Courses

Science Courses

BIOM 301 Biometrics; (3 credits)
Descriptive statistics, introduction to probability, sampling, confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, simple regression and correlation. Emphasis on simple applications of statistical techniques and interpretation of statistical results.

BSCI330 Cell Biology and Physiology; (3 credits)
Biochemical and physiological mechanisms underlying cellular function. Properties of cells which make life possible and mechanisms by which cells provide energy, reproduce, and regulate and integrate with each other and their environment.

BSCI348M Applications of Bioinfomatics; (1 credit)
Computational methods for the study of biological sequence data in compatrative biology and evolution. Analysis of genome content and organization. Database searching, pairwise and multiple sequence alignment, phylogenetic methods, pattern recognition, and functional inference. Functional and comparative genomics approaches.

BSCI 422 Immunology;  (3 Credits)
The immune system in health and disease. Presentation and analysis of the cellular and molecular processes that comprise the immune system. 

BSCI423 Immunology Laboratory; (2 credits)
Current techniques for assessment of immune status and evaluation of the immune response, including monoclonal antibody production, Western blotting, cytokine assays, ELISA and flow cytometry. Students must pay a $40.00 Laboratory Materials fee.

BSCI424 Pathogenic Microbiology; (4 credits)
The role of bacteria and fungi in the diseases of humans with emphasis upon the differentiation and culture of microorganisms, types of disease, modes of disease transmission, prophylactic, therapeutic, and epidemiological aspects.

BSCI425 Epidemiology and Public Health; (3 credits)
History, characteristic features of epidemiology; the important responsibilities of public health; vital statistics.

BSCI414 Recombiant DNA Lab; (3 credits)
Discussion of the physical and chemical nature of viruses, virus cultivation and assay methods, virus replication, viral diseases with emphasis on the oncogenic viruses, viral genetics, and characteristics of the major virus groups.

BSCI440 Mammalian Physiology; (4 credits)
A study of the cardiovascular, hemopoietic, gastrointestinal, renal and respiratory systems. Chemical and endocrine regulation of physiological functions in mammals 

BCHM463 Biochemistry of Physiology; (3 credits)
An introduction to general biochemistry. A study of protein structure, enzyme catalysis, metabolism, and metabolic regulation with respect to their relationship to physiology.

PHYS121 Fundamentals of Physics I; (4 credits)
The first part of a two-semester course in general physics treating the fields of mechanics, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics.

PHYS122 Fundamentals of Physics II; (4 credits)
A continuation of PHYS121.

Non-Science Courses

Select from the below for Advanced Studies (6 credit hours), Diversity (3 credit hours) and Junior English (3 credits) requirements

Communications
COMM 482 Intercultural Communications; (3 credits)

Criminal Justice 
CCJS 310 Introduction to Criminalistics; (3 credits)

English
ENGL 390 Science Writing; (3 credits)

Family Studies
FMSC 341 Personal and Family Finance; (3 credits)

Health and Human Performance
HLTH 377 Human Sexuality; (3 credits)

History
HIST404 History of Biology; (3 credits)

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