66. General Human Anatomy (1)
(3 lecture hours weekly with demonstrations.)
Lecture and demonstrations of prepared human dissections, photographic slides
and charts. Prerequisites: None; Physiol. 8 or Biol. 1B recommended.
166. General Human Anatomy (3)
(3 lecture hours weekly with demonstrations.)
Lecture and demonstrations of human dissections; slides, models and charts.
Prerequisites: Physiol. 8; Biol. 1B or 10.
Bacteriology (Bact)
14. Food Microbiology (3)
(2 lecture and 4 laboratory-demonstration hours weekly.)
Role of bacteria, yeasts and molds in food production, preservation and
spoilage; fermentation and putrefaction; bacteriology of water, sewage,
and milk; diseases spread by foods and their control; effect of chemical
and physical agents on microorganisms. Prerequisites: Chem. 2a, 55.
54. General Bacteriology and Microbiology (5)
(3 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Early history of bacteriology; the morphology, physiology, ecology, and
classification of microorganisms, including yeasts, molds, and bacteria;
growth factors; effects of physical and chemical agents; bacteriology of
air, soil, water and dairy products; industrial application; immunology
and disease. Prerequisite: General Chemistry.
116A-B. Introduction to Laboratory Procedures (3-3)
Principles and practical techniques used in clinical laboratories: serology,
medical bacteriology, human parasitology, hematology and biochemistry. Weekly
lectures and conferences for presentation of problems. Practical laboratory
work is done under supervision in outside. clinical laboratories. Prerequisites:
Chem. 151, 152, Bact. 118A-B, Zool. 108, 157.
118A-B. Advanced Microbiology (3-4)
Prerequisite: Bact 54, Chem 8. Advanced principles of morphology, physiology,
and environmental relationships of micro-organisms; emphasis on serology,
immunology and pathegenic species. Groups studied are the bacteria, yeasts,
molds and viruses.
Biology (Biol)
1A-B. General Biology (3-3)
General biology with laboratory. One semester mainly plant study and
one semester mainly animal study. Either semester may be taken first. For
general student and for general elementary preparation. (A) Plant Biology.
Structure, function, ecology and economic study of plants. Heredity and
evolution. (2 lecture, 4 lab hours) (B) Animal Biology. Structure, function,
ecology and economic study of animals; physiology as applied to man. (2
lecture, 4 lab hours)
10. Survey of Biology (3)
For general students. Not open to students with credit in Biol. 1A-B, or
advanced biology. Facts and principles of plant and animal life; relationship
to human life.
15. Science Photography (2)
(1 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Elementary photography; selection and uses of cameras, lenses, photographic
chemicals, sensitized materials and lighting; practical application and
darkroom practice. Enrollment limited. No credit for general education biological
science requirement.
17. Nature Photography (2)
For teachers, naturalists, and other biological field workers. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. (3 field, 3 darkroom hours)
40. Rural Biology (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Environment of a suburban or rural home; plants and animals which man has
adjusted to his use and recreation; application of biological science to
outdoor living.
51. Heredity and Evolution (2)
(2 lecture hours weekly.)
Elementary genetics and modern evolution theories; application to human
problems. Prerequisites: Biol. 10 or 1A-B or equivalent.
73. Great Men of Science (2)
(2 lecture hours weekly.)
Introduction to history of natural science through study of biographies
of scientists. Prerequisite: Biol. 10, or 1A-B, or equivalent. Counts as
Social Science credit for nursing students.
66. General Human Anatomy (3)
For general students. Recommended: an introductory college biology course.
Structure of the human body. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
101. Nature Study (2)
Concurrently with Biol 102. Prerequisite. 9 units of natural science including
a general biology, botany, or zoology course. Choice and development of
natural science materials for elementary schools.
102. Nature Study Laboratory (1)
Concurrently with Biol 101. Problems and projects for elementary school.
(3 lab or field hours)
112. Field Biology (3)
For biology minors only. Prerequisite: Biol 1A-B, 2A-B or equivalent. Local
environmental and biotic interdependencies. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)
120. Genetics (3)
Prerequisite: elementary course in zoology or botany. Principles of genetics.
120L. Genetics Laboratory (1)
Optional laboratory for Biol 120. Laboratory work with Drosophila and Maize.
(3 lab hours weekly)
149A-B. Elementary Science for Teachers in Service (2-2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The development of an elementary
science unit under supervision. (6 conference and lab hours)
150. Teaching of High School Science (2)
Prerequisites: 12 units of college natural science. Consideration of objectives,
methods, and development of programs and units. (1 lecture, 1 conference
hour)
157. Conservation of Natural Resources (3) (Same as E Ed 157)
(Same as T Ed 157.) Prerequisite: biological and physical science. Problems
in conservation of natural resources in the United States; water supply,
soils, minerals, metals, petroleum, natural gas, grasslands, forests, fisheries,
wildlife, and recreational areas; local, state, and national plans and organizations
for conservation; educational implications and techniques.
162. Biological Techniques (3)
Open to credential candidates in the life science or physical science waiver
program; course meets the professional education requirement of 30 units
for the clear credential. Collection and preparation of biological materials
and specimens for instruction in secondary schools.
190. Special Study (1-4)
Hours to be arranged. Special problems to be arranged with individual instructors.
195. Honors Study (1-4)
Investigation of local problems in plant or animal biology. Permission of
instructor required. For majors in biological science.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Biology (Biol)
200A-B. Bio-ecology (2-2)
A broad application of biological principles based on the interrelations
of organisms and their environments. Lecture, conferences and field work.
204. Biology of Speciation (2)
Prerequisites: major in the Biology Department, Biol 120, and an approved
field course. Evolution as a process with emphasis on evolutionary mechanisms
of plants.
206. Principles of Taxonomy (2)
Zoological nomenclature and related fields.
280A-B. Seminar in Biology (1-1)
Reviews and reports on recent literature and problems in biology.
290. Independent Study (1-5)
299. Thesis (2-4)
Educ 300. Methods and Materials in Secondary Teaching (2)
(See Education)
Educ 331. Observation and Participation in the Teaching
of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools (2-3)
(See Education)
Educ 332. Directed Teaching in Secondary Schools (1-6)
(See Education)
104. Plant Physiology (4)
An experimental study of the general principles of absorption, transpiration,
food synthesis, respiration, growth, movement, and reproduction in living
plants. Prerequisites: General botany and general chemistry. (2 lecture,
6 lab hours)
106A-B-C. Plant Taxonomy (3-7)
a. Taxonomy (1). - (1 lecture hour weekly.) Principles and methods of
the classification of plants.
b. Spring Flora (3) 11. (9 laboratory hours weekly.) The spring flora of
the valley and marginal Sierran foothills in Fresno County up to 5000 feet.
c. Summer Flora (3) (25 hours weekly for 6 weeks.) The summer flora of the
Sierra around Huntington Lake from Big Creek to Kaiser Peak at 10,000 feet.
Prerequisites: Botany 1.
107. Plant Ecology (3)
General survey of plants and plant associations in relation to environment;
successional and habitat factors determining local distribution of native
plants; adaptation of Fresno area to economic plants. Prerequisites : Botany
1, 104,106. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*
115. Plant Technique (2)
Preparation of plant tissues for microscopic study ; methods of fixing,
sectioning and staining. Fall semester even years. Prerequisite or concurrently:
Bot 134. (6 lab and conference hours)
130. Plant Pathology (4)
Prerequisites: Bot 1. Disease and its control in the economic plants of
California. Lectures, laboratory and field work. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
134. Plant Anatomy (4)
The microscopic structure of vascular plants, including field and garden
crops, with emphasis on development and differentiation of cells and tissues;
tissue systems; organogenesis; the stelar theory. Fall semester even years.
Prerequisite: Botany 1. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
136. Morphology of Vascular Plants (4)
(2 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Comparative study of principal groups of pteridophytes and spermatophytes
with emphasis on the embryology, phylogeny and ontogeny of representative
forms. Fall semester odd years. Prerequisite: Bot. 1.
138. Morphology of Algae and Bryophytes (4)
(2 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Comparative morphology of both groups; several trips will be required in
order that the student can recognize local representatives in the field.
Spring semester odd years. Prerequisite: Bot. 1.
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* Late afternoon, Satruday, and/or overnight field trips may be required.
106. Economic Entomology (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Beneficial and injurious insects; insect pests of fruit trees, truck and
field crops, food and stored products; life histories, habits, natural enemies,
an recognition of various insect pests; insecticides and apparatus of application.
Even years. Prerequisite: Biol. 1B or Zool. 1.
107. Medical Entomology (3)
(3 lecture hours weekly.)
Insects and other arthropods of medical and veterinary importance, including
poisonous and parasitic species, and species capable of causing or transmitting
diseases to man and domestic animals; life histories, habits and control
of the species concerned. Odd years. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
8L. Physiology Demonstration (1-2)
Optional supplement to Physiol. 8. (2 or 4 lab-demonstration hours)
151. Comparative Animal Physiology (3)
Prerequisites: Zool. 1, Chem. 8; or permission of instructor. Comparative
functions of animals.
153. Physiology of the Endocrines (2)
Prerequisites: Biol 1A-B; Physiol 1. Functions of the ductless glands of
the human body.
103. Man and Other Vertebrates (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Morphology, classification, development and paleontological history of the
vertebrates with emphasis on man. Prerequisite: Biol. 1B or Zool. 1.
108. Parasitology (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Classification and identification of parasitic protozoa and helminths of
man; selected life history studies of significant species. Even years. Prerequisites:
Zoology 1 and general chemistry.
113. Natural History of Vertebrates (4)
(3 lecture hours and 1 field trip or three hours laboratory weekly.)
Natural history of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fishes; introduction
to the literature; practice in classification of species; behavior and distribution
with special emphasis on local forms. Prerequisites: Biol. 1B and permission
of instructor.
114. Advanced Invertebrates (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Structure, life histories, natural history and ecological relations of the
invertebrates (exclusive of insects). Collecting and field study with the
classification of all the groups. Fall semester odd years. Prerequisite:
Zool. 1.
114F. Field Work in Advanced Invertebrates (1)
A week's study of marine invertebrates at a selected location on the coast.
Prerequisite or concurrently: Zool 114.
116. Animal Technique (2)
(6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Preparation of animal tissues for microscopic study. Methods of killing,
fixing, staining, imbedding, and mounting. Enrollment limited.
134. Applied Vertebrate Zoology (3)
(1 lecture, 3 laboratory and 3 field hours weekly.)
Relation of vertebrates to human affairs; principles governing encouragement
and control; philosophies and methods of federal and state agencies concerned
with wild life conservation. Practical field and laboratory methods of collecting
and preservation of specimens for economic evaluation. Prerequisite: Zool.
1.
134F. Field Work in Applied Vertebrate Zoology (1)
A week's special field study of marine in selected localities. Prerequisite
or concurrently: Zool 134.
135. Mammalogy (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory or field hours weekly.)
Classification, ecology, distribution and phylogeny of the mammals of the
world; laboratory, field technique and practice in scientific writing emphasized.
Prerequisite: Zool. 103 or 164.
135F. Field Work in Mammalogy (1)
A week's special field study of marine in selected localities. Prerequisite
or concurrently: Zool 135.
137. Herpetology (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory or field hours weekly.)
Classification, ecology, and distribution of amphibians and reptiles; laboratory
and field technique and collecting practice. Taught even years. Prerequisite:
Zool. 1.
137F. Field Work in Herpetology (1)
A week's special field study of marine in selected localities. Prerequisite
or concurrently: Zool 137.
157. Histology (4)
(2 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues and organs of vertebrates with specific
reference to mammalia. Prerequisite: Zoology 1.
158. Elementary Hematology (3)
(1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Principles of hematology; procedures used in clinical laboratories; blood
cell counts, blood typing, hemoglobin determination, sedimentation rate,
bleeding and clotting times. Prerequisite: Physiol. 8 or Zool. 157.
160. Embryology (4)
(2 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Development of vertebrates; germ cell formation; cell lineage and formation
of germ layers; organology; theories of development. Animals studied: tunicate,
amphioxes, frog, chick, pig. Prerequisite: Zoology 1.
163. Taxidermy and Museum Management (1-4)
(Lecture and laboratory by arrangement.)
Beginning taxidermy. General principles of practical field collecting; scientific
skin making and labeling; practice in mounting birds and mammals' life histories
and geographic distribution of species taken. Prerequisites: Biol. 1A-B
or Zool. 1.
164. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (4)
(2 lecture and 6 laboratory hours weekly.)
Comparative study of the evolution and development of the principal organ
systems. Prerequisite: Zoology 1.
165. Ornithology (4)
(3 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
For use of those expecting to enter biological field work as a life occupation
and for those expecting to teach zoology or nature study. Prerequisite:
Biolo 10 or 1A-B.