2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition

ART 491
Portfolio Preparation 2 credits
This class focuses on professional practices in the studio and
graphic arts. Students are guided toward career or graduate
school admittance, and receive instruction in resume writing
and guidance in crafting an artist’s statement. Students
receive help and encouragement in applying to juried shows,
and are assisted in preparation of their senior portfolios. Two
contact hours per week. (FAL)
ART 499
Independent Study 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: permission. Advanced work in any art subject,
including a planned program while engaged in foreign travel.
Studio fee is assessed when department space and
equipment are utilized. Student may enroll for one to three
credits. (SEM)
BIO 150
Biology I - General Biology 4 credits
Basic principles of biology from the molecular level through
the cellular level of organization. Three lecture hours and
three lab hours per week. This course partially satisfies the
general education requirement in the scientific and
quantitative understanding category. (FAL)
BIO 201
Academic Tools of Science 1 credit
This course will prepare science students with all the essential
tools required to do academic science. Students will learn
how to use the library and the internet to identify high quality
published research. With this as technical underpinning,
students will learn how to write a primary research paper,
how to write a review article, how to make and deliver an
oral presentation. One semester hour, one lecture period per
week, no laboratory period. (FAL) Cross listed CHE 201
BIO 202
Evolution and Ecology 4 credits
Prerequisites: (1) one year of high school biology, (2) CHE 110
or CHE 151 (or concurrent). This course examines the
relationships between organisms and their environment at
the organismal, population, community, and ecosystem
levels. It also explores the biological underpinnings of
evolutionary theory, including mechanisms of evolution,
speciation, phylogeny reconstruction, and evidence. Four
semester hours, three lecture periods per week, one
laboratory period per week. (FAL)
BIO 203
Genes and Genomics 4 credits
Prerequisites: (1) one year of high school biology, (2) CHE 111
or CHE 152 (or concurrent). This course presents the basic
principles of genetics and genomics. In this course, students
will examine how DNA fulfills its essential roles and the
linkage of the stored information to its protein products. This
linkage will be examined from both a biological as well as a
computational perspective. Four semester hours, three
lecture periods per week, one laboratory period per week.
(SPR)
BIO 204
Cell Biology 4 credits
Prerequisites: (1) one year of high school biology, (2) CHE 111
or CHE 152 (or concurrent). A study of molecular and cellular
biology with emphasis on cellular metabolism and membrane
phenomena. This course will provide biology majors with a
comprehensive survey of all the essential structural and
functional aspects of the biology of the cell. This information
should be understood by anyone working anywhere within
the biological sciences. Four semester hours, three lecture
periods per week, one laboratory period per week. (SPR)
BIO 214
Introductory Microbiology 4 credits
Prerequisite: Not open to biology or chemistry majors. A
study providing the basic requirements for a working
knowledge of bacteria and related microorganisms, with
emphasis on structure, metabolism, role in disease, and
immune responses to infection. Three lecture hours and
three lab hours per week. (SEM)
BIO 223
Human Anatomy and Physiology I 5 credits
A systemic approach to the study of the structure and
function of the human body. The course begins with a
biochemical approach to the structure of the cell and
culminates with the study of pregnancy, development, and
heredity. Emphasis is also placed on histology and the
musculo-skeletal, integumentary, male reproductive, and
female reproductive systems. Three lecture hours and four
lab hours per week. (SEM)
BIO 224
Human Anatomy and Physiology II 5 credits
A continuation of 223. The course consists of lecture and
laboratory sections that are integrated to emphasize the
anatomy and physiology of the human. The topics covered in
this course expound on the relationship between structure
and function in the nervous, cardiovascular, lymphatic,
immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and endocrine
systems. Three lecture hours and four lab hours per week.
(SEM)
BIO 225
Human Anatomy 5 credits
The content of this course will provide a full description of all
the essential aspects of human anatomy. This course is
designed to provide all the essential anatomical content
required for anyone going forward into a health profession.
Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours per week.
(SEM)
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