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300 level courses
BIO 300 Population, Resources and Environment (3 hrs)
Ecosystem; how people interact with their environment. Emphasis on population, pollution, disease, and land use. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or sophomores by permission.
BIO 301 Biotechnology and Society (3 hrs)
Various biotechnologies from medicine, agriculture, and industry; societal impacts of these technologies. Prerequisite: one college-level science course.
BIO 302 Invertebrate Zoology (4 hrs)
Detailed biological survey of major groups of invertebrate animals. Emphasis on marine phyla with good fossil representation. Dissection of representative types. Lecture and laboratory. Cross listed as GES 302. Prerequisites: elementary zoology or biology or historical geology with laboratory, or consent of instructor.
BIO 312 Developmental Biology (4 hrs)
Descriptive chemical and experimental analysis of principles of development. Prerequisite: C or better in BIO 224.
BIO 319 Ethology (4 hrs)
Development and evolution of animal behavior in individuals and social groups from various phyla. Prerequisite: C or better in BIO 223.
BIO 323 Comparative Anatomy (4 hrs)
Gross anatomy; evolution of chordate structure. Prerequisite: 6 hours college-level biology.
BIO 324 Plant Diversity (4 hrs)
Structure and function of plants in relation to fundamental principles of plant life. Laboratory study of representative types from each of the great groups of plants. Prerequisite: C or better in BIO 223.
BIO 334 Reproduction and Identifi cation of Flowering Plants (4 hrs)
Evolution and ecology of fl owering plant reproduction.Characteristics and identifi cation of common fl owering plant families of Illinois. Prerequisite: C or better in BIO 223.
BIO 345 Radiation Biology (3 hrs)
Role of ionizing radiation in the biological and medical sciences: production, detection, and measurement of radiation, physically and biologically; interaction of radiation with matter at molecular, cellular, whole body, and whole population levels; application of radiation as a useful and experimental tool. Cross-listed as PHY 345. Prerequisites: PHY 108, MTH 115 or 121; C or better in BIO 124.
BIO 361 Microanatomy (4 hrs)
Organs, tissues, and cells of animals: ultrastructure and relation to function. Prerequisites: 6 semester hours of college-level biology or two years of high school biology; physical or natural science major or consent of instructor.
BIO 365 Cell and Molecular Biology (3-4 hrs)
Molecular organization of cells: chemistry and structure in relation to function. Methods and techniques of investigation. Four hours if taken with laboratory. Prerequisites: C or better in BIO 224.
BIO 366 Biochemistry (3-4 hrs)
Introduction to enzymatic processes, bioenergetics, metabolism, and metabolic regulation. Methods and techniques of investigation. Four hours if taken with laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 365.
BIO 381 Comparative Animal Physiology (3-4 hrs)
Fundamental concepts of mechanisms employed by various animal groups to satisfy functional requirements for living. Physiological differences and similarities. Four hours if taken with lab. Prerequisites: CHM 166, 250; C or better in BIO 223.
BIO 384 Neurobiology (3-4 hrs)
Principles of membrane biophysics, cellular neurophysiology, systems neurophysiology, and neuroanatomy. Lab optional. Prerequisite: C or better in BIO 223.
BIO 395 General Microbiology (4 hrs)
Basic microbiological principles: anatomy, physiology, genetics, growth, inhibition of growth, and classifi cation. Applications: soil, water, food, industrial microbiology and microbial diseases. Includes lab. Prerequisite: C or better in BIO 123 and 124.
BIO 396 Immunology of Host Defense (3-4 hrs)
Immune response to foreign challenge; biochemical and cellular components of the immune response and regulation of their expression; contemporary and classical tools and strategies for investigating immune reactions. Anomalous immune responses and resultant diseases. Lab optional. Prerequisite: C or better in BIO 123 and 124.
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