The Department of Biology offers courses in general biology BIO (formerly BY), and botany and zoology (BZ). General descriptions are presented here. For more detailed information, please follow the links for specific courses.
BZ 101 - Humans and Other Animals LIFE 102 - Attributes of Living Systems LIFE 103 - Biology of Organisms-Animals and Plants BZ 104 - Basic Concepts of Plant Life BZ 105 - Basic Concepts of Plant Life Laboratory BZ 110 - Principles of Animal Biology BZ 111 - Animal Biology Laboratory BZ 120 - Principles of Plant Biology BZ 212 - Animal Biology-Invertebrates BZ 214 - Animal Biology-Vertebrates BZ 220 - Introduction to Evolution BZ 223 - Plant Identification BZ 280 - Introduction to Evolution Recitation BZ 300 - Animal Behavior BZ 301 - Animal Behavior Laboratory BZ 302 - Poisonous Plants BZ 310 - Cell Biology BZ 311 - Developmental Biology BZ 315 - Marine Ecology LIFE 320 - Ecology BZ 321 - Aquatic Vascular Plants BZ 325 - Plant Systematics BZ 329 - Herpetology BZ 330 - Mammalogy BZ 331 - Plant Anatomy BZ 332 - Introductory Phycology BZ 333 - Introductory Mycology BZ 335 - Ornithology BZ 338 - Comparative Morphology of Vascular Plants BZ 346 - Population and Evolutionary Genetics BZ 348 - Theory of Population and Evolutionary Ecology BZ 350 - Molecular and General Genetics BZ 353 - Global Change Ecology, Impacts and Mitigation BZ 380 - Tropical Ecology and Evolution BZ 384 - Supervised College Teaching BZ 401 - Comparative Animal Physiology BZ 402 - Chromosomes of Eukaryotes BZ 403 - Comparative Endocrinology BZ 424 - Principles of Systematic Zoology BZ 433 - Behavioral Genetics BZ 440 - Plant Physiology BZ 441 - Plant Physiology Laboratory BZ 450 - Plant Ecology BZ 455 - Human Heredity and Birth Defects BZ 462 - Parasitology and Vector Biology BZ 471 - Stream Biology and Ecology BZ 472 - Stream Biology and Ecology Laboratory BZ 474 - Limnology BZ 476 - Topics in Advanced Genetics BZ 480A1 - Basic Bioinformatics BZ 481A - Molecular Ecology BZ 487 - Internship BZ 492 - A-G Departmental Seminar BZ 495 - Independent Study BZ 498 - Laboratory or Field Research BZ 510 - Zoophysiological Ecology BZ 520 - Advanced Systematics BZ 526 - Evolutionary Ecology BZ 530 - Ecological Plant Morphology BZ 535 - Behavioral Ecology BZ 537 - Topics in Mycology BZ 540 - Translocation in Plants BZ 544 - Presenting Research in Biology BZ 548 - Theory of Population and Evolutionary Ecology BZ 555 - Reproductive Biology of Higher Plants BZ 561 - Landscape Ecology BZ 570 - Molecular Aspects of Plant Development BZ 572 - Phytoremediation MB/BZ 577 - Computer Analysys in Population Genetics BZ 578 - Genetics of Natural Populations BZ 579 - Laboratory in Population Genetics BZ 584 - Supervised College Teaching BZ 587 - A-B Internship BZ 594 - Independent Study BZ 642 - Plant Metabolism BZ 690 - Global Environmental Change: Challenges for Ecology and Economies BZ 692 - A-H Departmental Seminar BZ 695 - Independent Study BZ 698 - Research BZ 699 - Thesis BZ 784 - Supervised College Teaching BZ 792 - Seminar BZ 795 - Independent Study BZ 798 - Research BZ 799 - Dissertation
BZ 101 - Humans and Other Animals
3.0 Credit Hours
Prerequisite
Credit not allowed for students who have already taken LIFE 102 (formerly BY/BIO 102) or LIFE 103 (formerly BY/BIO 103) or BZ 110
Description
Characteristics of animals, their evolution and diversity; humans considered as an animal.
Syllabus
