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COURSES

 

Biology (Biol)

1A
See Bot 10.

1B
See Zool 10.

10. Life Science (3) (Former Biol 2A)
Not open to students with credit in Bot 1 or Zool 1. Principles of biology related to the cell, maintenance, and relation of living organisms, heredity and elementary processes of evolution. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

20. Biology and Society (3)
Impact of recent biological discoveries upon society, now and for the future; man;s animal inheritance, human genetics, genetic engineering, organ transplants, and population problems.

66. General Human Anatomy (3)
Recommended : an introductory college biology course. Structure of the human body. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

100. Biological Systems (3)
Prerequisite: college botany and zoology or equivalent; organic chemistry recommended. Principles of bioenergetics, cybernetics and homeostasis at the cellular, organismic, and ecosystem level.

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: Bot 10. Zool 10. Local environmental and biotic interdependencies. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours *)

120. Genetics (3)
Prerequisite: college zoology or botany. Principles of biological inheritance, including gene structure, gene function, statistical methods, problem solving, and human genetics.

120L. Genetics Laboratory (2)
Prerequisite: Biol 120. Experimental studies on inheritance in animals, plants, including man. (6 lab hours)

125. Organic Evolution (3)
BioI 120 recommended. The study of evolutionary processes and patterns. (2 lecture, 1 discussion hour)

133. Aquatic Ecology (4)
Prerequisite: Biol 140. Geology, chemistry, physics of inland waters as related to their biology; community structure, ecological interactions, adaptations, and identification of aquatic organisms. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours, including weekend field trips)

150. Electron Microscopy (4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Preparation and examination of biological specimens. Basics of electron microscopy and interpretation of electron micrographs. (1 lecture, 9 lab hours)

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.

173. Great Men of Science (2)
Prerequisite: college botany or zoology. Men from all fields of science and their contributions.

180. Cytology (4)
Prerequisite: Biol 130. Methods of cell research; cellular ultrastructure, cell function as an expression of structure. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)

185T. Topics in Biology (1-4; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected areas in the field of biology. (Lecture and/or laboratory)

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.


GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)



Biology (Biol)

200. Principles and Great Experiments in Biology (2)
Development and influence of current biological thought.

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.

208. Field Work in Biology (1-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Botanical and zoological field studies. Field trips may be required.

220. Insect Toxicology (3)
Prerequisite: Ent 101, Chem 8. Mode of action of insecticides and other toxicants in insects and other animals; physical and chemical properties. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

225. Insect Taxonomy (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: Ent 101, 115. Indentification and classification of major and specific groups of family and generic status. (6 lab hours)

250. Scientific Research Reporting (2)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Techniques of scientific photography and writing, illustrating emphasized. (1 lecture, 3 lab hours)

255T. Topics in Botany (1-3; max total 8)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected area in the field of botany.
255.1 Basic Metabolism
255.2 Evolution of Cultivated Plants
255.3 Instrumentation
255.4 Plant Ultrastructure
255.5 Plant Symbiotic Association

265T. Topics in Physiology (2-3; max total 8)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of selected areas in the field of physiology. (Lecture and/or laboratory)

270T. Topics in Zoology (2-3; max total 8)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of new fields, areas not in current courses, or advanced studies in a given area. (Lecture and/or laboratory)
270.1 Protozoology
270.2 Quantitative Zoology
270.3 Cytogenetics

281T. Seminar in Biological Science (1; max total 5, max 2 in one field)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Reviews and reports on current literature in the various phases of biology.

290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement Independent Study.

299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submis sion of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.

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* Late afternoon, Satruday, and/or overnight field trips may be required.


IN-SERVICE COURSE

(See Course Numbering System.)



Biology (Biol)

302T. Topics in Biology (3; max total 6)




Botany (Bot)

1. General Botany (5)
Students with credit in Bot 10 receive only 2 units of credit. Prerequisite to most upper-division botany courses. Fundamentals of structure and function in seed plants; survey of plant kingdom. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours)

10. Plant Biology (3) (Former Biol1A)
Not open to students with credit in Biol 1B. Structure, function, and development of plants. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

104. Plant Physiology (4)
Prerequisites: College botany, Chem 1A or 2A-B. General metabolism and related processes. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

106. Plant Taxonomy (4)
Prerequisite: college botony. Principles of plant classification; local flora. (1 lecture, 9 lab or field hours)*

107. Plant Ecology (3)
Prerequisite: college botany. Interrelations of plants and environment. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*

116. Plant Microtechnique (3)
Not open to students with credit in Biol 116. Prerequisite: college botany or equivalent. Preparation of plant tissues for histological examination. (9 lab hours)

134. Plant Anatomy (4)
Prerequisites: college botany. Inititation, development and structire of cells, tissue systems in roots, stems, leaves. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

135. Morphology of Nonvascular Plants (3)
Prerequisites: college botany. Comparative structure and phylogeny of the fungi, algae, mosses, and liverworts. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

136. Morphology of Vascular Plants (4)
Prerequisites: college botany. Comparative structure and phylogeny of ferns and seed plants. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

137. Plant Morphogenesis (4)
Prerequisites: Bot 1 or 10. Morphological and physiological factors involved in the organization and development of plants. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

140. General Mycology (4)
Prerequisites: college botany. Classification, structure, and development of representative fungi. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

200 Series
Graduate courses are listed under Biology.

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* Late afternoon, Satruday, and/or overnight field trips may be required.




Entomology (Ent)

101. General Entomology (3)
Prerequisite: college zoology or one year of biology. Anatomy, physiology life history, and classification of insects and other arthropods. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*

106. Economic Entomology (3)
(See Plant 121).

107. Medical Entomology (3)
Arthropod-borne diseases of man and animals and arthropod vectors of the diseases.

107L. Medical Entomology Laboratory (1)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Ent 107. (3 lab hours)

110. Insect Physiology (3)
Prerequisite: Ent l01. Principles of physiology as applied to insects; functions of insect body, tissues, and organs. (2 lecture, 3 lab or demonstration hours)

115. Insect Morphology (4)
Prerequisite: Bot l01. Comparative study of the form and structure of insects; external and internal anatomy. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

190. Independent Study (l-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement - Independent Study.

200 Series.
Graduate courses are listed under Biology.





Microbiology (Micro)

20. General Microbiology (4)
Prerequisites: Chem 2A-B; plus one of the following - Bot 12, 1, or Physio 1. general survey of the field of microbiology; principles and selected practical applications. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

104. Microbiology (5)
For majors. Prerequisites: organic chemistry; Bot 1 or 10. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours) Morphological and physiological consideration of the Schizomycetes and selected unicellular Eumycetes; techniques; illustration of principles and determinative bacteriology in the laboratory. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours)

117. Serology and Immunology (4)
Prerequisites: Micro 104 and Chem 8. Principles and applications of plasma changes in presence of antigens. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

118. Bacteriology of Human Disease (5)
Prerequisite: Micro 104, 117. Bacterial, etiological agents of human disease. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours)

150. Medical Mycology (4)
Prerequisite: Bot 10 or 1 and Micro 140 or 20. Morphology, physiology, and principles of pathogenicity of mycotic agents of human and animal disease. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

161. Microbial Physiology (4)
Prerequisite: Micro 140, Chem 8. Structure, andphysiological functions in the microbial cell. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

185. Virology (4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Biological and chemical aspects of viruses. Techniques of viral cultivation, detection and assay; illustration of principles.(2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

189. Microbial Genetics (4)
Prerequisite: Biol 140A-B. The nature of genetic information, its mutation, transfer, and recombination in cells. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.



GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)

 

Microbiology (Micro)

256. Advanced General Microbiology (3)
Intensive study of microbial cell structures and their relationship to physiological activities of the cell; enrichment isolation procedures and physiological activities of selected bacterial species, including autotrophic and photosynthetic organisms. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

257. Immunochemistry (3)
Qualitative and quantitative consideration of the physical, chemical, and structural characteristics of antigens and antibodies and the dynamics of antigen-antibody reactions. (l lecture, 6 lab hours)

258. Experimental Virology (3) (Former Biol 258)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Experimental procedures used in bacteriophage and animal virus research; collection, interpretation and presentation at data. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours)

259. Experimental Infectious Pathology (3) (Former Biol 259)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The production and study of tissue changes resulting from infection with pathogenic microorganisms. (l lecture, 6 lab hours)

260T. Topics in Microbiology (1-3; max total 8) (Former Biol 260)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Intensive investigation of selected areas inmicrobiology.

281T. Seminar in Microbiology (1; max total 4 if no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Reviews and reports on current literature in the various phases of microbiology.

290. Independent Study (l-3; max total see reference)
See Academic Placement - Independent Study.

299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.





Physiology (Phy)

1. Human Physiology (4)
Prerequisite: college chemistry and biology. Biol 66 recommended. Detailed study of the functions of the human body. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)

22. Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)
Anatomy and physiology of thecell, tissues, skeletal, muscular, nervous and endocrine systems. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)

23. Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)
Anatomy and physiology of respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive and endocrine systems; metabolism and special senses. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)

140. Comparative Animal Physiology (4)
Prerequisite: Biol 140A-B. Evolution of physiological systems; functional adaptations to different environments; physiological principles as applied to animals. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)

170. Cell Physiology (4)
Prerequisites: organic chemistry. Methods, structural bases, cytoplasmic organoid, molecular components, metabolism. (3 lecture, 3 lab hours)

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. .

200 Series
Graduate courses are listed under Biology.



(See also Bot 130, 133, 137; Genet 172; Micro 161 .)




Zoology (Zool)

1. General Zoology (5)
Students with credit in Zool 10 receive only 2 units of credit. Prerequisite to most upper-division courses in zoology. Survey of major phyla and principles of animal biology. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours)

10. Animal Biology (3) (Former Biol 1B)
Not open to students with credit in Zool 1. Structural and functional comparison of animals; principles and human implications of inheritance, evolution, and ecology; physiology as applied to man. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

103. Vertebrate Zoology (3)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Study of the vertebrates. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

108. Parasitology (4)
Prerequisites: college zoology; Chem 1A or 2A-B. Biology of parasites living in human beings. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

113. Natural History of Vertebrates (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology. Vertebrate classes; natural history of local species. (3 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)

114. Invertebrate Zoology (3)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Invertebrates exclusive of insects, parasitic protozoa and helminths. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)

116. Zoological Microtechnique (3)
Prerequisite: college zoology or equivalent. Preparation of animal tissues for histological examination. (9 lab hours)

130. Animal Behavior (3)
Prerequisite: college zoology or permission of instructor. Principles of ethology with emphasis on mechanisms of behavior. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)*

134. Wildlife Management (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 103 or 113. or permission of instructor. Relation of vertebrates to human affairs. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)

135. Mammalogy (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 103 or 113. or permission of instructor. Mammals of the world with emphasis on local species. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)

137. Herpetology (4)
Prerequisite: Zool 103 or 113. or permission of instructor. Reptiles and amphibians of the world with emphasis on local species. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*

138. Animal Ecology (3)
Prerequisite: college biology, including zoology; or permission of instructor. Environmental relationships of local vertebrates. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)

140. Ichthyology (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 103 or 113. or permission of instructor. Idnetification, natural history, distribution, ecology and management of fishes; freshwater fishes of California, native and introduced.

157. Histology (4)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Identification and study of vertebrate cells, tissues, and organs. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

158. Hematology (4)
Prerequisite: Physio 1 or Zool 157. Development, structure, identification, and quantification of cellular blood elements and of those plasma constituents involved in blood clotting. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

160. Comparative Embryology of Vertebrates (4)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Principles of development in amphioxus, frog, chick, and pig and human. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

164. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology. Comparison of structures in selected invertibrates. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)

165. Ornithology (4)
Prerequisite: Zool 103 or 113. or permission of instructor. Introduction to the identification and natural history of birds with emphasis on local species. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*

175. Vertebrate Evolution (3)
Prerequisite: Biol 135; Zool 103 or 113. The course of evolution of the higher vertebrates including present concepts of speciation.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

200 Series
Graduate courses are listed under Biology.




COURSES





Moss Landing Laboratoy Courses
Note: The following courses are offered at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. See Special Programs - Mass Landing Laboratories; see also Geol 109.


101. General Oceanography (4)
Prerequisite: college chemistry and biology. An interdisciplinary examination of physical and chemical characteristics of seawater, distribution and effects of ocean currents, geology of the ocean floor and relations of organisms to the marine environment, (3 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)

111. Zoology of Marine Vertebrates (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology or equivalent. Field-oriented study of the natural history, ethology, physiology, identification, and systematics of vertebrates living in or associated with marine, estuarine, and shore communities; interrelationships among organisms within these environments. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours)

121. Marine Invertebrate Zoology (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology or permission of instructor. Field-oriented study of adaptations and responses of invertibrate animals to their marine and estuarine habitats; inter-relationships or organisms within these environments. Emphasis on field observation, collection, identification, and systematics. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours)

131. Marine Algology (4)
Prerequisite: college botany or equivalent. Field-oriented study of the ecological associations, physiology, identification, and systematics of marine and estuarine algae, with emphasis on community relationships. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours)

133. Micropaleontology (3)
Prerequisite: college general geology or zoology. Fossil micro-organisms: stratigraphic and environmental significance of foraminifera. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)

141. Geological Oceanography (4)
Prerequisite: M Sci 142 or 143 (concurrent enrollment satisfactory.) Structures, physiography, and sediments of the sea bottom and shoreline. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours)

161. Marine Ecology (3)
Prerequisite: basic ecology, college mathematics and chemistry. Field-oriented exploration of the physical parameters of marine estuarine and freshwater environment with emphasis upon ecological and physiological responses of plants and animals to limiting factors of these environments. (2 lecture, 6 lab or field hours)

180. Special Problems in Marine Sciences (1-3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Open only to undergraduate students having adequate subject matter preparation for the selected problem. Faculty directed study of selected research problems in the marine sciences. (3 conference, lab and field hours per unit.)

181. Literature of the Marine Sciences (l)
Prerequisite: college chemistry and biology. Directed studies of selected works from the pertinent literature as basis for colloquium and seminar presentations and discussions.

185T. Topics in Marine Science (1-6)
Topics in botany, zoology, chemistry, geography, geology, and other associated areas of the marine sciences: ichthyology, behavior of marine animals, chemical oceanography, physical oceanography, meteorology of the oceans.


GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)




Marine Sciences (M Sci)

282. Seminar in the Marine Sciences (1; max total 2)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Reviews and reports on recent literature and problems in marine science.

283. Advanced Studies in the Marine Sciences (3) (Former ML 281)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Studies of the historic roots of the marine sciences and evolution of major principles and concepts; analyses of selected researches From recent scientific literature, experience with problem-solving approaches to marine science studies.

285T. Advanced topics in Marine Sciences (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Advanced topics inmarine science (botany, zoology, chemistry, geography, geology, and other associated areas of the marine sciences.)

298. Research in the Marine Sciences (1-4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Independent investigations of an advanced character for the graduate student with adequate preparation. (3 conference, lab, and field hours per unit)

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*Late afternoon, Saturday and/or overnight field trips may be required.

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