Biological Sciences Course Updates

BILD 28 Immunology, Vaccines, and Immunotherapy - New course - effective Fall 2021

Course will provide an overview of the human immune system and it is exploited to improve human health. Designed for non-biology majors who want to better understand exciting medical interventions developed in recent years. Course will cover the new SARS-2 vaccine and revolutionary cancer treatments, based on the fundamental understanding of how the immune system fights infection. Discussions will include how the immune system is studied and will "bust" common myths about the immune system.

Note: Students will not receive credit if taken after BICD 140.

BILD 61 Biology, Race, and Society - New course - effective Fall 2022

This course examines historical and current ideas about the structure of human biological variation, traces their impact on society - particularly on the development of the concept of race, and explores the complicated relationship between genes, environments, and human traits.

BILD 84R Career Exploration in Biological Sciences - New course - effective Fall 2022

The goal of this course is to expose students to careers available with a biology degree. The course will focus on diverse career topics such as research, sustainability, medicine and healthcare, product management, business development, science communication, sales, entrepreneurship and legal professions. Students will engage with industry professionals in these areas through panel discussions and will read and discuss articles on these career pathways.

Note: This course is a Distance Education course.

BIBC 100 Structural Biochemistry - Prerequisite update - effective Winter 2023

Previous prerequisite(s): CHEM 40A*; CHEM 40B*

New prerequisite(s): BENG 120 or CHEM 140A or CHEM 40A* or CHEM 41A; BENG 120 or CHEM 140B or CHEM 40B* or CHEM 41B

BIBC 102 Metabolic Biochemistry - Prerequisite update - effective Winter 2023

Previous prerequisite(s): CHEM 40A*; CHEM 40B*

New prerequisite(s): BENG 120 or CHEM 140A or CHEM 40A* or CHEM 41A; BENG 120 or CHEM 140B or CHEM 40B* or CHEM 41B

BICD 100R Genetics - New course - effective Summer Session 2023

An introduction to the principles of heredity emphasizing diploid organisms. Topics include Mendelian inheritance and deviations from classical Mendelian ratios, pedigree analysis, gene interactions, gene mutation, linkage and gene mapping, reverse genetics, population genetics, and quantitative genetics.

Note: This course is a Distance Education course. Students may receive credit for one of the following: BICD 100 or BICD 100R.

BICD 123 Plant Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory - Prerequisite update - effective Winter 2023

Previous prerequisite(s): None

New prerequisite(s): BICD 100

BICD 158 Active Genetics - New course - effective Winter 2023

An advanced introduction to non-Mendelian genetics with an emphasis on CRISPR-based mechanisms for achieving super-Mendelian inheritance of genetic traits. The course will provide a brief history of non-Mendelian genetics and then move on to the use of such systems for laboratory research or to alter populations of organisms either locally or more broadly to address issues of public health such as insecticide resistance and antibiotic resistance to support globally sustainable practices.

BIEB 141 Introduction to Quantitative Modeling for Biologists Lab - New course - effective Fall 2023

This lab course will be a hands-on introduction to quantitative modeling as a tool for understanding biological systems. Working closely with the instructor, students will learn new biology by practicing how to construct, analyze and interpret simple mathematical models. The emphasis is not on the math itself but on the practical use of quantitative reasoning for gaining new biological insights.

BIMM 100 Molecular Biology - Prerequisite update - effective Winter 2023

Previous prerequisite(s): BILD 1; BIBC 103 or BILD 4 or BILD 70 or BIMM 101; CHEM 40A* or CHEM 40AH; CHEM 40B* or CHEM 40BH

New prerequisite(s): BILD 1; BIBC 103 or BILD 4 or BILD 70 or BIMM 101; BENG 120 or CHEM 40A* or CHEM 40AH or CHEM 41A; BENG 120 or CHEM 40B* or CHEM 40BH or CHEM 41B

BIMM 143R Bioinformatics Laboratory - New course - effective Winter 2023

Bioinformatics is the analysis of big data in the biosciences. This course provides a hands-on introduction to the computer-based analysis of biomolecular and genomic data. Major topic areas include advances in sequencing technologies, genome resequencing and variation analysis, transcriptomics, structural bioinformatics, and personal genomics.

Note: This course will utilize free, web-based bioinformatics tools and no programming skills are required. This course is a Distance Education course. Students may receive credit for one of the following: BIMM 143 or BIMM 143R.

BIPN 145 Neurobiology Laboratory - Prerequisite update - effective Winter 2023

Previous prerequisite(s): BILD 2 and BILD 4 and MATH 11

New prerequisite(s): BILD 4 and BIPN 140 and MATH 11