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• BIOL 360: Field Botany

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A field course covering the flora of western Pennsylvania. Students will be expected to identify in the field approximately 225 vascular plants.
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• BIOL 361: Flora of Western Pennsylvania

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A field class with a lecture component. The primary focus of the class is to enhance student understanding of the taxonomy and ecology of species that compose our flora in western Pennsylvania. Organisms that will be covered include: flowering plants (woody angiosperms and common wildflowers), conifers, ferns & fern allies, bryophytes, lichens, and some representative fungi and macroalgae in our flora. Terminology associated with general plant/fungal/algal structure as well as life cycles of these aforementioned organisms will be described. Students will be introduced to both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and the habitats that select species require.
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• BIOL 370: Molecular Biology

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A lecture course that focuses on the structure and function of biological macromolecules and of the functions of living cells at the molecular level. Topics include macromolecular structures, gene expression and regulation, and manipulations of genetic material.
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• BIOL 371: Vertebrate Field Zoology

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Taxonomy, life histories, and ecological relationships of representative vertebrates are stressed. Several field trips are required.
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• BIOL 373: Ichthyology/Lab

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This field course is offered by the University of Pittsburgh to Slippery Rock University students who enroll in the summer program at the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology. For more information, please contact the Biology Department, 724-738-2023.
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• BIOL 375: Ecology of Fish / Lab

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This field course is offered by the University of Pittsburgh to Slippery Rock University students who enroll in the summer program at the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology. For more information, please contact the Biology Department, 724-738-2023.
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• BIOL 380: Endocrinology

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will focus on the role of chemical communication in animals, with emphasis on humans. The mechanisms of control and action of hormones will be investigated throughout levels of organization from the molecular to organismal level. The homeostatic role of hormones within and between organ systems will be emphasized in both normal and pathophysiological states (e.g. diabetes, thyroid disorders, reproductive pathologies, and cancer).
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• BIOL 390: Experimental

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.
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• BIOL 395: Workshop

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.
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• BIOL 398: Selected Topics

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.
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