300 HEALTH SCIENCE (3) Fulfills the teacher certification requirement in health education. Proper nutrition and obesity; mental health and coping with stress; drugs, tobacco and alcohol abuse; human sexuality; physical fitness and disease; first aid. Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: major in physical education and /or teaching credential candidate. Not for general education requirement in the sciences. 301 VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY (4) Biology of vertebrate animals with emphasis on comparative anatomy; laboratory dissection of representative vertebrates (shark, mud puppy, cat) . Prerequisite: consent or any 200 level biology course . Alternate years. 302 PLANT ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (4) Comparison of the systems and their functions in species representative of a broad spectrum of plant life; vascular plants and plants of economic and social significance emphasized . Three hours lectures, four hours laboratory. Prerequisite: 222. 311 NEUROBIOLOGY (4) Brain structure and function. Psychological, neurophysiological and hormone correlates of behavior emphasized. Laboratory study of brain anatomy, electrophysiology, electrode implant techniques, and hormone and drug experimentation. Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory . Prerequisite: 100 or 111. 312 CELLULAR BIOLOGY (3) The structure, function and methods of studying tissues, cells and organelles. Molecules, gene and chromosome biology. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion /quiz. Prerequisites: 111, Chemistry 301. 322 LABORATORY IN CELLULAR BIOLOGY (2) Laboratory study emphasizing cell and tissue culture techniques, methodology in cell physiology, molecular biology, cytogenetics, photomicrography and histological techniques. Six hours laboratory, one hour discussion /quiz. Laboratory fee $30.00. Prerequisites: 111, Chemistry 301. Alternate years . 333 NATURAL HISTORY OF BAJA CALIFORNIA (3) Systematics, distribution, behavior, and ecology of the common plants and animals of Baja. Emphasis on desert ecology, bird and whale migrations. Lecture and an extended field trip. Prerequisite: 100, 110, and consent. Trip fee $150.00. (Intersession only.) 342 GENETICS (3) Principles of heredity including Mendelian, molecular, cytogenetics and human genetics. Genetic disease processes emphasized. Prerequisite: 100 or 111. 352 MARINE BIOLOGY (4) Introduction to oceanography, marine plant and animal diversity, and ecological relationships. Research technology emphasized through field trip observation and group experimentation. Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisite: 100 or consent. 401 POPULATION BIOLOGY (4) Genetics, evolution and ecology related to biological populations encompassing all living organisms; experimental genetics and field biology emphasized in laboratory. Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisite: 202 or 301. Alternate years.
411 BIOCHEMISTRY I (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 enzyme action in biological systems. Prerequisite: Chemistry 302. Alternate years. 412 BIOCHEMISTRY II (3) Mathematical treatment of bioenergetics emphasizing major concepts and problem solving; principles of metabolic processes, biological control and regulatory processes. Prerequisite: Chemistry 302 (Chem 402 recommended). · 421 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY (3) Historical and philosophical developments leading to establishment of biology as a modern science. Biologists, scientific method, theories of origins and evolution, bio-ethics, bio-politics investigated. Prerequisite: 111 and consent. Alternate years. 422 LABORATORY METHODS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (2) An integrated laboratory course to accompany 411. Modern techniques in molecular genetics, metabolic processes, bioenergetics and enzyme mechanisms. Six hours laboratory. One hour discussion /quiz. Prerequisites: 312 and Chemistry 302. Alternate years. 431 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (4) Selected topics in developmental biology (plant and animal) emphasizing molecular basis of differentiation, vertebrate embryology, research literature, student discussion and analysis of experimental design. Laboratory emphasizing chick embryology, gametogenesis, microtechnique, system physiology, metamorphosis and directed experimentation. Three hours lecture, four hours laboratory. Prerequisites: 312, 322. Alternate years. 440 TOPICS IN ADVANCED BIOLOGY (2) One section offered each year upon sufficient demand. Course may be repeated with different content (section title). Endocrinologi; Concepts of neurosecretion, hormone actions, and the endocrine regulation of human physiology. Prerequisite: 111. Entomology Identification, taxonomy, biology and economic importance of insects, Prerequisite: 110 or consent. Marine Ecology Observation and field experimentation with marine organisms. Collection and analysis of ecological data using underwater techniques. Prerequisites: 352 and SCUBA certification. One hour lecture, four hours laboratory. Laboratory fee $30.00. Offered on sufficient demand. Immunology The structures and functions of the immune system and antibody molecules. Analysis of medically significant disorders of the immune system with a view toward further understanding of basic immunological principles. Basic aspects of cancer and cancer therapy that relate to immunology. Prerequisite: 221.
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