The principles of animal behavior will be stressed using insects as examples. Physiology, mechanisms, behavioral ecology and evolution of insect behavior will be covered.

Each semester five distinguished scientists visit the UK campus to deliver a series of three formal lectures each and participate in numerous informal contacts with graduate students. The emphasis is on the presentation of the most current advances (often unpublished) in selected topics in molecular and cellular genetics. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

This course will develop the student's ability to critically read and evaluate the primary literature in selected areas of molecular biology; various experimental systems and techniques are discussed. While there is some lecture, the time will be predominately spent in class discussions of the primary literature.

A physiological/biochemical treatment of central topics in modern plant physiology. Topics will include: plant hormones, an introduction to plant biotechnology, senescence and abscission, stress physiology, phytochrome-photomorphogenesis- phototropism, nitrogen and sulfur metabolism.

Plant-insect relationships are fundamentally interesting and have important implications for agriculture, forestry, and conservation biology. This course gives an overview of major ideas, historical controversies, and current research on insect-plant relationships. We'll explore the mechanisms and evolution of plant defenses to insect herbivory, insect counter-adaptations, behavioral ecology and interactions across trophic levels, pollination biology, causes of insect outbreaks, and applications to managed systems.

Principles of insect molecular biology. Analysis of insect development, reproduction, behavior, immunity, transgenic insects and insecticide resistance at the molecular level. Hands-on experience with molecular biology techniques.

Peer-led team problem solving. Two-hour workshop offered on a pass-fail basis only. Enrollment in CHE 232 need not be accompanied by enrollment in CHE 297.

A fourth semester course in Chinese language.

This course introduces students to modern Chinese history, society, and culture from 1840 to the present, with a special focus on the developments of the twentieth century. We will investigate three sets of major problems: (1) China is often seen as an ethnically and culturally homogeneous society, but what is China and (Han) Chinese? (2) How did China transition from a multi-ethnic empire to a modern nation state? (3) What does modernity mean in the Chinese context?

A survey of major Greek and Roman literary works. Attention will be focused on the various genres of Classical literature, and the course will include comparative analysis of Greek and Latin literary pieces. All work is done in English.