Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
BIOL 4366. FOOD MICROBIOLOGY. Three
credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one threehour
laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOL
3770.
Study of microorganisms in processed and nonprocessed
foods.
BIOL 4367. INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisite: BIOL 3770.
The biological activities of microorganisms; their
importance in the pharmaceutical, food industries,
and related areas.
BIOL 4368. MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY. Three
credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3770.
Chemical and structural composition of
microorganisms. Emphasis will be given to their
physiological and genetical properties and
mechanisms valuable to mankind.
BIOL 4369. PRACTICE IN INDUSTRIAL
MICROBIOLOGY. Two credit hours. Four to six
hours of practice per week. Prerequisites: BIOL
3770 and BIOL 4367.
Practical experience in Industrial Microbiology in
cooperation with private industries or with
government.
BIOL 4375. CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY.
Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one
three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite:
BIOL 3770.
Etiology, pathogenicity, epidemiology, and
laboratory analysis for the diagnosis of diseases
caused by microorganisms. Emphasis will be
placed on those diseases of high incidence in Puerto
Rico.
BIOL 4376. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY. Three
credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one threehour
laboratory per week. Prerequisites: BIOL
3770 and BIOL 3125.
Analysis of the freshwater ecosystem and its
importance to human life. Field work is required.
BIOL 4426. ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY. Three
credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one threehour
laboratory per week. Prerequisites: CIBI 3002
or BIOL 3022 or BIOL 4015 or BIOL 3043 and
BIOL 3044 or BIOL 3052.
General principles and origin of parasitism. Study of
the principal pathogenic protozoas and helminths,
their life cycles, host relationships and control
measures.
BIOL 4428. GENERAL ORNITHOLOGY. Three
credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one threehour
laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOL
3022 or BIOL 3425.
Introduction to the study of birds, their structure,
classification, ecological relations, and economic
status. Considerable field work is done, and
practice is given in the methods of collection and
preparation of study skins.
BIOL 4446. INTRODUCTION TO
ENTOMOLOGY. Three credit hours. Two hours
of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3022 or BIOL 3425 or BIOL
4015.
An introduction to entomology based on the study
of the biology of insects. Students are required to
make an insect collection, and practice is given in
the determination and recognition of the most
important orders and families.
BIOL 4465. TAXONOMY OF VASCULAR
PLANTS. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture
and one three-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3435 or BIOL 3417 or BIOL
3052.
The principles of taxonomy and their application.
A general survey of the groups of vascular plants,
with the identification and classification of
representatives of the local flora. Field trips.
BIOL 4467. COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE
ANATOMY. Three credit hours. Two hours of
lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3022 or BIOL 3425.
Comparative anatomy of typical vertebrates;
interrelation of organ systems of various groups of
vertebrates.
BIOL 4505. HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. Four
credit hours. Three hours of lecture, and one threehour
laboratory per week. Prerequisites: (BIOL
3052 and QUIM 3031 or QUIM 3461) or (CIBI
3002 or CIBI 3032 and QUIM 3031).
Physiological principles of the human body.
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