BS in Molecular Biology
(64–67 hours*)

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1. Complete one of the following courses:
   BIO 130 : Biology. (4:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 130 : Biology. (4:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	General biology course with laboratory for biology majors. Introduction to disciplines in the life sciences including methods for scientific inquiry, biochemical dynamics, cell structure and function, evolutionary theory, bioenergetics, and ecological interactions.
   
   
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   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:	Honors also
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   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.
   
   
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2. Complete the following biology 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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240 & PWS 340
   RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Bio 421.
   DESCRIPTION:	Intensive examination of evolution as the conceptual cornerstone of biology.
   
   
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   MMBIO 240 : Molecular Biology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 240 : Molecular Biology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 105; Bio 130 or MMBio 151 or PDBio 120.
   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.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular and cellular biology techniques laboratory.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   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.
   
   
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   PWS 340 : Genetics. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 340 : Genetics. (2:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240
   DESCRIPTION:	Genetic mechanisms, their fundamental nature, interactions, and applications to human affairs. Genetics in quantitative terms. Extensive practice in problem solving.
   
   
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3. Complete the following molecular biology core courses:
   MMBIO 390R : Readings in Molecular Biology. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 390R : Readings in Molecular Biology. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBIO 360
   DESCRIPTION:	Selected readings in molecular biology.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240 & CHEM 352
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular biology of gene structure and expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 241; MMBio 441 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Laboratory to accompany MMBio 441.
   
   
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   MMBIO 468 : (MMBio-Bio-PWS) Genomics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 468 : (MMBio-Bio-PWS) Genomics. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240 & PWS 340
   DESCRIPTION:	Current analysis of 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.
   
   
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   MMBIO 490R : Molecular Biology Seminar. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 490R : Molecular Biology Seminar. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 441; Senior status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Critical examination of current literature and research in molecular biology.
   
   
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4. Complete the following chemistry 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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   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.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 105; or CHEM 111
   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.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 106 or Chem 112 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.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 105; or CHEM 111
   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.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 351
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Chem 351.
   
   
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   CHEM 353 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory--Nonmajors. (1-2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 353 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory--Nonmajors. (1-2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 352 or concurrent enrollment (preferred).
   DESCRIPTION:	Physical and chemical properties, isolation and purification, characterization, syntheses.
   NOTE:	For predentistry, premedicine, and other majors who do not intend to take Chem 455.
   
   
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   CHEM 481 : Biochemistry. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 481 : Biochemistry. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 352M & PDBIO 120; or CHEM 352 & PDBIO 120
   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.
   
   
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5. Complete the following:
   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   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.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   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.
   
   
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6. Complete three credits spread across at least two semesters in any of the following options:
   MMBIO 194A : Freshman Research Initiative 1. (2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 194A : Freshman Research Initiative 1. (2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	By application only.
   DESCRIPTION:	Phage isolation and characterization.
   NOTE:	For freshmen or sophomore students only. Requires two semester commitment.
   
   
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   MMBIO 194B : Freshman Research Initiative 2. (2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 194B : Freshman Research Initiative 2. (2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 194A
   DESCRIPTION:	Phage genome annotation. Focus on experimental design and data analysis.
   NOTE:	For freshmen or sophomore students only. Requires two semester commitment.
   
   
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   MMBIO 494R : Mentored Research. (.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 494R : Mentored Research. (.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Mentor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Mentored research.
   
   
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7. Complete one course from the following:
   MATH 112 : Calculus 1. (4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 112 : Calculus 1. (4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 and 111 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Differential and integral calculus: limits; continuity; the derivative and applications; extrema; the definite integral; fundamental theorem of calculus; L'Hopital's rule.
   
             : Honors Calculus 1.
   
   
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   *MATH 119 : Introduction to Calculus. (4:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   *MATH 119 : Introduction to Calculus. (4:4:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Independent Study only.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to plane analytic geometry and calculus.
   
   
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   *Offered through BYU Independent Study.
8. Complete at least 10 hours (one of which must include a lab) from the following:
   BIO 463 : Genetics of Human Disease. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   BIO 463 : Genetics of Human Disease. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	PWS 340
   DESCRIPTION:	Examining the application of genetics to understanding and treatment of human disease. Functional consequences of mutations; use of model organisms; linkage and association analysis of complex traits; pharmacogenetics; ethical considerations.
   
   
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   †BIO 465 : Bioinformatics and Proteomics. (3:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   †BIO 465 : Bioinformatics and Proteomics. (3:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	BIO 365
   DESCRIPTION:	3-D protein structural comparisons, hidden Markov models for database comparisons, homology detection, multiple sequence analyses, and protein family comparisons. Exercises in computer programming in genomics.
   
   
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   CHEM 463 : Physical Chemistry. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 463 : Physical Chemistry. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 227 & CHEM 462 & PHSCS 123 & MATH 302; or CHEM 227 & CHEM 462 & PHSCS 123 & MATH 314
   RECOMMENDED:	Math 302.
   DESCRIPTION:	Thermodynamics and equilibria, states of matter, kinetic-molecular theory, kinetics, statistical mechanics.
   
   
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   CHEM 468 : Biophysical Chemistry. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 468 : Biophysical Chemistry. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 481 & MATH 113 & PHSCS 123; or CHEM 481M & MATH 113 & PHSCS 123
   DESCRIPTION:	Applications of physical chemistry to biological systems. Spectroscopic applications, computational methods, structural biochemistry, thermodynamics, equilibria, statistical mechanics, transport properties, kinetics, quantum mechanics.
   NOTE:	For biochemistry (BS) majors and those interested in the health professions or biochemistry.
   
   
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   CHEM 482 : Mechanisms of Molecular Biology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 482 : Mechanisms of Molecular Biology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 481M; or CHEM 481
   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.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 482 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Analytical and structural determination methods used in biochemical research, including mass spectrometry-based proteomics, immunotechniques, atomic force and electron microscopy, NMR and X-ray diffraction.
   NOTE:	One of two required courses for biochemistry graduate students. May be taken before or after Chem 583.
   
   
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   †CHEM 584 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Proteins. (3:1:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   †CHEM 584 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Proteins. (3:1:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 481M; or 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.
   NOTE:	May be taken before or after Chem 586.
   
   
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   †CHEM 586 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Nucleic Acids. (3:1:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   †CHEM 586 : Biochemistry Laboratory/Nucleic Acids. (3:1:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	CHEM 482
   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.
   NOTE:	May be taken before or after Chem 584.
   
   
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   †MMBIO 151 : Introduction to Microbiology. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   †MMBIO 151 : Introduction to Microbiology. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of prokaryotic biology emphasizing cell structure, function, and metabolism. Introduction to bacterial genetics, microbial diversity, and microbial ecology.
   
   
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   MMBIO 194A : Freshman Research Initiative 1. (2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 194A : Freshman Research Initiative 1. (2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	By application only.
   DESCRIPTION:	Phage isolation and characterization.
   NOTE:	For freshmen or sophomore students only. Requires two semester commitment.
   
   
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   MMBIO 194B : Freshman Research Initiative 2. (2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 194B : Freshman Research Initiative 2. (2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 194A
   DESCRIPTION:	Phage genome annotation. Focus on experimental design and data analysis.
   NOTE:	For freshmen or sophomore students only. Requires two semester commitment.
   
   
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   MMBIO 261 : Infection and Immunity. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 261 : Infection and Immunity. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of infectious organisms (principally bacteria and viruses), the diseases they cause, and the role of host immune responses in health and disease.
   
   
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   MMBIO 362R : Careers in Biomedical Sciences. (1:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 362R : Careers in Biomedical Sciences. (1:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Lectures and field trips surveying career choices.
   
   
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   MMBIO 399R : Academic Internship. (1-9:0:40)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 399R : Academic Internship. (1-9:0:40)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	Mentor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Approved experiential learning.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBIO 360; Bioscience major status.
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular genetics, cell biology, and developmental biology.
   
   
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   †MMBIO 360 : Microbial Genetics. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   †MMBIO 360 : Microbial Genetics. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240
   DESCRIPTION:	How DNA governs complex bacterial functions. Classical and modern approaches to gene discovery, including genetic screens, gene mapping, targeted genetic manipulations, and analyzing gene activity.
   
   
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   †MMBIO 364 : Bacterial Pathogenesis. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   †MMBIO 364 : Bacterial Pathogenesis. (4:3:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 261
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamental principles of bacterial pathogenesis, emphasizing the molecular interactions of medically important bacteria and their hosts.
   
   
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   MMBIO 463 : Immunology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 463 : Immunology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240 & MMBIO 261
   DESCRIPTION:	Advanced concepts of immunological processes.
   
   
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   MMBIO 465 : Virology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 465 : Virology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 261 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic principles of virology, emphasizing selected molecular aspects of virus life cycles and disease processes.
   
   
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   †MMBIO 466 : Virology Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   †MMBIO 466 : Virology Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 261; or MMBio 465 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Laboratory exercises illustrating in vitro behavior of selected viruses. Developing laboratory skills for virus studies.
   
   
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   †MMBIO 467 : Immunology Lab. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   †MMBIO 467 : Immunology Lab. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 261; or 463 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Laboratory exercises in advanced concepts of immunological processes.
   
   
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   MMBIO 510 : History of Microbiology and Molecular Biology. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 510 : History of Microbiology and Molecular Biology. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Even Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	Any one 400-level MMBio course.
   DESCRIPTION:	Exploring the lives and historical settings of major contributors to the development of the sciences of microbiology and molecular biology emphasizing the importance of their ground-breaking discoveries in both basic and applied science.
   
   
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   MMBIO 513 : Philosophy of Biology. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 513 : Philosophy of Biology. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Even Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 360 or 363 or 461 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical issues in the biological sciences. Philosophical questions concerning the theory of evolution, debate between evolution and creationism, fitness, adaptationism, the units of selection, systematics, sociobiology, and evolutionary ethics.
   
   
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   MMBIO 515 : RNA-Mediated Gene Regulation. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 515 : RNA-Mediated Gene Regulation. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Odd Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 441 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Current advances in studies on RNA processing, including RNA splicing and editing, riboswitches, ribozymes, and the role of small RNAs in RNA interference and regulation of gene expression.
   
   
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   MMBIO 518 : Select Pathogens. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 518 : Select Pathogens. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Odd Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 221 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Current literature in special pathogens.
   
   
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   MMBIO 557 : Genes and Cancer. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 557 : Genes and Cancer. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Odd Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 441 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular basis of human cancers, emphasizing oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, chromosomal instability, hereditary cancers, chemical and physical carcinogens, and viral carcinogenesis.
   
   
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   MMBIO 565 : Molecular Virology. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 565 : Molecular Virology. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter Odd Yrs.
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 465 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular mechanisms of virus architecture, attachment and entry pathways, replication strategies, oncogenesis, evolution, and mechanisms of pathogenesis.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240 & PHSCS 106; or MMBIO 240 & PHSCS 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.
   
   
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   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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   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.
   
   
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   †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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBIO 240 & MMBIO 241 & PDBIO 360
   RECOMMENDED:	PDBio 325.
   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.
   
   
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   †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)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 482 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Gene function and regulation during cell specification and differentiation, pattern formation, and organogenesis in developing embryo.
   
   
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   Note 1: Only 3 hours of MMBio 399R will count toward major hours.
   Note 2: † indicates a course with a lab included.
9. Pass the Biology Major Field Exam.
10. Complete an exit interview.

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ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

ENGL 316 : Technical Communication. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	Honors also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Junior or senior status.
DESCRIPTION:	Effective processes of written, oral, and visual technical communication, including collaborative processes. Writing for academic and professional audiences.
NOTE:	Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit.


Course Outcomes



PHSCS 107 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PHSCS 107 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 105 or concurrent enrollment.


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PHSCS 108 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

PHSCS 108 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 106 or concurrent enrollment


Course Outcomes



STAT 121 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

STAT 121 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)

OFFERED:	Independent Study also; Honors also.
WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
RECOMMENDED:	MATH 110 or equivalent.
DESCRIPTION:	Stemplots, boxplots, histograms, scatterplots; central tendency, variability; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one and two means and proportions; contingency tables, simple linear regression.

          : Honors Principles of Statistics.


Course Outcomes

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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