BCMB(ENTO) 4200. Biotechnology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 and GENE 3200
Prerequisite/corequisite: MIBO 3500 or CBIO(BIOL) 3400
Applied aspects of biochemistry and molecular biology in various fields, with emphasis
on the use of recombinant DNA methods and protein engineering.
Offered: Spring

MIBO 4300. Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MIBO 3500
Microorganisms used in biotechnology, agriculture, bioremediation, and industry;
distribution, taxonomy, and physiology of environmentally significant microorganisms.
Offered: Fall

PBIO(BIOL)(CRSS) 4500. Introduction to Gene Technology. 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in BTNY(CRSS)(BIOL) 4500
Prerequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200
Methods and applications of gene technology (recombinant DNA) and related concepts in molecular biology. These will include structure and synthesis of macromolecules; cDNA and genomic cloning, polymerase chain reaction; molecular markers and mapping; gene isolation strategies; and various host-vector systems.
Offered: Every year

GENE 4000. Advanced Evolutionary Biology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BENE(BIOL) 3000, GENE(BIOL) 3200, MATH 2200 or 2300H, or POI
Evolutionary processes and their genetic basis. Theoretical and experimental approaches
to the study of population genetics, quantitative genetics, evolutionary ecology, and
molecular evolution.
Offered: Fall

PBIO(BIOL) 3600. Plant Cell and Developmental Biology. 4 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010 or BCMB 4020
Prerequisite/corequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200 or PGEN 3580
Structure and function of plant cells, their membranes, cell walls, organelles and tissues; energy transduction and signaling mechanisms; regulation of gene expression in response to the environment, tissue interactions, hormones and during development; developmental programs and their controls during flowering, gametogenesis, fertilization, embryogenesis, seed germination, and morphogenesis.
Offered: Fall

ENTO 4000-4000L. General Entomology. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L
Functional anatomy and physiology, behavior, ecology, insects as vectors of pathogens, chemical and biological control of pests. Laboratory sessions are devoted primarily to collecting and the identification of major families of insects.
Offered: Fall

MARS(MIBO) 4620-4620L. Microbial Ecology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Prerequisite: MIBO 3500 or POD
Emphasizes the roles of microorganisms in ecosystems. Nutrient cycles, methods of microbial analysis, and the functional roles of microorganisms.
Offered: Spring

MIBO 4090. Prokaryotic Biology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MIBO 3500
Prerequisite/corequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200
Ultrastructure, physiology, genetics, ecology, and phylogeny of bacteria and archaea.
Offered: Fall, Spring

MIBO 4500. Bacterial Symbioses. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MIBO 3500 or MIBO 3000-3000L
Prerequisite/corequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200
Bacterial interactions with plants and animals, particularly mutualistic associations.
Emphasis on insights yielded by modern molecular, genetic, and genomic experimental approaches.
Offered: Spring – odd years

PBIO(BCMB)(FORS) 4670. Plant Molecular Responses to the Environment. 4 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010 or BCMB 4020 or POD
Molecular and biochemical regulation of plant metabolic pathways activated in response to environmental cues, environmental stress, and interaction with pathogenic and symbiotic organisms. Cell wall formation (primary wall, wood), secondary metabolism (lignin, flavonoids, phenolics), wounding, plant defense (phytoalexins, oxidative burst, hypersensitivity), responses to drought, flooding, salinity, pollutants (heavy metals, ozone).
Offered: Fall – even years

ECOL 3070. Environment and Humans. 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in ECOL 1000-1000L or GEOG 1125-1125D
Macro-environmental problems currently faced by humans placing them in historical perspective, and relating them to the natural laws and ecological processes which govern the outcome of human-environmental interactions. Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Not offered on a regular basis.

ECOL 3260-3260L. Vertebrate Diversity and Evolution. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Not open to students with credit in CBIO 3000-3000L
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104-1104L or BIOL 1108-1108L or permission of department
The evolution, diversity, and higher order relationships of vertebrate animals and their principal adaptations to life.
Not offered on a regular basis.

ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L. Ecology. 4 hours.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 3210
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104-1104L or BIOL 1108-1108L or BTNY 1220-1220L and CHEM
1211-1211L or CHEM 1311H-1311L
Population structure and dynamics, organization and classification of communities, and nutrient and energy flows in ecosystems. Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered: Fall, Spring

ECOL(BIOL) 3510. Ecology Laboratory. 3-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit.
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L
Techniques and methodologies to assess organismal, population, community, or ecosystem interactions. Non-traditional format: A field course taught for blocks of time off-campus (semester breaks or summer). Additional on-campus lecture hours may be added depending upon the field schedule.
Not offered on a regular basis.

ECOL 3520. Ecological Applications. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L
Current ecological approaches used to quantify impacts of natural and human disturbances on ecosystem structure and function. Case studies illustrate impacts and management strategies in fields such as environmental toxicology, conservation ecology, agroecosystem ecology, and restoration ecology.
Offered: Spring

ECOL 3530-3530D. Conservation Ecology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L
Application of ecological science to conservation/biodiversity issues; the role of scientists in designing solutions and formulating policies for conservation.
Offered: Fall

(ECOL)FORS 3580-3580L. Vertebrate Natural History. 5 hours. 3 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L
Life history strategies of vertebrates with emphasis on ecology, behavior, taxonomy, and systematics.
Offered: Spring

(ECOL)(BIOL)(EHSC)ENTO(LAND) 3590-3590L. Urban Entomology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1104-1104L or BIOL 1108-1108L or POD
Urban entomology, including identification, biology, and control of insects and selected arthropod pests with emphasis on the efficacy and environmental impact of pest control tactics in the urban habitat.
Offered: Spring

ECOL 4000. Population and Community Ecology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L and MATH 2210
The birth, death, and movement of organisms, with particular reference to population
dynamics; the forces that structure communities of plants and animals.
Offered: Fall

ECOL 4240-4240L. Physiological Ecology. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L
Physiological responses of organisms to environmental factors.
Not offered on a regular basis.

BCMB 3600. Genomics and Bioinformatics. 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in BCMB 3600H
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010/6010
A focus on the remarkable impact that genome sequencing projects is having on virtually all aspects of biochemistry, as well as on medicine and biotechnology. An introduction to a broad range of 'omic' topics, including functional genomics, microarrays, proteomics, physiological genomics, and bioinformatics.
Offered: Spring

BCMB 4030L. Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 4 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010/6010
Basic techniques in biochemistry and molecular biology, including enzyme assays and purification, nucleic acid purification and characterization, chromatography, spectroscopy, and other modern methods.
Offered: Fall

BIOL(CBIO) 3410L. Laboratory in Cellular and Developmental Biology. 4 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010 or BCMB 4020
Cell biology research techniques in cell cycle and cell differentiation, cell adhesion, motility, molecular transport, and cell metabolism. Cell culture, cell fractionation, fluorescence and laser-confocal microscopy, electron microscopy, immunocytochemistry, DNA isolation, polymerase chain reaction, and DNA sequencing.
Offered: Fall, Spring

MIBO 3510L. Introductory Microbiology Laboratory. 3 hours.
Prerequisite or corequisite: MIBO 3500 and BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4020
General laboratory techniques in experimental microbiology with emphasis on microscopic, morphological, and biochemical analysis.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

MARS 3450-3450L. Marine Biology. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L and CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L
Study of marine organisms and the environments they inhabit; diversity of marine organisms, primary and secondary production in marine habitats, ecological interactions in marine environments, and management concerns.
Offered: Spring

BIOL 4910. Advanced Topics in Biology. 2-4 hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L
Topics will vary by semester and instructor. This course is intended to allow faculty to cover timely, advanced topics of special interest to biology majors, particularly focusing on recent discoveries and technical literature.
Not offered on a regular basis.

PBIO 4930. Science Writing for General Audiences. 3 hours.
Not open to students with credit in BTNY 4930
Basics of good writing, editing, and genres of science writing. Students read and discuss science pieces from the popular press and write and critique their own pieces. Includes guest lectures by professional science writers and examination of how the culture of science affects reporting.
Offered: Spring – odd years

BCMB 4020. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010
A comprehensive treatment of biochemistry and molecular biology stressing aspects of metabolism, metabolic regulation, bioenergetics, and recombinant DNA methodologies.
Offered: Spring

BCMB 4120. Human Biochemistry and Disease. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010
Integrated treatment of human biochemistry and selected topics on the biochemical basis of human disease. Examples will be given of inheritable and acquired disorders.
Offered: Fall

CBIO 3000-3000L. Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy. 4 hours.
Not open to students with credit in ECOL 3260-3260L
Prerequisite: BIOL 1103+L or BIOL 1104+L or BIOL 1107+L or BIOL 1108+L
Comparative systemic vertebrate anatomy emphasizing structure and function.
Offered: Fall

(CBIO)PARA 3100. People, Parasites, and Plagues. 3-4 hours.
Prerequisite: (BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or BIOL 1107-1107L.
A multi-disciplinary approach to examining the impact of infectious diseases on human populations. Current persistent, epidemic, and emerging diseases and how they are identified, studied, and combated will be discussed. Topics will also include the sociological, psychological, historical, legal, environmental, and economic implications of disease.
Non-traditional format: Students enrolling in the course for four credit hours will be required to attend three hours of lecture each week plus a biweekly discussion meeting (8 meetings) for a total of 61 contacts.
Offered: Spring

CBIO(BIOL) 3300. Developmental Biology. 4 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4010 or BCMB 4020
Prerequisite/corequisite: GENE(BIOL) 3200 or PGEN 3580
Cell differentiation and morphogenesis, primarily in animal development. Gene regulation at the molecular level, gametogenesis, fertilization, normal embryonic development, cell and tissue interactions, hormonal regulation, and developmental aspects of cancer and the immune response.
Offered: Spring, Summer

CBIO(BIOL) 3800. Neurobiology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite/corequisite: BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108+L
Structural organization, cell biology, physiology, development, and integration of the nervous system. This course integrates individual nervous system cells into neural systems for motivation, locomotion, perception, and learning.
Offered: Spring

CBIO(MIBO) 4100. Immunology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 and GENE(BIOL) 3200
Immunology from an experimental perspective. Anatomy, development, and function of the immune system. Immune system in infectious diseases. Mechanisms and pathogenesis of immunological disorders. Evolution of immunological concepts.
Offered: Fall

CBIO 4340. Biology of Aging. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L
Biological processes accompanying aging in human and other organisms. Emphasis on physiological decline; theoretical explanations; attempts to prolong life; and the utility and limitations of model systems used to analyze human aging.
Offered: Spring

CBIO 4500-4500L. Medical Parasitology. 4 hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1108-1108L
Major protozoan and metazoan endo- and ectoparasites of humans. Principles of parasitism and general biology of each parasite. Vector biology, epidemiology, control, and treatment of parasitic diseases are discussed. Laboratory stresses diagnosis and identification, and introduces pathology through the use of fixed and living material.
Offered: Spring – even years

CBIO 4730. Endocrinology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1103+L and BIOL 1104+L or BIOL 1107+L and BIOL 1108+L
Vertebrate endocrinology and the principles of chemical integration, emphasizing the physiology of regulatory mechanisms and the cellular and molecular bases of hormone action.
Offered: Fall

ENTO 3650-3650L. Medical Entomology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BIOL 11041104L or BIOL 1108-1108L
Arthropods of medical and veterinary importance, and the diseases they transmit.
Offered: Spring

MIBO 3500. Introductory Microbiology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or BCMB 4020
Microorganisms, with special emphasis on bacteria, their structure, function, diversity, and importance to man.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

MIBO 4220. Pathogenic Bacteriology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MIBO 3500
Molecular basis of bacterial virulence: identification of virulence factors, genetic regulation of virulence, and the complex interactions between bacterial pathogens and their hosts.
Offered: Spring

MIBO 4700. Medical Mycology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite/corequisite: MIBO 3500
The yeasts, molds, and actinomycetes most likely to be encountered by a medical mycologist in a diagnostic laboratory, with special emphasis on the organisms which are pathogenic for man and other animals.
Offered: Spring

MMIB 4220/6220. Pathogenic Bacteriology. 3 hours.
The morphological, physiological, and pathogenic mechanisms of the important pathogenic bacterial agents; their relation to health and disease.
Offered: Fall

MMIB 4500-4500L. Virology. 3 hours.
Prerequisite: MIBO 3500 and BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 or POD
The basic principles and concepts of virology. The major emphasis will be on vertebrate viruses. Subjects covered in this course include classification, replication, diagnosis, quantification, pathogenesis, epidemiology, and viral neoplasia.
Offered: Spring

VPHY 3100. Elements of Physiology. 3 hours.
The mammalian body as a single functional unit; studies include nervous, muscular, respiratory, circulatory, digestive, renal, endocrine, and reproductive systems.
Offered: Fall