, experimentation, data analysis, and written reports.
Offered each semester. One 2-hour laboratory per week. 1
credit. Study Area IV.
Cannot be used to meet requirements for Biology major or minor.
Prerequisite: BIO 100, BIO 107, or BIO 111, which may be taken
concurrently.
Instructor: Staff. BIO 120 -
Plants of Connecticut
From sea lettuce to mountain laurel - introduction to the plants of
Connecticut. Naturalistic approach dealing with common names and practical
information. Field walks and plant collections required.
Summers. Two hours of lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per
week. 3 credits. Study Area IV.
Not open to Biology majors.
Instructor: D. Carter. BIO 121
- General Biology I
Structural and physiological organization of cells involved in growth and
inheritance of living organisms is discussed. Consideration of growth of
flowering plants and comparisons of levels of specialization reached among
major groups within the plant kingdom. Lecture topics are paralleled in
laboratory, where living, prepared, and preserved materials are used for
study and dissection. Offered
every semester. Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per week.
4 credits. Study Area IV.
Instructor: Staff.
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BIO 122 - General Biology II
Consideration of major animal groups, emphasizing diversity of animal life
and its wide distribution. Vertebrate type is used to illustrate
differentiation, division of labor, and development of organ systems,
stressing integration to make unified whole. Embryology and evolution are
considered. In laboratory, living, prepared, and preserved materials are used
for study and dissection.
Offered every semester. Three hours of
lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per week. 4 credits. Study Area IV.
Prerequisite: BIO 121.
Instructor: Staff. BIO 132 -
Introductory Ecology
Introductory course that introduces students to ecological processes
structuring the biosphere and our impacts on it. Emphasis will be placed
on current local and global environmental issues and ways of making
human lifestyles sustainable. Three lectures per week.
Offered every semester. Three hours of lecture per week. 3
credits. Study Area IV and International.
Cannot be used to meet requirements for Biology major or minor.
Instructor: Staff. BIO 133 -
Laboratory in Introductory Ecology
An introductory biology laboratory course in field ecology to accompany,
or follow, BIO 132.
Offered every semester. One 3-hour
laboratory or field trip per week. 1 credit. Study Area IV.
Cannot be used to meet requirements for Biology major or minor.
Prerequisite or corequisite: BIO 132.
Instructor: Staff.
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BIO 150 - Marine Studies Institute
Environmental simulation exercise on a site along Long Island Sound.
On-shore and on-water activities in marine biology, geology, and
meteorology, in seamanship and piloting, and in coastal zone management.
Summers. Lectures and laboratories. 4 credits. Study Area
IV.
Instructor: C. Penniman.
BIO 170 - Introductory Field Studies in Biology
Travel-based field biology experience. Non-major students will
learn to identify biological questions, design and conduct observations
and/or experiments, and analyze their data and reach valid conclusions.
May be repeated at different field sites.
Offered irregularly. Study Area IV. 1 to 4
credits. BIO 200 -
General Biology III
A survey of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells as classified into
bacteria, archaea, and eukarya domains with an overview of structure and
function. Special attention to the evolution of tissues, cells, and
organelles. Also, a review of animal behavior and basic ecological
principles. Offered every
semester. Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per week.
4 credits. Prerequisite BIO 121 and 122. Instructors: Carter, Doan,
Jarrett, Mione. BIO 211 -
Concepts in Biology
Introduction to cellular, genetic, evolutionary and ecological principles
with laboratory emphasis on application of basic concepts.
Offered every semester. Two hours of lecture and one 2-hour
laboratory per week. 3 credits. Study Area IV.
Instructor: J. Tessier.
BIO 230 - Natural History
Consideration of local wild species
and their range, habitats, natural history traits, and evolutionary
history. Two 1-hour lecture meetings per week. Noteworthy field and
library work expected outside of class time.
Offered irregularly. 2 credits. Prerequisites BIO
121; or BIO 132 and 133; or BIO/BMS 111 and 113. Study Area IV.
Instructor: J. Tessier
BIO 290 -
Biology Research Experience I
Introduction to research design and the analysis, interpretation, and
presentation of biological data. Includes lectures, seminars, and
computer laboratory. Offered every
semester. 1 credit. Prerequisites MATH 101 (or permission of
instructor) and BIO 122. Instructor: J. Jarrett.
BIO 302 - Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics
Study of the genetic diversity of species and populations, and the
processes that affect their evolution including natural selection, gene
flow, and mutation. Review of basic genetics from General Biology.
Application of genetics to modern problems in ecology and conservation.
Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: BIO 200 or
permission of department chair. Instructors: J. Jarrett and T. Doan
BIO 315 - Microbial Ecology
Ecology and biodiversity of aquatic and terrestrial microbes.
Laboratories deal with microbial distribution, ecosystem function, and
methods of studying microbes in the environment.
Fall. 4 credits. Prerequisites: BIO 200 (or
permission of instructors) and CHEM 121. Three hours of lecture and
one 3-hour laboratory per week. Instructors: C. Penniman and J.
Tessier BIO 318 - Anatomy
and Physiology I
Human gross morphology, histology, and physiology of the skeletal
integument, muscular, nervous, and respiratory systems, including effects
of aging. Fall semesters. Three
hours of lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: BIO 122 or BMS 201 or NRSE 150 or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: C. Watson, R. Rollin.
BIO 319 - Anatomy and Physiology II
Human gross morphology, histology, and physiology of the endocrine,
cardiovascular, lymphatic, renal, digestive, and reproductive systems.
Nutrition, metabolism, fetal development and aging will also be covered.
Spring semesters. Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour
laboratory per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: BIO 122 or BMS 201 or NRSE 150 permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: R. Rollin, C. Watson. BIO 322 -
Vertebrate Zoology
Vertebrate classification and life histories of representative forms.
Laboratory work will emphasize identification of North American species.
Offered irregularly (Previously as BIO 222). Three hours of
lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: BIO 200 or permission of the department Chair.
No credit given to students with credit for BIO 222.
Instructor: D. Spector. BIO 326
- Mosses, Mushrooms, and More
Natural history and importance to human health, agriculture, and industry
of fungi, algae, lichens, liverworts, and mosses. Occasional
Saturday field trips. Offered
irregularly (Previously as BIO 226). Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour
laboratory per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: BIO 200 or permission of the department Chair.
No credit given to students with credit for BIO 226.
Instructor: B. Nicholson. BIO
327 - Vascular Plants
Phylogenetic relationships, life cycles, distribution, and economic
significance of vascular plants. Emphasis is placed on the seed plants.
Offered irregularly (Previously as BIO 227). Three hours of
lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: BIO 200 or permission of the department Chair.
No credit given to students with credit for BIO 227.
Instructor: T. Mione. BIO 331 -
Neurobiology
Basic principles of neuroscience. Resting potentials, action potentials,
synaptic transmission, sensory systems, learning, neural circuits
underlying behavior, neurological diseases and mental illness.
Spring Odd Semesters. Three hours of lecture per
week. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: BIO 200 or permission of department Chair.
Instructor: M. Jackson BIO 333 -
Endocrinology
Structure and function of endocrine systems. Endocrine disease and
hormonal control mechanisms involved in regulating reproduction, growth,
and homeostatic systems within animals.
Spring Even Semesters. Three hours of lecture and
one 3-hour laboratory per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: BIO 200 or permission of department Chair.
Instructors: R. Rollin and J. Jarrett
BIO 390 -
Biology Research Experience II
Specific projects in various aspects of biology under the supervision of
one or more department members selected by the student. Written report or
poster presentation, and portfolio review required. Course may be repeated
with a different instructor for a maximum of two credits.
Offered every semester by arrangement with faculty
sponsor(s). Times arranged. 1 credit.
Prerequisite: BIO 290 and written permission of the instructor and department Chair.
Instructor: Staff. BIO 391 -
Internship in Biology
Specific projects in various aspects of biology under the supervision of
one or more department members selected by the student. Projects generally
involve work with associated organizations off campus. Written report or
poster presentation, and portfolio review required.
Offered every semester by arrangement with faculty
sponsor(s). Times arranged. 1-6 credits.
Prerequisite: Written permission of the instructor and department Chair.
Students should register using a Special Project Request Form at the
beginning of the semester.
Instructor: Staff. BIO 401 -
Human Nutrition and Metabolism
Biochemical and physiological processes that affect the nourishment of
humans, including newborns and the aging. Interactions among nutrients,
the environment, and the body resulting in perturbations affecting human
health are considered. Spring
semesters. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair,
and CHEM 122.
Instructor: P. Osei. BIO 405 -
Ecology
Distribution and abundance of different types of organisms and the
physical, chemical, and biological features and interactions that
determine survival, growth, and reproduction in changing environments.
Ecological theory and quantitative analyses included in lecture and
laboratory. Fall semesters. Three
hours of lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: B. Nicholson. BIO
410 - Ecological Physiology
An examination of the physiological interactions between organisms and
their associated ecosystems. Equivalent of three hours of lecture
and three hours of laboratory per week.
Summers of Even Years. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair,
and CHEM 122.
Instructors: J. Jarrett and J. Tessier. BIO 412
- Human Physiology
Study of the human body and its reactions to internal and external
environmental changes. Physiology of the musculoskeletal, nervous,
circulatory, respiratory, excretory, and endocrine systems is considered.
Integrative mechanisms of the system are emphasized.
Spring semesters. Three hours of lecture per week. 3
credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 122 or BMS 201, or BIO/BMS 318 and 319, or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: R. Rollin. BIO 413
- Human Physiology Laboratory
Laboratory course to accompany BIO 412.
Spring semesters. One 3-hour laboratory per week. 1 credit.
Prerequisite or corequisite: BIO 412.
Instructor: R. Rollin. BIO 414 -
Human Disease
Human diseases caused by pathogenic organisms, environmental factors,
and physiological and immunological disturbances. Review of normal
function and homeostasis followed by discussion of altered function.
Offered Irregularly. Three hours of lecture per
week. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: BIO 200 and 290; or permission of department Chair.
Instructor: R. Rollin
BIO 416 - Immunology
Introduction to the structure of the immune system, the immunoglobulins,
antigen-antibody interactions, infection immunity, lymphocytes,
histocompatibility and genetic regulations.
Spring semesters. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and 290; or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: R. Rollin. BIO 420
- Ornithology
Life histories, physical and physiological adaptations, evolution,
ecology, and behavior of birds. Laboratories will include field
identification and other behavioral and ecological research techniques.
Spring semester of even-numbered years. Three hours of
lecture and one 3-hour field or laboratory period per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: S. Halkin.
BIO 421 - Marine Invertebrate Biology
Evolutionary relationships and morphological, physiological,
developmental, and ecological variation within and among taxonomic groups
of marine invertebrates. Offered
irregularly (Previously as BIO 221 and 321). Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour
laboratory per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: BIO 200 and 290 or permission of the department Chair.
No credit given to students with credit for BIO 221or 321.
Instructor: J. Jarrett.
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Jarrett's BIO 321 BIO 425
- Aquatic Plant Biology
Ecology and classification of microalgae, macroalgae, and vascular plants
from marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Laboratories and
field trips include collection and identification of plants from
Connecticut aquatic habitats. Fall
semester of even-numbered years. Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour
laboratory per week. Some Saturday field trips required. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: C. Penniman.
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BIO 434 - Ecology of Inland Waters and Estuaries
A comparison of freshwater and estuarine environments with emphasis on
physical and chemical parameters influencing the distribution of aquatic
organisms; nutrient cycling; and factors affecting aquatic productivity.
Fall semester of odd-numbered years. Three hours of lecture
and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Some Saturday field trips required. 4
credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair,
and CHEM 122.
Instructor: C. Penniman.
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BIO 436 - Environmental Resources and Management
Analysis of the interactions of human population-resource
depletion-pollution at local to global scales from an environmental
management/protection perspective. Emphasis upon better understanding the
impacts of overpopulation and methods for control, significance and loss
of biodiversity, aquatic pollution, and global climate change.
Spring semester of even-numbered years. Three hours of
lecture per week. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair,
and CHEM 122.
Instructor: C. Penniman.
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BIO 438 - Aquatic Pollution
Study of the various types of aquatic pollutants, their sources and
control/treatment, and the effects of water pollution upon aquatic
ecosystems; study of Federal and State water pollution regulatory
programs. Laboratory will include field collection of water samples and
measurement of indicators of water quality.
Spring semester of odd-numbered years.
Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair,
and CHEM 122.
Instructor: C. Penniman.
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BIO 440 - Evolution
Mechanisms of inter-generational change including mutation, selection, and
drift; sexual selection; speciation; and extinction.
Offered irregularly. Three hours of lecture per week. 3
credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: staff. BIO 444
- Plant Taxonomy
Scientific approach to identification and classification and of locally
occurring plants using taxonomic keys. Includes ferns, fern allies,
conifers, and flowering plants, with emphasis on the latter. Field walks
and plant collections required.
Offered irregularly. Two hours of lecture and one 3-hour laboratory per
week. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: D. Carter. BIO 449
- Plant Physiology
Basic principles of plant function. Emphasis on the soil-plant-air
continuum, phloem transport, photosynthesis, and mechanisms of plant
responses to the environment.
Offered irregularly. Three hours of lecture per week. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: D. Carter. BIO 450
- Investigations in Plant Physiology
Investigative laboratory in plant physiology. Topics include water
potential, transpiration, mineral nutrition, phloem transport,
photosynthetic and respirational gas exchange, photosynthetic electron
transfer, plant movements, and plant hormones.
Offered irregularly. One 3-hour laboratory per week. 1
credit.
Prerequisite: BIO 449 or permission of instructor.
Instructor: D. Carter.
BIO 470 - Field Studies in Biology
Travel-based field biology experience. Students will
learn to identify biological questions, design and conduct observations
and/or experiments, and analyze their data and reach valid conclusions.
May be repeated at different field sites.
Offered irregularly. 1 to 4
credits. Prerequisites: BIO 200 and 290 or permission of department
chair (Interview with instructor required for courses outside the U.S.). BIO 480
- Animal Behavior
Adaptive functions, evolutionary history, control, and development of
behavior in vertebrates and invertebrates.
Fall semester of even-numbered years. Three hours of
lecture per week. 3 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: S. Halkin or D. Spector. BIO 481
- Skeletal Biology
The vertebrate skeletal system as a model for the study of evolutionary
homology, development, and functional morphology. Physiology and
diseases of the skeleton are included
Offered irregularly. Three hours of lecture and one 3-hour
laboratories per week. 4 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: D. Spector.
BIO 488 - Animal Behavior Laboratory
Laboratory and field exercises designed to test hypotheses about the
development, adaptive function, evolution, and physiological control of
behavior of vertebrates and invertebrates. Includes an extensive
observation-based behavioral catalog for a species of the student's
choosing.
Fall. Three hours of laboratory and one hour of
lecture per week. 2 credits. Prerequisites: BIO 200 and 290 or
permission of department chair. Instructor: S. Halkin.
BIO 489 - Vertebrate Dissection
The anatomy of representative vertebrates, with emphasis on the muscular,
digestive, circulatory, reproductive, excretory, and other soft tissue
systems. Laboratory work will include dissection of specimens.
Offered irregularly. One hour of lecture and one
3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIO 200 and 290 or
permission of department chair. Instructor: D. Spector. BIO 490
- Topics in Biology
Selected studies in the biological sciences. Lectures, seminars,
discussion, independent readings, reports, and laboratory work as
appropriate for the topic will be utilized. Four credit offerings will
include one three-hour laboratory per week. May be repeated with different
topics. Offered irregularly. Hours
arranged. 3-4 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 200 and BIO 290, or permission of the department Chair.
Instructor: Staff. BIO 491 -
Advanced Problems in Biology
Advanced projects in biology under the supervision of one or more
department members selected by the student. It is expected that this
research will be a continuation of or closely related to research begun in
a BIO 390. Written report or poster presentation, and portfolio review
required. Course may be repeated for a maximum of five credits.
Offered every semester by arrangement with faculty
sponsor(s). Times arranged. 1-3 credits.
Prerequisites: BIO 390, and written permission of instructor and the
department Chair. Students should register using a Special Project Request
Form at the beginning of the semester.
Instructor: Staff. BIO 499 -
Undergraduate Thesis in Biology
Student must submit a thesis proposal based upon a project done in BIO 491
to the Biology Department and complete the undergraduate thesis under the
supervision of a thesis advisor.
Offered every semester by arrangement with faculty sponsor(s). Times
arranged. 1 credit.
Prerequisites: BIO 491 (may be taken concurrently), and written permission
of thesis advisor and the department Chair. Students should register using
a Special Project Request Form at the beginning of the semester. The same
BIO 491 project may not be the subject of both an HON 491 and a BIO 499
Thesis.
Instructor: Staff. |
