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 and Sanitary Microbiology (3)
Prerequisites: Chem. 2A or 55; Biol. 1A or 2A-B. Meets bacteriology requirement
for home economics major only. Microorganisms that effect food spoilage
and sanitation. (2 lecture, 4 lab hours)
54. General Bacteriology (5)
Prerequisite: organic chemistry; Biol 1A or Bot 1. Bacteria and other closely
related fungi, theory and techniques; survey of the applied fields of bacteriology.
(3 lecture, 6 lab hours)
112. Public Health Laboratory Procedures (2)
(2 lecture-demonstration hours weekly.)
Principles of public health laboratory procedures; collection of samples,
significance, interpretation and reliability of tests. Not open for credit
to student with credit in Bact. 118. Prerequisite: Elementary bacteriology.
117. Serology and Immunology (4)
Prerequisite: Bact 54, Chem 8. Principles and applications of plasma changes
in presence of antigens. (2 lecture, 6 lab hours)
118. Advanced Bacteriology, Mycology, and Virology (5)
Prerequisite: Bact 54, Chem 8. Advanced principles of morphology, physiology,
and environmental relationships of micro-organisms; emphasis on pathogenic
species. (3 lecture, 6 lab hours)
119A-B. Clinical Serology (2-3)
Open only to students in special program for B.S. degree in biology. Practical
experience in an approved clinical laboratory.
120A-B. Clinical Bacteriology and Parasitology (3-3)
Open only to students in special program for B.S. degree in biology. Practical
experience in an approved clinical laboratory.
Graduate courses are listed under Biology.
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)
115. Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Procedures (3)
Prerequisites: Bact. 117, 118, Zool. 108, 158, Chem. 151, 152. Principles
and practices in diagnostic laboratory methods. (1 lecture, 6 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 (2)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Biol 120. Experimental studies on inheritance
in plants and animals, including man. (6 lab hours)
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. Independent Study (1-5)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
(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.
208. Field Work in Biology (1-1)
Field work, under supervision, in plant taxonomy, entomology, invertebrate
zoology, mammalogy, herpetology, and ornithology. At least one unit must
be completed in one field.
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 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)
106. Plant Taxonomy (4)
Principles and methods of the classification of plants. (1 lecture, 9 lab
or field hours)*
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.
(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.
154. Basal Metabolism (1)
Open only to students in special program for B.S. degree in biology. Practical
experience in an approved clinical laboratory.
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.
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.
117. Advanced Tissue Techniques (1)
Open only to students in special program for B.S. degree in biology. Practical
experience in an approved clinical laboratory.
118. Blood Bank Procedures (1)
Open only to students in special program for B.S. degree in biology. Practical
experience in an approved clinical laboratory.
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.
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.
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.
138. Animal Ecology (3)
(2 lecture and 3 laboratory hours weekly.)
Interrelations of animals and their environments; food chains, territories
populations, successions, and climaxes of biotic communities; adaptations
vertebrates. Prerequisite: Biol. 1B or Zool. 1.
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.
159A-B. Advanced Hematology (3-2)
Open only to students in special program for B.S. degree in biology. Practical
experience in an approved clinical laboratory.
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.
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.