Approved Additional Life Science Courses for CLAS Majors
Students in the CLAS Pre-Professional Track of the Biology Major may select from among the courses listed below as "Additional Life Science Courses". Note that such courses may NOT be used to satisfy another requirement category.
Note regarding Genetics courses: PCB 3063 (Genetics), PCB 4522 (Molecular Genetics) and AGR 3033 (Genetics) may each satisfy the genetics requirement for the Pre-Professional track, and therefore students may not receive additional credit for taking more than one of these courses.
ANT 4552 Primate Behavior. Credits: 3. Deals with the taxonomy, distribution and ecology of primates. The range of primate behavior for each major taxonomic group is explored. (WR)
ANT 4554C Primate Evolution. Credits: 3; Prereq: ANT 3514C, or permis of instructor. Survey of primate evol. from Paleocene through Miocene epochs. Methods of paleontological inference. Emph. on problems of taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography and functional morphology in the fossil record.
ANT 4586 Human Evolution. Credits: 3; Prereq: ANT 3514C, or equivalent. This course surveys the evidence for the evolution of humankind. Emphasis is placed on the late Miocene to Pleistocene human fossil record and its interpretation. Basic principles of geology, systematics, evolutionary theory, functional morphology, and phylogenetic reconstruction are introduced and used to aid in understanding the human fossil and archaeological records. (B)
BOT 3503/3503L Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants with lab. Credits: 3+2; Prereq: BOT 2010C or BSC 2010-2011C or BSC 2007/APB 2150 and BSC 2008/APB 2151 and CHM 2046C; Coreq: BOT 3503L (or laboratory may be taken in subsequent term). The chemical organization, cellular organization, metabolism, nutrition, growth and molecular biology of the higher plants.
BOT 4905 Individual Studies in Botany. Credits: 1 to 4; 6 CREDITS MAX. Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with a grade of at least C and permission of instructor.
BSC 3402 Theory and Practice in the Biological Sciences. Credits: 2. Presents the scientific method, in its many formulations, from historical, philosophical and sociological perspectives. Explores generation and presentation of data, formulation of hypotheses and theories, and dissemination of results. Also examines the ethical implication of biological research.
ENY 3005 Principles of Entomology. Credits: 2. An introduction to entomology with lectures and laboratories on insect structure, development, classification, habits and control. (B)
MCB 4203 Bacterial and Viral Pathogens. Credits: 3; Prereq: MCB 3020, with a C or better. Host-parasite relationships in the diseases of man and animals. The characteristics of bacterial and viral pathogens. Basic techniques of isolation and identification.
MCB 4304 Genetics of Microorganisms. Credits: 3; Prereq: MCB 3020, MCB 3020L with C or better; BCH 4024 or CHM 4207 should be taken before MCB 4304. Molecular biology of bacterial gene expression, DNA replication, mutation, genetic mapping using plasmids and phages, recombinant DNA mechanisms.
MCB 4403 Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function. Credits: 3; Prereq: CHM 2211; MCB 3020, MCB 3020L with C or better. BCH 4024 or CHM 4207 should be taken before MCB 4403. An analysis of the cell structure and physiology of bacterial cells. Extensive discussion of cell division and cell growth is provided, along with descriptions of important bacterial cell structures (e.g. cell walls, membranes, flagella, etc.)
MCB 4503 General Virology. Credits: 3; Prereq: MCB 3020 and MCB 3020L and MCB 4203 with C or better. Nature of viruses and mechanisms of infection and replication. Includes bacterial, animal and plant viruses.
PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology. Credits: 4; Prereq: introductory college biology. Basic principles of ecology as they apply to environmental problems, including major terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of Florida.
PCB 3601C Plant Ecology. Credits: 3; Prereq: introductory college biology or botany. Principles of ecology at scales ranging from individual plants to landscapes. Emphasis is on species, ecosystems, and environmental programs in Florida.
PCB 4202 Biology of Differentiated Cells. Credits: 3; Prereq: CHM 2211 with C or better; PCB 3134. Lectures on the physiology of cell specialization. Emphasis on comp-arative ultra structure, function and regulation of differentiated cell types.
PCB 4044C General Ecology. Credits: 4; Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with grades of at least C. Ecological processes and organization in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Laboratory and field exercises emphasize techniques of ecological analysis.
PCB 4674 Evolution. Credits: 4; Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with grades of at least C; Coreq: one semester of calculus. PCB 3063 recommended. Processes and mechanisms of evolution, including population genetics, speciation, patterns of evolution and molecular evolution.
PCB 5235 Immunology. Credits: 3; Prereq: C or higher in MCB 3020L Immune system of vertebrate animals. The cellular and molecular events involved in immume responsiveness and resistance to infectious diseases.
PSB 3004 Physiological Psychology. Credits: 3; Prereq: PSY 2012. Survey of the biological basis of behavior with special relevance to psychology. Students may not take both PSB 3004 and PSB 3340. (B)PSB 3340 Behavioral Neuroscience. Credits: 3; Prereq: BSC 2010. Neuroanatomatical, chemical, and electrophysiological studies in the biological basis of behavior. Students may not take both PSB 3004 and PSB 3340. PSB 3340 is recommended for IDS majors in Neurobiological Sciences. (B)
PSB 4504 Developmental Psychobiology. Credits: 3; Prereq: PSB 3004 or PSB 3340, or permission of instructor. Principles of neural and behavioral development stressing the correlations among structural, chemical, endocrine, and behavioral events during maturation. (B)
PSB 4810 Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Credits: 3; Prereq: PSB 3004 or PSB 3054. Advanced undergraduate seminar on neurobiological mechanisms of learning and memory, with concepts applied to neuroadaptations in many aspects of neurophysiology.
PSB 4654 Chemical Senses and Behavior. Credits: 3; Prereq: PSB 3004 or PSB 3340, or permission of instructor. Discussion of neural mechanisms and function of chemical senses, interaction with physiologic state, and motivational aspects. (B)
PSB 4823 Principles of Integrative Physiological Psychology. Credits: 3; Prereq: PSB 3004 or PSB 3340, or permission of instructor. Discussion of the problem of how reflexes become transformed into operant behaviors. Focus on drug and disease states as a way of getting insights into this problem in animals and humans.
ZOO 2203C Invertebrate Zoology. Credits: 4; Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with grades of at least C, and PCB 4674 or instructor permission. The structure, taxonomy, evolutionary relationships and life histories of the invertebrate animals.ZOO 2303C Vertebrate Zoology. Credits: 4; Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with grades of at least C. The evolution, taxonomy, ecology and behavior of vertebrates. Emphasis is on the adaptations of wild animals to their natural habitats. Laboratory will include field trips.
ZOO 3513C Animal Behavior. Credits: 4; Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with grades of at least C and PCB 4674. The causes, origins and evolution of animal behavior emphasizing field observations and experiments on the behavior of a variety of animal groups.
ZOO 3603C Evolutionary Developmental Biology. Credits: 4; Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with grades of at least C. Analysis of embryonic development, underlying genetic mechanisms and how these processes have driven the evolutionary diversification of animal body plans.
ZOO 3713C Functional Vertebrate Anatomy. Credits: 4; Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with grades of at least C. The form and function of chordates accompanied by laboratory work dealing with a selected series of chordates.
ZOO 4232 Human Parisitology (Coll of Agric.). Credits: 3; Prereq: BSC 2010 and BSC 2010L; BSC 2011, BSC 2011L or AGR 3303 with C or better grade. Host-parasite relationships of helminth and protozoan diseases important in health sciences and veterinary medicine.
ZOO 4403C Field Problems in Marine Biology. Credits: 4 to 6; Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with grades of at least C. Survey of major marine taxa, systematics of local marine fauna and flora, with familiarization of the marine environment. Laboratory emphasizes field work and independent projects.
ZOO 4435 Comparative Biology of Birds and Mammals. Credits: 3; Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with grades of at least C. A comparison of the ecology, behavior, distribution and evolution of birds and mammals.
ZOO 4472C Avian Biology. Credits: 4; BSC 2011 and 2011L with grades of at least C, and PCB 4674 (recommended). The basic biological characteristics of birds, which, as exceptionally unique flying vertebrates, are confronted with a spectrum of problems in terms of anatomy, physiology, behavior, migration and population ecology.
ZOO 4905 Individual Studies in Zoology. Credits: 1 to 4; 6 CREDITS MAX. Prereq: BSC 2011 and 2011L with a grade of at least C and permission of instructor.
The following courses are often requested but may not be applied toward the required coursework in the major
ANT 3461 Folk Med
ANT 3514 Intro Biol. Anthro
ANT 3515 Hum. Evol Anat
ANT 3522 Skel. Keys
ANT 4525 Hum. Osteology
CLP 3144 AbnormPsych
DEP 3053 Devel.Psychol.
FOS 3042 Food Science
GEO 3427 Plants, Health,phys
HSC 3531 Hlth and Med Term
MCB 2000 Microbiology
MEL 5011 Intro. to the Prof of Med
PET 2320C Ap Hum Anat
PET 2350C Ap Hum Phys
PET 3211 Exercise Physiology
PHI 3633 Bioethics
