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On this page we provide a list of the courses offered by the Biology department in the Spring 2019 semester ONLY.

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101: Principles of Biology
3 credits | Instructor: Gould & Hogan
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101: Principles of Biology
3 credits | Instructor: Gould & Evans
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190: First Year Seminar: Scientific Thinking in Biology
3 credits | Instructor: Shank
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201: Ecology & Evolution
4 credits | Instructor: Evans & Vision | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 and CHEM 101 or 102 (grade C or better)
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201: Ecology & Evolution
4 credits | Instructor: Burch & Evans | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 and CHEM 101 or 102 (grade C or better)
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202: Molecular Biology and Genetics
4 credits | Instructor: Garland & Slep | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 (grade C or better) and CHEM 101 or 102
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202: Molecular Biology and Genetics
4 credits | Instructor: Steinwand | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 (grade C or better) and CHEM 101 or 102
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202H: Honors Molecular Biology and Genetics
4 credits | Instructor: Bloom & Kieber | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 (grade C or better) and CHEM 101 or 102
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205: Cellular & Developmental Biology
4 credits | Instructor: Rogers & Nimchuk | Prerequisites: BIOL 202
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205: Cellular & Developmental Biology
4 credits | Instructor: Steinwand & Shiau | Prerequisites: BIOL 202
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205H: Honors Cell and Developmental Biology
4 credits | Instructor: Maddox & Goldstein | Prerequisites: BIOL 202
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214H: Honors Mathematics of Evolutionary Processes
3 credits | Instructor: Servedio | Prerequisites: MATH 231
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224H: Honors Mathematics of Life
3 credits | Instructor: Servedio & Vision | Prerequisites: MATH 231; co-requisite BIOL 224L
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224L: Honors Mathematics of Life Lab
1 credits | Instructor: Servedio & Vision | Prerequisites: MATH 231
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226: Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Biology
3 credits | Instructor: Taylor | Prerequisites: BIOL 201 or BIOL 202; MATH 232; co-requisite BIOL 226L
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226L: Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Biology Lab
1 credits | Instructor: Taylor | Prerequisites: co-requisite BIOL 226
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252: Human Anatomy & Physiology
3 credits | Instructor: Garland | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 & 101L
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252: Human Anatomy & Physiology
3 credits | Instructor: Garland | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 & 101L
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252: Human Anatomy & Physiology
3 credits | Instructor: Shemer | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 & 101L
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252: Human Anatomy & Physiology
3 credits | Instructor: Shemer | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 & 101L
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253: Advanced Human Anatomy & Physiology
3 credits | Instructor: Johnson | Prerequisites: BIOL 252; co-requisite BIOL 253L
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271: Plant Biology
3 credits | Instructor: Gensel | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L; co-requisite BIOL 271L
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278: Animal Behavior
3 credits | Instructor: C Lohmann | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L
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291: Teaching Apprentice in Biology
1 credits | Instructor: Various | Prerequisites: Biology GPA > 3.0; Permission of Instructor

292: Teaching Assistant in Biology
2 credits | Instructor: Various | Prerequisites: Biology GPA > 3.0; Permission of Instructor

293: Internship in Biology
3 credits | Instructor: Coble | Prerequisites: BIOL 201 or BIOL 202 or 103 or 104
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350: Oceanography
3 credits | Instructor: Teske

390: Pre-Health Thrive
1 credits | Instructor: J DeSaix
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395H: Honors Undergraduate Research in Biology
1-3 credits | Instructor: Shemer | Prerequisites: BIOL 201 or BIOL 202; Permission of Instructor

395: Undergraduate Research in Biology
1-3 credits | Instructor: various faculty | Prerequisites: BIOL 201 or BIOL 202; Permission of Instructor

525L: Computational Analyses and Resources in Genomics Lab
1 credits | Instructor: Furey | Prerequisites: co-requisite BIOL 525
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271L: Plant Biology Lab
1 credits | Instructor: Gensel | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L; co-requisite BIOL 271
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451L: Comparative Physiology Lab
1 credits | Instructor: Hedrick & Kier | Prerequisites: BIOL 451 (pre- or co-requisite)
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253L: Advanced Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
1 credits | Instructor: Johnson | Prerequisites: BIOL 252L; co-requisite BIOL 253
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441L: Vertebrate Embryology Lab
1 credits | Instructor: Harris | Prerequisites: BIOL 441 (pre- or co-requisite)
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278L: Animal Behavior Lab
1 credits | Instructor: C Lohmann | Prerequisites: BIOL 278 (pre- or co-requisite)
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252L: Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
1 credits | Instructor: P. DeSaix | Prerequisites: BIOL 101L; co-requisite BIOL 252
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101L: Introductory Biology Lab
1 credits | Instructor: Stegenga
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credits | Instructor: Coble
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423: Genetics Experiments
3 credits | Instructor: Grant | Prerequisites: BIOL 202; co-requisite 423L
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423L: Genetics Experiments Lab
1 credits | Instructor: Grant | Prerequisites: Co-requisite 423
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426: Biology of Blood Diseases
3 credits | Instructor: Staff | Prerequisites: BIOL 205 or BIOL 103, BIOL 104 and BIOL 240

430: Introduction to Biochemistry
3 credits | Instructor: B Hogan | Prerequisites: BIOL 101; CHEM 262 or CHEM 262H

434: Molecular Biology
3 credits | Instructor: Searles | Prerequisites: CHEM 261; BIOL 202 or BIOL 103, BIOL 104 and BIOL 220
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436H: Honors Plant Genetics, Development, and Biotechnology
3 credits | Instructor: Reed | Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or BIOL 271 or BIOL 103, BIOL 104 and BIOL 220
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441: Vertebrate Embryology
3 credits | Instructor: Harris | Prerequisites: BIOL 205 or BIOL 252
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445: Cancer Biology
3 credits | Instructor: Shemer | Prerequisites: BIOL 205 or BIOL 103, BIOL 104 and BIOL 220 and BIOL 240
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445: Cancer Biology
3 credits | Instructor: Duronio & Peifer | Prerequisites: BIOL 205 or BIOL 103, BIOL 104 and BIOL 220 and BIOL 240
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451: Comparative Physiology
3 credits | Instructor: Hedrick & Kier | Prerequisites: BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L; PHYS 114 or PHYS 118; PHYS 115 or PHYS 119
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455: Behavioral Neuroscience
3 credits | Instructor: Burmeister | Prerequisites: BIOL 205 or BIOL 103, BIOL 104 and BIOL 240
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457: Marine Biology
3 credits | Instructor: Speare

462: Marine Ecology
3 credits | Instructor: Bruno | Prerequisites: BIOL 201 or BIOL 475 or BIOL 103, BIOL 104 and BIOL 260
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471: Evolutionary Mechanisms
3 credits | Instructor: D Pfennig & Kingsolver | Prerequisites: BIOL 201 and BIOL 202 or BIOL 103 and BIOL 104; co-requisite BIOL 471L
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471L: Evolutionary Mechanisms
1 credits | Instructor: D Pfennig & Kingsolver | Prerequisites: co-requisite BIOL 471
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495: Undergraduate Research in Biology
1-3 credits | Instructor: various faculty | Prerequisites: 2 full semesters of BIOL 395; Permission of instructor

525: Computational Analyses and Resources in Genomics
3 credits | Instructor: Furey | Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or BIOL 103, BIOL 104 and 220; COMP 110 or COMP 116; STOR 155; co-requisite BIOL 525L
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53: First Year Seminar: Topics in Biotechnology
3 credits | Instructor: Dowen
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563: Statistical Analysis in Ecology and Evolution
4 credits | Instructor: Umbanhowar | Prerequisites: MATH 231; STOR 151
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565: Conservation Biology
3 credits | Instructor: White | Prerequisites: BIOL 201
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565H: Honors Conservation Biology
3 credits | Instructor: White | Prerequisites: BIOL 201
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620: Bacterial Genetics
3 credits | Instructor: Matthysse
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625: Seminar in Genetics
2 credits | Instructor: C Jones, Copenhaver & Sekelsky | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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632: Advanced Molecular Biology II
3 credits | Instructor: Bladwin, Marzluff & Strahl | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor

639: The Genome Editing Revolution
2 credits | Instructor: A Jones | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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639: The Genome Editing Revolution
2 credits | Instructor: Nimchuk | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor

649: Seminar in Cell Biology
2 credits | Instructor: P Maddox | Prerequisites: BIOL 205 or BIOL 240
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657: Biological Oceanography
4 credits | Instructor: Marchetti | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor

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credits | Instructor: Martin
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659: Experimental Evolution and the Nature of Biodiversity
2 credits | Instructor: Martin | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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669: Seminar in Ecology
2 credits | Instructor: Hurlbert | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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669: Seminar in Ecology
2 credits | Instructor: Sockman | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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669: Seminar in Ecology
2 credits | Instructor: Mitchell | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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669: Seminar in Ecology
2 credits | Instructor: K Pfennig | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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669: Seminar in Ecology
2 credits | Instructor: Tucker | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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680: Advanced Seminar in Biology
1 credits | Instructor: Shiau | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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692H: Senior Honors Thesis in Biology
3 credits | Instructor: A Maddox | Prerequisites: BIOL 395; Permission of Instructor
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704: Seminar in Biophysics
2 credits | Instructor: Slep | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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858: Seminar in Comparative Physiology
credits | Instructor: K Lohmann | Prerequisites: BIOL 451
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891: Graduate Seminar in Biology
2 credits | Instructor: Willett | Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
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994: Doctoral Dissertation
3 credits | Instructor: Faculty