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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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(ASCU) Art Sculpture (143)

  
  • ASCU 243 - Mold-Making and Casting

    3 Credit Hours
    Examines possibilities and processes related to mold-making. A variety of casting materials will be explored including metals, wax, rubber, plaster, and ceramic shell.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 241.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 240.
  
  • ASCU 245 - Metal Fabrication

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to steel as a material for the creation of sculpture. Development of welding techniques, design of cold connections, and engineering of structural components.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 241.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 240.
  
  • ASCU 246 - Mixed Media Sculpture

    3 Credit Hours
    Includes installation art, performance, and conceptual art. Contemporary issues and materials related to sculpture are examined through research and studio projects.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Art 103.
  
  • ASCU 249 - Special Topics in Sculpture

    3 Credit Hours
    Instructor-initiated course offered at convenience of department.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Art 101 and Art 103.
  
  • ASCU 340 - Sculpture Portfolio Review

    0 Credit Hours
    Review of prior work in sculpture and development of new work.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated once.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 240 and 241.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): Art History 172, 173, 162, 183 (choice of two).
    Comment(s): Successful completion required prior to registration for junior and senior courses.
  
  • ASCU 341 - Intermediate Sculpture

    3 Credit Hours
    Students begin defining and developing their visual vocabulary relative to contemporary sculptural issues. Emphasis on studio projects, research, and discussion.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 240 and 241.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 245, 246, and 340.
  
  • ASCU 343 - Advanced Mold-Making and Casting

    3 Credit Hours
    Further exploration of casting methods with an emphasis on metals including bronze and aluminum.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 340.
  
  • ASCU 345 - Advanced Metal Fabrication

    3 Credit Hours
    Advanced exploration of construction in steel and other metals through welding, design of cold connections, and engineering of structural components.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 240 and 245.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 340.
  
  • ASCU 346 - Advanced Mixed Media Sculpture

    3 Credit Hours
    Advanced investigation into the sculptural possibilities of installation art, performance, and multi-media. Contemporary issues are examined through research and studio projects.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 241 and 246.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 340.
  
  • ASCU 441 - Advanced Sculpture

    3 Credit Hours
    Individual development of sculptural problems and techniques. Students work independently while participating in group projects, critique, and discussion.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
    Recommended Background: 6 hours of 300-level sculpture courses.
  
  • ASCU 442 - Senior Seminar

    2 Credit Hours
    Investigation of professional practices and career opportunities in the field of sculpture. Includes portfolio development, preparation for exhibitions, and public commissions.

  
  • ASCU 449 - Special Topics in Sculpture

    3 Credit Hours
    Student- or instructor-initiated course offered at convenience of department.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
    Comment(s): Successful completion of any portfolio review required.
  
  • ASCU 493 - Independent Study

    1-4 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • ASCU 494 - Individual Problems

    3 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • ASCU 495 - Visiting Artist Seminar

    2 Credit Hours
    Study and discussion of contemporary art issues conducted by different visiting artists each semester.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 8 hours.
    Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the art history requirement.
  
  • ASCU 496 - Capstone

    6 Credit Hours
    Students will engage in self-initiated research to demonstrate proficiency in sculpture.

    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level–senior.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

(ASLN) Asian Languages (144)

  
  • ASLN 131 - Elementary Chinese I

    5 Credit Hours
    (Same as Chinese 131.)
  
  • ASLN 132 - Elementary Chinese II

    5 Credit Hours
    (Same as Chinese 132.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 131.
  
  • ASLN 151 - Elementary Japanese I

    4 Credit Hours
    (Same as Japanese 151.)
  
  • ASLN 152 - Elementary Japanese II

    4 Credit Hours
    (Same as Japanese 152.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 151.
  
  • ASLN 231 - Intermediate Chinese I

    5 Credit Hours
    (Same as Chinese 231.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 132.
  
  • ASLN 232 - Intermediate Chinese II

    5 Credit Hours
    (Same as Chinese 232.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 231.
  
  • ASLN 251 - Intermediate Japanese I

    4 Credit Hours
    (Same as Japanese 251.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 152.
  
  • ASLN 252 - Intermediate Japanese II

    4 Credit Hours
    (Same as Japanese 252.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 251.
  
  • ASLN 311 - Chinese Literature in English Translation

    3 Credit Hours
    Classical literature. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Chinese 311.)
  
  • ASLN 312 - Chinese Literature in English Translation

    3 Credit Hours
    Vernacular and modern literature. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Chinese 312.)
  
  • ASLN 313 - Japanese Literature in English Translation

    3 Credit Hours
    Classical/traditional ― masterpieces of poetry, fiction, and drama to 1868. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Japanese 313.)
  
  • ASLN 314 - Japanese Literature in English Translation

    3 Credit Hours
    Modern ― masterpieces of fiction since 1868. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Japanese 314.)
  
  • ASLN 315 - Asian Film

    3 Credit Hours
    An examination of Asian national cinemas in historical and cultural context. Taught in English. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Cinema Studies 315.)
  
  • ASLN 321 - Japanese Graphic Novels and Animation

    3 Credit Hours
    Reading and analysis of major contemporary Japanese graphic novels with special attention to related works of film and television animation. All readings are in English translation. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Japanese 321.)
  
  • ASLN 331 - Advanced Chinese I

    4 Credit Hours
    (Same as Chinese 331.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 232.
  
  • ASLN 332 - Advanced Chinese II

    4 Credit Hours
    (Same as Chinese 332.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 331.
  
  • ASLN 351 - Advanced Japanese I

    3 Credit Hours
    Includes conversation, drill, and composition practice with native speaker, as well as reading and translation.

    (Same as Japanese 351.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 252.
  
  • ASLN 352 - Advanced Japanese II

    3 Credit Hours
    Includes conversation, drill, and composition practice with native speaker, as well as reading and translation.

    (Same as Japanese 352.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 351.
  
  • ASLN 413 - Topics in Japanese Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    In English with readings in Japanese for minors. Writing-emphasis course.

    (Same as Japanese 413.)
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • ASLN 431 - Readings in Chinese Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    (Same as Chinese 431.)
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 232.
  
  • ASLN 451 - Readings in Pre-Modern Japanese Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    (Same as Japanese 451.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 252.
  
  • ASLN 452 - Readings in Modern Japanese Literature

    3 Credit Hours
    (Same as Japanese 452.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 252.
  
  • ASLN 490 - Chinese and Japanese Internship

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Career-related experiences in the United States or abroad.

    Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
    Registration Restriction(s): Language and world business (Japanese) concentration or language and world business (Chinese) concentration.
  
  • ASLN 491 - Chinese and Japanese Foreign Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.

(ASST) Asian Studies (145)

  
  • ASST 121 - Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Arabic 121.)
  
  • ASST 122 - Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Arabic 122.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 121.
  
  • ASST 141 - Elementary Modern Hebrew I

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Hebrew 141.)
  
  • ASST 142 - Elementary Modern Hebrew II

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Hebrew 142.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 141.
  
  • ASST 161 - Elementary Persian I

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Persian 161.)
  
  • ASST 162 - Elementary Persian II

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Persian 162.)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 161.
  
  • ASST 221 - Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic I

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Arabic 221.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
  
  • ASST 222 - Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic II

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Arabic 222.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 221.
  
  • ASST 241 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew I

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Hebrew 241.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
  
  • ASST 242 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew II

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Hebrew 242.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 241.
  
  • ASST 261 - Intermediate Persian I

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Persian 261.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
  
  • ASST 262 - Intermediate Persian II

    4 Credit Hours
    Taped language program.

    (Same as Persian 262.)
    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (CC)
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 261.
  
  • ASST 332 - Classical Islam

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Religious Studies 332.)
  
  • ASST 333 - Islam in the Modern World

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Religious Studies 333.)
  
  • ASST 374 - Geography of East Asia

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Geography 374.)
  
  • ASST 471 - Selected Topics in Asian Studies

    3 Credit Hours
    Content varies.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
  
  • ASST 491 - Foreign Study

    1-5 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 5 hours.
  
  • ASST 492 - Off-Campus Study

    1-5 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 5 hours.
  
  • ASST 493 - Independent Study

    1-5 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 5 hours.

(ASTR) Astronomy (150)

  
  • ASTR 151 - A Journey through the Solar System

    3 Credit Hours
    Study of Earth’s nearest astronomical neighbors, including the sun, planets, asteroids, and comets. Seasons, solar and lunar eclipses, motion of the planets in the night sky, recent planetary space probe discoveries, development of our modern understanding of the origin and evolution of our solar system and its place in the universe, discovery of extrasolar planets in distant solar systems. A minimum of mathematical analysis.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    Credit Restriction: Only one of the three courses (151, 161, or 217) may be taken for credit.
  
  • ASTR 152 - Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology

    3 Credit Hours
    Life and death of stars, exotic objects including white dwarfs, supernovae, neutron stars, pulsars, and black holes. Structure of galaxies, formation of large-scale structure in the universe, and cosmological issues such as the big bang, dark matter, dark energy, and the past, present, and projected future behavior of the universe in light of modern astrophysics and particle physics. Conditions for the existence of life in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence. A minimum of mathematical analysis.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    Credit Restriction: Only one of the three courses (152, 162, or 218) may be taken for credit.
  
  • ASTR 161 - A Journey through the Solar System with Laboratory

    4 Credit Hours
    Study of Earth’s nearest astronomical neighbors including the sun, planets, asteroids, and comets. Seasons, solar and lunar eclipses, motion of the planets in the night sky, recent planetary space probe discoveries, development of our modern understanding of the origin and evolution of our solar system and its place in the universe, discovery of extrasolar planets in distant solar systems. A minimum of mathematical analysis. Principles for interpretation of astronomical observations are reinforced in laboratory.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    Credit Restriction: Only one of the three courses (151, 161, or 217) may be taken for credit.
  
  • ASTR 162 - Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology with Laboratory

    4 Credit Hours
    Life and death of stars, exotic objects including white dwarfs, supernovae, neutron stars, pulsars, and black holes. Structure of galaxies, formation of large-scale structure in the universe, and cosmological issues such as the big bang, dark matter, dark energy, and the past, present, and projected future behavior of the universe in light of modern astrophysics and particle physics. Conditions for the existence of life in the universe and the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence. A minimum of mathematical analysis. Principles for interpretation of astronomical observations are reinforced in the laboratory.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    Credit Restriction: Only one of the three courses (152, 162, or 218) may be taken for credit.
  
  • ASTR 217 - Honors: Introductory Astronomy

    4 Credit Hours
    Introduction to astronomy and astrophysics. Historical perspectives in understanding the celestial universe with emphasis on the laws of physics as they apply to the changing conceptions of the universe; structure of the solar system and celestial motions; evolution and properties of stars; galactic structure and models of the universe; observational technique and interpretation of underlying physical laws in accompanying lab. The 217-218 sequence satisfies the College of Arts and Sciences’ requirement for a natural science with laboratory.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
    Credit Restriction: Credit given for only one sequence for lower-division astronomy.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 141 or Mathematics 130.
  
  • ASTR 218 - Honors: Introductory Astronomy

    4 Credit Hours
    Introduction to astronomy and astrophysics. Historical perspectives in understanding the celestial universe, with emphasis on the laws of physics as they apply to the changing conceptions of the universe; structure of the solar system and celestial motions; evolution and properties of stars; galactic structure and models of the universe; observational technique and interpretation of underlying physical laws in accompanying lab. The 217-218 sequence satisfies the College of Arts and Sciences’ requirement for a natural science with laboratory.

    Satisfies General Education Requirement: (NS)
    Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab.
    Credit Restriction: Credit given for only one sequence for lower-division astronomy.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): Mathematics 141 or Mathematics 130.
  
  • ASTR 411 - Astrophysics

    3 Credit Hours
    Development of analytical physical models of the galactic structure of the universe, stellar and interstellar matter, and planetary systems. Topical and interdisciplinary approach includes consideration of quasars, pulsars, black holes and current developments in the field. Acceptable for credit toward the physics major.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Physics 136 or Physics 138.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): Physics 222 or 232.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • ASTR 490 - Special Topics in Astronomy

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Topics of current interest in astronomy and astrophysics.

    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.

(AUSP) Audiology and Speech Pathology (160)

  
  • AUSP 300 - Introduction to Communication Disorders

    3 Credit Hours
    Nature, etiology, and incidence of speech, hearing, and language disorders.

  
  • AUSP 302 - Acoustics and Perception

    3 Credit Hours
    Basic acoustics. Introduction to psychoacoustics and speech perception.

    (RE) Corequisite(s): 305.
  
  • AUSP 303 - Introduction to Hearing Science

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to disorders of hearing. Fundamental aspects of auditory anatomy and physiology.

  
  • AUSP 305 - Phonetics

    3 Credit Hours
    Basic phonetics, including recognition and production of spoken English sounds with analysis of their formation, phonetic transcription of speech, phonetic aspects of dialect variation.

  
  • AUSP 306 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech

    3 Credit Hours
    Anatomy, physiology and embryological development of the speech production mechanism.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 305.
  
  • AUSP 320 - Speech and Language Development

    3 Credit Hours
    Speech and language development in the normal child.

  
  • AUSP 431 - Stuttering

    3 Credit Hours
    Nature, appraisal, and treatment.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 300.
  
  • AUSP 433 - Observation of Clinical Practice

    1 Credit Hours
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 300 and 320.
  
  • AUSP 434 - Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology II

    1-4 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 433.
    Comment(s): Enrollment for fewer than 2 semester hours must have prior departmental approval.
  
  • AUSP 435 - Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders

    3 Credit Hours
    Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of articulatory and phonological disorders.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 300 and 305.
  
  • AUSP 440 - Voice Disorders

    3 Credit Hours
    Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of organic and functional voice disorders.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 300 and 306.
  
  • AUSP 445 - Clinical Practice in Audiology

    1-4 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 473 and 494.
  
  • AUSP 455 - Problems in Speech Pathology

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • AUSP 457 - Senior Honors Thesis

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Students in the speech pathology program work individually under the direction of a tenure-track faculty member to write an honors thesis. The thesis must be approved by the departmental honors committee.

    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
  
  • AUSP 461 - Introduction to Language Pathology in Children

    3 Credit Hours
    Etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of language impairments in children.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 300 and 320.
  
  • AUSP 473 - Introduction to Audiologic Assessment

    3 Credit Hours
    Basic principles of clinical audiometry, pure tone, speech, masking, and overview of special auditory tests.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 303.
  
  • AUSP 475 - Appraisal of Speech and Language Disorders

    3 Credit Hours
    Diagnostic procedures for children and adults with speech and language problems including observation and practice with diagnostic tests.

    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 300.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― senior.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
  
  • AUSP 491 - Foreign Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 30 hours.
  
  • AUSP 492 - Off-Campus Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 30 hours.
  
  • AUSP 493 - Independent Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
  
  • AUSP 494 - Introduction to Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the Hearing Impaired

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to psychosocial aspects, amplification components/characteristics, assistive devices, speech acoustics, speech perception, speech reading, parent-infant, pre-school and school years of children, communication impairments/handicaps/remediation of adults, effects of aging/remediation on the elderly, and case studies.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 305.
    (RE) Corequisite(s): 473.
  
  • AUSP 499 - Senior Seminar in Communication Sciences and Disorders

    3 Credit Hours
    Capstone experience. A writing-emphasis course exploring the forces shaping the profession of communication disorders in the past, present and future.

    (DE) Prerequisite(s): 300.
    Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level ― senior.
    Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.

(BCMB) Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology (188)

  
  • BCMB 230 - Human Physiology

    5 Credit Hours
    Fundamentals of human physiology, primarily from the perspective of cellular and organ-system interactions.

    Contact Hour Distribution: 4 hours and 1 lab.
    Credit Restriction: May not be applied toward the biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology concentration.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 110 or Chemistry 130.
  
  • BCMB 306 - Genetics and Society

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to genetics, anthropology, and evolution with emphasis on their implications for human society.

    (Same as Anthropology 304.)
  
  • BCMB 310 - Physiological Chemistry

    4 Credit Hours
    Biochemical principles underlying physiological events in animals. Metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Role of vitamins and minerals as coenzyme and prosthetic groups. Action of drugs and hormones.

    (Same as Nutrition 310.)
    Credit Restriction: Not available for credit if credit has been previously received for Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 401 or 410 or 420. Credit may not be applied toward the biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology concentration.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 140 or Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 230.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 100 and 110 or Chemistry 120 and 130.
  
  • BCMB 311 - Advanced Cellular Biology

    3 Credit Hours
    Cellular structure and function at the molecular and supramolecular level. Topics include protein structure and function, membrane structure and function, signal transduction and cell regulation, mitosis and the cell cycle, cytoskeleton and cell motility, cell-cell interactions and tissues.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 240.
  
  • BCMB 320 - Physiology of Reproduction and Lactation

    3 Credit Hours
    (See Animal Science 320.)
  
  • BCMB 321 - Introductory Plant Physiology

    4 Credit Hours
    Cell and organismal physiology of plants, metabolic processes, water relations, mineral nutrition, morphogenesis. Effects of age, light, natural rhythms, temperature, and other environmental factors on plant growth.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 130 or 138.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 101-102 or Biology 111-112 or Biology 130-140.
  
  • BCMB 330 - Mechanisms of Development

    3 Credit Hours
    A survey course on cellular and molecular basis of embryonic development, differentiation via transcription, RNA processing and translation, sex determination in humans.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 140 and Biology 240.
    Comment(s): Intended for biology majors in the biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology concentration, but also open to biology majors in other concentrations.
  
  • BCMB 401 - Biochemistry-Molecular Biology I

    4 Credit Hours
    First semester of a two-course sequence providing in-depth coverage of biochemistry and molecular biology. Covers amino acid structure and chemistry, protein structure and chemistry, protein folding, enzyme behavior and function, reaction mechanisms, catabolism and energy transfer, synthetic metabolism including photosynthesis, and protein transport.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 240 and Chemistry 360.
    (DE) Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 350 and Chemistry 369.
    Comment(s): Intended for biology majors in the biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology concentration, but also open to biology majors in other concentrations.
  
  • BCMB 402 - Biochemistry-Molecular Biology II

    4 Credit Hours
    Second semester of a two-course sequence providing in-depth coverage of biochemistry and molecular biology. Covers structure of DNA and RNA, experimental methods of analyzing nucleic acids, mechanisms of RNA and protein synthesis, mechanisms of DNA replication, repair and recombination, chromosome structure and function, regulation of gene expression, genome structure and genomics, and mechanisms of biological regulation.

    (RE) Prerequisite(s): 401.
    Comment(s): Intended for biology majors in the biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology concentration, but also open to biology majors in other concentrations.
  
  • BCMB 403 - Advanced Genetics Laboratory

    3 Credit Hours
    Experiments illustrating methods in modern genetics, including techniques in classical, cyto-molecular and developmental genetics. Using model organisms, especially Drosophila and mouse.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Laboratory and lecture.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 240 and Chemistry 360.
  
  • BCMB 404 - Plant Molecular Biology

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to current research approaches and methodologies in plant developmental biology and molecular genetics.

    Contact Hour Distribution: Laboratory and lecture.
    (RE) Prerequisite(s): Biology 240.
 

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