Biology (Biol)
10. Life Science (3)
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, and basic principles of ecology.
(2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
20. Biology and Society (3)
Not open to biology majors or to students with credit in Biol 105. 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.
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 (3)
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 *)
115. Symbiology (3)
Prerequisite: Biol 130. 140, or permission of instructor. The biology of
symbiotic associations. (2 lecture, 3 lab 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 (1)
Prerequisite: Biol 120. Experimental studies on inheritance in animals,
plants, bacteria and viruses. (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. Physical-chemical features of inland waters as related
to their biology; community structure and function, 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 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 Methods and 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. Designing and conducting laboratory investigations.
Planning and directing field trips. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours)
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.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Biology (Biol)
200. Principles and Great Experiments in Biology (2)
Development and influence of current biological thought.
202. Cytogenetics (3)
Prerequisite: Biol 120. Seminars in structure, behavior, and function of
chromosomes.
204. Biology of Speciation (2)
Prerequisites: Biol 135 and an evolution course. Evolution of the species
as a unit of biological organization.
206. Principles of Taxonomy (2)
Zoological nomenclature and related fields.
208. Field Work in Bioogy (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. General principles of toxicology; factors
that affect lethality at poisons in insects and mammals; insecticide classification,
mode of action and metabolism; environmental movement, degradation and biohazards;
laboratory exercises on bioassay, data analysis and residue analysis. (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 new fields, areas
not in current courses, or advanced studies in a given area. (Lecture and/or
laboratory)
265T. Topics in Physiology (1-3; 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)
270T. Topics in Zoology (1-3; 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)
275. Zoogeography (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Seminar in descriptive and ecological
geography of animal groups.
281T. Seminar in Biological Science (1-2)
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.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Biology (Biol)
302T. Topics in Biology (3; max total 6)
10. Plant Biology (3)
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: Biol 1A and 1B; Chem 1A or 3A; or permission of instructor;
organic chemistry recommended. 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)
Prerequisite: college botany. Methods of preparing plant materials for microscopic
examination, including tissue preparation, sectioning, staining, and photomicrography.
(1 lecture, 6 lab hours)
134. Plant Anatomy (3)
Prerequisites: Biol 1A and 1B or permission of instructor. Structure and
development of flowering plants at the cellular and tissue levels. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
135. Nonvascular Plants (3)
Prerequisites: Biol 1A and 1B or permission of instructor. Comparative structure
and phylogeny of the fungi, algae, mosses, and liverworts. (2 lecture, 3
lab hours)
136. Vascular Plants (4)
Prerequisites: Biol 1A and 1B or permission of instructor. Morphology, reproduction,
and evolution of the major groups of vascular plants (both living and extinct).
Emphasis placed upon the seed plants. (2 lecture, 6 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.
106. Economic Entomology (3)
(See Plant 121). General and
economic entomology; taxonomy of the principal orders of insects; life histories,
habits, recognition, and control of the principal agriculture insect pests
of the San Joaquin Valley. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
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.
21. Microbial Applications (3)
Not open to biology majors. Prerequisite: Micro 20 or concurrent registration.
Foundation principles. Specific microbial applications pertinent to the
enrollees. (l lecture, 6 lab hours)
101. Microbial Biospheres (4)
Recommended for biology majors. Prerequisite: Biol 100. Examination
of interrelationships and characterization of microorganisms from natural
and artificial environments. Uniculture and multiculture techniques emphasized.
(2 lecture, 3 lab, l discussion hour)
104. Microbiology (5)
Prerequisites: organic chemistry; Bot 1 or 10. Emphasis on prokaryotes (bacteria);
microbial physiology, genetics, ecology, classification, and identification;
applications of microbiology. Prerequisite to most upper-division microbiology
courses. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours)
117. Immunology (4)
Prerequisites: Micro 104. Biol 135 recommended. Innate and specific immunity,
including both cell-mediated and humoral phenomena; illustration of principles
and technique development in the laboratory. (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: Micro 140; Phy 160 recommended. Morphology, physiology, and
principles of pathogenicity of selected fungal agents of human and animal
disease. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
161. Microbial Physiology (4)
Prerequisite: Micro 140. Structure, function, energy metabolism, growth,
and regulatory mechanisms of microorganisms. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
185. Virology (4)
Prerequisite: Micro 140; Phy 160 recommended. Inquiries into the unique
nature of viruses; methods of analysis, structure, and replication. Virus-host
interactions are described from bacterial, plant, and animal virus groups.
Considerable emphasis is placed on diagnosis of viruses infecting humans
including epidemiology and viropathology. (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.
(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)
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)
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)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation of new fields, areas
not in current courses, or advanced studies in a given area. (Lecture and/or
laboratory)
281T. Seminar in Microbiology (1-2)
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.
22. Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)
Structure and function of cells and tissues; the skeletal, muscular, and
nervous systems and the special senses of the human body. (3 lecture, 3
lab hours)
23. Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)
Structure and function of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary,
reproductive and endocrine systems; metabolism of the human body. (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)
155. Neuroanatomy (4)
Prerequisites: anatomy and physiology. Macroscopic and microscopic study
of the structure and functional relationships of the mammalian nervous system.
(3 lecture, 3 lab hours)
160. Neurophysiology (3)
Prerequisites: anatomy and physiology. Function of the nervous and muscular
systems with emphasis on molecular mechanisms.
170. Cell Physiology (4)
Prerequisites: organic chemistry. Molecular structure, function, and origin
of cellular components and organelles. (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 .)
10. Animal Biology (3)
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. Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Comparative structure of vertebrate organ
systems; laboratory study of representative vertebrates. (2 lecture, 6 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: Biol 140. Systematics, distribution, morphology, behavior,
and ecology of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Fieldwork
includes capture and sampling techniques, species identification and habitat
analysis, and may require weekend field trips to coastal, desert, and mountain
environments. (3 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*
114. Invertebrate Zoology (3)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Systematics, general ecology, and phylogeny
of free living invertebrates (excluding insects), and including field studies
of marine intertidal habitats. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*
115. Protozoology (3)
Prerequisites: Biol 130, 140. The biology of protozoan organisms. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
116. Zoological Microtechnique (3)
Prerequisite: college zoology. Methods of preparing zoological materials
for microscopic examination, including tissue preparation, sectioning, staining,
and photomicrography. (1 lecture, 6 lab hours)
130. Animal Behavior (3)
Prerequisite: Biol 140; one course in ecology or natural history recommended.
Principles of ethology with emphasis on mechanisms of behavior. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)*
134. Wildlife Management (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 113. Relation of vertebrates to human affairs. (2 lecture,
3 lab or field hours)
135. Mammalogy (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 113. Ecology and evolution of the mammals of the world.
(2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)
137. Herpetology (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 113. Reptiles and amphibians of the world with emphasis
on local species. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*
138. Animal Ecology (3)
Prerequisite: Biol 140. Environmental relationships of local vertebrates.
(2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)
140. Ichthyology (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 113. Fishes of the world with emphasis on California
fishes, freshwater and marine. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field hours)*
144. Diseases of Fishes (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 1 or permission of instructor; ichthyology recommended.
Biology of fish pathogens; symbionts. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)*
157. Histology (4)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Identification and study of vertebrate cells,
tissues, and organs. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
158. Hematology (3)
Prerequisite: Phy 65; Micro 117 recommended. Development, structure, identification,
and quantification of cellular blood elements; qualitative and quantitative
considerations of hemoglobin, coagulation, and immuno-hematology. Procedural
proficiency emphasized in the laboratory. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
160. Vertebrate Embryology (4)
Prerequisites: college zoology. Morphogenesis of vertebrates from gamete
formation through organogenesis, including physiological and experimental
aspects of development. Laboratory emphasis on frog, chick, and pig. (2
lecture, 6 lab hours)
164. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology. Comparison of structures in selected vertebrates.
(2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
165. Ornithology (3)
Prerequisite: Zool 113. 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.
Note: The following courses are offered at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.
M Sci 103 and 104 are usually recommended for first semesters of full-time
students.
The Biology Department will accept only the following Moss Landing Marine
Laboratories courses for major credit as indicated. Botany: M Sci 131, 144.
Zoology: M Sci 112, 113, 122, 124, 125. Biology elective: M Sci 103, 104.
Marine Sciences (M Sci)
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)
102. Marine Science Techniques (4)
Prerequisite; college chemistry and algebra. Introductory field and laboratory
practice in the use of instruments for collection, analysis, and interpretation
of data on the marine environment. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
111. Zoology of Marine Vertebrates (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology; M Sci 103 recommended. 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 I (4)
Prerequisite: college zoology or permission of instructor; M Sci 103 recommended.
A field-oriented introduction to the anatomy, embryology, systematics, and
evolution of the marine invertebrate groups; emphasis on field observation,
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)
135. Marine Metereology (3)
Prerequisite: college mathematics. Introductory descriptive course in physical
processes involved in wind-generated surface waves, currents, temperature
structure, and near shore zolles of the oceans. (2 lecture, 3 lab or field
hours)
136. Physical and Chemical Oceanography (3)
Prerequisite: differential calculus and college chemistry or permission
of instructor. Quantitative description of the distributions of properties
(salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, etc.) in the oceans and the relation
between these distributions and the physical and biochemical processes.
(2 lecture, 3 lab and field hours)
137. Marine Biogenic Sediments (3)
Prerequisite: M Sci 10l or equivalent and college geology and biology. Interdisciplinary
studies of provenance, geologic, and biologic composition of sediments and
of contributing organisms; emphasis on microorganisms and hard remains.
(2 lecture, 3 lab or field 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)
153. Marine Science Diving (3)
Prerequisite: upper division science major; ability to pass swimming
test. Skin and SCUBA diving course; five ocean dives include underwater
sampling and survey technique Successful completion gives NAUI and MLML
certification. (l 1/2 lecture, 2 1/2 pool and ocean hours, and 5 Saturdays)
161. Marine Ecology (4)
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. Independent Study (1-4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Faculty directed study of selected
problems; open to under graduate students with adequate preparation.
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.
(See Course Numbering System.)
277. Human Ecology of Monterey Bay (3)
Investigation and analysis of changes produced by human impacts on the coastal
environment with emphasis upon physiographic alterations and ecological
implications. (2 lecture, 3 field hours)
282. Seminar in the Marine Sciences (2)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Reviews and reports on recent literature
and problems in marine science.
283. Advanced Studies in the Marine Sciences (3)
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. Seminar in Marine Biology (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Seminar will be held on topics changing
each semester; each student will be required to give at least one seminar.
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.