Life Sciences

THE AREA MINOR IN LIFE SCIENCES

Area Adviser in Life Sciences: Wilford P. Stratten The Area Minor in Life Sciences has the following requirements:
  1. Five courses in Life Sciences or allied area above those courses already specifically required to fulfill the student's major. The courses fulfilling the Life Science Minor requirements include:
    1. Introduction to Organic Chemistry (CM 153) or Organic Chemistry (CM 251)
    2. Biology I-Principles (LS 201)
    3. Three or more courses selected from the following list or from the Life Science courses listed below. The three must include at least one Life Science (LS) course in addition to LS 201 and at least two of the three must be at the 300-400 level. 
      CM 252  Organic Chemistry II
CM 253 Organic Chemistry III
CM 431 Biochemistry 
CE 463 Fundamentals of Environmental Health Engineering
SO 372 Physiological Psychology
ME 340 Introduction to Biomedical Engineering 
BE 510 Physiology-Structure and Function
BE 525 Biomedical Fluid Mechanics
BE 530 Biomechanics
BE 550 Biomedical Instrumentation
BE 560 Biomedical Materials
  2. Substitutions may be made with approval of the Area Minor Adviser.
LS 201 Biology I-Principles 4R-0L-4C F,W,S Pre: None
Surveys molecular, cellular, and population biology. Discusses genetics, evolution, bioenergetics, biosynthesis, enzymatic function, and cellular regulatory systems. Credit may be received for either LS 203 or LS 201, but not both.

LS 202 Biology I-Laboratory 0R-3L-1C S Pre: None
Provides laboratory experiences correlated with LS 201. Recommended for pre-medical and pre- veterinary students.

LS 205 Introduction to Genetic Technology 4R-0L-4C S Pre: None
Introduces the basic aspects of recombinant DNA technology used in genetic engineering and how this science relates to the solution of a variety of problems in environment, industry, agriculture, and the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

LS 251 Biology II-Comparative Function 3R-3L-4C F [1996-97] Pre: LS 201
Emphasizes functions of multicellular organisms, and the fundamental similarity in the processes of various species that regulate their internal environment.

LS 301 Biology III-Control Systems 3R-3L-4C W Pre: LS 201
Examines the regulatory processes of various life forms as feedback mechanisms responding to alterations in the internal and external environments. Emphasizes neural and humoral feedback systems.

LS 411 Genetic Engineering 4R-0L-4C Arranged Pre: LS 201
Introduces genetic and immunological processes underlying the use of biological organisms in chemical mass production, therapeutics, diagnostics and research.

LS 451 Drugs and Toxins 4R-0L-4C Arranged Pre: None
Analyzes the physical and biological processes involved in the absorption, distribution, elimination, and action of drugs and toxins.

LS 491 Special Topics in Life Sciences XR-0L-XC Arranged Pre: Consent of instructor
Covers upper level material of mutual interest to student and instructor which cannot be acquired in any other listed LS course.

LS 492 Special Topics Biology Laboratory XR-XL-XC Arranged Pre: Consent of instructor
Covers upper level biological laboratory experimentation of mutual interest to the student and instructor which cannot be experienced in any other listed LS course.

LS 597 Special Topics in Life Science

Coded by Joe Sacher 12-24-95 -- Merry Christmas Eve!