|
Biology
Phillips
331
(715) 836-4166
http://www.uwec.edu/Lists/Acad.htm
Michael
Weil, Chair
Julie
Anderson, Kristina Beuning, C. Alex Buerkle, Rodolfo Buiser, Christy
Carello, Daniel Conklin, Mitchell Freymiller, Tim Ho, Daniel Janik, Helena
Jones, Michelle Kettler, Paula Kleintjes, Amy Krist, Susan Krueger, Tali
Lee, David Lonzarich, Joseph Rohrer, Jon Scales, Walter Schaffer, Sasha
Showsh, Wilson Taylor, Lloyd Turtinen, Evan Weiher, Darwin Wittrock.
To Biology
Course Descriptions
Honor
Societies and Student Organizations:
Biology Club is
a student organization for those interested in Biology. Beta
Beta Beta Biology Honor society is dedicated to improving the understanding
and appreciation of biological study and extending the boundaries of human
knowledge through scientific research. These two organizations meet jointly
on a monthly basis. Meetings provide opportunities to meet other biology
majors/minors and professors, hear speakers on various biology related
topics, learn about possible internships and research opportunities and
participate in fun activities such as trips to science museums, aquariums,
and zoos. http://www.uwec.edu/student/bioclub.
Advisers are Dr. Daniel Conklin (P-338) and Mrs. Lois Helland (P-340).
Biology is a
broad science that includes many disciplines or specialties, making it
attractive to people with different aptitudes, backgrounds, and tastes. A
knowledge of biology is essential to an intelligent evaluation of some of
the major problems facing our civilization, such as the energy crisis,
environmental destruction, food resources, and population growth. The study
of biology provides the opportunity to integrate, interpret, and translate
biological phenomena and environmental observations into meaningful
decisions. Biological careers are found by many to be fascinating and
rewarding, and are destined to be significant in solving challenges of the
future.
TOP
CORE
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BIOLOGY MAJORS
Biology,
Liberal Arts (Code 080-203);
Biology, Teaching (Code 080-204).
|
Credits |
| 110
Ecology and Evolution |
4 |
| 111
Essentials of Cell Biology and Genetics |
4 |
|
312
Animal Form and Function |
4 |
| 316
Plant Form and Function |
4 |
| Capstone
Experience* |
1 |
| Total
Core Requirements |
17 |
|
*Each
major is required to complete a capstone experience which includes
one of the following: Biol 329 Field Experience in Conservation
Biology (with consent of instructor), Biol 385 Undergraduate
Seminar, Biol 485 Issues in Biology, Biol 496 Teaching
Apprenticeship, or Biol 497 Senior Research Seminar.
|
TOP
MAJOR:
BIOLOGY,
Liberal Arts (Code 080-203)
Thirty-six
semester credits, including:
1. Core
Requirements for all majors, above.
2. Additional
biology courses not specifically excluded from the biology major to
complete the 36 credit total in biology.
3. In addition
to the 36 credits in biology, chemistry requirement of 8-10 semester
credits chosen from Chem 101 and 104, or 115 and a 200-level or higher
chemistry course.
TOP
MAJOR: BIOLOGY,
Teaching (Code 080-204)
Thirty-six
semester credits, including:
1. Core
Requirements for all majors, above.
2. A minimum
of one field course from 311, 325, 330, 331, 332, 336, 338, 340, 345, 356,
362, 365, 369, 370, 375, 376, 379, 393, Pigeon Lake, or Gulf Coast
Research Laboratory courses.
3. Additional
biology courses not specifically excluded from the biology major to
complete the 36 credit total in biology (214/314 and 361 recommended).
4. In addition
to the 36 credits in biology, chemistry requirement of eight- ten semester
credits chosen from Chem 101 and 104, or 115 and a 200-level or higher
chemistry course.
This major
leads to licensure to teach in Early Adolescence through Adolescence
classrooms (formerly grades 6-12).
NOTE: See also
Information for Teaching Majors, below.
TOP
COMPREHENSIVE
MAJOR
BIOCHEMISTRY / MOLECULAR BIOLOGY,
Liberal Arts (Code
090-001) See Multidisciplinary Programs.
TOP
MINOR:
BIOLOGY,
General—Liberal Arts (Code 080-401)
A minimum of
24 credits, including Biol 110, 111, 312, and 316.
TOP
MINOR:
BIOLOGY,
Teaching (Code 080-402)
A minimum of
24 credits, including Biol 110, 111, 312, 316 and eight credits 300-level
or above. This minor leads to licensure to teach in Early Adolescence
through Adolescence classrooms (formerly grades 6-12) when taken with an
appropriate teaching major.
TOP
DEPARTMENTAL
HONORS IN BIOLOGY
Eligibility:
Upper-class students with resident and total GPAs of 3.3 or better and a
3.5 or better in at least 12 credits of biology.
Procedure: A
written application for Departmental Honors in Biology shall be approved
by the research adviser and the departmental honors committee.
Requirements:
1. The
satisfactory completion of (a) five-seven credits of registration in
Honors Research including the writing of a research paper. A grade will be
given for the total research credits only upon completion of the research
paper; (b) Biol 385 or Biol 497 where the results of the honors research
will be presented; (c) final approval by faculty and academic staff of the
Department of Biology.
2. Resident
and total GPAs of 3.5 or better in both the biology major and for all
credits attempted to meet graduation requirements.
TOP
INFORMATION
FOR ALL MAJORS
NOTE 1: For
students planning to do graduate work in biology, attention is called to
the importance of mathematics, the physical sciences, and languages;
courses in these areas should be chosen in consultation with the major
adviser.
NOTE 2: A year
of chemistry is required for a major in biology and should be started
during the freshman year.
NOTE 3:
Courses in biology offered at the Pigeon Lake Field Station are
recommended and encouraged for the major; students wishing to apply these
courses in lieu of requirements in major sequences listed above should
consult with the department chair prior to enrolling at Pigeon Lake.
NOTE 4: Majors
are encouraged to take advantage of the special opportunities available in
summer courses at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs,
Mississippi. Available courses are listed as a group at the end of the
Biology section in this catalogue. Interested students should consult the
department chair.
TOP
INFORMATION
FOR TEACHING MAJORS
NOTE 1:
Biology majors entering teaching take Biol 180 to satisfy Wisconsin
requirement in Conservation.
NOTE 2:
Completion of the following requirements and CI 359 may be used in lieu of
a minor and adds Broadfield Science licensure to the Teaching major:
A. 14 credits
from one of the following areas: (1) Chem 101, 104, and either 213 or 221;
(2) Phys 211, 212, plus six credits above 200-level, or 231, 232, plus
four credits above 200-level; (3) Geol 110; Geog 104; Phys 226; one course
from Geol 102, 301, 308, 318, or Phys 229.
B. Eight
credits in each of the two areas not selected in A above: (1) Chem 101,
104; (2) Phys 211 and 212, or 231 and 232; (3) Geol 110; Geog 104; Phys
226, 229.
C. Seven
credits from Math 110, 111, 112, 114, 245.
TOP
SATISFACTORY
/ UNSATISFACTORY
POLICY
Students
majoring or minoring in biology may count as part of their major or minor
requirements no more than one course (Biol 110, 111, 296, or 496) taken
under the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option.
TOP
COURSES
OFFERED AT THE GULF COAST RESEARCH LABORATORY,
OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI
UW-Eau Claire
maintains a formal affiliation arrangement with the Gulf Coast Research
Laboratory (GCRL) in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Through this arrangement,
students may take field courses in marine science at GCRL during the
summer. Credits for these courses are awarded through the University of
Southern Mississippi and will be accepted as transfer credit at UW-Eau
Claire. The following is a list of the biology courses taught at GCRL, the
undergraduate/graduate level, and number of credits. Additional marine
science courses are listed under Geology.
Marine Science
I: Oceanography (U) 5 crs.
Marine Science
II: Marine Biology (U) 5 crs.
Coastal
Vegetation (U/G) 3 crs.
Marine
Phycology (U/G) 4 crs.
Salt Marsh
Plant Ecology (U/G) 4 crs.
Marine
Invertebrate Zoology (U/G) 6 crs.
Marine
Ichthyology (U/G) 6 crs.
Marine
Microbiology (U/G) 5 crs.
Marine Mammals
(U/G) 5 crs.
Comparative
Histology of Marine Organisms (U/G) 6 crs.
Marine
Fisheries Management (U/G) 4 crs.
Fauna and
Faunistic Ecology of Tidal Marshes (U/G) 4 crs.
Early Life
History of Marine Fishes (G) 4 crs.
Marine Ecology
(U/G) 5 crs.
Parasites of
Marine Animals (U/G) 6 crs.
Marine
Aquaculture (U/G) 6 crs.
Coastal
Ecology for Teachers (U/G) 4 crs.
Special
Problems in Marine Science (U/G) 1-6 crs.
Special Topics
in Marine Science (U/G) 1-6 crs.
Applications
of Biotechnology in Marine Science (U/G) 6 crs.
TOP
|
