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Astronomy
	ASTR 4880 - Honors Thesis II 1 to 6 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Good standing with the Honors College and consent of the instructor and the Honors College. Description Writing or production of honors thesis or project. Signature Experience course.
	ASTR 4995 - Directed Readings B.I.S.-CTW 3 to 4 Credit Hours Requirements: This course may satisfy the junior and/or senior-level Critical Thinking Through Writing requirements. Description Directed Readings designed for Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies students. (CTW course). This course may include a Signature Experience component.
Biology
	BIOL 1103 - Introductory Biology I 3 Credit Hours Corequisites: BIOL 1103L . Description Introduction to fundamental concepts in biology, with an emphasis on evolution, cell structure and function, basic chemistry of life, gene structure and function, cell division, and genetics. Application of these concepts to issues affecting society. This course does not fulfill the requirements for a major in biology.
	BIOL 1103K - Introductory Biology I 4 Credit Hours Requirements: Includes a $50 lab fee. Description Introduction to fundamental concepts in biology, with an emphasis on evolution, cell structure and function, basic chemistry of life, gene structure and function, cell division, and genetics. Application of these concepts to issues affecting society. Biol 1103K is equivalent to BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L . This course does not fulfill the requirements for a major in biology.
	BIOL 1103L - Introductory Biology I Lab 1 Credit Hours Corequisites: BIOL 1103 . Description Laboratory based application of topics covered in the lecture. This course does not fulfill the requirements for a major in biology.
	BIOL 1104 - Introductory Biology II 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1103K or BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L with grades of D or higher. Corequisites: BIOL 1104L . Description Introduction to fundamental concepts in biology, with an emphasis on evolution, anatomy, physiology, classification and ecological relationships. Application of these concepts to issues affecting society. This course does not fulfill the requirements for a major in biology.
	BIOL 1104K - Introductory Biology II 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1103K or BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L with grades of D or higher. Requirements: Includes a $50 lab fee. Description Biol 1104K is equivalent to BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L . Introduction to fundamental concepts in biology, with an emphasis on evolution, anatomy, physiology, classification and ecological relationships. Application of these concepts to issues affecting society. This course does not fulfill the requirements for a major in biology.
	BIOL 1104L - Introductory Biology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Corequisites: BIOL 1104 . Description Laboratory based application of topics covered in the lecture. This course does not fulfill the requirements for a major in biology.
	BIOL 2050 - Introduction to Drugs and Behavior 3 Credit Hours Description (Same as PSYC 2050 .) Provides an introduction to the effects of drugs on behavior. Topics include how drugs affect the brain and, consequently, behavior; the underlying brain and environmental factors thought to be responsible for drug addiction, tolerance and sensitivity; treatment of major psychological disorders (e.g., depression, mania, anxiety) with drug therapy; and the classification of common psychoactive drugs.
	BIOL 2106 - Introduction to the Biological Sciences 2 Credit Hours Description Introduction to evolutionary theory, plant, animal, microbial diversity, evolutionary history, and ecology.
	BIOL 2107 - Principles of Biology I 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: CHEM 1211K or CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L with a C or higher. Corequisites: BIOL 2107L . Requirements: Fulfills Biology major requirement. Description Introduction to scientific method, theory and experimentation, cell chemistry, enzymes, metabolism, photosynthesis, genetics, and evolution, and a survey of selected organisms.
	BIOL 2107K - Principles of Biology I 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: CHEM 1211K or CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L with grades of C or higher. Requirements: Fulfills Biology Major requirement. Includes a $50 lab fee. Description Introduction to scientific method, theory and experimentation, cell chemistry, enzymes, metabolism, photosynthesis, genetics, and evolution, and a survey of selected organisms. Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 2107L - Principles of Biology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Corequisites: BIOL 2107 . Requirements: Fulfills Biology major requirement. Includes a lab fee. Description Laboratory based application of topics covered in the lecture.
	BIOL 2108 - Principles of Biology II 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2107K or BIOL 2107 and BIOL 2107L , each with a C or higher. Corequisites: BIOL 2108L . Requirements: Fulfills Biology major requirement. Description The biology of organisms with emphasis on structure, physiology, ecology, and evolutionary mechanisms and relationships.
	BIOL 2108K - Principles of Biology II 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2107K or BIOL 2107 and BIOL 2107L with grades of C or higher. Requirements: Fulfills Biology major requirement. Includes a $50 lab fee. Description The biology of organisms with emphasis on structure, physiology, ecology, and evolutionary mechanisms and relationships. Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 2108L - Principles of Biology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Corequisites: BIOL 2108 . Requirements: Fulfills Biology major requirement. Includes a lab fee. Description Laboratory based application of topics covered in the lecture.
	BIOL 2110 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1103K (or BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L ) or BIOL 2107K (or BIOL 2107 and BIOL 2107L ) or CHEM 1151K (or CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1151 ) or CHEM 1211K (or CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L ) or PHYS 1111K (or PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L ) with a C or better. Corequisites: BIOL 2110L . Description Survey of the major organ systems in the human body. Chemical principles related to physiology are included.
	BIOL 2110K - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1103K (or BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L ) or BIOL 2107K (or BIOL 2107 and BIOL 2107L ) or CHEM 1151K (or CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1151L ) or CHEM 1211K (or CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L ) or PHYS 1111K (or PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L ) with a C or better. Requirements: Includes a $50 lab fee. Description Survey of the major organ systems in the human body. Chemical principles related to physiology are included. Three lecture and two laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 2110L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Corequisites: BIOL 2110 . Description Laboratory based application of topics covered in the lecture.
	BIOL 2120 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2110K or BIOL 2110 and BIOL 2110L , each with a ‘C’ or better. Corequisites: BIOL 2120L . Description Survey of the major organ systems in the human body. Chemical principles related to physiology are included.
	BIOL 2120K - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2110K (or BIOL 2110 & BIOL 2110L ) with a C or higher. Requirements: Includes a $50 lab fee. Description Survey of the major organ systems in the human body. Chemical principles as related to physiology are included. Three lecture and two laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 2120L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Corequisites: BIOL 2120 . Description Laboratory based application of topics covered in the lecture.
	BIOL 2240 - Introduction to Human Physiology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L or BIOL 1104K ; or Biol 1108 and Biol 1108L or Biol 1108K; or BIOL 2108 and BIOL 2108L or BIOL 2108K with a grade of C or higher. Description Major organ systems with emphasis on homeostatic mechanisms in health and disease.
	BIOL 2250 - Human Physiology Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2240 with a grade of D or higher, or concurrently. Requirements: Includes a $50 lab fee. Recommended for health sciences students. Description Exercises dealing with major organ systems.
	BIOL 2300 - Microbiology and Public Health 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: one year each of high school biology and chemistry recommended. Description An introduction to infectious disease agents of significance in individual and community health settings. The characteristics, symptoms, diagnosis, control, and treatment of infectious diseases will be considered. The course is designed primarily for students who intend to enter one of the health professions.
	BIOL 2310 - Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2300 with a grade of D or higher, or concurrently. Requirements: Includes a $50 lab fee. Description Basic laboratory techniques for culture and identification of microbes. Three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 2500 - Neurobiology and Behavior 2 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L or BIOL 1104K ; or BIOL 2108 and BIOL 2108L or BIOL 2108K ; and CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L ; or CHEM 1212K with a C or higher. Description An introduction to the neural basis of behavior in animals. The emphasis will be on the evolutionary connectedness of all nervous systems, including that of humans, and on demystifying how the brain works, using both reductionist and systems-level approaches.
	BIOL 2600 - Emerging Scholars Research Experience 2 to 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Available to Dual Enrollment high school students only. Description Permission of instructor. Students work with mentors to articulate a research question; develop hypotheses; design and execute experiments; and analyze and interpret the results they obtain. Student projects will be presented in oral and poster sessions at the end of this seven-week summer course. Strong emphasis placed on stimulating critical thinking and developing scientific writing skills to effectively comprehend and communicate scientific knowledge.
	BIOL 2650K - Life Sci. For Middle School 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Exit or exemption from MATH 0997 , ENGL 0999 , and all ESL requirements and EDUC 2110 , or students with degrees. Description The primary topics of the life science course will include the cell, genetics, diversity and adaptations of organisms, and ecology. There will be laboratory work in a local school lab, Internet-based projects, and lab exercises conducted in the home. This course does not meet program of study requirements for the associate’s degree in Education.
	BIOL 2800 - Introduction to Molecular Biology 2 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L or BIOL 1104K ; or Biol 1108 and Biol 1108L or Biol 1108K; or BIOL 2108 and BIOL 2108L or BIOL 2108K with a grade of C or higher. Description Introduction to understanding DNA structure and replication, transcription, and translation, and the regulation of these processes with an emphasis on improving students’ critical thinking and problem solving skills.
	BIOL 3020 - Introduction to Marine Biology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1104K , Biol 1108K, or BIOL 2108K with a grade of C or higher. Description A comprehensive overview of the marine environment and the characteristics of marine organisms and their distinctive communities, such as coral reefs, kelp forests, seagrass beds, and the deep ocean.
	BIOL 3021 - Infectious Disease and Society 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1104K or BIOL 2108K with a grade of C or higher. Description A consideration of the role played by infectious diseases in shaping civilization and society. The focus will be on HIV/AIDS, but sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis, gonorrhea, genital herpes, and genital warts will be discussed as well. HIV/AIDS will also be compared with other infectious diseases of historical importance including the Black Death, leprosy, smallpox, tuberculosis, influenza, and poliomyelitis.
	BIOL 3025 - Dinosaurs: Evolution and Paleobiology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1104K (or BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L ) or BIOL 2108K (or BIOL 2108 and BIOL 2108L ) or GEOL 1122K (or GEOL 1122 and GEOL 1122L ) with a C or higher, or permission of instructor. Description In this course, we will explore the evolution and extinction of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic organisms. Students will cover a wide range of topics that include basic anatomy, systematics and classification, and the ecology of dinosaurs, reptiles, mammals, and plants.
	BIOL 3240 - Applied Medical Physiology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1104K , Biol 1108K, or BIOL 2108K , and CHEM 1212K with grades of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Description Integrative physiology of major organ systems, with emphasis on homeostatic mechanisms in health and disease. Three lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 3250 - Human Physiology Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3240 with a grade of C or higher, or concurrently. Requirements: Includes a $50 lab fee. Description Exercises dealing with the physiology of the major organ systems. Three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 3430 - Biotechnology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2108K and CHEM 1212K with grades of C or higher. Description Fundamental principles of biotechnology. Topics include genetic engineering of bacteria, plants and animals; molecular and cellular cloning; the human genome project; forensics and DNA typing; cloning of organisms; and gene therapy. Bioethical implications are also considered. Three lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 3440 - Fundamentals of Evolution 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2108K with a grade of C or higher. This course is also recommended for middle and high school biology teachers. Description Mechanisms of evolution, from the molecular to the population level. Topics include population genetics, adaptation, natural selection, speciation, systematics, coevolution, history of life, the geological record, and evolution of humans. Three lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 3690 - Honors Reading 1 to 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Good standing with the Honors College and consent of instructor. Description Discussion and readings on selected topics.
	BIOL 3740 - Biomedical Ethics 3 Credit Hours Description Introduction to major moral problems in science and medicine, such as abortion, death and euthanasia, treatment of the mentally ill, experimentation with animal and human subjects, genetic research, and neuroethical issues.
	BIOL 3800 - Molecular Cell Biology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2107K (or BIOL 2107 and BIOL 2107L ) or BIOL 2800 ; and CHEM 1212K (or CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L ), all with a C or higher. Description A survey of biochemistry, molecular genetics, and cell biology including cell structure and chemistry, macromolecular structure and synthesis, protein trafficking, cell motility, signaling, and division. Students may only complete this course twice. Three lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 3810 - Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory-CTW 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 with a grade of C or higher, or concurrently. Requirements: Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all biology majors. Includes a $75 lab fee. Description Experiments demonstrating techniques and concepts in molecular cell biology with an emphasis on learning critical thinking through writing. Students may only complete this course twice. Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) course.
	BIOL 3820 - Plant Biology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2108 and BIOL 2108L (or BIOL 2108K ) with a C or higher, or equivalents. Description Topics include: evolutionary relationships of land plants, dynamic aspects of plant function, structure, and growth as well as plant adaptations, ecology, and human interactions with plants. Three lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 3830 - Plant Biology Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Requirements: BIOL 2108K (or BIOL 2108 and BIOL 2108L ) and BIOL 3820 or equivalents, all with C or higher. Description Students will explore the dynamic aspects of plant structure, function and growth through inquiry-based labs. Plant ecology and conservation techniques and issues, as well as human uses and modifications of plants will be explored in lab demonstrations and experiments. Three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 3840 - Animal Biology 3 Credit Hours Requirements: BIOL 2108K (or BIOL 2108 and BIOL 2108L ) or equivalents, with a C or higher. Description Comparative analysis of the behavior, physiology, anatomy, phylogeny, evolution, and ecology of animals. Three lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 3850 - Animal Biology Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3840 or equivalent with a C or higher. Corequisites: BIOL 3840 may be taken concurrently. Requirements: Includes a $75 lab fee. Description Comparative structure and function of representative animal types. Three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 3880 - Microbiology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2108K and BIOL 3800 with grades of C or higher, or equivalents. Description Functional anatomy, metabolism, cultivation, growth, and control of microorganisms with emphasis on the prokaryotes; relationships of these organisms to their environment. Three lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 3890 - Microbiology Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3880 or equivalent with a C or higher. Corequisites: BIOL 3880 may be taken concurrently. Requirements: Includes a $75 lab fee. Description Techniques of cultivation, quantitation, isolation, and identification of microorganisms with emphasis on bacteria; effects of physical and chemical reagents. Three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 3900 - Genetics 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2108 and BIOL 2108L (or BIOL 2108K ) and BIOL 3800 (or equivalent coursework) with a C or higher; CHEM 2400 recommended. Description Transmission and molecular genetics including Mendelian inheritance and extensions of basic principles, gene organization and expression, chromosome variation, gene linkage and mapping, and population genetics. Three lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 3910 - Genetics Laboratory 1 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3900 or equivalent with a C or higher. Corequisites: BIOL 3900 may be taken concurrently. Requirements: Includes a $75 lab fee. Description Experiments demonstrating concepts in genetics. Three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 3990 - Independent Readings 2 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 with a grade of C or higher, and consent of instructor. Description Students will read and review primary literature in the field of biology. Students will discuss the readings with the instructor and/or write papers. Topics may vary. Course may be repeated for credit a maximum of two times.
	BIOL 4010 - Mathematical Biology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: MATH 2652 with a C or higher. Description (Same as MATH 4010 .) This course provides an introduction to the use of continuous and discrete differential equations in the biological sciences. Topics include single species and interacting population dynamics, modeling infectious and dynamic diseases, regulation of cell function, molecular interactions and receptor-ligand binding, biological oscillators, and an introduction to biological pattern formation.
	BIOL 4011 - Principles of Paleontology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: GEOL 1122K with a grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Description (Same as GEOL 4011 .) An introduction to the principles of paleontology including taphonomy, taxonomy, evolution, and extinction by examination of the fossil record. Study of commonly preserved organisms and their use in paleoecology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, biostratigraphic correlation, and conservation paleobiology will be stressed as well. This course may include a Signature Experience component. Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 4014K - Invertebrate Biology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3840 with a grade of C or higher, or equivalent course work. Description Structure, function, distribution, and taxonomic relationships of invertebrate animals. Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 4015K - Vertebrate Biology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3840 with a C or higher, or equivalent course work, or consent of instructor. Description Diversity, taxonomy, structure, function, distribution, and ecology of living and extinct vertebrates. Three lecture and three laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 4030 - Computational Neuroscience 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: NEUR 3000 or BIOL 4102 , and MATH 2201 with a C or higher. Description A project-based course focused on building and testing computational models of neurons, networks, and neural circuits that mediate animal behavior.
	BIOL 4040 - Neuroethology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: NEUR 3000 or BIOL 4102 , or equivalent, with a grade of C or higher. Description (Same as NEUR 4040 .) The neural basis of behavior from an ethological perspective. The course will cover discoveries, techniques, and concepts underlying neuroethological research. Developmental, evolutionary, and comparative approaches are emphasized. Four lecture hours per week.
	BIOL 4045K - General Ecology-CTW 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3820 , BIOL 3840 , BIOL 4050K , or equivalent with a C or higher; or permission of instructor. Requirements: Includes a $75 lab fee. Description This course covers principles governing the distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with each other and the environment. Students will think and write critically about ecological processes they are investigating by: reading primary literature; designing experiments; analyzing data; writing research papers; and giving presentations. An emphasis on critical thinking through writing. Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) course. Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
	BIOL 4050K - The Natural Environment of Georgia 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1104K or BIOL 2108 /BIOL 2108L (or BIOL 2108K and GEOG 1113 ) with a C or higher or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Description (Same as GEOG 4050 .) This course will focus on the diversity of Georgia’s landscapes. Through readings, discussions, field outings, and projects, students will become familiar with the principles involved in the structure and function of Georgia’s dwindling but diverse ecosystems. There is an emphasis on plant and animal communities, the physical environment, and landscape management strategies. Locations, diversity, and plant indicator species will be examined in the classroom and the field. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
	BIOL 4055K - Experimental Methods in Field Ecology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: Either BIOL 1104K (or BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L ), BIOL 2108K (or BIOL 2108 and BIOL 2108L ), GEOG 1112K (or GEOG 1112 and GEOG 1112L ), or GEOG 1113K (or GEOG 1113 and GEOG 1113L ) with a C or higher; and permission of instructor. Requirements: Includes a $50 lab fee. Description Students will learn basic field and lab techniques to assess ecological variables (i.e., vegetation analysis, stream health, soil quality and macroinvertebrates, and social impact). Course involves a collecting and analyzing data, designing projects, and presenting results throughout the course. This is an intensive field methods course with possible evening or weekend training. Signature Experience course.
	BIOL 4070 - Sensory Neuroscience 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: NEUR 3000 or BIOL 4102 , or PSYC 4110 with a grade of C or higher. Description The course will cover the neural basis of sensation and perception, from neural coding in the sense organs to central representation leading to perception. The neurobiology of vision, audition, somatosensation (touch and pain), and chemosensation (taste and smell) will be covered.
	BIOL 4074 - Developmental Biology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 with a C or higher. Description Introduction to developmental biology emphasizing cellular, genetic, and molecular aspects and mechanisms of development. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4076 - Evolutionary Developmental Biology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3440 , BIOL 3800 , BIOL 4074 with a C or higher; or consent of the instructor. Description This course will investigate the synthesis of developmental biology and evolutionary thought. Topics include how the development of insects and vertebrates have evolved over time, how evo-devo can generate and maintain organismal diversity, and how evo-devo provides insight into human evolution.
	BIOL 4080 - Clinical Neuroscience 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: NEUR 3000 or BIOL 4102 with a grade of C or higher. Description This course will examine the neurobiological basis of mental disorders such as depression and schizophrenia as well as the neurodegenerative conditions of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Diseases. Additional topics include psychoneuroimmunology, stress and coping, the role of genetics and epigenetics in neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, and the role of gut microbes in health and disease.
	BIOL 4094 - Developmental Neurobiology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 with a grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Description Introduction to the development of the nervous system. Covers the field of developmental neurobiology from neural induction to the modification of neuronal connections in the adult nervous system and uses a variety of model organisms to demonstrate the rules by which nervous systems develop. Four lecture hours per week.
	BIOL 4100 - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: NEUR 3000 or BIOL 3800 with a grade of C or higher. Description Advanced exploration of cellular and molecular function in neurons and glia. Topics include excitable membranes and cells, ion channels and receptors, synaptic transmission and plasticity, neural development, and molecular bases of neurological diseases.
	BIOL 4102 - Neurobiology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 and BIOL 3840 with grades of C or higher, or equivalent. Description Comprehensive basis for understanding brain research, major discoveries in neuroscience, and the methods employed for those achievements. Topics include the neural basis of learning and memory, sensory perception, motor control, neurological diseases, drug action, and behavior.
	BIOL 4104 - Zoo Biology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3840 with a grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Description Historical background as well as current issues and developments in zoos. Topics include conservation, SSPs (Species Survival Plans), behavioral enrichment, studbook management, and planning/economics of major exhibits. Course instruction will be on-site at Zoo Atlanta. Students will work directly with animal curators and keepers. This course may include a Signature Experience component. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4115 - Medical Neuroanatomy 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3840 with a grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Description Human brain and spinal cord functional neuroanatomy and associated pathologies. Four lecture hours per week.
	BIOL 4200 - Neuroscience of Memory 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: NEUR 3000 or BIOL 4102 with a C or higher. Description An introduction to the neural bases of memory. The course begins with a review of the historical background, experimental methods, and relevant principles of neuroscience. The neuroscience of memory will then be reviewed at different levels of biological organization, including molecular/cellular, neural circuit, neural system, and behavioral.
	BIOL 4210 - Neuroscience of Motivation and Emotion 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: NEUR 3000 or BIOL 4102 with a C or higher. Description An examination of how the nervous system generates motivation and emotional states in diverse species, including humans. Topics include neural mechanisms of thirst and hunger, defense and fear, and social behavior, as well as disorders of emotion and motivation.
	BIOL 4240 - Endocrinology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: CHEM 2410 or Chem 3410 with a C or higher, or equivalent course work; CHEM 4600 is recommended. Description Basic biochemistry and physiology of the endocrine system, including synthesis and secretion of steroid and protein hormones, mechanisms of hormone action, and endocrinology of reproduction. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4241 - Hormones and Behavior 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3840 with a grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Description (Same as PSYC 4630 .) Interaction of nervous and endocrine systems in the control of animal behavior, including humans, with emphasis on the mechanisms that adapt behavior to the changing physical and social environments. Four lecture hours per week.
	BIOL 4246 - Advanced Human Physiology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2240 or BIOL 3240 , and BIOL 3800 with a C or higher or equivalents, or permission of instructor. Description The circulatory, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and renal physiological systems will be emphasized.
	BIOL 4248 - Cell Physiology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3840 , BIOL 3880 , BIOL 3900 ; and CHEM 2410 or Chem 3410 with a C or higher, or equivalent. CHEM 4600 is recommended. Description Mechanisms of cell and organelle function at the molecular level. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4250 - Cell Cycle and Cancer 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 with a C or better. Description This course discusses the cell cycle and how misregulation of this well orchestrated process results in cancer. Strong emphasis will be placed on stimulating critical thinking and developing scientific writing skills to effectively comprehend and communicate scientific knowledge in the field of cell cycle and cancer.
	BIOL 4278 - Immunology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3880 and BIOL 3900 with grades of C or higher, or equivalent course work. Description Principles of immunobiology with emphasis on humoral and cellular immunity, immunochemical methods for detection, quantitation and study of humoral antibodies and immune cells. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4282 - Tumor Immunology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 with a grade of C or higher. Description This course discusses the molecular basis of tumorigenesis and the interactions between the immune system and tumors/cancer cells. Topics covered include: basic tumorigenesis of common solid tumors, basic immunology, tumor antigen expression, types of immune responses to tumors, mechanisms by which tumors escape/suppress the immune response and novel approaches for immunotherapy of advanced cancers.
	BIOL 4284 - Medical Biochemistry in Health and Disease 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: CHEM 4600 with a C or better. Description Crosslisted with Biol 6284. Overview of principles of biochemistry and metabolism at both the cellular and whole body level under normal physiological conditions in maintaining physical and mental health and in various disease states. These include exercising, starvation, trauma, infection, pregnancy, aging-related mental illness, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Four hours a week.
	BIOL 4292 - Leadership in Biology 2 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2108 and BIOL 2108L (or BIOL 2108K ) with a C or higher, or permission of the instructor. Description This course promotes development of leadership skills in the context of science careers, with a focus on biology. Includes interactive lectures, presentations by guest speakers followed by student-led debriefings, mentoring experiences, field trip/site visits, and class projects aiming to drive public engagement and outreach.
	BIOL 4340 - Neurophysics 3 Credit Hours Description Course provides fundamental findings of physics of neuronal systems. The course covers such topics as introduction to biomechanics, membranes, transport, electroosmotic effects, ion pumping, cellular homeostasis, the Hodgkin-Huxley formalism, energetics of spiking, neural coding, and dynamics of neurons and neuronal networks. It also covers methods of recording of neuronal activity.
	BIOL 4428 - Medical Microbiology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3880 with a grade of C or higher, or equivalent course work. Description An overview of significant human and animal pathogens, including aspects of bacterial, viral, protozoan, and helminthic infections and pathogenesis. Pathogen characteristics and features, epidemiology, immunity, and treatment. Four lecture hours per week.
	BIOL 4438 - Applied Microbiology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3880 with a grade of C or higher, or equivalent course work. Description Microbiology of industrial processes, including quality control, fermentations, biotransformations, strain selection, and maintenance. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4451 - Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 2108K and CHEM 1212K with a C or higher or equivalent or by permission of instructor. CHEM 2400 recommended. Description (Same as GEOG 4451 .) Comprehensive introduction to water pollution (including relevant methods and techniques) and its relationship to public health. Four lecture hours per week.
	BIOL 4458 - Microbial Ecology and Metabolism 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3880 and CHEM 2400 with grades of C or higher, or equivalent coursework. Description Application of ecological principles to the microbial world. Topics include biogeochemical cycling, biodegradation, bacterial communication and the ecology of disease. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4460 - Parasitology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 with a grade of C or higher or consent of instructor. Description A survey of the important parasites of humans and domestic animals. Emphasis will be placed on medically important parasitic protozoa, helminthes, and arthropods; clinical effects of infection, epidemiology, methods for detection and identification as well as global impact of parasitic diseases in today’s world.
	BIOL 4480 - Principles of Toxicology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 1104K , Biol 1108K, or BIOL 2108K with a grade of C or higher, or equivalent coursework. CHEM 4600 is recommended. Description Studies of the absorption, distribution, and excretion of toxicants, their detoxification and bioactivation, and their adverse effects. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4484 - Laboratory Techniques in Applied and Environmental Microbiology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3880 , BIOL 3890 , or equivalent coursework; BIOL 4438 and BIOL 4458 , with grades of C or higher. Requirements: Includes a $50 lab fee. Description Techniques and procedures for isolation, characterization, and identification of microorganisms of practical significance; model ecosystems and biofilms; sampling and enumeration of microorganisms; metabolism; and analysis of microbial growth. One lecture and six laboratory hours a week.
	BIOL 4500 - Human Genetics 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3900 with a grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Description Principles of human heredity, with emphasis on the molecular basis of heredity, detection and treatment of genetic diseases, and genetic counseling. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4545 - Bioethics and Biotechnology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3900 with a C or higher, or equivalent. Description Ethical issues raised by recent advances in biotechnology, genomics, and other areas of molecular genetics and cell biology. Specific topics include: eugenics; molecular, cellular and organismal cloning; personalized medicine; stem cell research; the genetics of behavior; and the role of epigenetics in the nature vs. nurture debate. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4564 - Advanced Genetics 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3900 with a grade of C or higher. Description Advanced topics and techniques in prokaryotic and eukaryotic genetic systems, including gene mapping, molecular techniques, regulation of gene expression, genomics, and population genetics. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4565 - General Oncology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3900 with a grade of C or higher. Description Etiology, pathology, mechanisms of metastasis and treatment of cancer. Students will also analyze current primary literature in the field. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4575 - Virology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3880 and BIOL 3900 with grades of C or higher, or equivalent course work. Description Introduction to viruses, including structure and replication of viruses; virus isolation and classification; pathogenesis and epidemiology of virus disease. Four lecture hours per week.
	BIOL 4576 - Neurovirology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 with a grade of C or higher. Description Following an introduction to basic neuroanatomy and neuroimmunology, individual lectures will focus on the diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis of several neurologic diseases of virus origin. These include encephalitis, meningitis, chronic inflammatory and demyelinating diseases, HIV/AIDS-associated dementia, peripheral neuropathies, retinitis, and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies caused by prions. The concept of virus latency within the nervous system will be emphasized, as will the possible contributions of viruses or prions toward the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
	BIOL 4580 - Microbial Pathogenesis 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3880 and BIOL 3900 with grades of C or higher, or equivalent course work. Description This course integrates material from pathogenic microbiology, molecular biology and immunology into an overview of bacterium-host interactions including bacterial attributes, virulence factors, and several paradigms of bacterial-host interactions focusing on molecular and genetic approaches. Four lecture hours a week.
	BIOL 4630 - Enzymology 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: CHEM 2410 with a C or higher. CHEM 4600 and CHEM 4110 are recommended. Description (Same as CHEM 4630 .) Introduction to enzyme catalysis, with emphasis on the general concepts of enzyme kinetics and the common tools for studying enzymes.
	BIOL 4648 - Biogeography 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: GEOG 1112 , BIOL 1104K , or BIOL 2108K with grades of B or higher, or consent of instructor. Description (Same as GEOG 4648 .) Spatial variations, processes, and environmental constraints influencing the distribution of life.
	BIOL 4670 - Principles and Techniques of Practical Biochemistry 3 Credit Hours Prerequisites: CHEM 4600 with a C or higher. Description (Same as CHEM 4670 .) A comprehensive and integrated review of principles and modern techniques in biochemical research laboratories. Topics include principles of biochemical investigations, molecular biology and basic techniques, molecular cloning and gene analysis, protein structure, purification and characterization, biomolecular interactions, enzyme analysis, spectroscopic techniques, mass spectrometric techniques, centrifugation, electrophoretic, and chromatographic techniques.
	BIOL 4680 - Microscopy and Imaging 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 and PHYS 1112K or PHYS 2212K with grades of C or higher, or equivalent. Description An introduction to the theory of microscopy and various types of microscopes and their applications to biological research. Topics include: microscopes, basic specimen preparation, and staining techniques. Four lecture hours per week.
	BIOL 4685 - Functional Histology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 and BIOL 3240 with a C or higher or equivalent or permission of instructor. Requirements: Includes a $75 lab fee. Description Topics include preparation and basic staining of tissues, special stains, identification of tissue features and classification. The course will correlate tissue form and function by incorporating concepts of cell, tissue, and organ physiology.
	BIOL 4686 - Pathophysiology 4 Credit Hours Prerequisites: BIOL 3800 and BIOL 3240 with grades of C or higher or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Description Clinical case studies will be used to teach the principles and processes behind adult and childhood diseases. Students will learn basic diagnostic skills in hematology and blood chemistry, histopathology, ECG, spirometry, radiology, and urology.

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Corequisites

Course Credit Hours

Prerequisites

ASTR 4880 - Honors Thesis II

ASTR 4995 - Directed Readings B.I.S.-CTW

BIOL 1103 - Introductory Biology I

BIOL 1103K - Introductory Biology I

BIOL 1103L - Introductory Biology I Lab

BIOL 1104 - Introductory Biology II

BIOL 1104K - Introductory Biology II

BIOL 1104L - Introductory Biology II Laboratory

BIOL 2050 - Introduction to Drugs and Behavior

BIOL 2106 - Introduction to the Biological Sciences

BIOL 2107 - Principles of Biology I

BIOL 2107K - Principles of Biology I

BIOL 2107L - Principles of Biology I Laboratory

BIOL 2108 - Principles of Biology II

BIOL 2108K - Principles of Biology II

BIOL 2108L - Principles of Biology II Laboratory

BIOL 2110 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

BIOL 2110K - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

BIOL 2110L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory

BIOL 2120 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II

BIOL 2120K - Human Anatomy and Physiology II

BIOL 2120L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory

BIOL 2240 - Introduction to Human Physiology

BIOL 2250 - Human Physiology Laboratory

BIOL 2300 - Microbiology and Public Health

BIOL 2310 - Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory

BIOL 2500 - Neurobiology and Behavior

BIOL 2600 - Emerging Scholars Research Experience

BIOL 2650K - Life Sci. For Middle School

BIOL 2800 - Introduction to Molecular Biology

BIOL 3020 - Introduction to Marine Biology

BIOL 3021 - Infectious Disease and Society

BIOL 3025 - Dinosaurs: Evolution and Paleobiology

BIOL 3240 - Applied Medical Physiology

BIOL 3250 - Human Physiology Laboratory

BIOL 3430 - Biotechnology

BIOL 3440 - Fundamentals of Evolution

BIOL 3690 - Honors Reading

BIOL 3740 - Biomedical Ethics

BIOL 3800 - Molecular Cell Biology

BIOL 3810 - Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory-CTW

BIOL 3820 - Plant Biology

BIOL 3830 - Plant Biology Laboratory

BIOL 3840 - Animal Biology

BIOL 3850 - Animal Biology Laboratory

BIOL 3880 - Microbiology

BIOL 3890 - Microbiology Laboratory

BIOL 3900 - Genetics

BIOL 3910 - Genetics Laboratory

BIOL 3990 - Independent Readings

BIOL 4010 - Mathematical Biology

BIOL 4011 - Principles of Paleontology

BIOL 4014K - Invertebrate Biology

BIOL 4015K - Vertebrate Biology

BIOL 4030 - Computational Neuroscience

BIOL 4040 - Neuroethology

BIOL 4045K - General Ecology-CTW

BIOL 4050K - The Natural Environment of Georgia

BIOL 4055K - Experimental Methods in Field Ecology

BIOL 4070 - Sensory Neuroscience

BIOL 4074 - Developmental Biology

BIOL 4076 - Evolutionary Developmental Biology

BIOL 4080 - Clinical Neuroscience

BIOL 4094 - Developmental Neurobiology

BIOL 4100 - Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

BIOL 4102 - Neurobiology

BIOL 4104 - Zoo Biology

BIOL 4115 - Medical Neuroanatomy

BIOL 4200 - Neuroscience of Memory

BIOL 4210 - Neuroscience of Motivation and Emotion

BIOL 4240 - Endocrinology

BIOL 4241 - Hormones and Behavior

BIOL 4246 - Advanced Human Physiology

BIOL 4248 - Cell Physiology

BIOL 4250 - Cell Cycle and Cancer