2009-2010 - Bowie State University

BIOL:
BIOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
BIOL 101 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer) 4 CREDITS
This course is a study of the methods by which biological knowledge is acquired and tested and includes the general characteristics of living
matter and a survey of the animal and plant kingdoms, with emphasis on the evolutionary sequences and study of the important vital
systems. Major credit not given. (NOTE: May be taken for honors credit.)
BIOL 102 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY(Fall, Spring, Summer Periodically) 4 CREDITS
This course is designed to introduce the concepts of cellular and molecular biology, basic chemistry, the chemistry of life, and genetics.
BIOL 103 GENERAL ZOOLOGY(Fall, Spring, Summer Periodically) 4 CREDITS
This course is a study of the principles of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, with stress upon the development of phyla in the animal
kingdom, their embryonic development, and gross and microscopic anatomy.
BIOL 105 GENERAL BOTANY (Fall, Spring) 4 CREDITS
This course is a study of algae and fungi, with emphasis on structure, function, classification, phylogenetic relationships and
ecology. Angiosperms and gymnosperms, with emphasis on structure, function, classification, phylogenetic relationships and ecology, will be
explored.
BIOL 107 INTRODUCTION OF HUMAN BIOLOGY (Summer Periodically) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102. This course is a study of the biology of human structure and function.
BIOL 198 COOP BIOLOGY 12 CREDITS
BIOL 202 INDEPENDENT STUDY (Periodically) 2 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 101 or 102. This course is designed solely for non‐science majors and especially for Elementary Education majors and
includes research into a specified area of biology or physical science encompassing library, laboratory and, if necessary, field experiences.
BIOL 203 OCEANUS (Fall, Spring) 3 CREDITS
A fully online distance education course accessed through BSU OnLine, this course focuses on the marine environment, basic oceanography,
marine biology, climate change and Man’s impact on the oceans. This course is not applicable for credit foe biology majors. Course is reserved
for non‐science majors, and designed primarily to accommodate the non‐traditional student who is comfortable with self‐guided and selfmotivated
education. There is no face‐to‐face instruction. Course content is based on INTELECOM’s Endless Voyage. No laboratory experience.
Students must have full access to the internet to participate.
BIOL 204 CELL BIOLOGY (Fall Only, Spring Periodically) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102; CHEM 107/170. This course emphasizes the relationship between the structure and function of cell organelles.
BIOL 205 BIOLOGY ENVRMNTL. POLLU. (Fall, or Spring Periodically) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102. This course is a study of the environment as a system, including characteristics and requirements of the living
environment of plants, animals and man, and improving the quality of life and the future of mankind.
BIOL 209 GENERAL GENETICS (Fall, Spring, Summer Periodically) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102. This course is designed to examine the concepts of inheritance, the basis of inheritance, the molecular aspects of
inheritance, the societal impact of inheritance, and modern day scientific approaches to genetics.
BIOL 298 COOP BIOLOGY 12 CREDITS
BIOL 301 HEREDITY & HUMAN AFFAIRS (Fall, Spring, Summer) 3 CREDITS
This course emphasizes the latest information emanating from the field of medical genetics, with particular reference to the physiological,
neurological and morphological disorders, diseases, etc. Lecture only; recommended for non‐science majors.
BIOL 302 HISTOLOGY (Periodically) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102, 103, 105. This course emphasizes the study of the cytological and histological aspects of living systems.
BIOL 303 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (Fall, Spring) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102, 209; CHEM 202, 220. This course is designed to examine the molecular organization of cells and cellular processes;
the synthesis and regulation of DNA, RNA and Protein synthesis; viruses and plasmid DNA molecules, and the concepts and techniques involved
in recombinant DNA.
BIOL 304 BIOLOGY OF DRUG PLANTS (Fall, Spring) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL‐102. This course is the study of biology of such plants as opium, DMT, marijuana, mescaline, psilocybin, cocaine,
jimsonweed, ergot, strychnine, and digitalis; active principles and the parts used as drugs; diseases and disorders; genetic manifestations; use
and misuse of drugs; and effects on human health, including the mental and social well being of man.
BIOL 306 ANIMAL DEVEL/EMBRYOLOGY (Periodically) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102. This course introduces the principles, processes, and problems of developmental biology.
BIOL 307 COMPARATIVE VER ANATOMY (Periodically) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102, 103. This course provides a comparative study of organ systems of vertebrates, with a descriptive, experimental, and
evolutionary approach.
BIOL 308 COMP. VERTEBRATE ANAT 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102, 103. This course provides a comparative study of organ systems of vertebrates, with a descriptive, experimental, and
evolutionary approach.
BIOL 309 MICROBIOLOGY I (Fall, Spring) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102 and 209. This course is designed to examine the role, structure, metabolism, genetics, and control of microbes. This
course will examine the role of immunity and its relationship to the microbes and pathology. Methods of studying microbes will be the focus
of laboratory exercises.
BIOL 310 MICROBIOLOGY II (Fall, Spring) 4 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 102. This course studies virology, medical parasitology, and mycology.
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