Biology

Course Code	BIOL 322L  Credits 0
Title	Vertebrate Zoology Lab
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Lab that accompanies Biol 322.

Course Code	BIOL 323  Credits 4
Title	Human Anatomy
Prerequisite	BIOL 111 OR BIOL 115
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Anatomical structure of the human body, from individual organ systems to the integrated whole. Includes cadaver dissection.

Course Code	BIOL 323L  Credits 0
Title	Human Anatomy Lab
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Lab that accompanies Biol 323

Course Code	BIOL 326  Credits 4
Title	Minnesota Plant Identification
Prerequisite	BIOL 115
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Identification of plants in Minnesota, including trees, shrubs, forbs, grasses, sedges, and ferns. Sight identification, keying skills, and proper nomenclature will be emphasized. Will include lecture and lab with much independent study in lab.

Course Code	BIOL 326L  Credits 0
Title	Minnesota Plant Identification Lab
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Lab that accompanies Biol 326

Course Code	BIOL 328  Credits 3
Title	Lake Superior Ecology
Prerequisite	one science class as an undergraduate
Lasc Area	Goal 10
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	This 3 credit summer travel course along the north shore of Lake Superior allows students to relate events of the creation and succession of natural resources; human use and exploitation of these resources; and attempts to preserve them. Lectures includes the ecology of the boreal forest and the effects of logging; fish diversity and the rise and fall of the fisheries industry, including the calamity of sea lamprey invasion (and other exotic species); the rise and fall of the iron ore industry and its effect on the environment. Students will study the predator/prey interaction of the moose-wolf population of Isle Royale. The travel portion of the course includes tent camping in state parks to study the driving forces behind park development, including the history of people involved in conservation. As we travel north and across the US/Canadian border, we will visit industries including fisheries, forestry, iron ore mines, taconite mines, amethyst mines and tourism industry, observing their effects on both the environment and people. The concept of local and global sustainability will be a pervasive theme throughout the course.

Course Code	BIOL 335  Credits 3
Title	Tropical Field Biology
Lasc Area	Goal 10
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Two lectures per week during the spring semester discuss general concepts of ecology applied to tropical ecosystems. Topics covered include: global climate patterns that produce tropical conditions, evolution of biodiversity, rain forests, cloud forests, dry forests, mangrove swamps, coral reef ecology, principles and application of conservation biology to tropical flora and fauna, and balancing human resource use with habitat preservation and restoration. The "lab" component of this course is a mandatory, 10-day class trip to Costa Rica over spring break. In Costa Rica, students and faculty spend 4 days in an ecolodge in dry forest in Cabo Blanco on the Pacific Ocean, another 4 days in cloud forest near Monteverde. A special fee is required to cover the costs of travel, food, and accommodation. Prerequisite: one course in the sciences. MnTC Goal 10.

Course Code	BIOL 341  Credits 4
Title	Genetics
Prerequisite	BIOL 111 CHEM 150
Course Outline	Course Outline
Writing Intensive	Yes
Description	A survey of the modern molecular and classical Mendelian principles underlying biological inheritance. With lab.

Course Code	BIOL 341L  Credits 0
Title	Genetics Lab
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Lab that accompanies Biol 341

Course Code	BIOL 345  Credits 4
Title	Principles of Ecology
Prerequisite	BIOL 115
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	The structure and function of ecological systems. With lab and field work that will emphasize local species and ecosystems.

Course Code	BIOL 345L  Credits 0
Title	Ecology Lab
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Lab that accompanies Biol 345

Course Code	BIOL 346  Credits 3
Title	An Ecological Perspective
Lasc Area	Goal 10
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	This course seeks to help students understand basic ecological principles, and to use these principles to understand our current environmental problems. An integration of scientific, economic, political and ethical considerations will help students to appreciate the policies and practices necessary to achieving a sustainable future. MnTC Goal 10.

Course Code	BIOL 347  Credits 4
Title	Plant Physiology
Prerequisite	CHEM 210 CHEM 210L
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Structure and function of higher plants with emphasis on molecular and cellular physiology as related to whole plant functions. Topics include growth and development, photosynthesis, and environmental aspects of plant physiology.

Course Code	BIOL 347L  Credits 0
Title	Plant Physiology Lab
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Lab that accompanies Biol 347

Course Code	BIOL 348  Credits 3
Title	Evolutionary Biology
Prerequisite	BIOL 115 BIOL 341 BIOL 345
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Concepts, principles and evidence of evolutionary processes in biological systems.

Course Code	BIOL 349  Credits 4
Title	Human Physiology
Prerequisite	BIOL 115 OR CHEM 110 OR CHEM 110L OR CHEM 210 OR CHEM 210L BIOL 111
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	The study of human physiology from cellular homeostasis through organ systems. Includes the study of normal function, regulation, and integration of organ systems, and the implications of abnormal function.

Course Code	BIOL 349L  Credits 0
Title	Human Physiology Lab
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Lab that accompanies Biol 349

Course Code	BIOL 350  Credits 4
Title	Microbiology
Prerequisite	BIOL 115 CHEM 210 CHEM 210L BIOL 111
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Covers concepts of basic and applied microbiology, emphasizing bacteriology and introducing virology and immunology. Laboratory covers basic microbiological techniques, identification of unknowns as well as a group research project. With lab.

Course Code	BIOL 350L  Credits 0
Title	Microbiology Lab
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	Lab that accompanies Biol 350

Course Code	BIOL 360  Credits 4
Title	Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Prerequisite	BIOL 111 BIOL 111L
Course Outline	Course Outline
Description	This course involves the biological, biochemical, and molecular study of homeostasis at the cellular level. Key concepts include protein function, membrane function, signal transduction, electrical conduction, and cellular and intracellular movements.