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Below you will find a complete list of courses offered by the Department of Biologial Sciences,
with links to their descriptions and past syllabi (if available). Syllabi are provided in Adobe PDF format;
if you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed for your browser, you can download it free of charge
from Adobe.
Consult the pages on individual majors for descriptions on which courses are
appropriate for each major. Students must earn a grade of C or better in the prerequisite courses
for any upper level BIOSC courses and in any BIOSC courses required for a major.
Abbreviations : Irr, offered irregularly; IP, Instructor's permission;
-e, offered on even-numbered years; -o, offered on odd-numbered years;
Sm-pym, offered at the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology;
S@S, offered on the Semester-at-Sea cruiseliner;
UHC, University Honors College)
| Course |
Description |
Syllabi |
Term(s) |
Pre- or Co-(C)-requisites |
| 0050 |
Foundations of Biology Lab 1 |
 |
F,Sp,Sm |
BIOSC 0150c |
| 0060 |
Foundations of Biology Lab 2 |
|
Sp,Sm |
BIOSC 0050, BIOSC 0160c |
| 0100 |
Preparation for Biology |
|
F |
None |
| 0150 |
Foundations of Biology 1 |
|
F,Sp,Sm |
None |
| 0715 |
Foundations of Biology 1 (UHC) |
|
F |
None |
| 0160 |
Foundations of Biology 2 |
|
F,Sp,Sm |
BIOSC 0150 |
| 0716 |
Foundations of Biology 2 (UHC) |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0150 or 0715 |
| 0190 |
Discovering Life: An Introduction to the Biological World 1 |
|
F |
None |
| 0191 |
Discovering Life: An Introduction to the Biological World 2 |
|
S |
None |
| 0350 |
Genetics |
|
F,Sp,Sm |
BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0120 |
| 0355 |
Genetics (UHC) |
|
F |
BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0120 |
| 0370 |
Ecology |
|
F,Sp,Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 0390 |
Ecology Lab (0391 W opt). |
|
F,Sm-pym
no W in Summer |
BIOSC 0060, 0370c |
| 0740 |
Yellowstone Field Course (UHC) |
|
Sm |
None |
| 0800 |
Biology for Non-Majors I |
|
F |
None |
| 0810 |
Biology for Non-Majors II |
|
Sp |
None |
| 0850 |
Natural Sciences I |
|
F |
None |
| 0851 |
Natural Sciences II |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0850 |
| 1000 |
Introductory Biochemistry |
|
F,Sp,Sm |
BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0310, 0320 |
| 1010 |
Writing in the Biological Sciences (WRIT) |
|
F,Sp |
BIOSC 0160, ENGCMP 0200 |
| 1030 |
Commercial Microbiology |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0320 or 0360 |
| 1040 |
Ecological Management |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1050 |
Special Topics in Marine Biology |
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S@S |
BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0120 |
| 1060 |
Special Topics in Biology |
|
S@S |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1070 |
Honors Human Physiology, UHC |
|
F |
BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0120 |
| 1080 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology |
|
Sm |
BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0120 |
| 1100 |
Topics in Biological Research |
|
Irr |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1130 |
Evolution |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0350 |
| 1140 |
Behavioral Ecology |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1160 |
Forest Ecology |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1170 |
Limnology |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1180 |
Ecology of Amphibians and Reptiles |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1190 |
Aquatic Entomology |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1200 |
Vertebrate Morphology |
|
F |
BIOSC 0060, 1200c |
| 1210 |
Vertebrate Morphology Lab |
|
F |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1220 |
Ecological Field Studies |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1230 |
Ornithology |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1250 |
Human Physiology |
|
F,Sp |
BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0120 |
| 1260 |
Aquatic Botany |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1270 |
Ecology of Fish |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1280 |
Microbial Genetic Engineering |
|
Sp-o |
BIOSC 0350, 1850 |
| 1290 |
Genetic Engineering Lab (1291 W opt.) |
|
Sp-o |
BIOSC 1855 or 1860, 1280c |
| 1300 |
Vertebrate Community Ecology |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1320 |
Population Biology |
|
F |
BIOSC 0370 |
| 1330 |
Field Botany |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1340 |
Field Entymology |
|
Sm-pym |
|
| 1350 |
Plant Biology |
|
F |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1360 |
Microbial Ecology |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1370 |
Biogeography |
|
Irr |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1380 |
Global Ecology |
|
S@S, Irr |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1390 |
Ecology of Invertebrates |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1410 |
Vertebrate Ecology |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1430 |
Ecophysiology |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1470 |
Biophysical Chemistry |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0160, MATH 0230 |
| 1480 |
Embryology |
|
F |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1500 |
Cell Biology |
|
F |
BIOSC 1000 or 1810 |
| 1510 |
Cell Biology Lab (1511 W opt.) |
|
F |
BIOSC 0060, 1500c |
| 1520 |
Developmental Biology |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0350 |
| 1530 |
Developmental Biology Lab (1531 W opt.) |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0060, 1520c |
| 1540 |
Computational Biology |
|
F |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1550 |
Ecology/Evolution Seminar (1551 W opt.) |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0350, 0370, 1130 |
| 1560 |
Cell & Devel. Biol. Seminar (1561 W opt.) |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 1500, 1520c |
| 1570 |
Microbiology Seminar (1571 W opt.) |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 1865 |
| 1580 |
Biochemistry Seminar (1581 W opt.) |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 1810, 1820 |
| 1590 |
Special Topics in Biological Sciences : Teaching |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0160 or IP |
| 1600 |
Stream Ecology |
|
Sm-pym |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1610 |
Conservation Biology |
|
Sm-pym |
None |
| 1640 |
Bioinformatics Software Design |
|
F |
BIOSC 1540 OR COMSCI 1501 |
| 1690 |
Experience in Undergraduate Teaching |
|
F,SP,Sm |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1730 |
Virology |
|
Sp-e |
BIOSC 0350, 1000, 1850 (or IP) |
| 1740 |
Virology Lab (1741 W opt.) |
|
Sp-e |
BIOSC 1855 or 1860, 1730c |
| 1750 |
Immunology Lab (1751 W opt.) |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0350, 1760 |
| 1760 |
Immunology |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0350, suggest 1000 |
| 1810 |
Macromolecular Structure & Function |
|
F |
BIOSC 0160, CHEM 0320 |
| 1820 |
Metabolic Pathways |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 1810 |
| 1830 |
Biochemistry Lab (1831 W opt.) |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0060, 1820c |
| 1850 |
Microbiology |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1855 |
Intro to Experimental Micro (Lab) |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0060, 1850c |
| 1860 |
Microbiology Lab (1861 W opt.) |
|
F |
BIOSC 0060, 1850 |
| 1865 |
Microbial Physiology |
|
F |
BIOSC 1850, 1000c or 1810c |
| 1870 |
Animal Physiology |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1880 |
Animal Physiology Lab (1881 W opt.) |
|
Sp |
BIOSC 0060, 1870c |
| 1901 |
Independent Study |
|
F,Sp |
BIOSC 0160 |
| 1903 |
Undergraduate Research |
|
F,Sp |
IP |
| 1904 |
Undergraduate Honors Research |
|
F,Sp |
BIOSC 0160, IP |
| 1940 |
Molecular Biology |
|
F |
BIOSC 1000 or 1810 |
| 1950 |
Molecular Genetics Lab (1951 W opt.) |
|
F |
BIOSC 0060, 1940c
If 1000: grade B or better |
| 1999 |
Medical Microbiology |
|
F |
BIOSC 1850 |
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