BIOLOGY
COURSES
BIOL‑100 Introduction to
Biology, 3 cr. The problems of living things with emphasis on human physiology
and the propagation of life. Covers major biological concepts and principles.
Lecture and laboratory. (Does not fulfill major or minor requirements in
biology.)
BIOL‑102 Biology of Organisms,
3 cr. Problems of life at the organism level. Support and movement, nutrition
and energy relations, transport of materials, waste disposal, coordination and
regulation, reproduction, and growth and development are considered in relation
to both plants and animals. Lecture and laboratory.
BIOL‑103 Biology of
Populations, 3 cr. Problems of life at the population level. Hereditary basis of
variability and homogeneity; factors influencing the gene pool; concept of
species; diversification of life in time; populations in their environment.
Lecture and laboratory .
BIOL‑104 The Changing Natural
Environment, 3 cr. Attitudes towards the natural environment. Exploitation of
the natural plant and animal communities and the effects of overpopulation and
increasing pollution of the environment on the biological world. Lecture only.
(Does not fulfill major or minor requirements in biology.)
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BIOL‑301 Cell Biology, 4 cr.
Basic molecular and cellular processes. Structures of biomolecules, energetics,
enzymes, photosynthesis, respiration. Genetic control: chromatin, DNA
replication, RNA transcription and regulation, protein synthesis. Cell
functions, including: protein secretion; cell membrane structure, transport and
surface interactions; cell cycle, cell motility; cell growth, cell origins.
Lecture and laboratory. Prereq.: CHEM‑211, BIOL. 102, and BIOL‑
103.
BIOL 306: Institute In Biology
I, 1 cr. An in‑depth study of an area of biology. Course may be repeated as long
as the title is different. Consult the schedule of classes for specific topics.
Prereq: six credit hours in general biology, consent of instructor. BIOL‑307
Institute In Biology II, 2 cr. (See BIOL‑306 for description.) BIOL‑308
Institute in Biology III, 3 cr. (See BIOL‑306 for
description.)
BIOL‑311 Genetics, 3 cr.
Introduction to traditional Mendelian concepts, and to contemporary concepts of
heredity and their cytological mechanisms. Lecture and Laboratory. Prereq.: six
credit hours in general biology.
BIOL‑312 Evolution, 3 cr. A
reading‑Lecture‑discussion course on the facts, theories, and principles of
organic evolution. Prereq.: six credit hours in general
biology.
BIOL‑316 Biochemistry, 4 cr.
Chemistry and metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids,
vitamins, and minerals associated with animal and plant life. Lecture and
laboratory. Prereq.: BIOL.301 and CHEM.231; CHEM‑232
recommended.
BIOL‑318 General Microbiology,
3 cr. Study of the taxonomy and identification, ultrastructure and function,
nutrition and growth, physiology, metabolism, molecular genetics, host microbial
interactions, immunobiology, epidemiology, ecology, and biotechnology of
microorganisms and viruses. Lecture and laboratory. Prereq.: BIOL‑301 and six
credit hours in general biology.
BIOL‑319, Radiation Biology, 4
cr. Somatic and genetic effects of ionizing radiation, use of isotopes as
tracers in experiments involving metabolic activities. Lecture and laboratory .
Prereq.: six credit hours in chemistry; six credit hours in physics; one course
in biochemistry or one 300‑level physiology course.
BIOL‑322 Pathogenic
Microbiology, 3 cr. Systematic study of the distinctive cellular and molecular
properties of pathogenic microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, viruses and
protozoans; mechanisms of infection, pathogenesis, host defenses, immunology,
epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control of these microorganisms. Lecture
only. Prereq.: BIOL‑318 or consent of instructor.
BIOL‑323 Physical Methods In
Biology, 3 cr. Principles and practice of physical instrumentation and
techniques in the manipulation of biological materials; extraction of biological
data and regulation of physical variables; spectrophotometry, chromatography,
and electrophoresis, radioactivity detection techniques, cell and tissue
fractionation methods. Lecture and laboratory . Prereq.: six credit hours in
biology including BIOL.201; one year of chemistry and one year of
physics.
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BIOL‑325 History of Science, 3
cr. Development of the scientific method and knowledge of the natural sciences
from ancient civilization to the present. Lecture only. Prereq.: six credits in
the physical sciences and six credits in biological
sciences.
BIOL‑326 Biological Geography,
3 cr. Geographic distribution of living organisms and the principles underlying
this distribution. Lecture only. Prereq.: six credit hours in general
biology.
BIOL‑327 Immunology, 3 cr. The
biological aspects of immunity and the immune response to "not‑self agents.
Lecture and laboratory. Prereq.: BIOL‑ZOOL.312.
BIOL‑328 Aquatic Biology, 3 cr.
Biological study of selected aquatic ecosystems including biological, chemical
and physical parameters of freshwater communities. Fieldwork emphasizes
practical experience in specimen collection and identification; laboratory work
concentrates on water analysis and includes an introduction to organism
toxicology caused by aquatic pollutants. Lecture and laboratory . Prereq.: six
credit hours in general biology.
BIOL‑332 Internship In
Environmental Biology I, 3 cr . Field experience at an off‑campus site guided by
a faculty advisor and a site supervisor. A minimum of 140 hours at the site is
required. The course may be taken after completion of an acceptable course
background usually in the senior year. Sites, including zoos, area park
districts and nature preserves, laboratories, depending on availability.
Prereq.: consent of instructor; may be taken concurrently with
BIOL.333.
BIOL‑333 Internship In
Environmental Biology II, 3 cr. See BIOL‑332 for description. Prereq.: consent
of instructor; may be taken concurrently with BIOL.332.
BIOL‑335Introduction to
Biotechnology, 3 cr. A survey of the history, theories, and major concepts in
the practical applications of the principles of genetics, microbiology,
biochemistry, and molecular biology. Medical, agricultural, industrial, and
environmental applications of biotechnology and their implications will be
emphasized. Lecture only. Prereq.: BIOL.311, BIOL.316, BIOL.318 or consent of
instructor.
BIOL‑380 General Ecology, 4 cr.
An introduction to the basic concepts of ecology. Study of the
factors/interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of species at
the individual, population, community, and ecosystem levels. Lecture,
laboratory, and fieldwork. Prereq.: BIOL.102 and BIOL. 103.
BIOL‑386 Ecological Methods, 4
cr. Field and laboratory methodology for the ecologist. Includes instruction on
experimental design, quantitative sampling, data acquisition and interpretation
as well as the preparation of project reports. Prereq.:
BIOL.380.
BIOL‑391 Independent Study In
Biology, I cr. A field, laboratory, or library study of a biologically oriented
topic. Prereq. : twelve credit hours in biology at the 200 or 300.level,
including at least two field or laboratory courses. These courses should be
supportive of the project to be undertaken. Restricted to undergraduates.
Departmental consent.
BIOL‑392 Independent Study In
Biology, 2 cr. (See BIOL-391 for description.)
BIOL‑393Independent Study in
Biology, 3 cr. (See BIOL-391 for description.)
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BIOL‑399 Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Selected course offerings in modern biology. Topics studied differ from term
to term. Consult the Schedule of Classes for specific topics. Prereq.: Consent
of instructor.
BIOL‑401 Analysis of
Development, 3 cr. Analysis of mechanisms underlying developmental processes in
the embryo and adult organisms with special emphasis on the role of the genes in
development. Lecture only. Prereq.: graduate standing; BIOL.311, BIOL‑ZOOL.311
or BIOL.ZOOL.323.
BIOL‑402 Biochemical Genetics,
3 cr. Explores the biochemistry of the genetic material and the cell's ability
to replicate, transcribe, and translate genetic information. Recent discoveries
in gene manipulation are discussed. Lecture and laboratory. Prereq.: graduate
standing; BIOL.311; and BIOL.316.
BIOL‑403 Seminars In Biology, 1
cr. Students give an oral presentation on selected topics; two hours per week;
course may be repeated up to a maximum of three credits by departmental
permission. Proreq.: graduate standing.
BIOL‑405 Electron Microscopy, 3
cr. Theoretical principles and operational procedures of electron microscopy,
interpretation of electron micrographs, and correlation of cell ultrastructure
and function. Lecture and laboratory, prereq.: Graduate standing and
BIOL‑321.
BIOL‑406 Physical Biochemistry
, 3 cr. Study of the physical and chemical phenomena associated with the
metabolism and isolation of important biological compounds; mechanisms involved
in the passage of metabolites across biological membranes; release of energy in
enzymatic systems; equilibria of important biochemical constituents in un/‑ and
multi‑celled organisms; isolation and purification of biologically active
compounds. Lecture only. prereq.. graduate standing and BIOL‑316; one course in
physics recommended.
BIOL‑407 Enzymology: Enzyme
Structure and Function, 3 cr. Enzymes as protein catalysts; the structure of a
biological catalyst as discerned by x‑ray diffraction, chemical modification.
nuclear magnetic resonance, and kinetic studies is analyzed and related to
function. Lecture, demonstration, discussion and laboratory . Prereq.: graduate
standing and BIOL.316.
BIOL‑408 Bio‑Environmental
Analysis, 3 cr.lndividual and group field projects providing experience in
techniques appropriate to the analysis of natural communities and their
environmental components. Studies include contrasts between selected natural
areas and similar ones altered by man. A summary interpretive paper, using data
acquired, is required from each student. Lecture, laboratory, and fieldwork.
prereq.: graduate standing and BIOL.ZOOL.325, BIOL.BOT.321, or equivalent.
BIOL‑410 Advanced Immunology, 3
cr. Contemporary issues in immunochemistry as related to antibody structure and
function; lectures and discussion of current papers on antibody structure, the
inheritance of immune response capacities, immunological tolerance, and
transplantation disease. Lecture and discussion. Prereq.: graduate standing,
BIOL. 311, BIOL.316. and BIOL‑327.
BIOL‑419 Radiobiology, 4 cr.
The use of radioisotopes in biological experiments. Principles of nuclear decay,
properties and detection of ionizing radiation. Somatic and genetic effects of
radiation at the organismic, cellular, and biochemical levels. Lecture and
laboratory. Prereq.: graduate standing and six credit hours in chemistry; six
credit hours in physics; one course in biochemistry or a 300‑level physiology
course.
BIOL‑420 MetabolIsm, 3 cr. The
fundamental bond‑making and bond‑breaking processes (intermediary metabolism)
enabling living organisms to be produced and maintained; emphasis on the
regulations of and reaction mechanisms involved in the "energy flow" associated
with intermediary metabolism. Lecture and laboratory . p,.,.q.: graduate
standing, mininXJnl of one cou~e in genelal biochemistry. Pereq. reoom: Organic
Chemistry II. BIOL‑481 BiologIcal Literature, 3 cr. Preparation of a series of
scientific papers based on a literature search. Activities include the research
and synthesizing of literature with reference to certain topics. Prereq.:
graduate standing and at least 18 credit hours in graduate
biology.
BIOL‑482 Quaternary Ecology, 4
cr. Introduction to the principles and techniques of paleoecology; emphasis on
the effects of global and regional climate/environmental change on ecosystems,
communities, and populations during the Quaternary Period. Prereq: BIOL 380 or
ESC1212.
BIOL‑483 Historical and
Contemporary Patterns In Species Diversity, 3cr. Contemporary , historical and
phylogenetic patterns of species diversity; current hypotheses for local,
regional and global diversity trends; diversity case studies from plant and
animal communities in aquatic and terrestrial systems. Lecture and discussion.
Prereq: BIOL 380; coursework in plant or animal biology or biogeography
recommended.
BIOL‑497 Thesis Seminar, 3 cr.
Guidance of students writing a library thesis to fulfill requirements for the
Master of Science degree in Biology, Option II. Prereq.: acceptance to candidacy
in the Master of Science Program in Biology, Option
/1.
BIOL‑498 Advanced Topics In
Biology, 3 cr. Topics studied differ from term to term. Consult the Schedule of
Classes for specific topics. Prereq.: graduate standing and consent of
instructor. BIOL‑499 Research Thesis, 6 cr. Guidance of students conducting
research and writing a thesis to fulfill requirements for the Master of Science
degree in Biology, Option I. Prereq.: acceptance to candidacy in the Master of
Science in Biology program and departmental approval for experimental/field
study thesis.
Advanced Topics in Biology
Courses:
BIOL‑498A Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Current Topics in Cell Biology. Prereq.: graduate
standing and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498B Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Comparative Biology of Aging. Prereq.: graduate
standing and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498C Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Conservation Biology. Prereq.: graduate standing and
consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498D Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Foundations of Ecology. Prereq.: graduate standing
and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498E Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Identification and Ecology of Woody Plants. Prereq.:
graduate standing and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498F Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Grasslands of the World. Prereq.: graduate standing
and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498G Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Evolutionary Biology. Prereq.: graduate standing and
consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498J Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Microcomputers in Biology. Prereq.: graduate
standing and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498K Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Vertebrate Energetics. Prereq.: graduate standing
and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498L Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Prereq.:
graduate standing and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498M Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Biology of Viruses. Prereq.: graduate standing and
consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498P Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Reproductive Physiology. Prereq.: graduate standing
and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498Q Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Current Topics in Genetics. Prereq.: graduate
standing and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498R Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Animal Behavior. Prereq.: graduate standing and
consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498S Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Comparative Vertebrate Physiology. Prereq.: graduate
standing and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498T Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Restoration Ecology. Prereq.: graduate standing and
consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498U Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Current Topics in Human Genetics. Prereq.: graduate
standing and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498V Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Paleobotany. Prereq.: graduate standing and consent
of instructor.
BIOL‑498W Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Quaternary Ecology. Prereq.: graduate standing and
consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498X Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Protein Biosynthesis. Prereq.: graduate standing and
consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498Y Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Topics in Community Ecology: Species Diversity.
Prereq.: graduate standing and consent of instructor.
BIOL‑498Z Advanced Topics In Biology, 3
cr. Advanced Biochemical and Molecular Methods in
Biology. Prereq.: graduate standing and consent of
instructor.
BOTANY COURSES
BIOL‑BOT‑311 General Mycology,
3 cr. The fungi, their laboratory cultivation, natural history, morphogenesis,
genetics, and physiology. Lecture and laboratory . Prereq.: six credits in
general biology and BIOL.BOT.318.
BIOL‑BOT‑312 Economic Botany, 3
cr. Plants of particular economic significance to humans as sources of food,
fibers, flavoring agents, drugs, industrial chemicals; horticultural plants; the
role of economic plants in past and modern society. Lecture only. Prereq.: a
cou~e in botany or six credits in general biology.
BIOL‑BOT ‑313 Plant Anatomy, 3
cr. The cellular, organismic, and gross structures of the vascular plants; their
interrelationships with development and function in time and environment.
Lecture and laboratory. Prereq.: six credits in general
biology.
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BIOL‑BOT‑314 Local Flora, 3 cr.
Phylogenetic interpretation derived from plant diversity; the importance of the
patterns of contemporary plants from the standpoint of evolution; taxonomic
study of local vascular plants. Lecture, laboratory and fieldwork. Prereq.: six
credits in general biology.
BIOL‑BOT ‑315 Plant Physiology,
4 cr. Physiochemical basis of plant life, emphasizing life processes of major
significance to the seed plants. Lecture and laboratory. Prereq.: six credits in
general biology, including BIOL‑201 and one course in organic chemistry.
BIOL‑BOT‑316 Phycology, 3 cr. Cultivation and laboratory study of the
chlorophytes, cyanophytes, chrysophytes, phaeophytes, rhodophytes, and
flagellated types of algae; algal cytology, taxonomy, phylogeny, physiology,
ecology, and economics. Lecture and laboratory . Prereq.: six credits in general
biology; BIOL.BOT‑318 recommended.
BIOL‑BOT‑318 General Plant
Morphology, 3 cr. Principles of plant morphology illustrated by life histories
of representative forms of the major plant groups. Lecture and laboratory.
Prereq.: six credits in general biology.
BIOL‑BOT‑321 Plant Ecology, 3
cr. Ecological principles illustrated by environmental and successional
relationships in selected plant communities of the Chicago area. Lecture and
fieldwork. Prereq.: six credits in general biology.
BIOL‑BOT -402 Plant
Biochemistry , 3 cr. Metabolic pathways of particular importance to plants, such
as photosynthesis, the dissemination of starch, nitrogen fixation, and the
formation of certain secondary products; metabolic pathways common to plants and
other groups of organisms; phytohormonal control. Lecture only. Prereq.:
graduate standing and BIOL.316.
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ZOOLOGY
COURSES
BIOL‑ZOOL‑201 Human Genetics, 3
cr. Heredity laws as they relate to humans; nature and origin of genetic
similarity and diversity; relationship of genetics to medicine and society.
Lecture and discussion. Prereq.: BIOL.103
BIOL‑ZOOL‑213 Mammalian
Anatomy, 4 cr. Gross architectural elements of the mammalian body, with emphasis
upon correlation of form and function. Lecture and laboratory. Prereq.: six
credits in general biology.
BIOL‑ZOOL‑311 General
Embryology, 3 cr. Development of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate, from
the egg to the adult stage. Lecture and laboratory. Prereq.: six credits in
general biology.
BIOL‑ZOOL‑312 Vertebrate
Physiology, 4 cr. Functions and interrelationships of organ systems. Lecture and
laboratory. Prereq.: BIOL.102 and BIOL‑301.
BIOL‑ZOOL‑313 Entomology, 3 cr.
Insects, their identification, classification, habits, and ecological
relationships, with special emphasis on those common to the Chicago area.
Lecture, laboratory, and fieldwork. Prereq.: six credits in general
biology.
BIOL.ZOOL‑314 OrnIthology, 3
cr. Birds, their identification, classification, habits, ecological
relationships, and conservation, with special emphasis on those indigenous to
the Chicago area. Lecture, laboratory, and fieldwork. prereq.: six credits in
general biology.
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BIOL‑ZOOL‑315 Invertebrate
Zoology, 3 cr. Taxonomy and comparative morphology of the major phyla of
invertebrates; life histories of representative forms. Lecture and laboratory .
Prereq.: six credits in general biology. BIOL‑ZOOL‑316 Animal Behavior, 3 cr.
COmparative ethology in the animal kingdom and its adaptive significance based
upon the evolution of form and function of the nervous system, sense organs and
effector organs; topics include instinct, learning, intelligence, social
organization, and their physiological integrating mechanisms. Lecture only.
Prereq.: six credits in general biology.
BIOL‑ZOOL‑317 Animal
Parasitology, 3 cr. Taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, and significance of parasitic
animals; host‑parasite interactions; distribution of parasites throughout the
world; examination of their life cycles, and prophylaxis and therapy of
parasitic infections. Lecture and laboratory. Prereq.: six credits in general
biology and BIOL‑ZOOL.326. BIOL‑ZOOL‑318 Vertebrate Histology, 3 cr. The
microscopic anatomy of adult mammalian cells, tissues, and organs. Lecture and
laboratory . Prereq.: six credits in general biology, including BIOL .
102.
BIOL‑ZOOL‑323 Developmental
Anatomy, 4 cr. Phylogenetic study of the embryology and adult anatomy of the
vertebrates. The course combines the traditionally separate courses in
comparative vertebrate anatomy and embryology. Lecture and laboratory. Prereq.:
nine credits in biology, including BIOL. ZOOL.326 or a course in general
zoology.
BIOL‑ZOOL‑324 Endocrinology, 3
cr. Certain glandular secretions and neurosecretions; the hormones and their
function in maintaining homeostasis in the vertebrates; current research on
hormone action; minor reference to invertebrate hormones. Lecture and
laboratory. Prereq.: BIOL‑102, BIOL.103, BIOL.301, CHEM‑211 and
BIOL."ZOOL.312.
BIOL‑ZOOL‑325 Animal Ecology, 3
cr. Basic principles of the interrelationships between animals and their
environment; the current danger of disturbing balances in nature by
environmental contamination. Lecture, laboratory, and fieldwork. Prereq.: six
credit hours in general biology.
