This course will cover veterinary terminology including medical word roots, prefixes, suffixes and animal specific terminology involving food animals, horses and pets. Veterinary case studies will allow students to apply these fundamentals in practical situations. Appropriate for pre-veterinary focused students or any students interested in animal health and care.
A study of nutrient utilization as influenced by digestion, absorption and metabolism with emphasis on swine and poultry.
Principles and design of processes involving biochemical reactions, including aerobic and anaerobic respirations and fermentations, and involving pure and mixed cultures. Energy considerations, heat and mass transfer, biochemical kinetics, and application to biological waste treatment.
This introductory lecture/laboratory course will provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as hands-on experience in basic behavioral, anatomical, and physiological techniques used by laboratory scientists in the investigation of the nervous system. Upon completion, students will be prepared for independent research experiences in working neuroscience laboratories.
An independent research project in an area of neuroscience under the direction of a faculty mentor. A research contract signed by the student and the faculty research mentor must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies (Neuroscience). May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits, but a maximum of only 6 credits may be used to satisfy the requirements of the minor or major in Neuroscience. Prereq: BIO 152 and BIO 302 or PSY 312.
An independent research project in an area of microbiology under the direction of a faculty mentor. The research may be conducted in the Department of Biology or in other microbiological units on campus. A research contract signed by the student and the faculty research mentor must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Microbiology.
This seminar course develops effective analysis, presentation, writing and discussion skills required of life science majors by exploring various microbiological topics.
This course will focus on experimentation in neurophysiology. The generation of receptor potentials in sensory neurons will be measured in addition to action potentials in axons. Pharmacological experimentation of ionotropic and metabotropic receptors subtypes and second messengers signaling will be conducted. The key role of ion channels and transporters in regulation of the membrane potential will be examined.
A comprehensive introduction to major aspects of biomedical instrumentation. Topics include basic concept of medical instrumentation, biopotentials, physiological pressure/flow/respiratory measurement, optical sensing, and clinical applications of all the above. The fundamental mathematics underlying each instrument will be reviewed and an engineering picture of the hardware and software needed to implement each system will be examined.
A survey of the field of health psychology. It will explore the ways in which social and psycho- logical research contribute to an understanding of health and illness behavior.
