BIOL 479 Advanced Topics in Biology
This course covers advanced biological topics that vary from semester to semester. Because the content of each section of this course is different, students may take this course more than once for credit. Intended for biology majors in their junior and senior years.
First day attendance is mandatory.
Note: Enrollment limited to Biology majors and Biology Minors with junior or senior standing, except by instructor permission.
Prerequisites
- BIOL 222: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- or BIOL 302: Cell Biology
- or BIOL 304: Molecular Biology
- or BIOL 307: Biochemistry
- or BIOL 310: Ecology
- or BIOL 311: Plant Physiology
- or BIOL 312: Evolution
- or BIOL 315: Limnology
- or BIOL 316: Behavioral Ecology
- or BIOL 320: Ecosystem and Global Ecology
- or BIOL 321: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
- or BIOL 322: Comparative Animal Physiology
- or BIOL 324: Invertebrate Biology
- or BIOL 330: Advanced Microbiology
- or CHEM 325: Biochemistry I: Biomolecule Structure and Function
Special information
Note: Enrollment limited to Biology majors and Biology Minors with junior or senior standing, except by instructor permission.
1-5 Undergraduate credits
Effective August 14, 2011 to present
Learning outcomes
General
- Explain and apply scientific knowledge in the selected topic of biology, both theoretical and experimental, at the upper division level.
- Read and interpret primary scientific literature in biology.
- Recall, explain and apply the concepts, knowledge and vocabulary of biology at the level necessary for success in upper division and/or graduate study in this field.
Summer 2025
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Advanced Topics in Biology: GMOs | Bush Tripp, Susan Mary | Books for BIOL-479-01 Summer 2025 | Course details for BIOL-479-01 Summer 2025 |