Biological
Sciences
Chair:
Charles F. Kulpa Jr., Ph.D.
Dept.
Tel. (574) 631-6552
Course
Descriptions. The
following course descriptions give the
number
and title of each course. Lecture hours per week, laboratory hours per
week and
semester credit hours are in parentheses. The University reserves the
right to
withdraw any course without sufficient registration.
CRNs
for independent study courses may be obtained from the department
office, from
the Summer Session office, or from insideND.
BIOS 10107. Ecology and
Environmental Issues
3 credits, Olsen (5-0-3)
10:30–11:50 MTWR 6/17–7/31
CRN 1027;
ID # BIOS 10107 01
Last “add” date: 6/22
“Drop” dates: refund, 6/26; last, 7/10
Lecture and class discussion focus on critical
thinking in science; evolution and biodiversity; and principles of
population,
community, aquatic, and ecosystem ecology in order to prepare students
for
further exploration (employing a highly collaborative format) of many
of
today’s environmental problems, causes, and possible solutions. The
course
concludes with peer group presentations on student-chosen environmental
issues.
Possible topics can range from conservation biology, deforestation, and
forest
management; resource use (food, mineral, and soil resources) and
sustainability
to anthropogenic impacts on environmental quality and human health
(acidic
deposition, global warming, ozone loss, drinking water contamination,
and
eutrophication). There will be two hour-long examinations and a
cumulative
final examination. Students will prepare a thought question set, a
review
paper, and a class presentation.
BIOS 28499. Molecular and Cellular Biology
Research and Design Laboratory COURSE NO LONGER OFFERED
2 credits, Veselik (2-2-0)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., MTWR 6/17-7/3
CRN 3785; ID # BIOS 28499 01
Last "add" date: 6/19
"Drop" dates: refund, 6/20; last, 6/26
Prerequisites: Two semesters of natural
science for non-science majors or permission of instructor for
non-Notre Dame
students. May not be taken by science
majors for science credits. See BIOS
38499, second summer session for the science majors’ section.
This special laboratory course exposes students to a variety of
techniques in
modern cell biology while participating in an undergraduate research
project. Students will get hand-on
experience in working with cultured cell lines, including sterile
technique,
media preparation, and passaging of cells. Individual experiments
will
include assessment of cell growth and apoptosis, examination of
subcellular
structure using fluorescent microscopy, separation and analysis of
nucleic
acids and proteins, enzyme assays, and measurement of cell cycle by
flow
cytometry. Students will gain experience
with reviewing scientific literature, data presentation, statistical
analysis,
data interpretation, and ethical concerns relevant to reporting
research
data. Additional outside work in terms of literature review,
writing of
reports, papers and preparing oral presentations will be necessary
BIOS 35502. Practicum in
Environmental Field Biology I
6 credits, Belovsky, (V-V-6)
5/23–7/29
CRN 3291;
ID # BIOS 35502 01
Last “add” date: 5/30
“Drop” dates: refund, 6/6; last 6/26,
Enrollment limit: 32
This course is designed to give the student
practical laboratory and field experience in ecological studies in the
northwoods of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at Notre Dame’s
environmental
research center. The 10-week learning experience consists of one-week
modules
on forest ecology, aquatic ecology, insect ecology, herpetology, and
bird and
mammal ecology, and each student conducts an independent research
project over
the remaining five weeks. Each student is provided with a $2,500
stipend,
tuition, and expenses. For further information, write:
Prof. Gary Belovsky
Department of Biological Sciences
Notre
Dame, IN 46556
BIOS 35503. Practicum in Environmental
Field Biology II
6 credits, Belovsky, (V-V-6)
6/13–8/15
CRN 3292;
ID # BIOS 35503 01
Last “add” date: 6/19
“Drop” dates: refund, ;6/26 last, 7/15
Enrollment limit: 8 students who have taken BIOS 35502 the previous
summer.
This course is designed to give the student
advanced practical laboratory and field experience in ecological
studies in the
grasslands and mountains of western Montana
on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The nine-week learning experience
consists
of one-week modules on grassland ecology, montane ecology, wildlife
ecology,
and human ecology focusing on ancestral Native American lifeways, and
each
student conducts an independent research project over the remaining
five weeks.
Each student is provided with a $2,500 stipend, tuition, and expenses.
For
further information, write:
Prof. Gary Belovsky
Department of Biological Sciences
Notre
Dame, IN 46556
BIOS 35504. Practicum in
Environmental Field Biology III
6 credits, Belovsky (V-V-6)
Dates: TBA
CRN 3460;
ID # BIOS 35504 01
Enrollment limit: 24 students who have taken BIOS 35502.
Taught in Puerto Rico.
It is an opportunity to take field classes and
conduct an independent research project in University of Puerto
Rico
programs at the El Verde (rain forest) or Mayaquez (marine) field
stations.
Participation in this program requires students to have first taken the
Practicum in Environmental Field Biology I at “UNDERC East” (BIOS
35502).
BIOS 38499. Molecular and
Cellular Biology Research and
Design Laboratory-Section 1
2 credits, Veselik
(2-2-0)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, MTWR 6/17-7/3
CRN 3799; ID
#BIOS 38499 01
Last "add" date:
6/19
"Drop" dates: refund, 6/20; last, 6/26
Prerequisites: (BIOS
10161 or BIOS 20201) and (CHEM 10172 or 10182 or CHEM 20223) or two
semesters
of general biology with labs and two semesters of general chemistry
with labs
or one semester of general chemistry with lab and one semester of
organic
chemistry with lab for non-Notre Dame science students.
This course is for science majors only and
counts as a science credit. It satisfies
one of the 6 required laboratory courses for BIOS majors at Notre Dame.
This special laboratory course exposes students to a variety
of techniques in modern cell biology while participating in an
undergraduate
research project. Students will get
hands-on experience in working with cultured cell lines, including
sterile
technique, media preparation, and passaging of cells.
Individual experiments will include
assessment of cell growth and apoptosis, examination of subcellular
structure
using fluorescent microscopy, separation and analysis of nucleic acids
and
proteins, enzyme assays, and measurement of cell cycle by flow
cytometry. Students will gain experience
with reviewing
scientific literature, data presentation, statistical analysis, data
interpretation, and ethical concerns relevant to reporting research
data. Additional outside work in terms of
literature review, writing of reports, papers and preparing oral
presentations
will be necessary.
BIOS 38499. Molecular
and Cellular Biology Research and Design Laboratory
-Section 2
2 credits, Veselik
(0-2-0)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., MTWR 7/14-7/31
CRN 3784; ID #BIOS 38499 02
Last "add" date:
7/16
"Drop" dates: refund, 7/18; last, 7/23
Prerequisites: (BIOS
10161 or BIOS 20201) and (CHEM 10172 or 10182 or CHEM 20223) or two
semesters
of general biology with labs and two semesters of general chemistry
with labs
or one semester of general chemistry with lab and one semester of
organic
chemistry with lab for non-Notre Dame science students.
This course is for science majors only and
counts as a science credit. It satisfies
one of the 6 required laboratory courses for BIOS majors at Notre Dame.
This special laboratory course exposes students to a variety
of techniques in modern cell biology while participating in an
undergraduate
research project. Students will get
hands-on experience in working with cultured cell lines, including
sterile
technique, media preparation, and passaging of cells.
Individual experiments will include
assessment of cell growth and apoptosis, examination of subcellular
structure
using fluorescent microscopy, separation and analysis of nucleic acids
and
proteins, enzyme assays, and measurement of cell cycle by flow
cytometry. Students will gain experience
with reviewing
scientific literature, data presentation, statistical analysis, data
interpretation, and ethical concerns relevant to reporting research
data. Additional outside work in terms of
literature review, writing of reports, papers and preparing oral
presentations
will be necessary.
BIOS 46497. Directed Readings
Variable credits, Grimstad (V-V-V)
CRN 2381
ID # BIOS 46497
Prerequisite:
Permission of the instructor and director of undergraduate studies,
Prof. Paul
Grimstad.
This course provides the opportunity for
independent study through readings on specific topics in biological
sciences. Readings
are chosen with
the advice of the supervising instructor.
BIOS 48499. Undergraduate
Research
Variable credits, Grimstad
CRN 1123
ID # BIOS 48499
Prerequisite:
Permission of the instructor and director of undergraduate studies,
Prof. Paul
Grimstad.
BIOS 60522.
GLOBES: Environmental Molecular
Genome
3 credits; Feder (V-V-3)
CRN 3527;
ID #BIOS60255 01
The GLOBES (Global Linkages of Biology, the Environment, and Society)
series of courses offered each semester reflect various areas of life
science
relevant to multiple disciplines. Students should expect to have a
different
topic offered every semester under the GLOBES heading. The course is
repeatable
since potentially every semester the topics vary.
BIOS 60523. Practicum in
Environmental Biology
3 credits, Lamberti(V-V-3)
8:00-5:00 MTWRF
7/25-7/31
CRN 1178;
ID # BIOS 60523 01
Last “add” date: 7/25
“Drop” dates: refund, 7/26; last, 7/27
Taught UNDERC, Land O’Lakes, Michigan
Practical principles and applications of
environmental biology are explored with intensive modules selected from
among
environmental chemistry, biogeochemistry, environmental microbiology,
ecological genetics, limnology/wetlands ecology, and river/watershed
science.
Emphasis will be placed on developing and refining laboratory and field
skills.
Prior permission of instructor required.
BIOS 68599. Thesis Direction
Variable credits, Lamberti (V-V-V)
CRN 1906;ID # BIOS 68599
For graduate students in the master’s research
program only.
BIOS 77672. Special Problems
Variable credits, Staff (V-V-V)
CRN
varies with instructor
ID # BIOS 77672
Course Director: Prof. Gary Lamberti
Prerequisite:
Approval of the instructor.
For graduate students who wish to study special
topics in a particular field of interest.
BIOS 88600. Nonresident Thesis
Research
1 credit, Lamberti (0-0-1)
CRN 1904; ID
# BIOS 88600
BIOS 98699. Research and
Dissertation
Variable credits, Staff (V-V-V)
CRN
varies with instructor
ID # BIOS 98699
For graduate students in the doctoral research
program only. Three to 18 hours of laboratory research per week.
BIOS 98700. Nonresident
Dissertation Research
CRN
varies with instructor
ID # BIOS 98700
Course Director: Prof. Gary Lamberti
For graduate students in the research program who
plan to complete work for their degree in the current summer session.