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2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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  • ART 374 - History of Graphic Design


    Description:
    A historical survey of the graphic arts from their beginning to the present.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ART 380A - Sculpture II


    Description:
    A continuation of the studio experience of sculpture, emphasizing the development of a higher level of technical competence, greater exploration of materials, and conceptual development.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 280.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Six hours studio per week.
  
  • ART 380B - Sculpture III


    Description:
    A concentrated study of current three-dimensional issues in art, giving increased attention to conceptual clarity, creative problem solving and visual communication.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 380A.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Six hours studio per week. Formerly ART 380.
  
  • ART 381 - Mixed-Media Art


    Description:
    A concentrated study of the integration of two and three-dimensional media into mixed-media art forms.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, ART 260, ART 280.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ART 384 - Computer Art I


    Description:
    Use of computer systems as tools for creative expression.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, ART 170 and ART 225 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Six hours studio per week.
  
  • ART 389 - Contemporary Concepts in Art


    Description:
    Exploration of the contextual, formal, and philosophic meanings of current art movements and theories as regards to their relevance and place in contemporary art practice.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ART 398 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • ART 410 - Art of the Italian Renaissance


    Description:
    The painting, sculpture and architecture of the Italian Renaissance from the late middle ages through the sixteenth century.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 236.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ART 414 - Recent Art


    Description:
    The visual arts of the last 25 years, including the traditional forms of painting, sculpture and architecture, and newer forms including video, computer, and performance art.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 237.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Formerly ART 314. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • ART 415 - Painters and Printmakers of Northern Europe


    Description:
    Art of Germany, Flanders and Holland, 15th-18th century.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ART 425 - Photography III


    Description:
    A continuation of study outlined in ART 325A, ART 325B, and ART 325C with emphasis upon developing individual direction.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, ART 325 and permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Six hours studio per week. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ART 430 - Components of Art Education


    Description:
    Content and strategies for teaching aesthetics, art criticism, art history, and art production in art education; writing, implementing, and assessing quality art lessons.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 330.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ART 432 - Art in Secondary School


    Description:
    Current philosophies and curriculum in the secondary school; objectives, planning, methods of teaching and evaluation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 430.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ART 441 - Wood Design III


    Description:
    Advanced design and fabrication of furniture forms. Emphasis on research and development of furniture forms utilizing advanced and/or innovative fabrication and finishing processes.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 341.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Six hours studio per week. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ART 446 - Jewelry/Metals III


    Description:
    Advanced exploration of personal expression in metals, with emphasis on self-direction and on conceptual and technical mastery.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Permission of instructor and two quarters of ART 346.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ART 450 - Drawing IV


    Description:
    Advanced study and experimentation with technical, formal and conceptual problems in drawing. Includes drawing from the figure.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 350 and permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Six studio hours per week. May be repeated for credit by undergraduates only.
  
  • ART 451 - Illustration II


    Description:
    A continuation of ART 351 stressing development of personal expression in illustration.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 351.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Six hours studio per week. May be repeated for credit by undergraduates only.
  
  • ART 453 - Art in the United States


    Description:
    Sculpture, painting and architecture from Colonial period to the present, with emphasis on the period 1900-1945. Foreign influences are identified and traced to their assimilation.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    ART 453 and ART 553 are equivalent courses. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • ART 456 - History of Eastern Art


    Description:
    A survey of the architecture, sculpture, painting, and the crafts of India, Indonesia, China, and Japan.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of the instructor.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    ART 456 and ART 556 are equivalent courses. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • ART 460 - Painting IV


    Description:
    Advanced study and experimentation in technical, formal and conceptual approaches to painting, with an emphasis on developing individual expression.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, ART 360B, ART 450, permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Six hours studio per week. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ART 465 - Ceramics III


    Description:
    A continued exploration of ceramic materials and processes. Emphasis on developing professional practices and personal vocabulary through the ceramic medium.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, permission of instructor and ART 365A or B.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ART 470 - Advertising Graphic Design


    Description:
    Concept and design of advertising problems. Presentation and communication skills; introduction to analysis and implementation of marketing strategies.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    May be repeated for credit. One hour lecture and four hours studio per week.
  
  • ART 471 - Corporate Graphic Design


    Description:
    Principles of corporate concept and design: advanced presentation and communication skills; analysis and implementation of marketing strategies in the corporate setting.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, ART 470, permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    One hour lecture and four hours studio per week. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ART 472 - Design and Production II


    Description:
    Continues the development of professional attitudes; promotes creative problem solving techniques; defines the role of designer or art director and relationships to typographer and printer.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 471.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    One hour lecture and four hours studio per week. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ART 480 - Sculpture IV


    Description:
    Advanced studies in sculpture. Emphasis is on creative self-expression and the development of a self-directed body of work.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 380B.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Six hours studio per week. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ART 484 - Computer Art II


    Description:
    Exploration of the creative potential of several software programs and imaging procedures used in the creation of electronic art.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, ART 384 and permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Two hours lecture and two hours studio per week. May be repeated for credit.
  
  • ART 489 - Art and Gender Theory


    Description:
    Examines constructions of masculinity and femininity within the canon of western art. Also explores how contemporary artists and historians are subverting these constructions.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
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    ART 490 - Cooperative Education


    Description:
    An individualized contracted field experience with business, industry, government, or social service agencies. This contractual arrangement involves a student learning plan, cooperating employer supervision, and faculty coordination.

    Credits: (1-12)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    SUSNotes:
    Prior approval required. May be repeated. Grade will be S or U.
  
  • ART 491 - Workshop


    Description:
    Individual and group study of specific or general problems in art education, including laboratory experience, lectures and demonstrations.

    Credits: (1-6)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    The credit to be earned determined upon scheduling.
  
  • ART 495 - Studio Project


    Description:
    Preparation of a professional portfolio and presentation of a body of work suitable for exhibition. Satisfies end of major assessment requirement.

    Credits: (1)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    SUSNotes:
    Must be taken during one of the last two quarters prior to graduation. Grade will be S or U.
  
  • ART 496A - Individual Study: Computer Art


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 496C - Individual Study: Ceramics


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 496D - Individual Study: Drawing


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 496E - Individual Study: Art Education


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 496G - Individual Study: Graphic Design


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 496H - Individual Study: Art History


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 496J - Individual Study: Jewelry and Metalsmithing


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 496P - Individual Study: Painting


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 496S - Individual Study: Sculpture


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 496T - Individual Study: Photography


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 496W - Individual Study: Wood Design


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor. May be repeated.

    Credits: (1-2)

  
  • ART 498 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • ART 499 - Seminar


    Credits: (1-5)

    Notes:
    May be repeated.
  
  • ASL 151 - American Sign Language


    Description:
    Conversational approach with intensive visual/manual drill. Firm foundation in basic signs and structural principles of the language. Students may not receive credit for both ASL 151,152, 153 and EDSE 427, 428, 429.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ASL 152 - American Sign Language


    Description:
    Conversational approach with intensive visual/manual drill. Firm foundation in basic signs and structural principles of the language. Students may not receive credit for both ASL 151,152, 153 and EDSE 427, 428, 429.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ASL 153 - American Sign Language


    Description:
    Conversational approach with intensive visual/manual drill. Firm foundation in basic signs and structural principles of the language. Students may not receive credit for both ASL 151,152, 153 and EDSE 427, 428, 429.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ASL 251 - Second Year American Sign Language


    Description:
    How signers construct meaning and messages in ASL, grammatical variation, and discourse strategies is covered with special focus on increasing non-manual behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite, successful completion of ASL 153 or and equivalent course, demonstration of ASL 153 equivalent skills, or permission of the instructor.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ASL 252 - Second Year American Sign Language


    Description:
    How signers construct meaning and messages in ASL, grammatical variation, and discourse strategies is covered with special focus on increasing non-manual behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite, successful completion of ASL 153 or and equivalent course, demonstration of ASL 153 equivalent skills, or permission of the instructor.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • ASL 253 - Second Year American Sign Language


    Description:
    How signers construct meaning and messages in ASL, grammatical variation, and discourse strategies is covered with special focus on increasing non-manual behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite, successful completion of ASL 153 or and equivalent course, demonstration of ASL 153 equivalent skills, or permission of the instructor.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • AST 102 - Introduction to Asian Studies


    Description:
    An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of Asia; emphasizing geography, history, culture and economics.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • AST 301 - Chinese Literature in Translation


    Description:
    A survey of Chinese literature in translation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, grade of C- or better in English 101.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    AST 301 and CHIN 301 are equivalent courses. Students may not receive credit for both courses.
  
  • AST 347 - Japanese Literature in Translation


    Description:
    A survey of Japanese literature in translation. AST 347 and JAPN 301 are equivalent courses.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, C- or higher in English 101 or its equivalent.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Students may not receive credit for both courses.
  
  
  • AST 398 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • AST 478 - Russian Far East


    Description:
    Russian Far East history from 16th-century Cossak exploration to 21st-century democracy. Topics include the imperial “urge to the sea,” the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Soviet gulag system, and Pacific Rim relations.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    AST 478 and HIST 478/578 are equivalent courses. Student may not receive credit for more than one.
  
  • BIOL 101 - Fundamentals of Biology


    Description:
    Biology in the modern world.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Four hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. May not be counted toward a major or minor in the Department of Biological Sciences. Formerly BISC 104. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 110 - Basic Biology


    Description:
    An introduction to the concepts and processes which are common to most life forms. All biology majors and minors must take this course before enrolling in other courses in the major or minor.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Four hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Formerly BISC 110. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 111 - Plant Biology


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 110.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Four hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Formerly BISC 111. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 112 - Animal Biology


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 110.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Four hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Formerly BISC 112. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 200 - Plants In the Modern World


    Description:
    Plants and their significance in the world today.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. (Not open to majors in the biological sciences.) May not be counted toward a major or minor in the Department of Biological Sciences. Formerly BOT 211. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 201 - Human Physiology


    Description:
    Organ systems of humans.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Not open to students with credit in BIOL 455; may not be counted toward a major or minor in the Department of Biological Sciences. Formerly ZOOL 270. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 213 - Quantitative Methods in Biology


    Description:
    An introduction to commonly-used methods for analyzing biological data.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, MATH 130, BIOL 111 and BIOL 112.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Use of statistical and graphical software will be emphasized.
  
  • BIOL 220 - Introductory Cellular Biology


    Description:
    Concepts, processes and structures involved in understanding life at the cellular level.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 110, and either CHEM 113 or CHEM 183.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Four hours lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Formerly BISC 223, 313. Student may not receive credit for more than one.
  
  • BIOL 298 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

    Notes:
    Formerly BISC 298.
  
  • BIOL 300 - Introduction to Evolution


    Description:
    The evidence, theories, and mechanisms of the evolution of life, including man.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    May not be counted toward a major in the Department of Biological Sciences. Formerly BISC 385. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 302 - Human Ecology


    Description:
    Basic concepts of ecology with emphasis on ecosystems and populations and how human activities and attitudes relate to these basic concepts.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    This course may not be counted toward a major in the Department of Biological Sciences. Formerly BISC 302. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 304 - Human Inheritance


    Description:
    The study of human inheritance and related areas of biology.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    May not be counted toward a major in the Department of Biological Sciences. Formerly BISC 304. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 320 - Cellular Biology


    Description:
    Advanced analysis of cellular processes.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 220 and CHEM 361/361LAB.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Five hours lecture per week. Formerly BISC 333. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 321 - Genetics


    Description:
    A lecture and laboratory course in the basic principles of heredity of plants and animals.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 220.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Four hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Formerly BISC 365. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 322 - Introductory Microbiology


    Description:
    An introduction to the biology of the microorganisms with applications to medicine, food science, industry, and agriculture. This course is not intended for students who plan to take additional classes in microbiology.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 220.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Four lectures and one two hour laboratory a week. Formerly BISC 369. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 323 - Microbiology


    Description:
    Principles of microbiological practice, including isolation, cultivation, morphological and physiological methods of analysis, and variability.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 220 and either CHEM 113/113LAB or CHEM 182/182LAB.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory per week. Formerly BISC 370. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 341 - Plant Taxonomy


    Description:
    Classification of vascular plants, using local flora.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 111 or BIOL 200 or permission.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory per week; the course includes field trips and individual field work. Formerly BOT 333. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 353 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy


    Description:
    Evolutionary, functional, and developmental aspects of vertebrate morphology.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 112.

    Credits: (6)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and six hours laboratory per week. Formerly ZOOL 351. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 354 - General Vertebrate Embryology


    Description:
    Comparative development; fertilization, growth and differentiation, experimental morphogenesis, and establishment of the early organ systems.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 112.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory per week. Formerly ZOOL 348. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 355 - Human Anatomy and Physiology


    Description:
    The first quarter of a two-quarter study of the structure and function of the human body.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 220 or permission of the instructor.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Students should not take BIOL 355 unless they intend to take BIOL 356. Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory per week. Formerly ZOOL 341. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 356 - Human Anatomy and Physiology


    Description:
    The second quarter of the two quarter study of the structure and function of the human body.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 355.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory per week. Formerly ZOOL 342. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 360 - General Ecology


    Description:
    Interrelationships of organisms with their environment.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 110, 111 and 112 and MATH 153.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory/field work/discussion per week. A weekend field trip may be required. Formerly BISC 375. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 362 - Biomes of the Pacific Northwest


    Description:
    One-week field trip to explore the various biomes of Washington. Emphasis on writing field notes, observing and identifying organisms and communities.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 110 and permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • BIOL 377 - Regional Natural History


    Description:
    Classroom study of the natural history of a selected region as preparation for one-to-two week field trip. Emphasis will be on developing background skills to undertake a field exploration over the quarter (winter, spring, summer) break. Subtitles will identify the selected geological region (e.g. Baja California Natural History).

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, permission of instructor.

    Credits: (2)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    May be repeated for credit under a different subtitle (region). BIOL 377 and GEOL 377 are equivalent courses. Students may not receive credit for more than one.
  
  • BIOL 377LAB - Regional Natural History


    Description:
    Special fees required. One-to-two week field trip to explore biological and physical patterns and processes in selected regions of North America. Emphasis will be on recording field observations, keeping a field journal, field study techniques, and performing investigations chosen and developed by student participants. Subtitles will identify the region studied.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 377 and permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    May be repeated for credit under a different subtitle. BIOL 377LAB and GEOL 377LAB are equivalent courses.
  
  • BIOL 398 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • BIOL 420 - Environmental Microbiology


    Description:
    Ecology of microorganisms in marine, fresh-water and soil environments.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 323 and CHEM 362.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory per week. Formerly BISC 411. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 421 - General Virology


    Description:
    Interrelationship between animal, plant, and bacterial viruses and their hosts, with emphasis on the animal viruses.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 323 and CHEM 362. BIOL 321 strongly recommended.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Five hours lecture per week. Formerly BISC 413. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 422 - Immunology


    Description:
    Nature of the immune response, disease preventing and producing mechanisms and laboratory applications.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 323 and CHEM 361.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Five hours lecture per week. Formerly BISC 414. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 423 - Techniques in Immunology and Virology


    Description:
    A practical course in dealing with the routine techniques used in diagnostic and experimental immunology and virology.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite or corequisites, BIOL 420 or 422.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory per week. Formerly BISC 415. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 425 - Molecular Biotechnology


    Description:
    The practice and theory of techniques used in molecular biology.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 220. BIOL 322 or BIOL 323 recommended.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory per week. Formerly BISC 423. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 426 - Medical Microbiology


    Description:
    An introduction to medical microbiology emphasizing the biology of pathogenic bacteria, their relation to infectious diseases and the isolation and identification of specific disease agents.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 323 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three lectures per week. Formerly BISC 445. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 426LAB - Medical Microbiology Laboratory


    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 323; prerequisite or corequisite, BIOL 426.

    Credits: (2)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Formerly BISC 445.1 and BIOL 426.1. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 427 - Biotechnology for Teachers


    Description:
    This course will help pre-service teachers develop the skills necessary to construct and perform biological experiments using contemporary biotechnology in the context of educational theory and application.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 110, 111, 112, 220; also strongly recommended, BIOL 321.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    Yes
    Grading Basis
    GRD
  
  • BIOL 440 - Plant Pathology


    Description:
    Representative diseases of plants and the bacterial and fungal organisms which cause them.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 111.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Two hours lecture and six hours laboratory per week. Formerly BOT 460. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 441 - Plant Physiology


    Description:
    A critical study of the physiological processes of plants including water relations, photosynthesis, mineral assimilation and responses to the environment.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 111, BIOL 220. Pre- or corequisite, CHEM 362.

    Credits: (5)

    Consent
    No
    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
  
  • BIOL 442 - Comparative Morphology of Vascular Plants


    Description:
    Form, structure, and habits of the major groups of vascular plants.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, 10 credits in Botany.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory per week. Formerly BOT 462. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 443 - Mycology


    Description:
    The biology, morphology, and economic importance of the major groups of fungi including the slime molds.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 111 and BIOL 220.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory per week. Formerly BOT 463. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 444 - Algology


    Description:
    Taxonomy and ecology of fresh-water and marine algae.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 111 and BIOL 220.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory per week. Formerly BOT 464. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 445 - Mushrooms, Puffballs, and Related Forms


    Description:
    Stresses taxonomy, morphology, and ecology of mushrooms and related forms with emphasis on Northwest flora.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 111 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Offered fall quarter only. Formerly BOT 465. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 450 - Ichthyology


    Description:
    An introduction to the biology, taxonomy and distribution of modern fishes with special reference to the Pacific Northwest.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 112.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory or field work per week. Formerly ZOOL 412. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 451 - Herpetology


    Description:
    An introduction to biology, taxonomy and distribution of modern amphibians and reptiles with special reference to the Pacific Northwest.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 112.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Two hours lecture and four hours laboratory or field studies per week. Formerly ZOOL 411. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 452 - Ornithology


    Description:
    Study of birds with special emphasis on anatomic and behavioral adaptations.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite, BIOL 112.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory or field study per week. Formerly ZOOL 410. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 453 - Mammalogy


    Description:
    Evolution, taxonomy and ecology of mammals with laboratory emphasis on Pacific Northwest mammals.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite BIOL 112.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory per week. Formerly ZOOL 409. Students may not receive credit for both.
  
  • BIOL 454 - Histology


    Description:
    Systematic study, description and identification of microscopic structures of animal tissues.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites, BIOL 112, BIOL 220 and either BIOL 353, BIOL 356 or BIOL 455.

    Credits: (5)

    Repeatable for Credit
    No
    Grading Basis
    GRDNotes:
    Three hours lecture and four hours laboratory per week. Formerly ZOOL 471. Students may not receive credit for both.
 

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