100-Level Courses
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. |
200-Level Courses
300-Level Courses
PDBIO 305 : Human Physiology (with lab).
(4:4:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | Chem 101 or equivalent. |
| RECOMMENDED: | A general biology course. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Function of body organ systems. |
| NOTE: | Not acceptable for physiology and developmental biology, biophysics, or neuroscience majors. Designed for students with basic chemistry / no molecular biology. Students with chemistry/molecular biology should take PDBio 362. |
PDBIO 325 : Tissue Biology (with lab).
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBIO 120 & PDBIO 220 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Human anatomy and histology; function of cells in tissue; early stages of embryology. |
| NOTE: | Course should be taken during a student's second or third year and before courses in physiology and developmental biology. |
PDBIO 349R : Physiology and Developmental Biology Teaching Seminar.
(1-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| 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 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. |
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. |
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. |
PDBIO 365 : Pathophysiology.
(4:4:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBIO 305; or PDBIO 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 399R : Academic Internship: Physiology and Developmental Biology.
(1-9:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Consent of internship coordinator. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | On-the-job experience in off-campus laboratories with a focus related to physiology, biophysics, or developmental biology. |
400-Level Courses
PDBIO 450R : Topics in Physiology and Developmental Biology.
(1-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Close interaction between small groups of students and instructor on topics in physiology, developmental biology, or biophysics. Topics vary. |
PDBIO 455R : Physiology and Developmental Biology Seminar.
(.5:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Seminar (research) presentations for undergraduates in physiology and developmental biology. |
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. |
PDBIO 484 : Human Embryology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBio 360 or equivalent. |
| RECOMMENDED: | PDBio 325. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Developmental milestones of prenatal life: etiology of congenital malformations, emphasizing molecular and cellular changes and their functional consequences. |
PDBIO 494R : Undergraduate Research in Physiology and Developmental Biology.
(1-4:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic (entry level) research laboratory experience for students interested in physiology and developmental biology. |
PDBIO 495R : Advanced Undergraduate Research in Physiology and Developmental Biology.
(1-4:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | 2 credit hours of PDBio 494R. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Senior level research laboratory experience for majors in physiology and developmental biology. |
PDBIO 498 : Advanced Senior Research Project.
(3:Arr.:Arr.)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBIO 494R & PDBIO 495R; Instructor's consent must be obtained during previous semester. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Special project course for advanced PDBio research students. Engaging in scientific research as specified in an approved research proposal. Comprehensive written work of research required. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
PDBIO 550R : Advanced Topics in Physiology and Developmental Biology.
(.5-4:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Close interaction between small groups of students and instructor on topics in physiology, developmental biology, or biophysics. Topics vary. |
PDBIO 561 : Physiology of Drug Mechanisms.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| 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)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBio 362 or equivalent. |
| RECOMMENDED: | Chem 481, PDBio 482; or equivalents. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Mammalian reproductive physiology. |
PDBIO 568 : Cellular Electrophysiology and Biophysics.
(3:2:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| 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)| 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. |