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Biology
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Pacific Northwest Ecology |
| Lasc Area |
Goal 10 |
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| Description |
This three credit summer travel course allows students to study general ecological principles and regional natural history within the context of a variety of ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest, including coastal, alpine, freshwater stream, lake, and river, and temperate rainforest systems. The ecological consequences and the science behind specific environmental and conservation issues are explored. The concept of local and global sustainability is a pervasive theme throughout the course. Prerequisite: One college-level science course. MnTC Goal 10. |
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Science of Brewing |
| Lasc Area |
Goal 3 Lab |
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| Description |
This course will cover scientific and historical background into the scientific processes involved in brewing and fermentation science. Key scientific techniques and best practices will be covered in both lecture and lab. MnTC Goal 3. |
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Invertebrate Zoology |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
This course is a survey of major invertebrate taxa, with some emphasis on insects. Course content includes identification of major groups and their ecology. Some emphasis will be placed on important parasites and agricultural pests. Each student will be responsible for creating a labeled collection of invertebrates. |
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Invertebrate Zoology Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 321 |
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Vertebrate Zoology |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 |
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| Description |
This course is a survey of major vertebrate taxa, with emphasis on the evolutionary relationships among these groups and the interaction between anatomical structure and ecology. |
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Vertebrate Zoology Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 322. |
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Human Anatomy |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 111 OR BIOL 115 |
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| Description |
Anatomical structure of the human body, from individual organ systems to the integrated whole. Includes cadaver dissection. |
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Human Anatomy Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 323 |
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| Title |
Minnesota Plant Identification |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 |
| Course Outline |
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| 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. |
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Minnesota Plant Identification Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 326 |
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Tropical Conservation Biology |
| Lasc Area |
Goal 10 |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
There is one lecture per week during the spring semester to discuss definitions of biodiversity, and general principles of biological conservation. We discuss why diversity is so high in tropical regions, the value of biodiversity in terms of ecological services and economic potential. We then consider Costa Rica as a case study where these principles have been implemented so successfully. The "lab" component of this course is a mandatory, 12-day class trip to Costa Rica over spring break. In Costa Rica, students and faculty spend 2 days in a dry forest research station at Santa Rosa National Park to study the role of research in bioconservation, 4 days at an ecolodge in a humid forest in the "absolute" reserve at Cabo Blanco on the Pacific Ocean to study the impact of excluding people for more than 50 years, and another 4 days in cloud forest near Monteverde Reserve to study ecotourism as an effective but imperfect tool for conservation. A special fee is required to cover the costs of travel, food, and accommodations. MnTC Goal 10. |
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| Title |
Genetics |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 111
CHEM 150 |
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| Description |
A survey of the modern molecular and classical Mendelian principles underlying biological inheritance. With lab. |
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| Title |
Genetics Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 341 |
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| Title |
Principles of Ecology |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 |
| Course Outline |
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| Description |
The structure and function of ecological systems. With lab and field work that will emphasize local species and ecosystems. |
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Ecology Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 345 |
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| Title |
An Ecological Perspective |
| Lasc Area |
Goal 10 |
| Course Outline |
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| 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. |
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Plant Physiology |
| Prerequisite |
CHEM 210 CHEM 210L |
| Course Outline |
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| 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. |
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Plant Physiology Lab |
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| Description |
Lab that accompanies Biol 347 |
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Evolutionary Biology |
| Prerequisite |
BIOL 115 BIOL 341 BIOL 345 |
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| Writing Intensive |
Yes |
| Description |
Concepts, principles and evidence of evolutionary processes in biological systems. |
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