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BIOL 100 - Orient/Medical Lab Sci Credits: Two (2) Laboratory principles and procedures are introduced to students interested in clinical laboratory science. Note: Student strongly recommended to enroll as a Junior or Senior
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BIOL 101 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: Four (4) An emphasis on cellular and molecular levels and a survey of organs and organ systems introduces human structure and function. General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-101L |
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BIOL 101L - Required Lab-Biol 101 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-101 |
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BIOL 102 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: Four (4) Biology 102 continues the study of human structure and function, emphasizing cellular and molecular levels, and survey of organs and organ systems. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-101, Minimum grade C- Corequisite: BIOL-102L |
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BIOL 102L - Required Lab-Biol 102 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-102 |
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BIOL 103 - Introduction to Biology Credits: Four (4) A one-semester introduction to biology, emphasizing the molecular, cellular, organism and community levels of organization.This course is designed for non-science majors. General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-103L |
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BIOL 103L - Required Lab-Biol 103 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-103 |
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BIOL 104 - Introductory Microbiology Credits: Four (4) Students in this course will learn about eukaryotic and prokaryotic microorganisms and will survey the biochemical, environmental and medical importance of these organisms. This course should be taken by students in Maryville’s nursing program. May not be taken for credit by students majoring in Biochemistry, Biology, Biology/Biotechnology, Biomedical Sciences or by undeclared Pre-medical students. Note: This non-majors course is designed for students in the nursing program.
General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-101, BIOL-103, or BIOL-117 Corequisite: BIOL-104L |
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BIOL 104L - Required Lab-Biol 104 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-104 |
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BIOL 108 - Human Body in Health and Disease Credits: Three (3) This course introduces the student to a survey of the human body. It deals with the structure and function of the various organ systems and discusses basic diseases that a person may be exposed to or read about in daily life. The course is intended to be taken by health professions students as an introductory course and non major students. General Education Area: Natural Science
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BIOL 115 - Intro Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: Four (4) This course introduces the student to a survey of the human body. It deals with the structure and function of the various organ systems. General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-115L |
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BIOL 115L - Required Lab-Biol 115 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-115 |
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BIOL 117 - General Biology I Credits: Four (4) This is the first course in a two-semester sequence designed for
majors and other students requiring an extensive introduction to
the biological sciences. The course introduces students to the
science of biology at the molecular, cellular, organism,
evolutionary, and ecological levels. Note: A strong high school background in science, including biology and chemistry, is recommended.
General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-117L |
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BIOL 117L - Required Lab-Biol 117 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-117 |
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BIOL 118 - General Biology II Credits: Four (4) A completion of the survey of biological sciences begun with BIOL 117. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-117, Minimum grade C- Corequisite: BIOL-118L |
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BIOL 118L - Required Lab-Biol 118 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-118 |
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BIOL 140 - History and Philosophy of Science Credits: Three (3) This course is a worldwide view of the history of science from primitive times to the present. Philosophical perspectives on scientific inquiry will include empiricism, rationalism, materialism and utilitarian morality. General Education Area: Natural Science Cross-listed: SCI-140
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BIOL 216 - Plants and People Credits: Four (4) Throughout human history, people have used plants for food, drink, medicine, clothing and shelter. In Plants and People, students will explore basic plant biology and the many uses of plants and plant materials. General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-216L |
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BIOL 216L - Required Lab-Biol 216 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-216 |
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BIOL 220 - Exercise Science Credits: Three (3) Exercise Physiology is designed to provide students with the current state of knowledge in the physiology of exercise. A systematic approach to how the body responds to exercise will give students with a thorough and critical analysis of the acute physiological responses to exercise and the adaptations that occur with organized exercise training. Basic factual information will be covered with a major emphasis on mechanisms underlying how the different systems of the body respond to exercise stress. General topics that will be discussedinclude bioenergetics and metabolism, measurement of work, power and energy expenditure, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, endocrine system, muscular system, and physiology of training, conditioning, and performance. Lab component is integrated into the course. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL 101 and BIOL 102, or BIOL-115, or BIOL-117 and BIOL-118
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BIOL 231 - Conservation Biology Credits: Three (3) This course will introduce students to the concept that the health of human populations is dependent upon the ecosystems that surround us (in ways we are only beginning to understand). To that end, students will review the fundamental principles of ecology, the economic and political aspects of conservation, and some prominent case studies in conservation biology. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-118
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BIOL 260 - General Genetics Credits: Four (4) Students in this course will study transmission genetics, population genetics, microbial genetics, replication, transcription, translation, and mutation at an advanced level. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-118 Corequisite: BIOL-260L |
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BIOL 260L - Required Lab - Biol 260 Credits: Zero (0) Required lab - BIOL 260 General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-260 |
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BIOL 270 - Evolution Credits: Four (4) This course will provide a foundation that students will use to understand (and integrate) all other biological disciplines. The student will gain an understanding of the causes and consequences of organismal change through time. Topics will include the genetic basis of change, change at the population level, phenotypic change within lineages, macroevolutionary change across geologic time scales and the mechanisms of speciation. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-118, and BIOL-260 Corequisite: BIOL-270L |
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BIOL 270L - Required Lab - Biol 270 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-270 |
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BIOL 293 - Cooperative Education Credits: One (1) to Four (4) Students may take cooperative education courses before they
complete their majors, minors and General Education requirements,
but the students may not count these courses as part of these
requirements. General Education Area: Natural Science
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BIOL 296 - Independent Study Credits: One (1) to Four (4) General Education Area: Natural Science
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BIOL 297 - Special Studies Credits: One (1) to Four (4) General Education Area: Natural Science
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BIOL 303 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Credits: Four (4) This course is an in-depth survey of vertebrate animals and the entire phylum chordata. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-270 Corequisite: BIOL-303L |
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BIOL 303L - Required Lab-Biol 303 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-303 |
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BIOL 304 - Zoology Credits: Three (3) This course concentrates on the basic concepts of general zoology including the origin of animal life, animal reproduction and development, classification of major phyla of animals and the major classes of vertebrates and invertebrates, structure, and function of animals, and basic concepts of animal behavior and ecology. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-260
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BIOL 314 - General Botany Credits: Four (4) Classroom, laboratory exercises and field trips are combined to provide students a survey of the plants, their evolution, morphology, life histories and ecological relationships. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-260, and BIOL-270 Corequisite: BIOL-314L |
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BIOL 314L - Required Lab - Biol 314 Credits: Zero (0) Required lab - BIOL 314 General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-314 |
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BIOL 316 - General Microbiology Credits: Four (4) Though invisible to the naked eye, microbes are all around us and play a vital role in biotechnology, agriculture, human health and in the health of the ecosystem that sustains us. Some microbes are detrimental to human health, while others help us digest food and protect us from harmful microbes. In this course, students will gain an appreciation of the vast biodiversity represented by ‘microbes’ (e.g. single celled eukaryotes, prokaryotes, fungi, protists and viruses), and learn the details of microbial growth and metabolism. Laboratory exercises will focus on the identification of different microbe and techniques for culturing microorganisms. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL 260 Corequisite: BIOL-316L |
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BIOL 350 - Introduction to Human Anatomy Credits: Four (4) This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to expand their knowledge of the human body using the human cadaver. A systems approach will provide students with a thorough critical analysis of the following general topics: the musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, digestive system, nervous system, urinary system, and reproductive system. Basic factual information will be covered with a major emphasis on application of this knowledge through dissection in the laboratory. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-102 or BIOL-115 Corequisite: BIOL-350L |
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BIOL 350L - Required Lab - Biol 350 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-350 |
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BIOL 351 - Cell Biology Credits: Four (4) The students in this course will study cell biology at an advanced level, emphasizing structure and ultrastructure, cell physiology, cell environment relations and controls. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: CHEM-203 and BIOL 260
Also; CHEM-320 is strongly recommended to be completed prior to taking this course. Corequisite: BIOL-351L |
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BIOL 351L - Required Lab-Biol 351 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-351 |
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BIOL 352 - General Ecology Credits: Four (4) General ecology includes community ecology, population dynamics, ecosystem energetics, biogeography and evolutionary ecology at an advanced level. Note: Field experience is included.
General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-270 Corequisite: BIOL-352L |
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BIOL 352L - Required Lab-Biol 352 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-352 |
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BIOL 354 - Immunology Credits: Three (3) Students will study basic immunological concepts, including humoral and cell-mediated immunity, and “in vivo” and “in vitro” immunological relations. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-260, BIOL-316, and CHEM-203
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BIOL 381 - Ornithology Credits: Four (4) Birds are a charismatic, highly visible model for biological study. This course will provide students with tangible examples of the principles that they have learned (or will learn) in other classes, including, physiology, ecology, evolution and conservation. Students will also gain valuable experience with field biology by learning the songs and field identification of the birds of Missouri. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-270 Corequisite: BIOL-381L |
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BIOL 381L - Required Lab - Biol 381 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-381 |
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BIOL 390 - Biotech and Methods in Molecular Biology Credits: Four (4) This course examines current techniques in the field of molecular biology. Topics will include nucleic acid extraction, restriction endonuclease analysis, genetic engineering, polymerase chain reaction, and monoclonal antibodies. This course includes laboratory experience using the latest laboratory methods and equipment. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-316
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BIOL 390L - Required Lab-BIOL 390 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-390 |
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BIOL 391 - Molecular Genetics Credits: Four (4) This course will examine current topics in molecular genetics and genetic engineering including control of gene expression, genome structure, molecular mapping, regulation of development, cancer and other hereditary diseases, reverse genetics, and gene therapy. This course includes laboratory experience in molecular genetics. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-260 and BIOL-270 Corequisite: BIOL-391L |
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BIOL 391L - Required Lab-Biol 391 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-391 |
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BIOL 393 - Cooperative Education Credits: One (1) to Four (4) Students may take cooperative education courses before they
complete their majors, minors and General Education requirements,
but the students may not count these courses as part of these
requirements. General Education Area: Natural Science
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BIOL 394 - Advanced Physiology Credits: Three (3) This course is an advanced study of human physiological processes with emphasis on normal physiology in health. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-102, BIOL-115, or BIOL-118
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BIOL 395 - Pathophysiology Credits: Three (3) This course covers basic disease processes and their effect on the
normal physiology of the human body. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-394
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BIOL 401 - Research I Credits: Three (3) This course will introduce students to the full spectrum of scientific research. Students will conduct literature reviews, generate and collect data, analyze data, and write and present their results via posters and/or oral presentations. General Education Area: Natural Science Cross-listed: CHEM-401
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BIOL 402 - Research II Credits: Three (3) This course will be a continuation of the research experiences students initiated in CHEM/BIOL 401. General Education Area: Natural Science Cross-listed: CHEM-402
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BIOL 403 - Research III Credits: Three (3) This course will be a continuation of the research experiences students initiated in CHEM/BIOL402.
General Education Area: Natural Science Cross-listed: CHEM-403
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BIOL 416 - Microbial Genetics Credits: Four Though invisible to the naked eye, microbes are all around us and play a vital role in biotechnology, agriculture, human health and in the health of the ecosystem that sustains us. Some microbes are detrimental to human health, while others help us digest food and protect us from harmful microbes. In this course, students will learn about the genetic mechanisms of microbial growth, the role that microbes play in human health and as human pathogens and agents of disease. Laboratory exercises will focus on two major independent research projects. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL 316 Corequisite: BIOL 416L |
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BIOL 416L - REQUIRED LAB - BIOL 416 Credits: Zero General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL 416 |
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BIOL 418 - Applied Microbiology Credits: Four This course focuses on the role of microbes in ecology, environmental remediation and engineering, food safety and technology, industrial microbiology, pharmaceutical microbiology and agricultural biotechnology. In lab we will focus on one major research project in applied microbiology and we will take several field trips to local businesses that employ applied microbiology. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL 316 Corequisite: BIOL 418L |
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BIOL 418L - REQUIRED LAB - BIOL 418 Credits: Zero General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL 416 Corequisite: BIOL 418 |
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BIOL 493 - Cooperative Education Credits: One (1) to Four (4) General Education Area: Natural Science
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BIOL 495 - Biology Internship Credits: One (1) to Four (4) Students are supervised in field, laboratory, and other life sciences placements in non-profit community agencies, government facilities or business. Placements may focus on basic or applied research, product development and quality.Students are supervised in field, laboratory, and other life sciences placements in non-profit community agencies, government facilities or business. Placements may focus on basic or applied research, product development and product quality. This course is an advanced undergraduate study usually directed off-campus. General Education Area: Natural Science
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BIOL 496 - Independent Study Credits: One (1) to Four (4) General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Status
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BIOL 498 - Advanced Topics Seminar Credits: Two (2)
The advanced topics seminar provides students an opportunity for
advanced inquiry into topics of biological interest and
importance, and development of skills in technical and
professional reading.
General Education Area: Natural Science Cross-listed: CHEM-498, ENV-498, SCI-498
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BIOL 499 - MLS Internship Credits: 36 MLS majors apply for admittance to one of three affliated Medical Laboratory Science Programs inNovember of their junior year (if in the 4 year program) or senior year (if in the 5 year program). The internship is a 51 week program providing lectures and bench instruction in each of the major clinical areas. Note: Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible to sit for a national certification examination.
General Education Area: Natural Science
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BIOL 510 - Gross Anatomy I Credits: Four (4) This is an advanced graduate study of the gross anatomy of the human, including lectures and the complete dissection of a human cadaver. Note: The course is intended for students in the doctoral degree program in physical therapy.
General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-102 or BIOL-118
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BIOL 510L - Required Lab-Biol 510 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-510 |
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BIOL 511 - Neuroanatomy Credits: Three (3) General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-510
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BIOL 512 - Gross Anatomy II Credits: Three (3) This graduate course is a continuation of BIOL 510. General Education Area: Natural Science Prerequisite: BIOL-510
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BIOL 512L - Required Lab-BIOL 512 Credits: Zero (0) General Education Area: Natural Science Corequisite: BIOL-512 |
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