BS in Physiology and Developmental Biology (65–66 hours*)

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1. Complete the following life sciences core courses:
   BIO 420 : Evolutionary Biology. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 420 : Evolutionary Biology. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240, PWS 340.
   DESCRIPTION:	Intensive examination of evolution as the conceptual cornerstone of biology.
   
   
   MMBIO 240 : Molecular Biology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 240 : Molecular Biology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 120, Chem 105.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of protein and nucleic acid structure and their function in the context of the classical experiments that have informed our current models of biology at the molecular level.
   
   
   MMBIO 241 : Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 241 : Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular and cellular biology techniques laboratory.
   
   
   PDBIO 120 : Science of Biology. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 120 : Science of Biology. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp; Honors also.
   DESCRIPTION:	General biology course designed for biological science majors, emphasizing the scientific method, cell theory, biochemical unity, the Central Dogma, bioenergetics, reproduction, and evolutionary theory.
   
   
   PDBIO 360 : Cell Biology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 360 : Cell Biology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of cell structure and function with reference to analytical methods used by cell biologists. Practice in designing, executing, and interpreting relative experiments.
   
   
   PWS 340 : Genetics. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 340 : Genetics. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240.
   DESCRIPTION:	Genetic mechanisms, their fundamental nature, interactions, and applications to human affairs. Genetics in quantitative terms. Extensive practice in problem solving.
   
   
2. Complete the following chemistry and physics courses:
   CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 (or equivalent) or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Atomic and molecular structure including bonding and periodic properties of the elements; reaction energetics, electrochemistry, acids and bases, inorganic and organic chemistry.
   NOTE:	Primarily for students in engineering and biological sciences. Three lectures and two recitation sections per week.
   
   
   CHEM 106 : General College Chemistry. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 106 : General College Chemistry. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Chem 105 but covering most of the topics in a more quantitative way. Detailed treatment of thermodynamics and equilibria.
   NOTE:	Three lectures and one recitation section per week.
   
   
   CHEM 107 : General College Chemistry Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 107 : General College Chemistry Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 106 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Chemical properties, chemical reactions, collection and interpretation of data, preparation of reports.
   NOTE:	Required for most students needing one year of general chemistry.
   
   
   CHEM 351 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 351 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105, 111; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Chemical bonds and molecular structure, conformation and configuration, functional classes, reactions and mechanisms, syntheses.
   NOTE:	Primarily for majors in chemical engineering and the biological sciences.
   
   
   CHEM 352 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 352 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 351 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Chem 351.
   
   
   CHEM 481 : Biochemistry 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 481 : Biochemistry 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 352; Biol 100 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	First-semester biochemistry. Molecular components of cells, chemical structure and function, enzymes, metabolic transformations, photosynthesis.
   NOTE:	For chemistry majors and students in biological sciences who contemplate pursuing advanced degrees, including medicine.
   
   
   PHSCS 105 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 105 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	High school algebra and trigonometry.
   RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Phscs 107.
   DESCRIPTION:	Applied physics course not requiring calculus. Topics include mechanics, heat, wave motion, sound.
   
   
   PHSCS 106 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 106 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 105 or equivalent.
   RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Phscs 108.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Phscs 105. Topics include electricity and magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, and optics.
   
   
3. Complete the following major core courses:
   PDBIO 325 : Tissue Biology (with lab). (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 325 : Tissue Biology (with lab). (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Biol 120.
   DESCRIPTION:	Human anatomy and histology; function of cells in tissue; early stages of embryology.
   
   
   PDBIO 362 : Advanced Physiology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 362 : Advanced Physiology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Biol 240; Phscs 106 or 220.
   DESCRIPTION:	Integrated approach to organ system and cellular physiology. Problem solving/calculations.
   NOTE:	Requires background in chemistry and molecular biology. Students without this background should take PDBio 305.
   
   
   PDBIO 363 : Advanced Physiology Laboratory. (1:.5:1.5) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 363 : Advanced Physiology Laboratory. (1:.5:1.5) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 362 or concurrent enrollment; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Experiments and exercises in advanced physiology emphasizing human physiology. Computer simulations of muscle function, endocrine disease, and human physiology. Emphasizes problem solving and calculations.
   
   
   PDBIO 455R : Physiology and Developmental Biology Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 455R : Physiology and Developmental Biology Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Seminar (research) presentations for undergraduates in physiology and developmental biology.
   
   
   PDBIO 482 : Developmental Biology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 482 : Developmental Biology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Biol 240, 241, 360.
   RECOMMENDED:	PDBio 225.
   DESCRIPTION:	Invertebrate and vertebrate developmental biology. Embryonic gastrulation, neurulation, pattering, etc. Modern approaches and research strategies. Emphasizes gene function, cell signaling, signal transduction during embryogenesis.
   
   
4. Complete one course from the following:
   PDBIO 210 : Human Anatomy (with virtual lab). (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 210 : Human Anatomy (with virtual lab). (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Independent Study only.
   DESCRIPTION:	Structure and function of the human body. Virtual lab experience included.
   
   
   PDBIO 220 : Human Anatomy (with lab). (3:2:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 220 : Human Anatomy (with lab). (3:2:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Structure and function of the human body. Lab included.
   
   
5. Complete one course from the following:
   PDBIO 365 : Pathophysiology. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 365 : Pathophysiology. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 305 or 362.
   DESCRIPTION:	Variations in physiological mechanisms that account for development of common disturbances in normal control and activities of body's organs and organ systems.
   
   
   PDBIO 484 : Human Embryology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 484 : Human Embryology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Biol 360 or equivalent.
   RECOMMENDED:	PDBio 225.
   DESCRIPTION:	Developmental milestones of prenatal life: etiology of congenital malformations, emphasizing molecular and cellular changes and their functional consequences.
   
   
6. Complete one course from the following advanced molecular courses:
   CHEM 482 : Biochemistry 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 482 : Biochemistry 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 481 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Second-semester biochemistry. Nucleic acid biochemistry and molecular biology: nucleotide metabolism, chromosome and chromatin structure, DNA structure and replication, RNA transcription and gene expression, protein synthesis and regulation, eukaryotic gene systems, signal transduction.
   
   
   CHEM 489 : Structural Biochemistry. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 489 : Structural Biochemistry. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 468, 482.
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular structures of proteins, RNA and DNA as determinants of biological function. Topics include thermodynamics of folding and binding, structural determination, spectroscopy, modeling, protein recognition.
   
   
   MMBIO 430 : Advanced Cell Biology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 430 : Advanced Cell Biology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 360; bioscience major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular genetics, cell biology, and developmental biology.
   
   
   MMBIO 441 : Advanced Molecular Biology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 441 : Advanced Molecular Biology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240, Chem 352.
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular biology of gene structure and expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
   
   
7. Complete one course from the following capstone courses:
   NEURO 480 : Advanced Neuroscience. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   NEURO 480 : Advanced Neuroscience. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Neuro 205, Biol 360; neuroscience majors only.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of neural science. Structure-function relationships and integration of the nervous system.
   
   
   PDBIO 561 : Physiology of Drug Mechanisms. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 561 : Physiology of Drug Mechanisms. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 352 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Overview of physiological and pharmacological mechanisms and principles of human therapeutics as applied to clinically significant pathophysiology.
   
   
   PDBIO 562 : Reproductive Physiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 562 : Reproductive Physiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 362 or equivalent.
   RECOMMENDED:	Chem 481, PDBio 482; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Mammalian reproductive physiology.
   
   
   PDBIO 565 : Endocrinology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 565 : Endocrinology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 362 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Mammalian hormones.
   
   
   PDBIO 568 : Cellular Electrophysiology and Biophysics. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 568 : Cellular Electrophysiology and Biophysics. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 362, Phscs 140, 220; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Using electrophysiology and biophysics as an approach to study of physiology. Extensive look at ion channels and cell signaling.
   
   
   PDBIO 582 : Developmental Genetics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 582 : Developmental Genetics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 482 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Gene function and regulation during cell specification and differentiation, pattern formation, and organogenesis in developing embryo.
   
   
8. Complete 6.5 hours from the following courses, including at least 1 hour from the mentored experience list and at least 2 hours from the advanced laboratory requirement list.
   1. Mentored experience:
      PDBIO 349R : Physiology and Developmental Biology Teaching Seminar. (1-3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 349R : Physiology and Developmental Biology Teaching Seminar. (1-3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE:	B or above in the specific physiology and developmental biology course; instructor's consent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Undergraduate students teaching small help sections for lecture portion of physiology and developomental biology courses or helping to teach departmental student laboratory.
      
      
      PDBIO 494R : Undergraduate Research in Physiology and Developmental Biology. (1-4:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 494R : Undergraduate Research in Physiology and Developmental Biology. (1-4:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp Su
      DESCRIPTION:	Basic (entry level) research laboratory experience for students interested in physiology and developmental biology.
      
      
      PDBIO 550R : Advanced Topics in Physiology and Developmental Biology. (.5-4:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 550R : Advanced Topics in Physiology and Developmental Biology. (.5-4:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	On demand.
      PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Close interaction between small groups of students and instructor on topics in physiology, developmental biology, or biophysics.
      
      
   2. Advanced laboratory experience:
      CHEM 581 : Advanced Biochemical Methodology 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CHEM 581 : Advanced Biochemical Methodology 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 482 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Physical methods used in biochemical research, including centrifugation, structural determinations, and use of radioactivity and spectroscopy.
      NOTE:	First of two required courses for biochemistry graduate students.
      
      
      CHEM 583 : Advanced Biochemical Methodology 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CHEM 583 : Advanced Biochemical Methodology 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	W
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 482 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Molecular biological methods used in biochemistry, including immunotechniques, bioinformatics, and selected recombinant DNA techniques.
      NOTE:	Second of two required courses for biochemistry graduate students.
      
      
      CHEM 584 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Proteins. (3:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CHEM 584 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Proteins. (3:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 481 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to current biochemical research procedures including spectrophotometry, chromatography, electrophoresis, and immunological techniques. Protein over-expression; isolation and characterization methods. Enzyme kinetics and protein-ligand interactions. Introduction to bioinformatics.
      
      
      CHEM 586 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Nucleic Acids. (3:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CHEM 586 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Nucleic Acids. (3:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 482 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Laboratory course covering major techniques involved in isolation, amplification, and cloning of recombinant DNA as well as isolation, synthesis, translation, and identification of RNA.
      
      
      MMBIO 442 : Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory. (2:0:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MMBIO 442 : Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory. (2:0:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	W
      PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 241; MMBio 441 or concurrent enrollment.
      DESCRIPTION:	Laboratory to accompany MMBio 441.
      
      
      PDBIO 399R : Academic Internship: Physiology and Developmental Biology. (1-9:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 399R : Academic Internship: Physiology and Developmental Biology. (1-9:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE:	Department cooperative education coordinator's consent.
      DESCRIPTION:	On-the-job experience in off-campus laboratories with a focus related to physiology, biophysics, or developmental biology.
      
      
      PDBIO 495R : Advanced Undergraduate Research in Physiology and Developmental Biology. (1-4:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 495R : Advanced Undergraduate Research in Physiology and Developmental Biology. (1-4:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE:	2 credit hours of PDBio 494R.
      DESCRIPTION:	Senior level research laboratory experience for majors in physiology and developmental biology.
      
      
   3. Elective courses (courses used to fill any requirements listed above cannot count for this requirement):
      BIO 265 : (Bio-MMBio-PWS) Genomics. (3:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      BIO 265 : (Bio-MMBio-PWS) Genomics. (3:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240.
      DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to genomics and genome projects (human, plant, bacterial, yeast, parasites). Introduction to genes and genomes; computational and statistical approaches for analyzing genomic data, including genome sequencing and annotation, gene expression and the transcriptome, proteomics and functional genomics, and genetic variation and SNPs.
      
      
      BIO 350 : Ecology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      BIO 350 : Ecology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 120.
      DESCRIPTION:	Distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with the physical and biotic components of the earth.
      
      
      BIO 370 : Bioethics. (2:1:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      BIO 370 : Bioethics. (2:1:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	Introductory biology course.
      DESCRIPTION:	In-depth lecture and small group discussion of varied bioethical issues. LDS Church positions emphasized when appropriate.
      
      
      BIO 421 : Evolutionary Biology Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      BIO 421 : Evolutionary Biology Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240; Bio 420 or concurrent enrollment.
      DESCRIPTION:	Methodology and evidence used in evolutionary biology: comparative anatomy, DNA and protein techniques, radiometric and non-radiometric dating, fossil data, etc.
      
      
      CHEM 482 : Biochemistry 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CHEM 482 : Biochemistry 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	W
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 481 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Second-semester biochemistry. Nucleic acid biochemistry and molecular biology: nucleotide metabolism, chromosome and chromatin structure, DNA structure and replication, RNA transcription and gene expression, protein synthesis and regulation, eukaryotic gene systems, signal transduction.
      
      
      CHEM 489 : Structural Biochemistry. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CHEM 489 : Structural Biochemistry. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 468, 482.
      DESCRIPTION:	Molecular structures of proteins, RNA and DNA as determinants of biological function. Topics include thermodynamics of folding and binding, structural determination, spectroscopy, modeling, protein recognition.
      
      
      CHEM 581 : Advanced Biochemical Methodology 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CHEM 581 : Advanced Biochemical Methodology 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 482 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Physical methods used in biochemical research, including centrifugation, structural determinations, and use of radioactivity and spectroscopy.
      NOTE:	First of two required courses for biochemistry graduate students.
      
      
      CHEM 583 : Advanced Biochemical Methodology 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CHEM 583 : Advanced Biochemical Methodology 2. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	W
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 482 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Molecular biological methods used in biochemistry, including immunotechniques, bioinformatics, and selected recombinant DNA techniques.
      NOTE:	Second of two required courses for biochemistry graduate students.
      
      
      CHEM 584 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Proteins. (3:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CHEM 584 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Proteins. (3:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 481 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to current biochemical research procedures including spectrophotometry, chromatography, electrophoresis, and immunological techniques. Protein over-expression; isolation and characterization methods. Enzyme kinetics and protein-ligand interactions. Introduction to bioinformatics.
      
      
      CHEM 586 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Nucleic Acids. (3:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      CHEM 586 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Nucleic Acids. (3:1:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 482 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Laboratory course covering major techniques involved in isolation, amplification, and cloning of recombinant DNA as well as isolation, synthesis, translation, and identification of RNA.
      
      
      EXSC 463 : Exercise Physiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      EXSC 463 : Exercise Physiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 305.
      
      
      EXSC 464 : Exercise Physiology Lab. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      EXSC 464 : Exercise Physiology Lab. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE:	ExSc 463 or concurrent enrollment.
      
      
      MMBIO 265 : (MMBio-Bio-PWS) Genomics. (3:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MMBIO 265 : (MMBio-Bio-PWS) Genomics. (3:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240.
      DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to genomics and genome projects (human, plant, bacterial, yeast, parasites). Introduction to genes and genomes; computational and statistical approaches for analyzing genomic data, including genome sequencing and annotation, gene expression and the transcriptome, proteomics and functional genomics, and genetic variation and SNPs.
      
      
      MMBIO 361 : Infection and Immunity. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MMBIO 361 : Infection and Immunity. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105; PDBio 120 or MMBio 221 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Principles of infectious organisms (principally bacteria and viruses), the diseases they cause, and the role of host immune responses in health and disease.
      
      
      MMBIO 417 : Medical Parasitology. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MMBIO 417 : Medical Parasitology. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	Bio 100 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and epidemiology of human parasitic diseases. Laboratory included.
      
      
      MMBIO 430 : Advanced Cell Biology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MMBIO 430 : Advanced Cell Biology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F
      PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 360; bioscience major status.
      DESCRIPTION:	Molecular genetics, cell biology, and developmental biology.
      
      
      MMBIO 441 : Advanced Molecular Biology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MMBIO 441 : Advanced Molecular Biology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	W
      PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240, Chem 352.
      DESCRIPTION:	Molecular biology of gene structure and expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
      
      
      MMBIO 442 : Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory. (2:0:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      MMBIO 442 : Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory. (2:0:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	W
      PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 241; MMBio 441 or concurrent enrollment.
      DESCRIPTION:	Laboratory to accompany MMBio 441.
      
      
      NDFS 200 : Nutrient Metabolism. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      NDFS 200 : Nutrient Metabolism. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	NDFS 100 and organic chemistry, or concurrent enrollment.
      DESCRIPTION:	Chemical structures of nutrients, their food sources, requirements, digestion, absorption, transport, metabolism, functions, storage and excretion; metabolic consequences of nutrient deficiencies, interactions, imbalances, and toxicities.
      
      
      NEURO 480 : Advanced Neuroscience. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      NEURO 480 : Advanced Neuroscience. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	Neuro 205, Biol 360; neuroscience majors only.
      DESCRIPTION:	Principles of neural science. Structure-function relationships and integration of the nervous system.
      
      
      PDBIO 320 : Dissection Techniques in Human Anatomy. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 320 : Dissection Techniques in Human Anatomy. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	On demand.
      PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 220.
      DESCRIPTION:	Techniques of human cadaver dissection.
      
      
      PDBIO 365 : Pathophysiology. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 365 : Pathophysiology. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 305 or 362.
      DESCRIPTION:	Variations in physiological mechanisms that account for development of common disturbances in normal control and activities of body's organs and organ systems.
      
      
      PDBIO 450R : Topics in Physiology and Developmental Biology. (1-3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 450R : Topics in Physiology and Developmental Biology. (1-3:ARR:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
      DESCRIPTION:	Topics vary.
      
      
      PDBIO 455R : Physiology and Developmental Biology Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 455R : Physiology and Developmental Biology Seminar. (.5:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      DESCRIPTION:	Seminar (research) presentations for undergraduates in physiology and developmental biology.
      
      
      PDBIO 484 : Human Embryology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 484 : Human Embryology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F
      PREREQUISITE:	Biol 360 or equivalent.
      RECOMMENDED:	PDBio 225.
      DESCRIPTION:	Developmental milestones of prenatal life: etiology of congenital malformations, emphasizing molecular and cellular changes and their functional consequences.
      
      
      PDBIO 561 : Physiology of Drug Mechanisms. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 561 : Physiology of Drug Mechanisms. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F
      PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 352 or instructor's consent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Overview of physiological and pharmacological mechanisms and principles of human therapeutics as applied to clinically significant pathophysiology.
      
      
      PDBIO 562 : Reproductive Physiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 562 : Reproductive Physiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F
      PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 362 or equivalent.
      RECOMMENDED:	Chem 481, PDBio 482; or equivalents.
      DESCRIPTION:	Mammalian reproductive physiology.
      
      
      PDBIO 565 : Endocrinology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 565 : Endocrinology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 362 or instructor's consent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Mammalian hormones.
      
      
      PDBIO 568 : Cellular Electrophysiology and Biophysics. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 568 : Cellular Electrophysiology and Biophysics. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F
      PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 362, Phscs 140, 220; or instructor's consent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Using electrophysiology and biophysics as an approach to study of physiology. Extensive look at ion channels and cell signaling.
      
      
      PDBIO 582 : Developmental Genetics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PDBIO 582 : Developmental Genetics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	W
      PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 482 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION:	Gene function and regulation during cell specification and differentiation, pattern formation, and organogenesis in developing embryo.
      
      
      PWS 265 : (PWS-Bio-MMBio) Genomics. (3:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      PWS 265 : (PWS-Bio-MMBio) Genomics. (3:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      
      OFFERED:	F, W
      PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240.
      DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to genomics and genome projects (human, plant, bacterial, yeast, parasites). Introduction to genes and genomes; computational and statistical approaches for analyzing genomic data, including genome sequencing and annotation, gene expression and the transcriptome, proteomics and functional genomics, and genetic variation and SNPs.
      
      

Recommended Courses

Professional schools and graduate programs may require additional courses not required for this major, such as Phscs 107, 108, Chem, calculus, or statistics. Contact the programs to which you may apply to determine the specific courses required.

Students considering professional or graduate degrees should take at least two semesters of mathematical courses. The recommended sequences are:

1. Math 119, Stat 221 for students who want exposure to calculus and statistics.
2. Math 112, 113 for students who want a firm foundation in calculus.
3. Math 112, 113, Stat 221 for students who want a firm foundation in both calculus and statistics.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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