UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

Exercise Biology 271
194HA-194HB-194HC. Research Honors
Laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: Students who
have completed 135 units and qualify for the honors
program (as defined by the current catalog). Students
pursue intensive research under the guidance
of a faculty adviser. Students are expected to complete
the full three-quarter sequence culminating in
the writing of an honors thesis. (Deferred grading
only, pending completion of sequence.)
197T. Tutoring in Biological Sciences 1B (1-
2)
Tutorial—3-6 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences
1B with a grade of B or better. Assisting the instructor
by tutoring students in Biological Sciences 1B laboratory.
Tutoring is voluntary and is supervised by a
Laboratory Teaching Assistant and the Laboratory
Coordinator. May be repeated three times for credit.
(P/NP grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5)
(P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced
Undergraduates (1-5)
(P/NP grading only.)
Graduate Courses
210. Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis (3)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Theory and
practice of inferring phylogenetic trees using molecular
sequence data. Practical techniques for obtaining
sequence data, advantages and disadvantages of
common approaches for inferring trees, statistical
methods for comparing alternative hypotheses.
(Same course as Nematology 210.) Offered in alternate
years.—(III.) Nadler
211. Applied Phylogenetics (3)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
course 103 or 210 or Population Biology 200C or
the equivalent, graduate standing. Applications of
phylogenetic methods to fields outside of systematics.
Core lectures/labs in remedial phylogenetics,
phylogeography, conservation and comparative
morphology. Special topics vary yearly. May be
repeated once for credit.—III. (III.) Shaffer,
Wainwright
220. Species and Speciation (3)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
course 100, Philosophy 108 or the equivalent; History
and Philosophy of Science 130B recommended.
Current status of species concepts, models of speciation,
current research on speciation, and relevance
of species to conservation biology. Offered in alternate
years.—II. Shapiro
231. Principles of Biological Data Analysis
(3)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Introduction
to the principles of data analysis, experimental
design, statistical modeling, inference, and hypothesis
tests. Statistical methods of particular importance
in biological applications will be emphasized. Examples
will be presented from the fields of ecology and
evolutionary genetics. (S/U grading only.)—II. (II.)
Rannala
240. Paleobotany and Angiosperm
Evolution (4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
Plant Biology 108, 116, or course 140. Critical
analysis of the plant fossil record as a source of evidence
on origin, evolution, and phylogeny of the
angio-sperms, Cretaceous and Tertiary climates,
geographic history of modern taxa, and origin of
modern vegetation types. Offered in alternate
years.—(II.) Doyle
290C. Research Conference (1)
Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing
and consent of instructor. Presentation and discussion
of faculty and graduate student research in biology.
May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading
only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
298. Group Study (1-5)
(S/U grading only.)
299. Research (1-12)
(S/U grading only.)
Professional Course
390. Methods of Teaching (2)
Lecture—1 hour; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
graduate standing and consent of instructor. Practical
experience in the methods and problems of
teaching. Includes analyses of texts and supporting
material, discussion of teaching techniques and preparing
and conducting of laboratory and discussion
sections. May be repeated for credit for a maximum
of 8 units. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Exercise Biology
See Neurobiology, Physiology, and
Behavior, on page 392.
Exercise Science
(A Graduate Group)
Dave Hawkins, Ph.D., Chairperson of the Group
Group Office. 310 Life Sciences Addition
(530) 752-2981; http://www.dbs.ucdavis.edu/
grad/exs_sci_gg/default.html
Faculty
Sue Bodine, Ph.D., Professor
(Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior)
George Brooks, Ph.D., Professor
(Integrative Biology-UC Berkeley)
Gretchen Casazza, Ph.D., Research Director
(Sports Medicine)
Chao-Yin Chen, Ph.D., Adj Professor
(Med: Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine)
Youngran Chung, Ph.D., Assistant Research Biochemist
(Med: Pharm & Tox)
Fadi Fathallah, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Biological and Agricultural Engineering)
Charles A. Fuller, Ph.D., Professor
(Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior)
Dave Hawkins, Ph.D., Professor
(Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior)
Robert G. Holly, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer
(Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior)
James H. Jones, Ph.D., Professor
(Surgical and Radiological Sciences)
Thomas Jue, Ph.D., Professor
(Med: Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine)
Marc Kaufman, Ph.D., Professor (Internal Medicine)
Ulrike Kreutzer, Ph.D., Assistant Adjunct Professor
(Med: Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine)
Marta Van Loan, Ph.D., Associate Adjunct Professor
(Nutrition)
Craig M. McDonald, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
Edward S. Schelegle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
(Anatomy, Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative
Physiology)
Espen Spangenburg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
(Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior)
Charles Stebbins, Ph.D., Professor
(Internal Medicine)
Susan M. Stover, Ph.D., Professor
(Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology)
Keith R. Williams, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior)
Graduate Study. The Graduate Group in Exercise
Science offers a program of study and research
leading to an M.S. degree. Advanced training is
provided in two areas of emphasis. The Exercise
Physiology Area involves the study of functional, metabolic,
nutritional, and regulatory aspects of the cardiovascular,
respiratory, and skeletal muscle systems
as they relate to movement and exercise. The Biomechanics
Area includes the study of skeletal muscle
mechanics, motor control, biomechanical analysis of
human movement, tissue mechanics, motor control,
and clinical biomechanics.
Graduate Advisers. M. Kaufman, C. Stebbins,
K. Williams
Courses in Exercise Science (EXS)
Graduate Courses
200. Introduction to Research in Exercise
Science (3)
Discussion—2 hours; seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite:
graduate standing in Exercise Science or consent of
instructor. Principles of scientific research in Exercise
Science: scientific method, literature review, experimental
design, hypotheses formulation, data collection,
analysis, inferences, biases, human subject and
animal protocols, ethics.—I. Jue
201. Exercise Cardiorespiratory Physiology
(3)
Lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite: undergraduate
course in systemic physiology, exercise
physiology, and biochemistry (intermediary metabolism).
Advanced course on integrated responses of
the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to exercise.
Includes hemodynamic, neurohormonal, and
autonomic aspects of cardiac and vascular function,
principles of myocardial metabolism, and mechanisms
underlying changes in pulmonary function and
gas transport.—I. Stebbins
206. Exercise Metabolism (3)
Lecture/discussion—3 hour. Prerequisite: undergraduate
course in metabolism (Biological Sciences 103,
Nutrition 101) or consent of instructor. The integrated
metabolic response to exercise. Includes
bioenergetics and metabolic regulation of skeletal
muscle, and role of cardiovascular, respiratory,
hemodynamic, and neurohormonal control.—III. Jue
210. Introduction to Human Performance
Testing (2)
Discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Introduction
to human exercise testing and measurement.
Safety procedures and measurement capabilities of
the Human Performance Laboratory at UC Davis.
Potential areas for graduate research.—I. (I.) Shaffrath
221. Anthropometry in Physical Activity (3)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—five 3-hour sessions to
alternate weekly with five 1-hour discussion sessions.
Prerequisite: Exercise Biology 101 and 102. Consideration
of physical constitution, body proportions,
and body composition in man as they affect physical
performance, and of body structural and compositional
changes accompanying prolonged, systematic
physical conditioning.
222. Metabolic Functions in Exercise (4)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; laboratory—3
hours. Prerequisite: Exercise Biology 102, Neurobiology,
Physiology, and Behavior 101. Review of the
current research literature on the metabolic
responses to exercise in man; a laboratory survey of
respiratory response, metabolic and water balances,
blood gas adjustments and acid-base balance with
particular reference to the effect of environmental
conditions.
224. Exercise Electrocardiography (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: Exercise Biology 112
or consent of instructor. Physiological bases and clinical
implications of normal and abnormal exercise
electrocardiograms (ECG) are treated in detail. Exercise
prescription is considered as is the predictive
significance of normal and abnormal ECG.
225. Seminar in Cardiac Rehabilitation (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: Exercise Biology
112 or graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Critical examination of literature dealing with the
causes, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular
disease with particular emphasis on intervention
through cardiac rehabilitation. Both the theoretical
bases and practical approaches to cardiac rehabilitation
will be examined.
227. Research Techniques in Biomechanics
(4)
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—4 hours; term paper/
discussion—1 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor,
Mathematics 22B; Exercise Biology 115 recom-
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience