2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

122 The University of AlabamaBSC 532 Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory. Three hours. One lecture and twolab o ra to ry periods.Prerequisite: BSC 313 or permission of the instructor.Prerequisite or corequisite: BSC 531 or permission of the instructor.Practical experience in the iso la tion, characterization, and identifi cation of pathogenicmicroorganisms. Offered alternate spring se mes ters. LeBlanc.BSC 534 Plant Taxonomy. Four hours. Two lectures and one four-hour laboratoryperiod.Characteristics and distribution of the major families of vascular plants, and practice inthe collection and identifi cation of fl owering plants. One weekend fi eld trip is required.Offered alternate spring se mes ters. Haynes.BSC 535 Immunology. Four hours. Three lectures.Prerequisite: BSC 310 or permission of the instructor.Thorough exploration of various aspects of modern immunology at the molecular andcellular levels. Offered fall semester. LeBlanc.BSC 536 Immunology Laboratory. Three hours. One lecture and two laboratory periods.Prerequisite: BSC 435, BSC 535, or permission of the instructor.Practical experience in modern immunological techniques. Offered alternate springse mes ters. LeBlanc.BSC 539 Molecular Biology Laboratory. Three hours. One lecture and one four-hourlaboratory period.Prerequisites: CH 337 and either BSC 450 or BSC 550, or permission of the instructor.A survey of the common analytical techniques used in molecular biology. Topics includeprotein purifi cation and characterization, en zy mol o gy, DNA isolation and restriction endonucleasemapping, and gene cloning. Offered spring se mes ter. Heath.BSC 541 Developmental Biology. Three hours. Three lec tures.Prerequisites: BSC 300 and BSC 315, or permission of the instructor.The course provides basic information about events in developing animal systems,emphasizing cellular, molecular, and genetic research approaches to the study of development.Offered spring semester. O’Donnell, Johnson.BSC 544 General Virology. Three hours. Three lectures.Prerequisites: BSC 300 or BSC 311, and BSC 450 or BSC 550; or permission of theinstructor.The molecular biology of bacterial, animal, and plant virus replication, including thebiophysical, biochemical, and biological properties of virus particles. Offered springse mes ter. Winters.BSC 550 Fundamentals of Biochemistry. Three hours. Three lectures.Prerequisite: CH 332 or permission of the instructor.A one-semester survey of protein structure, enzyme kinetics, bioenergetics, and metabo lism and its regulation. Offered fall and spring se mes ters. Churchill, Heath.BSC 551 Molecular Biology. Three hours. Three lectures.Prerequisite or corequisite: BSC 550 or permission of the instructor.A one-semester survey of the synthesis, processing, and degradation of DNA, RNA,and protein and the regulation of these processes. Offered spring semester. Churchill,Johnson, O’Donnell.BSC 555 Laboratory An i mal Science. Two hours. One lecture and one lab o ra to ryperiod.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.A study of the husbandry and use of animals in research, including handling, housing,breeding, nutrition, diseases and parasites, basic tech niques of anesthesia and surgery,and administration of drugs and med i ca tion. Offered fall and spring se mes ters.Neville.BSC 556 Microbial Ecology. Three hours. Three lectures.Prerequisite: BSC 311 or permission of the instructor.A study of microorganisms in the environment, with em pha sis on their roles in energytransformations, biogeochemical cycles, and biotic interactions. Offered alternate fallse mes ters. Suberkropp, Olson.