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BEH 5401 Advanced Organizational Behavior Management Credit Hours: 3
Examines human behavior in organizations from a behavior analytic perspective. Includes the interface between OBM and I/O psychology, pay for performance, motivation, performance improvement techniques, compensation, quality, job satisfaction and its relation to productivity, and the ethics of personnel management.
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BEH 5490 Capstone Project in Organizational Behavior Management Credit Hours: 3
Includes conducting an applied project, the quality of which is judged acceptable by a faculty supervisor.
Requirement(s): Considered a full-load course
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BEH 5500 Seminar in Conceptual Issues in Behavior Analysis Credit Hours: 1
Covers conceptual issues in behavior analysis and radical behaviorism. Includes a Skinnerian analysis of verbal behavior, free will, determinism, coercion and aversion control. Requires reading, class discussion, and writing and presenting papers.
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits, provided topics change
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BEH 5501 Seminar in Methodological Issues in Applied Behavior Analysis Credit Hours: 1
Covers methodological issues in behavior analysis. Includes low-tech and high-tech research-based methods, computerized data collection systems and graphing data. Requires reading, class discussion, and writing and presenting papers.
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits, provided topics change
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BEH 5502 Seminar in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Credit Hours: 1
Covers basic EAB research and seminal articles in the field. Includes basic operant processes, the matching law, higher-order response classes, stimulus equivalence, schedule-induced behavior, and behavioral contrast and momentum.
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits, provided topics change
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BEH 5503 Seminar in Educational Behavior Analysis Credit Hours: 1
Covers current topics in educational applications in ABA. Includes programmed instruction and PSI, precision teaching and direct instruction, evidence-based practice, training teachers to manage classroom behavior and teaching children with autism and related disabilities.
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits, provided topics change
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BEH 5504 Seminar in Clinical Behavior Analysis Credit Hours: 1
Covers parent training, teaching verbal behavior to children with autism, home- and school-based programs, positive behavioral supports and treating self-injurious behavior.
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits, provided topics change
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BEH 5505 Seminar in Organizational Behavior Management Credit Hours: 1
Covers current topics in OBM applications. Stresses methods of improving performance using functional assessment, performance feedback and reinforcement. Discusses pay-for-performance structures, systems analysis and behavior-based safety specialty areas.
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits, provided topics change
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BEH 5506 Basic to Applied Continuum in Behavior Analysis Credit Hours: 1
Covers the relationship between current topics in the experimental analysis of behavior and applications. Includes applications of the matching law, time-based schedules and stimulus equivalence. Requires reading, class discussion, and writing and presenting papers.
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits, provided topics change
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BEH 5507 Behavior Analysis in Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Credit Hours: 2
Covers behavioral assessment and treatment techniques used with individuals with autism and related developmental disabilities. May include assessment and treatment of self-injurious behavior and teaching functional communication.
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BEH 5508 Advanced ABA Treatment Planning Credit Hours: 3
Covers recognizing and responding to factors affecting the application of behavior analysis principles in community settings. Includes designing intervention plans to fit characteristics of social and physical context such as families and family homes; schools, service agencies and facilities; and places of employment, recreation and commerce.
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BEH 5510 Directed Readings in Behavior Analysis Credit Hours: 2 - 4
Selected readings and/or Web-based interactive exercises in a specific topic under the direction of a faculty member.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits
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BEH 5899 Final Semester Thesis Credit Hours: 0 - 2
Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Requirement(s): Accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate Programs
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BEH 5900 Thesis Preparation Credit Hours: 1
Includes guided review of research literature and/or pilot work relevant to the thesis topic.
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BEH 5999 Thesis Credit Hours: 3 - 6
Includes preparation and submission of a research thesis, the quality of which is judged acceptable by the ABA program chair, the college and graduate programs director.
Requirement(s): Considered a full-load if registered for at least three credits
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BEH 6301 Applications of Behavior Analysis to College Instruction Credit Hours: 3
Covers fundamentals of instructional design grounded in principles of learning derived from behavioral science and behavior analytic research. Emphasizes applications of programmed instruction, personalized systems of instruction, precision teaching, direct instruction, teaching machines and inter-teaching for collegiate instruction.
Requirement(s): Enrollment in behavior analysis degree program or successful completion of BEH 5000 or BEH 5100
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BEH 6302 Verbal Behavior Credit Hours: 3
Covers B.F. Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior from a conceptual and applied perspective. Takes material directly from Verbal Behavior (Skinner, 1957). Includes supplemental readings to provide more contemporary updates to the main text.
Majors in School of Behavior Analysis, 8147, 8148, 8149, 9147
Requirement(s): Admission to doctoral program or instructor approval
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BEH 6304 Complex Human Behavior Credit Hours: 3
Examines application of principles of behavior to complex human behavior (thinking, dreaming and imagining). Deepens conceptual and practical understanding of advanced topics in behavior analysis. Introduces theory and research that focuses on complex human behavior. Generates research questions and protocols to examine complex human behavior.
Background knowledge equivalent to BEH 5100 Concepts, Principles and Characteristics of Behavior Analysis .
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BEH 6800 Supervised Research Credit Hours: 1 - 6
Research conducted under the guidance of doctoral-level graduate faculty. Research may lead to preparation of a research proposal for dissertation work.
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BEH 6899 Final Semester Dissertation Credit Hours: 0 - 2
Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Requirement(s): Accepted candidacy and approval by Office of Graduate Programs
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BEH 6999 Dissertation in Behavior Analysis Credit Hours: 3 - 12
Research and preparation for the doctoral dissertation.
Requirement(s): Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree
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BIO 1010 Biological Discovery 1 Credit Hours: 4
The first of a two-semester sequence on the scientific approach to biology. Emphasizes the scientific method, analytical techniques, use of original source materials, ethical questions in biology, historical perspectives of the development of biological theory and profiles of prominent figures in biology.
High school biology and chemistry required.
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BIO 1020 Biological Discovery 2 Credit Hours: 4
The second of a two-semester sequence on the scientific approach to biology. Continues an integrated approach to the study of the hierarchal structure and function of living systems, including the origin and history of life on Earth.
High school biology and chemistry required.
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BIO 1200 Introduction to the Health Professions Credit Hours: 1
Introduces careers in the health profession, including diverse medical fields and allied health professions. Discusses strategies for preparing for professional schools, getting volunteer experience, taking professional admission exams and applying to a professional school.
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BIO 1500 Introduction to Aquaculture Credit Hours: 1
Introduces the basic concepts of aquaculture including examination of algal, invertebrate and fish systems. Includes several field trips to local aquaculture operations.
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BIO 2010 Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
Covers the fundamentals of microbiology. Examines the structure, classification, metabolism and pathogenicity of prokaryotes, eukaryotic microorganisms and viruses. Labs cover aspects of isolation, culture, enumeration, identification and control of microorganisms.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020 , CHM 1102
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BIO 2110 General Genetics Credit Hours: 4
The fundamentals of genetics from Mendel to modern day. Emphasizes the transmission of genetic material, the molecular nature of heredity and the heredity of populations. In the lab, students perform genetic analyses with online bioinformatics software and hands-on with DNA purified from several sources.
Prerequisite: BIO 1010
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BIO 2332 Primer for Biomath Credit Hours: 1
Introduces the separate languages of mathematics and biology such that students from the different disciplines can efficiently develop a biomath glossary to communicate with one another. Focuses on the current research projects in biology and ecology, and the relevant mathematical analysis.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
Prerequisite: MTH 1000
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BIO 2801 Biometry Credit Hours: 4
Experimental design and hypothesis testing in the biological sciences, and the analysis of biological data using descriptive statistics and applying parametric and non-parametric tests. Computer applications include statistical packages, spreadsheets, graphics preparation and word processing in the development of reports on modules of field-, clinic- and lab-based studies.
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Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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BIO 2925 Field Biology and Ecology–Africa Credit Hours: 3
Students spend two weeks in Kenya, investigating patterns of abundance, distribution, habitat requirements and behavior common to vertebrate species of African savanna ecosystems. Begins with one week on the main campus in Melbourne.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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BIO 2935 Field Biology and Ecology/Smoky Mountains Credit Hours: 3
Field biology and ecology methodology are discussed, demonstrated and applied in the field to collect data for analysis. Field studies are conducted in the Smoky Mountains.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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BIO 2955 Field Biology and Ecology/Coral Reefs Credit Hours: 3
Field biology and ecology methodology are discussed, demonstrated and applied in the field to collect data for analysis. Field studies are conducted in the Caribbean.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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BIO 3201 Anatomy and Physiology 1 Credit Hours: 4
Explores the structure and function of human body systems. Examines cells, tissues, and systems used for movement and communication (integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine). Includes lab with appropriate experiments and critical thinking exercises. First in a two-course sequence.
Prerequisite: BIO 1010 , BIO 1020 or BIO 2801 or MTH 2401 or PSY 2512 or PSY 3012
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BIO 3202 Anatomy and Physiology 2 Credit Hours: 4
Explores the structure and function of human body systems used for the transport of nutrients and system maintenance. Covers the examination of circulatory, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems. Includes lab with appropriate experiments and critical thinking exercises. Second in a two-course sequence.
Prerequisite: BIO 3201
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BIO 3210 Mammalian Physiology Credit Hours: 4
Introduces the study of bodily functions. Emphasizes biophysical principles and control systems to explain organ system function and the maintenance of homeostasis.
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Prerequisite: BIO 1020 , CHM 2001
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BIO 3220 Developmental Biology Credit Hours: 4
Overviews developmental processes including contemporary themes of molecular, cellular and multicellular aspects of embryonic and postnatal development. Discusses the issues of induction, regulation, differentiation and senescence.
Prerequisite: BIO 2110
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BIO 3410 General Ecology Credit Hours: 4
Studies the distribution and abundance of organisms, with emphasis at the level of biological populations. Interaction of populations with the abiotic environment, energetics, population growth, reproduction, competition, predation, adaptation and evolution. Modular lab exercises stress the experimental design and conduct, and data analysis.
Prerequisite: BIO 2801
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BIO 3510 Invertebrate Zoology Credit Hours: 4
Lectures and labs on the origins and adaptive radiation of the kingdom Metazoa, including comparative structure and function of living and extinct animal phyla, evolution of organ system, and comparative physiology and ecology.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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BIO 3601 Field Methods in Fisheries Science Credit Hours: 3
Includes lectures and intensive field/laboratory work covering the theory and practice of fisheries science techniques. Applies these techniques to development of fishery and habitat management strategies for fish populations. Includes field studies and examination of fisheries in the Indian River Lagoon and South Florida.
Prerequisite: BIO 2801
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BIO 3625 Molluscan Aquaculture Credit Hours: 3
Studies the basic biology, life history and culture techniques of the major commercially important molluscs. Covers culture procedures for microalgae. Includes labs culturing selected microalgal species, and spawning and larviculture of selected bivalve species.
Prerequisite: BIO 3510
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BIO 3701 Evolution Credit Hours: 3
Describes the processes resulting in evolutionary change and the factors affecting those processes. Discusses evolution at all levels, from cell and molecular evolution to local populations to major groups, and covers time frames drawing on knowledge of many biological fields.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020 , BIO 2110
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BIO 3935 Ecology of Tropical Ecosystems Credit Hours: 3
A three-week field examination of the aspects of population and community ecology of tropical rainforest systems in Belize or Costa Rica, Central America. Familiarizes the student with ecological principles governing the abundance and distribution of species in different rainforest ecosystems.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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BIO 3940 Tropical Marine Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Includes intensive fieldwork focusing on tropical marine ecosystems and their biological communities. Emphasizes biodiversity, the ecology of dominant taxa, interactions between physical and biological processes, and the structure and function of representative communities.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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BIO 4010 Biochemistry 1 Credit Hours: 4
Introduces the structure and properties of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Includes lectures and labs involving intermediary metabolism, properties of enzymes, bioenergetics including oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis.
Prerequisite: CHM 2002
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BIO 4015 Methods in Protein Analysis Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on basic theories and techniques used for protein isolation and characterization. Covers chromatography, electrophoresis, spectrophotometry, ultracentrifugation, mass spectrometry, concentration analysis and protein over-expression in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic systems. Includes purifying and characterizing proteins.
Prerequisite: BIO 4010
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BIO 4030 Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 3
Studies biodiversity and population responses to human activity. Highlights decision-making and the active management of populations and habitats. Investigates the science underlying conservation of plant and animal communities (terrestrial and marine) and ecosystems. Pays special attention to the need to develop conservation strategies that accommodate climate change.
Prerequisite: BIO 4410
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BIO 4100 Special Topics in Biology Credit Hours: 3
Covers current or unifying topics in the biological sciences through lecture, reading of current and review literature, class discussions or student presentations.
Minimum student level - junior
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BIO 4101 Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3
Presents the structure, function and regulation of genetic information. Includes in-depth discussion of nucleic acid replication, transcription and translation. Introduces uses and applications of nucleic acids in current research.
Prerequisite: BIO 4010
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BIO 4102 Advanced Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3
Offers a detailed exploration of the basic principles that underlie gene expression at the molecular level. Includes an advanced overview of DNA replication, transcription, mRNA splicing, translation, protein folding, molecular genetics, genomics and systems biology.
Prerequisite: BIO 4101
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BIO 4110 Biochemistry 2 Credit Hours: 4
Lectures and labs involving the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and nitrogenous compounds including amino acids, proteins and nucleic acids. Discusses in detail the regulation of metabolism, biosynthesis of macromolecules and control of gene expression.
Prerequisite: BIO 4010
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BIO 4120 Genetic Engineering Techniques Credit Hours: 4
Lectures and labs on the theory and practice of gene splicing and manipulation, the use of restriction enzymes, plasmid and phage vectors and the cloning of genes. Also includes nick translation, random primer labeling, colony hybridization and southern blotting.
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Prerequisite: BIO 4101 , BIO 4110
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BIO 4130 Nucleic Acid Analysis Credit Hours: 4
Lectures and laboratories involving the theory and practice of current methods of nucleic acid manipulation. Techniques studied include restriction site mapping, end-labeling, sequencing, mRNA isolation, cDNA synthesis, DNA:DNA and DNA:RNA hybridization, PCR technology and DNA fingerprinting.
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Prerequisite: BIO 4120
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BIO 4150 Special Topics in Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 3
Covers current and important topics in cell and molecular biology. May include mechanisms of DNA mutagenesis, DNA damage, prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA repair schemes, eukaryotic DNA organization and function, eukaryotic DNA replication mechanisms and genome instability associate with human disease.
Prerequisite: BIO 4010
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BIO 4201 Immunology Credit Hours: 3
Covers basic immunology and the fundamental principles relating to clinical immunology. Studies the two functional divisions of the immune system, the innate and the adaptive immune systems, along with the cells and the soluble factors responsible for the immune response.
Prerequisite: BIO 4010
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BIO 4209 Molecular Biology of Plants Credit Hours: 4
Overviews the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the growth, development and functioning of plants through review of current literature. Uses labs to focus on gene transfer (transformation), identification of transgenic plants, phytohoromone detection, as well as cell and tissue culture.
Prerequisite: BIO 4010 Corequisite: BIO 4010
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BIO 4210 Plant Physiology Credit Hours: 4
Presents the physiological processes of plants and their interactions with their environment. Covers water relations, plant biochemistry, plant development and environmental physiology.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020 , CHM 2002
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BIO 4301 Cell Biology Credit Hours: 3
Emphasizes the interdependence of three systems: a membrane-cytoskeletal system, a system that directs genetic information into synthesis of cell constituents; and a system integrated into membranes that converts energy, supplied to cells as nutrients or light, into cell function and cell synthesis.
Prerequisite: BIO 1010 , CHM 2001
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BIO 4305 Molecular Basis of Human Disease Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on understanding how the molecular mechanisms used to regulate basic cellular processes are disrupted in human diseases. Emphasizes the use of genomics in identifying the causes of diseases, and stresses strategies for translating basic knowledge about cellular processes into new therapies.
Prerequisite: BIO 2110 , BIO 4010
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BIO 4410 Community Ecology Credit Hours: 4
Studies the composition and distribution of biological communities and the community responses to wildlife management, changing climates and other abiotic factors. Includes ecosystems, biogeography, biodiversity, paleoecology, pollution, population manipulation and successions. Modular lab exercises stress experimental design and data analysis in studying communities.
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Prerequisite: BIO 2801 , BIO 3410
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BIO 4411 Conservation Genetics Credit Hours: 4
Introduces conservation genetics. Focuses on population genetic theory and emphasizes molecular methods for examining population differentiation, genetic diversity, the evolution of small populations, and the management of threatened populations. Lab includes experimental design, data collection and analysis.
Prerequisite: BIO 2110
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BIO 4412 Ornithology Credit Hours: 4
Studies the evolution, classification, biogeography, physiology and life history of birds. Emphasizes conservation and management of populations. Laboratory focuses on field identification, population dynamics and habitat interactions.
Prerequisite: BIO 3410
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BIO 4413 Applied Geographic Information Systems for Biological Research Credit Hours: 4
Focuses on applying geographic information systems and relevant techniques to health sciences, ecology and conservation biology. Includes fundamentals of ArcGIS; database mining; GPS systems; spatial statistics; mapping and modeling disease risk and spread; and connectivity, species distribution and spatio-temporal modeling in a biological landscape.
Prerequisite: BIO 2801
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BIO 4420 Pre-Columbian Ecosystems Credit Hours: 1
Investigates through ecology the extent to which pre-Columbian occupants of the Americas influenced ecosystems. Includes archaeological, anthropological and ecological data that contributes to understanding the key debates about what is natural in the Americas.
Minimum student level - junior
Prerequisite: BIO 3410
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BIO 4421 Neotropical Archeoecology Credit Hours: 3
Studies the impact of human activities on past and present ecology. Integrates regional archaeology with modern ecology to compare sites with and without past human impacts. Uses field techniques that include forest census in megadiverse environments, sediment coring and curation of specimens.
Prerequisite: BIO 4420
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BIO 4515 Ecology of Coral Reefs Credit Hours: 3
Broadly examines coral reefs from reef geology and geomorphology to conservation and management, including the physical environment, coral and symbiosis, reproduction, demography, community dynamics, diversity and function, biogeography and evolution, and natural and anthropogenic disturbances.
Prerequisite: BIO 3410 , BIO 4410
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BIO 4517 Introduction to Modeling for Ecology and Biology Credit Hours: 4
Includes allometric principles, biological processes within organisms, population and metapopulation models, competition and symbiosis, predator-prey relations, community and diversity, and models in evolution, biogeography, ecosystems and conservation.
Prerequisite: BIO 3410
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BIO 4530 Biology of Fishes Credit Hours: 4
Introduces the structure, evolution, behavior and ecology of freshwater and marine fishes. Labs examine the anatomy, physiology and ecology of fishes. Includes field collection trips to local marine and freshwater habitats.
Prerequisite: BIO 3410
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BIO 4550 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Credit Hours: 4
Lectures and labs examine the comparative anatomy of higher animals. Emphasizes the evolutionary trends of the vertebrates.
Minimum student level - junior
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BIO 4620 Fish Aquaculture and Management Credit Hours: 4
Surveys in depth the culture methods of freshwater and saltwater fish species including an introduction to the theory and techniques necessary for managing wild fisheries stocks. Labs focus on fish culturing methodology and analysis of wild fish populations. Includes several field studies.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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BIO 4625 Crustacean Aquaculture Credit Hours: 3
Studies the basic biology, life history and culturing techniques of the major commercially important crustaceans. Labs culture selected decapod species.
Prerequisite: BIO 3510
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BIO 4641 Biology of Marine Mammals Credit Hours: 3
Studies the evolution, classification, ecology and general life history of marine mammals.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020
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BIO 4710 Marine Biology Credit Hours: 4
Lectures and labs on the nature of life in the ocean and in coastal environments. Reviews taxonomic diversity, ecological roles and adaptations of the five kingdoms. Includes physiological mechanisms, locomotion and migrations, defenses against predation, sensory reception, productivity, feeding, reproduction and symbiosis.
Prerequisite: BIO 3510
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BIO 4720 Marine Ecology Credit Hours: 4
Covers the structure and function of marine biotic systems from the organism (life histories) to community and ecosystem.
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Minimum student level - senior
Prerequisite: BIO 2801 , BIO 3410
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BIO 4904 Field Biology and Evolution of the Galapagos Islands Credit Hours: 3
Field biology course in the Galapagos Islands. Emphasizes climate and evolution processes and patterns. Includes both terrestrial and marine investigations of the unique biota of the islands.
Prerequisite: BIO 3410
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BIO 4990 Biology Forum Credit Hours: 1
Critical analysis of primary literature and review articles in the biological sciences by oral presentation and small group discussion.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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BIO 4991 Undergraduate Research 1 Credit Hours: 3
Research experience under the direction and supervision of a member of the biological sciences faculty.
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Requirement(s): Instructor approval.
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BIO 4992 Undergraduate Research 2 Credit Hours: 3
Research experience under the direction and supervision of a member of the biological sciences faculty.
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Requirement(s): Instructor approval.
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BIO 4993 Undergraduate Research 3 Credit Hours: 3
Research experience under the direction and supervision of a member of the biological sciences faculty.
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Requirement(s): Instructor approval.
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BIO 5005 Comparative Biology of Invertebrates Credit Hours: 3
Introduces graduate students to the methods by which invertebrate metazoans perform life functions, as well as the similarity underlying these methods. Draws on the rich diversity of invertebrate body forms, and compares major and minor phyla.
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BIO 5010 Ichthyology Credit Hours: 3
Provides graduate students a background in ichthyology and fish biology. The first part follows classical ichthyology by covering systematics and evolution of fishes. The second part focuses on biological and ecological adaptation of fishes to different environments.
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BIO 5011 Ornithology Credit Hours: 3
Studies the evolution, classification, biogeography, physiology and life history of birds. Emphasizes conservation and management of populations focusing on field identification, population dynamics and habitat interactions
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BIO 5012 Protein Biotechnology Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the fundamentals in protein biotechnology in industrial, medical and agricultural applications. Includes expression of recombinant proteins and analysis, transgenic animal and transgenic plant for protein production, gene therapy and the current status of the protein biotechnology industry.
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BIO 5014 Plant Biotechnology Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on the underlying plant science and its possible exploitation in biotechnology. Includes recombinant DNA technology, plant-water relations and drought resistance, photosynthesis and global warming, selecting variant plants from cultures and phytoremediation.
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BIO 5016 Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology Credit Hours: 3
Provides hands-on training of fundamental laboratory skills in molecular biology and biochemistry for students interested in a career in academic or industrial research laboratories. Covers the essentials for operating basic laboratory instruments, preparing solutions and executing complex experiments.
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BIO 5020 Field Ecology 1 Credit Hours: 3
Field course identifies the plant communities characteristic of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Examines the factors responsible for the control and dynamics of these community types in the field. The field trip is conducted in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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BIO 5022 Coral Reef Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Two-week field examination in the Caribbean. Familiarizes students with patterns of abundance and distribution of the common species of coral reef fishes. Emphasizes species identification and field methods of investigating reef fish ecology.
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BIO 5024 Field Ecology 4 Credit Hours: 3
Students spend two weeks in Kenya, investigating patterns of abundance, distribution, habitat requirements and behavior common to vertebrate species of African savanna ecosystems. Begins with one week on the main campus in Melbourne.
Prerequisite: BIO 1020 or equivalent
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BIO 5025 Ecology of Salt Marsh and Mangrove Credit Hours: 3
Discusses the ecology of salt marsh and mangrove systems. Emphasizes how organisms adapt to the alternating inundation and exposed environment, and how physical and biological factors interact to determine the population and community structures.
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BIO 5028 Design and Analysis of Ecological Studies Credit Hours: 3
Comprehensively reviews experimental and observational methods and analysis tools commonly encountered in ecology. Emphasizes the practical application of research designs to ecological problems and different fields of ecology.
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BIO 5029 Chemical Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Studies how small molecules regulate interorganismal interactions. Focuses on the molecular components and downstream physiological responses of the organisms involved. Examples show the technologies and techniques available for research in this area along with potential applications.
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BIO 5030 Conservation Biology Credit Hours: 3
Demonstrates the synthetic nature of conservation biology drawing from the disciplines of genetics, population biology, biogeography, ecology, wildlife management, human ecology and natural resource management. Illustrates conservation issues using case studies from a wide variety of global ecosystems.
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BIO 5031 Conservation Genetics Credit Hours: 3
Introduces conservation genetics. Focuses on population genetic theory and emphasizes molecular methods to identify evolutionarily significant units, assess genetic diversity, understand the evolution of small populations and manage threatened populations.
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BIO 5034 Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology Credit Hours: 3
Discusses how and why climate has changed, and how those changes have influenced ecosystems. Also covers species migration, speciation, community change and biogeography. Provides tools to develop climatic and ecological histories.
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BIO 5039 Plant Systematics and Biogeography Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the systematics and identification of plants of the southeastern U.S. Emphasizes field identification, how families fit within phylogenetic frameworks and biogeographic processes that led to modern distributions. Requires five (5) field trips to local habitats.
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BIO 5040 Marine Mammalogy Credit Hours: 3
Covers the evolution, classification, zoogeography, anatomy and general life history of marine mammals.
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BIO 5045 Reproduction and Recruitment of Marine Fishes Credit Hours: 3
Discusses the processes of reproduction and recruitment of marine fishery species. Topics range from the physiological and behavioral characteristics of reproduction, to the molecular events of fertilization, to the influences of oceanographic processes on larval and juvenile life stages.
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BIO 5047 Ecological Physiology of Fishes Credit Hours: 3
Addresses how the physiology of fishes is affected and regulated in response to environmental changes. Fishes inhabit a vast range of habitats that vary with respect to biotic and abiotic factors. Successful maintenance of populations in challenging environments requires responsive adjustments in physiology.
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BIO 5060 Biology and Ecology of Seagrasses Credit Hours: 3
Lectures, discussions of recent literature, and independent or group lab study of the truly marine angiosperms. Covers the systematics, anatomy, physiology and reproduction of seagrasses, along with autoecology and community ecology of tropical and temperate seagrass meadows.
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BIO 5065 Natural History of the Indian River Lagoon Credit Hours: 3
Field examination of the flora, fauna and descriptive ecology of the Indian River system along the east coast of Florida. Emphasizes understanding natural history in relation to geologic history, biogeography, human society and recent problems in resource management.
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BIO 5070 Physiological Ecology Credit Hours: 3
Lectures and discussions on the physiological adaptation of organisms to environment.
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