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BIOS 362 - Natural History of Southern California Credits 3 A field-oriented course to study and identify the common plants and animals found within the major plant and animal communities of Southern California. Lecture/Lab Hours: Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory/field, including one or two extended field trips. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BIOS 100 and BIOS 110; or BIOS 112 and BIOS 114. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. Credits 4 Principles of conservation biology with applications to sustainable human society and biospheric integrity. An integrative approach to biology and society that interrelates population biology, ecological principles, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem functions, and human society in the context of biospheric degradation. The course develops a stewardship perspective rooted in biological principles and directed at conservation of plant and animal species, biotic communities, ecosystems, and human society. Included are topics of human development, poverty, and economic growth. Note(s): Biola and Au Sable offering. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BIOS 372 - Restoration Ecology Credits 4 Fees: Transportation fee varies. BIOS 371 - Conservation Biology Ecological and theoretical foundations for ecosystem and biotic community restoration. This course develops ecological principles for ecosystem restoration and applies them to redeeming and restoring degraded and damaged ecosystems and endangered species. Field studies include analysis of restoration and rehabilitation work with Kirtland Warbler, an officially designated wild river, coastal dunes, kettle- hole bogs, deforested lands, degraded residential and farming sites, and abandoned oil wells. A practical field laboratory is included in which techniques are applied to a specific site. Note(s): Au Sable offering. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BIOS 380 - Advanced Microbiology Credits 4 Same as BIOS 282 Microbiology, with the additional requirement of microbial isolation and identification of field and clinical samples. An 8– 10 page research paper and presentation on one of these isolations is also required. 00 Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Grade Mode: A, N. Prerequisites: CHEM 105 or CHEM 112 or CHEM 120. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. Fees: $95. BIOS 382 - Vertebrate Physiology Credits 4 Discusses the mechanisms of integration and homeostasis at the cellular, organ and system levels. Muscular, neural, vascular, excretory, and endocrine interactions are studied. Variations between vertebrate groups are presented. Includes a major research project. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Grade Mode: A, N. Prerequisites: BIOS 112 and BIOS 114, or BIOS 254; CHEM 106 or CHEM 112 or CHEM 120. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. Fees: Lab $95.
BIOS 390 - Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies
Credits 4
Au Sable is a Christian institute focusing on field studies from a stewardship perspective. Biola is a participating member of the institute. Courses are taught at field stations in Michigan, Washington, Florida and India. Coursework taken through the institute can be counted as elective credit in the Biological Sciences, or may be substituted for specific major requirements. Note(s): May be taken for a total of 16 credits with different content. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BIOS 401 - General Ecology Credits 4 An introduction to the general concepts of the ecology of populations, communities and ecosystems, including physiological ecology, speciation and evolutionary theory. Laboratory includes field trips and a
research project. Grade Mode: A, N.
Prerequisites: BIOS 100 and BIOS 110; or BIOS 112 and BIOS 114. Restrictions: Must be Senior Class, or Junior Class; and Undergraduate Level. Fees: Lab $95. BIOS 402 - Parasitology Credits 4 Taxonomy, life history, physiology, molecular basis, ecology, and morphology of animal parasites with emphasis on those affecting humans. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Grade Mode: A, N. Prerequisites: BIOS 111 and BIOS 113; and BIOS 112 and BIOS 114. Restrictions: Must be Senior Class, or Junior Class; and Undergraduate Level. Fees: Lab $95. BIOS 410 - Topics in Environmental Science Credits 1-4 Selected topics in environmental science. Note(s): May be taken for a total of 8 credits with different content. Biola or Au Sable offering. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BIOS 411 - Biochemistry I Credits 3 Structures and properties of biomolecular components of cells: including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleotides, nucleic acids, vitamins and coenzymes, kinetics and mechanism and regulation of enzymes action in biological systems. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BIOS 312; CHEM 302. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BIOS 412 - Biochemistry II Credits 3 Mathematical treatment of bioenergetics emphasizing major concepts and problem solving; principles of metabolic processes. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BIOS 312; CHEM 302. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. BIOS 413 - Laboratory in Biochemistry Credits 2 A laboratory course to accompany BIOS 411, BIOS 412 (CHEM 411, CHEM 412). The isolation, characterization and analysis of biomolecules including the use of biochemical instrumentation and methodology for work in protein structure, enzymology, metabolism and genetics. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: BIOS 411 or CHEM 411. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. Fees: Lab $110.
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