Biological Sciences
stewardship are included. Field trips and lab assignments complement the materials covered in lectures. Note(s): Au Sable offering. Credit(s): 4. BIOS 360 - Principles of Geographic Information Systems This course will provide an understanding of the importance of geographic information systems software (GIS) that is used worldwide to create maps and analyze digital data and photos for use in many disciplines. Within the biological and environmental sciences it is used in environmental impact reports, city or regional planning, and species and ecosystem management plans. Students will create maps and analyze data gained from the web or created by themselves. Lecture/ Lab Hours: Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory, weekly. Restriction(s): May not be Freshman class. Note(s): Must have good computer skills and be familiar with Microsoft Excel. Fee: $75. Credit(s): 4. BIOS 362 - Natural History of Southern California 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. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and 110; or BIOS 112 and 114. Fee: Transportation fee varies. Credit(s): 3. BIOS 371 - Conservation Biology 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. Credit(s): 4. BIOS 372 - Restoration Ecology 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. Credit(s): 4. BIOS 380 - Advanced Microbiology 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. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 105 or 112. Fee: $75. Credit(s): 4. BIOS 382 - Vertebrate Physiology 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
BIOS 335 - Field Biology Systematics, distribution, behavior and ecology of the common plants and animals of the selected domestic or international sire or region. Emphasis is on the site’s biodiversity, ecology, and associated conservation issues. Trips to domestic sites may occur during Interterm or Summer terms, as well as on Saturdays or weekends during the school year. Domestic sites may include the LA region, the Sierra, the Grand Canyon, and the Channel Islands. Trips to international sites may occur in the Interterm or Summer term and may include studies world-wide. Both domestic and international sites will vary from year to year based on faculty interest and student support and enrollment. Note(s): Students taking this course for general education will have different assignments than BIOS and BIES majors. Credits vary based on different lengths of time at the study site. Fee: Varies by location and duration of trip(s). Credit(s): 1 - 4. BIOS 351 - Invertebrate Biology Taxonomy and morphology of invertebrate phyla; laboratory dissection of invertebrates. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and 110; or BIOS 112 and 114. Fee: Lab $75. Credit(s): 4. BIOS 352 - Marine Biology Introduction to oceanography, marine plant and animal diversity, and ecological relationships. Lab sessions will include field trips. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisite(s): BIOS 100 and 110; or BIOS 112 and 114. Fee: Lab $75. Credit(s): 4. BIOS 353 - Environmental Ethics Investigation of contemporary problems in environmental stewardship including the use of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources, pollution, appropriate land use and development, third world concerns, and preservation of wild nature. In addition to developing a Christian environmental ethic from a stewardship perspective, the course considers such movements and issues as deep ecology and ecofeminism, animal rights, wilderness ethics, wildlife management, biodiversity, and agro-ecology. Emphasis on considering concrete, current ethical debate. Note(s): Biola or Au Sable offering. Credit(s): 4. BIOS 354 - Bioethics The dilemmas of dangerous knowledge in environmental and medical activities are investigated, including stem cell research and applications, fetal tissue research, human gene manipulation, transgenic bioengineering, genetically modified crops, release of bioengineered organisms into natural ecosystems, and emerging disease, the ethics of environmental activism, and the religious roots of ethical values. This course uses a seminar format in which topics are presented by student teams including presentations, panel discussions, and debate. Current attempts to develop a theological basis for bioethics are considered. Note(s): Au Sable offering. Credit(s): 4. BIOS 355 - Environmental Health: An Ecological Perspective Introduction to the fundamentals of environmental health, with an introduction to environmental epidemiology and environmental medicine. Environmental pollutants and their sources, effects of environmental pollution on the environment and public health, environmental control agencies, methods of pollution control, environmental law and policy, environmental and public health research agencies, environmental epidemiology, environmental medicine, and environmental
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