12/4/2014 – Course Descriptions University of North Carolina Wilmington Acalog ACMS™
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Biology
BIO 501 Introduction to Science as a Profession
Credits: 2
Survey of educational trajectories and employment prospects for graduate students in the sciences,
focusing on Biology and Marine Biology. Practical treatment of performance and communication in the
scientific profession, with particular coverage of responsible conduct of research, laboratory and field
safety, analyses of data, and the writing and reviewing of journal articles and grant proposals. Two lecture
hours each week.
BIO 512 Electron Microscopy and Cell Ultrastructure
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Course in cell biology or permission of instructor. A discussion of the general and specialized
techniques of transmission and scanning electron microscopy and their application to the elucidation of the
structure and function of cell organelles in plants and animals. Three lecture hours each week.The lab for
this course is BIOL 512.
BIO 515 Introductory Biostatistics
Credits: 3
Introduction to biostatical methods including exploratory data analysis, distributions, experimental design
and hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, simple linear and multiple regression, analysis of covariance,
and model selection.The lab for this course is BIOL 515.
BIO 519 Advanced Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Upperlevel undergraduate or graduate course work in cellular and molecular biology or
permission of the instructor. Selected topics in cellular and molecular biology. Includes: cytoskeletal
components, membrane dynamics, cellular receptors, metabolism, gene expression, protein structure and
function, molecular evolution and extrachromosomal DNA. Three lecture and three laboratory hours each
week. May be taken more than once for credit under different topics.
BIO 526 Advanced Topics in Microbiology
Credits: 24
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