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ARTS 2540 - The Multimedia Century
This course will survey the history and theory of the diverse artistic practices of the twentieth century in relation to the development of the mass media and new technologies. Topics will include the Bauhaus, Surrealism, Pop Art, and Postmodernism and will span a spectrum of media from the more traditional, such as painting and photography, to electronic and new media, such as video and digital arts. This is a communication-intensive course.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 2550 - History through Sound: Modern Music and Beyond
This course is about 20th century music and sound art, stressing the styles and genres that descend from the traditions of European-American art music. The course covers the advent of and reactions to Modernism in music and the growth of experimentalism to 1950; then post-World War II practices and theories including indeterminacy, improvisation, electronic music, and recent computer based practices.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 2940 - Studies in the Arts
Projects adapted to the needs of individual students.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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ARTS 2960 - Topics in the Arts
Experimental courses offered for one or two terms as the general program requires.
Credit Hours: 2 to 4
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ARTS 4010 - Interactive Arts Programming
IAP will examine theoretical concepts of interactive media as well as develop the practical skills needed to implement these concepts using the facilities of the iEAR studios. Topics include high and low level computer programming and electronics. Students will build installations and projects, which control live performance interactions with graphics, video, and sound.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ARTS 2010 or ARTS 2020 or permission of the instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4020 - Advanced Digital 3-D Projects
This studio/seminar consists of longer projects with attention to concept, process, and finish. The student will either work individually or as a member on a team and be expected to have a vision or concept they are driven to create. Some possible topics covered may include virtual environments, advanced shader networks, MEL, compositing, non photorealistic rendering, 3-D graphics programming, game engines, or motion capture.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ARTS 4070 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4030 - Multimedia Performance Systems
Multimedia Performance Systems explores the composition and programming of real-time performance systems. The course will examine the basics of MIDI, sound synthesis, digital signal processing, and image/video manipulation. Final projects will consist of a real-time performance system or interactive installation.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 2020, graduate status, or permission of instructor. This course is a good introduction for ARTS 4010, ARTS 4510, and special project seminars in the Electronic Arts.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS 6030. Students cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4040 - Rethinking Documentary: Video Production
This is a production course investigating non-traditional approaches to documentary or non-fiction film/video. Taking a broad look at what defines “documentary” media, this course will incorporate criticism with production. Students will produce a range of video works questioning conventional documentary styles, using radical and interventionist techniques. Students will study traditional documentary works including ethnographic films, cinema verité, propaganda films, “home movies,” reality TV, tabloid news, autobiographic and activist videos.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 2010 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4050 - Professional Collaboration
This course provides professional training and experience for graduates and upper-level undergraduates by involving them in the production of a significant artistic project from start to finish. Projects often involve assisting or collaborating with prominent artists in residence at the iEAR studios.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: Graduate standing, or two 2000-level electronic arts courses, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4060 - Animation I
An introduction to the techniques and principles of computer animation with a concentration on modeling, texturing, and rendering. Students use advanced software to develop directed creative 3-D animations in a hands-on studio. Lectures, discussion, and exposure to contemporary work enable students to develop skills in this rapidly evolving field.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 2060 or ARTS 2040 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4070 - Animation II
An intermediate hands-on studio course in 3-D computer animation, in basic character animation, advanced modeling, advanced lighting, advanced rendering, dynamics, particle animation, scene description, and story building.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 4060 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4080 - Art, Community, and Technology
Through direct experience in the community, this course explores the complex roles and relationships of art, education, and technology. Students will develop a plan to work with a media arts center, community organization, or school; final teams will produce real-world arts and education projects that ultimately will be realized as significant additions to their professional portfolio. The projects can include a range from traditional arts practice to creative writing, creative IT models, to community art and activism.
When Offered: Spring and fall terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4100 - Electronic Arts Theory Seminar
This course will be devoted to the investigation of diverse topics of electronic arts history, theory, and practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: 2000-level Arts course or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4130 - New Media Theory
This course asks what is really new about New Media, and looks at creative practices, theoretical discourses, and social contexts to find answers. The course concentrates on cutting edge cultural expression using information and communication technologies. The objective to equip students with multiple perspectives - aesthetic, communications, historical - with which to analyze, critique, and develop original concepts about the uses of new media in art and culture. This is a communication-intensive course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ARTS 2500, ARTS 2530, ARTS 2540 or a 2000-level history-theory course in Audio Culture.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS 6130. Student cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4150 - Media Watch
This seminar is an investigation of the successes and failures of the news media, set within historical and contemporary contexts. The title “media watch” is intended to evoke a watch-dog approach found in independent media sources and organizations like human rights watch. Assignments involve analyzing how issues are portrayed in the media, and students choose their topics according to their interests. The course can therefore enhance capstone, thesis, or dissertation work.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: 2000-level art, media, or cultural history course, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS 6150. Student cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4200 - Advanced Drawing
Advanced Drawing is designed to help students who have mastered basic drawing skills to enhance those skills and utilize them to explore visual ideas. Emphasis is placed on individual development of skills and subject matter to help students express themselves visually. Examples and studies are used from master drawings of the past to learn about the history of art and to stimulate ideas for the students’ own work.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 1200 or permission of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4210 - Sculpture II
An advanced studio course in sculpture for students who have taken Sculpture I. Students are encouraged to explore personal areas of interest and are required to develop a familiarity with the history of sculpture as well as mastering fabrication techniques.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 2210.
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4220 - Painting
A painting course in water media with emphasis on color interaction, composition, and pictorial design. Using sources from observation and the history of painting, students are taught to see and convey effects of color on/in 2-D pictorial space and to develop critical skills in looking at paintings.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 1200.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4400 - Music Theory II
A continuation of studies in harmony, analysis, and ear-training. With an introduction to orchestration and 20th century techniques, the course will culminate with an original composition.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 2400.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4410 - Deep Listening
Deep Listening is a practice created by the instructor to enhance and expand listening abilities and to encourage creative work. The class will explore different forms of listening including field recording. Each class time will involve experiential exercises, sound pieces, readings, and discussion. Musical training is not prerequisite.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4420 - Experimental Telepresence
Experiemental Telepresence: investigates the INTERNET as an experimental venue for audio and video performance through improvisation and composition. We will learn protocols for telepresence connections, connect with other institutions using a variety of media in local and co-located performances. The seminar multimedia ensemble Tintinnabulate will be used as a resource of projects.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4510 - Experimental Game Design
Experimental Game Design is an upper level studio arts course focusing on the creation of innovative, workable game prototypes using a variety of interactive multimedia. Games are considered as a new genre and are analyzed as cultural artifacts. The aesthetics of game design including character development, level design, game play experience, and delivery systems are covered. Flow, game theory, and game play gestalt are considered. Alternate gaming paradigms and emerging forms are encouraged.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ARTS 1020 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4540 - Game Development II
This course follows Game Development I. Students work in interdisciplinary teams to create one large-scale 3D game, working from concept to public release. Projects may include games, educational games, serious games and simulations, and interactive artworks, and will focus on creative design, technical execution, and use of game design principles. The course builds on skills and knowledge in previous courses in the GSAS core, including game design, game mechanics, game programming, art, and narrative.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Game Development I or consent of the instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: COGS 4960, CSCI 4969
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4630 - Writing and Directing for Video
The course introduces students to the art of writing and directing short videos, with an emphasis on generating ideas, and realizing them in a well developed final project. Major theories and principles are studied through a comparative analysis of scripts and films. Students learn to work with actors, write their own scripts, and direct videos. Two final projects – a script and a video – will integrate all of the elements covered in class. Lecture/Practicum.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: one 2000-level video and one 2000-level writing course, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4840 - Creative Seminar I
This course is for senior EMAC and EART majors and is the core creative forum for the development and presentation of the senior thesis. The course is the first part of a two-semester study provided in two seminar courses. The focus of the course is to develop a proposal for for a written thesis and a creative project that students will execute in the second seminar and exhibit in an exhibition.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Senior EMAC & EART majors only.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4850 - Creative Seminar II
This course is for senior EMAC and EART majors. The goal of the Creative Seminar II is to develop and formulate ideas from Creative Seminar I into a unique project for the artists/ communicator that will demonstrate his/her independent ideas, research, writing, and design skills. Students will develop a written thesis, creative project (e.g., art, graphic design, interaction design, music, performance), prepare and present their project in a public exhibition, and design the publicity for the show.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Creative Seminar I, seniors EMAC & EART majors only.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 4940 - Studies in the Arts
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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ARTS 4960 - Topics in the Arts
Credit Hours: 3 to 4
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ARTS 4990 - B.S. EARTS Thesis
The purpose of this course is to demonstrate the student’s capacity for independent work integrating concepts and media from the full range of their studio, history and theory studies. It is a project-based class, cluminating in a written thesis paper and a public presentation of work determined by the student. This course may be taken multiple times, but is a requirement in the student’s final two semesters.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior and senior EART majors only.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ARTS 6030 - Multimedia Performance Systems
Multimedia Performance Systems explores the composition and programming of real-time performance systems. The course will examine the basics of MIDI, sound synthesis, digital signal processing, and image/video manipulation. Final projects will consist of a real-time performance system or interactive installation.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS 4030. Students cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 6050 - Rethinking Documentary: Video Production
Rethinking Documentary is a graduate level production course in film and video. Taking a broad look at what defines “documentary” media, this course incorporates criticism with production to examine key issues in the discipline, such as truth versus fiction, personal responsibility, community involvement, the efficacy of video intervention and the authority of mass media. Students are required to produce a range of video works questioning conventional documentary styles, using radical and interventionist techniques to tell compelling or poetic stories.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Must be a graduate student.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 6080 - Electronic Arts Practice
Development and completion of individual creative projects in electronic arts with discussions and critiques of student work in a seminar format. Projects may use any of the studios and combinations of media available in the iEAR Studios. All projects will be presented or performed in public concerts, exhibitions, and installations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Limited to M.F.A. students in electronic arts.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3 per semester, with a maximum of 6
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ARTS 6120 - Fieldwork as Art
This course is an introduction to fieldwork and ethnographic methods in support of artistic creation. The class will guide students through interviews, participant-observation, and documentation at various field sites to produce diverse creative projects ranging from ethnographic essays to video to installations. Students will be encouraged to work on topical materials of their choice, focused on issues such as technological change, artistic subcultures, or environmentalism. Enrollment is restricted to students with graduate standing or by permission of the instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 6130 - New Media Theory
This course asks what is really new about New Media, and looks at creative practices, theoretical discourses, and social contexts to find answers. The course concentrates on cutting edge cultural expression using information and communication technologies. The objective is to equip students with multiple perspectives - aesthetic, communications, historical - with which to analyze, critique, and develop original concepts about the uses of new media in art and culture.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS 4130. Students cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 6150 - Media Watch
This seminar is an investigation of the successes and failures of the news media, set within historical and contemporary contexts. The title “media watch” is intended to evoke a watch-dog approach found in independent media sources and organizations like human rights watch. Assignments involve analyzing how issues are portrayed in the media and students choose their topics according to their interests. The course can therefore enhance capstone, thesis, or dissertation work.
When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with ARTS 4150. Student cannot obtain credit for both courses.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 6240 - Eco Chic: Living Art
Eco Chic: Living Art is an upper level production and theory class about art, biology, and the study of life covering topics such as environmentalism, land art, food art, sustainable practices with art, body art, bio-art. Part lecture, part hands-on workshop, Eco Chic encourages students to redefine and experimentally express their relationships with the varied aspects of everyday living systems and manipulating life.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 6400 - Experimental Game Design
Experimental Game Design is an upper level studio arts course focusing on the creation of innovation workable game prototypes using a variety of interactive media. Games are considered as a new genre and are analyzed as cultural artifacts. The aesthetics of game design including character development, level design, game play experience, and delivery systems are covered. Flow, game theory, and game play gestalt are considered. Alternate gaming paradigms and emerging forms are encouraged.
When Offered: Spring and fall terms annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 6420 - Experimental Telepresence
Research, plan, create and execute portfolio projects involoving networked improvisation, composition and performance via Internet and Internet2. Study and use telematic technology such as Lola, JackTrip, SKYPE, mobile and other devices in performances with others in distant locations. Participate in multimedia improvisation ensemble (Tintinnabulate) as a resource for implementing projects.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 6570 - Research Methods
This seminar is an investigation of creative, theoretical and historical research methods in the interdisciplinary arts. Students will be introduced to arts practice-based research discourses and will gain competence in writing and research techniques, conventions, and methods. This course is a requirement for all Arts Department doctoral students.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 6900 - Arts Ph.D. Colloquim
The Ph.D. Arts colloquium provides doctoral discourse and community for Arts at Rensselaer. The Ph.D. students will curate a series of guest speakers representing artists, researchers, theoreticians, historians, and curators to present their work at the colloquium. Related readings and writing assignments will be based on colloquium presentations. Ph.D. students are required to take the colloquium each semester until they have passed their Candidacy Exam.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Open to Arts Ph.D. students only.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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ARTS 6940 - Studies in Electronic Arts
Individual and collaborative projects and readings adapted to the needs of individual students at the advanced level.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4 to 6
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ARTS 6960 - Topics in Electronic Arts
Credit Hours: 3 to 6
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ARTS 6990 - Master’s Thesis
Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of S or U are assigned by the adviser each term to reflect the student’s research progress for the given semester. Once the thesis has been presented, approved by the adviser, and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education, it will be archived in a standard format in the library.
Credit Hours: 1 to 9
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ARTS 9990 - Dissertation
Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a doctoral dissertation. Grades of IP are assigned until the dissertation has been publicly defended, approved by the doctoral committee, and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: Variable credit, up to 12 hours per semester.
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ASTR 1510 - Quasars and Cosmology
An introduction to the origin and large-scale structure of the Universe. Topics to be covered include: the contents and geometry of the Universe, the Big Bang model, particle physics and the formation of the elements, galaxy formation, dark matter, black holes, and active galactic nuclei. If ASTR 1510 is taken as a one-credit course, it will be graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory and it cannot be counted towards the Institute’s baccalaureate requirement of 24 credits in the sciences. If ASTR 1510 is taken as a two-credit course, it will be graded in the conventional manner. If ASTR 1510 and ASTR 1530 are both taken as graded two-credit courses, they may be counted together as one four-credit elective for nonscience majors.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 1 or 2
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ASTR 1530 - Tour of the Solar System
A survey of the solar system based on recent results from ground-based observations and space probes. Topics to be covered include: the sun, moon, Venus, Mars, the giant planets, comets, and the search for life in the solar system. If ASTR 1530 is taken as a one-credit course, it will be graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory, and it cannot be counted towards the Institute’s baccalaureate requirement of 24 credits in the sciences. If ASTR 1530 is taken as a two-credit course, it will be graded in the conventional manner. If ASTR 1510 and ASTR 1530 are both taken as graded two-credit courses, they may be counted together as one four-credit elective for nonscience majors.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 1 or 2
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ASTR 1960 - Topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Credit Hours: 1
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ASTR 2050 - Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy for students with a background of college mathematics and physics. Topics include: astrophysical concepts, solar system basics, stellar astronomy and the interstellar medium, the Milky Way system, galaxies, quasars, and cosmology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Corequisite: PHYS 1200.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ASTR 2120 - Earth and Sky
An introduction to astronomy from an observational perspective. Students will learn the basics of observing the night-time sky, both with the unaided eye and through telescopic observation. Observations of Earth from orbiting satellites will also be discussed. The course is suitable for nonphysics and nonscience majors as well as those committed to specialization in Astronomy. Includes evening laboratory sessions.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ASTR 2940 - Special Projects in Astronomy
Study and research in various fields of astronomy to demonstrate interest in and ability for independent work.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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ASTR 4120 - Observational Astronomy
An introduction to astronomical observing techniques and instrumentation. Optical telescope design. Observatory site selection. Telescopes above the atmosphere. Imaging techniques: photography, charge-coupled devices. Optical photometry, spectroscopy, and polarimetry, and their applications. Infrared techniques and applications. Radio astronomy. Includes evening laboratory sessions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ASTR 2050 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ASTR 4220 - Astrophysics
A survey course in modern astrophysics with an emphasis on stellar astrophysics and interstellar matter; topics include star formation, the structure and observable properties of normal and degenerate stars; and the composition, dynamics, and stability of the interstellar medium.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: PHYS 2220 and PHYS 4420 or equivalent.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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ASTR 4240 - Gravitation and Cosmology
Introduction to the physics of gravitation and spacetime. Special relativity, tensor calculus, and relativistic electrodynamics. General relativity with selected applications of Einstein’s field equations (gravitational time dilation; gravitational lensing; frame dragging; gravitational radiation). The physics of nonrotating and rotating black holes. Relativistic models for the large-scale structure of the Universe. Observational constraints on the cosmological parameters. Big Bang nucleosynthesis, the Cosmic Background Radiation.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 4330 and MATH 4600.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross-listed with PHYS 4240. Students cannot receive credit for both ASTR 4240 and PHYS 4240.
Credit Hours: 3
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ASTR 4510 - Origin of Life: A Cosmic Perspective
To understand the origin of life is a fundamental goal of science. We discuss evidence for important prebiotic molecules in the clouds from which new planetary systems are born, and compare cosmic and terrestrial sources of such molecules on the primitive Earth. The course is multidisciplinary, covering topics in physics, astronomy, chemistry, earth sciences, and biology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ASTR 2050 or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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ASTR 4900 - Astrophysics Undergraduate Seminar
Discussion of topics in the current astrophysical literature. Each student is required to give one oral presentation based on a paper or group of papers.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: junior standing or higher, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1
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ASTR 4940 - Special Projects in Astronomy
Study and research in various fields of astronomy to demonstrate interest in and ability for independent work.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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ASTR 4960 - Topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Credit Hours: 4
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ASTR 6250 - Interstellar Medium
Thermal structure and dynamics of the interstellar medium. Topics include diffuse nebulae, composition of interstellar dust and relation to extinction and polarization, molecules and interstellar chemistry, physics of star-forming regions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ASTR 4220.
When Offered: Consult department about when offered.
Credit Hours: 3
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ASTR 6900 - Astrophysics Seminar
Discussion of topics in the current astrophysical literature. Each student is required to give an oral presentation based on a paper or group of papers. For graduate students only.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1
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ASTR 6940 - Readings in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Credit Hours: 3
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ASTR 6960 - Special Topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Supervised reading and study in various fields of astrophysics.
Credit Hours: 3
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ASTR 6970 - Professional Project
Active participation in a semester-long project, under the supervision of a faculty adviser. A Professional Project often serves as a culminating experience for a Professional Master’s program but, with departmental or school approval, can be used to fulfill other program requirements. With approval, students may register for more than one Professional Project. Professional Projects must result in documentation established by each department or school, but are not submitted to the Office of Graduate Education and are not archived in the library. Grades of A, B, C, or F are assigned by the faculty adviser at the end of the semester. If not completed on time, a formal Incomplete grade may be assigned by the faculty adviser, listing the work remaining to be completed and the time limit for completing this work.
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BCBP 2900 - Research in Biochemistry/Biophysics
Hands-on research in a faculty member’s research laboratory.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 3 to 4
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 9 to 12 contact hours
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BCBP 2930 - Out-of-Classroom Experience in Biochemistry/Biophysics
Credit to be given for an out-of-classroom experience related to biochemistry and/or biophysics (BCBP) having intellectual content relevant to the student’s educational or career goals, subject to approval of a written proposal and a final written report. The adviser (for BCBP majors) or, with permission, any BCBP faculty member may serve as evaluator. For each out-of-classroom experience a student may register only once.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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BCBP 2940 - Readings in Biochemistry/Biophysics
Independent study of selected readings in the fields of biochemistry and biophysics, supervised by a faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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BCBP 4310 - Genetic Engineering
In this course, students will explore the molecular methods and applications of recombinant DNA technology and the issues regarding their use through case studies on the effect of genetic engineering in medicine, agriculture, biology, forensics, and various other areas of technology. The course has three major components: 1) techniques used in the generation of recombinant molecules, 2) application of recombinant technology to diagnostics and therapeutics and 3) genetically modified organisms. May be used to fulfill the Culminating Experience requirement in Biology. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and BCBP 6310.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites or corequisites: BCBP 4760 and BIOL 4620, or permission of instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 4550 - Molecular Modeling
This course covers the theory and practice of the structural modeling of proteins and other biomolecules using informatics-driven and energy-based approaches. Topics include template-based comparative modeling, secondary structure prediction, tertiary structure prediction, protein classification, sidechain rotamers, docking, protein design, energy minimization, electrostatics, molecular dynamics, and molecular surfaces. Molecular modeling software will be provided. Laptop computers are required. BIOL 4550, BIOL 6420, BCBP 4550, and BCBP 6420 meet jointly; only one of these courses can be taken for credit.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1020, BIOL 4620, BIOL 4760.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: BIOL 4550/6420, BCBP 4550/6420.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 4640 - Proteomics
Characterization of patterns and changes in patterns of protein expression with development, aging, and disease. Protein separation and quantification strategies; mass spectrometry and analysis of spectra; protein profiling, biomarkers, post-translational modifications; current applications; emerging technologies and applications. Individual presentations on relevant topics will be expected. (Students cannot obtain credit for this course and BIOL 4640, BCBP 6640 or BIOL 6640.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BCBP 4760 or equivalent.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 4710 - Biochemistry Laboratory
Major principles of biochemistry are illustrated as students purify and analyze specific proteins. Experience is obtained with various techniques including protein extraction from bacteria and tissues, chromatography, ultracentrifugation, spectrophotometric analysis, and electrophoresis. The course includes extensive hands-on laboratory work, as well as the writing of in-depth reports. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and BIOL 4710.) This is a communication-intensive course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 1010, BIOL 2120.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 4760 - Molecular Biochemistry I
Part I of a two-semester sequence focusing on the chemistry, structure, and function of biological molecules, macromolecules, and systems. Topics covered include protein and nucleic acid structure, enzymology, mechanisms of catalysis, regulation, lipids and membranes, carbohydrates, bioenergetics, and carbohydrate metabolism. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and either BIOL 4760 or CHEM 4760.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites or corequisites: CHEM 2250 and BIOL 1010 or BIOL 2120 or equivalents.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross listed as BIOL 4760 and CHEM 4760.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 4770 - Molecular Biochemistry II
The second semester of the molecular biochemistry sequence. Topics include lipids and lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism and the coenzymes involved in this metabolism, nucleic acid synthesis and chemistry, protein synthesis and degradation, integration of metabolism, photobiology, and photosynthesis. This course is taught in studio mode. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and either BIOL 4770 or CHEM 4770.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BCBP 4760 or equivalent.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: Cross listed as BIOL 4770 and CHEM 4770.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 4780 - Protein Folding
The biophysical mechanism of protein folding and the role of misfolding in human diseases is explored. The course will introduce principles of protein structure, protein folding in the cell, and thermodynamic and kinetic methods for studying protein folding in vitro. The course will also involve a literature-based discussion of human diseases related to protein folding defects, including Alzheimer’s and other amyloid diseases, cystic fibrosis, and Prion-related syndromes.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BCBP 4760 or equivalent. (Students may not receive credit for both this course and BCBP 6780, CHEM 4780, or CHEM 6780.)
When Offered: Spring term even-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 4870 - Protein Structure Determination
X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) are used to determine 3-D structures of biological macromolecules at atomic resolution. The course will cover crystallographic and NMR methods, their theory and practice, along with thermodynamics of structure formation and molecular dynamics. Students will prepare a poster presentation on a protein of their choice. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and BCBP 6870.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: BCBP 4760, MATH 1020, and PHYS 1200 or equivalents.
When Offered: Fall term even-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 4990 - Senior Research Thesis
Independent laboratory research, on or off campus, supervised by a faculty member, culminating in a written thesis; or literature research culminating in the writing of a review article. The thesis research must also be presented in the form of a poster presentation or a talk. This is a communication-intensive course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 6170 - Advanced Topics in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Advanced graduate course covering fundamental aspects of NMR common for application in a broad range of fields. Classical and quantum-mechanical descriptions are utilized to explore information content of NMR pulse sequences. The latter approach includes density matrix theory and proceeds with the product-operator formalism. Practical aspects and data analysis are also described. Subsequent focus is on liquid-state NMR of biological macromolecules, including resonance assignment and determination of molecular structure and dynamics. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and CHEM 6170.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CHEM 4410 or equivalent.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 6310 - Genetic Engineering
In this course, students will explore the molecular methods and applications of recombinant DNA technology and the issues regarding their use through case studies on the effect of genetic engineering on medicine, agriculture, biology, forensics, and various other areas of technology. The course has three major components: 1) techniques used in the generation of recombinant molecules, 2) application of recombinant technology to diagnostics and therapeutics and 3) genetically modified organisms. May be used to fulfill the Culminating Experience requirement in Biology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Undergraduate course in molecular biology and biochemistry or permission of instructor. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and BCBP 4310.)
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 6420 - Molecular Modeling
This course covers the theory and practice of the structural modeling of proteins and other biomolecules using informatics-driven and energy-based approaches. Topics include template-based comparative modeling, secondary structure prediction, tertiary structure prediction, protein classification, sidechain rotamers, docking, protein design, energy minimization, electrostatics, molecular dynamics, and molecular surfaces. Molecular modeling software will be provided. Laptop computers are required. BIOL 4550, BIOL 6420, BCBP 4550, and BCBP 6420 meet jointly; only one of these courses can be taken for credit.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1020, BIOL 4620, BIOL 4760.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: BIOL 4550/6420, BCBP 4550/6420.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 6640 - Proteomics
Characterization of patterns and changes in patterns of protein expression with development, aging, and disease. Protein separation and quantification strategies; mass spectrometry and analysis of spectra; protein profiling, biomarkers, post-translational modifications; current applications; emerging technologies and applications. Individual presentations on relevant topics will be expected. (Students cannot obtain credit for this course and BCBP 4640, BIOL 4640, or BIOL 6640.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BCBP 4760 or equivalent.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 3
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BCBP 6780 - Protein Folding
The biophysical mechanism of protein folding and the role of misfolding in human diseases is explored. The course will introduce principles of protein structure, protein folding in the cell, and thermodynamic and kinetic methods for studying protein folding in vitro. The course will also involve a literature-based discussion of human diseases related to protein folding defects, including Alzheimer’s and other amyloid diseases, cystic fibrosis, and Prion-related syndromes. (Students may not receive credit for both this course and BCBP 4780, CHEM 4780, or CHEM 6780.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BCBP 4760 or equivalent.
When Offered: Spring term even-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 6870 - Protein Structure Determination
X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) are used to determine 3-D structures of biological macromolecules at atomic resolution. The course will cover crystallographic and NMR methods, their theory and practice, along with thermodynamics of structure formation and molecular dynamics. Students will prepare an oral presentation on a protein of their choice. (Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and BCBP 4870.)
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: BCBP 4760, MATH 1020, and PHYS 1200 or equivalents.
When Offered: Fall term even-numbered years.
Credit Hours: 4
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BCBP 6910 - Research Rotation
The student will perform hands on research in the lab of a BCBP faculty to learn basic research methods and techniques, accomplish a small research project and determine whether the lab is a good fit for thesis research.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Restricted to first year BCBP graduate students.
When Offered: Spring and fall terms annually.
Credit Hours: 2-4
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BCBP 6940 - Readings in Biochemistry/Biophysics
Independent study of selected readings in the fields of biochemistry and biophysics, supervised by a faculty member.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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BCBP 6970 - Professional Project
Active participation in a semester-long project, under the supervision of a faculty adviser. A Professional Project often serves as a culminating experience for a Professional Master’s program but, with departmental or school approval, can be used to fulfill other program requirements. With approval, students may register for more than one Professional Project. Professional Projects must result in documentation established by each department or school, but are not submitted to the Office of Graduate Education and are not archived in the library. Grades of A, B, C, or F are assigned by the faculty adviser at the end of the semester. If not completed on time, a formal Incomplete grade may be assigned by the faculty adviser, listing the work remaining to be completed and the time limit for completing this work.
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BCBP 6990 - Master’s Thesis
Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of S or U are assigned by the adviser each term to reflect the student’s research progress for the given semester. Once the thesis has been presentend, approved by the adviser, and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education, it will be archived in a standard format in the library.
Credit Hours: 1 to 9
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BCBP 9990 - Dissertation
Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a doctoral dissertation. Grades of IP are assigned until the dissertation has been publicly defended, approved by the doctoral committee, and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.
Credit Hours: Variable
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BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology
Introduction to biological systems. Discussion of problems associated with biological organization, scaling, and hierarchy. Major topics covered include evolution, genetics, molecular biology and biotechnology, and ecology. The course considers the biological components of various societal and individual problems. Taught in Web-based, interactive studio mode with emphasis on biological simulations, problem solving, and peer teaching methods.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: BIOL 1015 - Introduction to Biology Laboratory is a corequisite.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 1015 - Introduction to Biology Laboratory
The goal of this laboratory course is to learn about biology through hands-on, project-based lab activities that engage students in actual biology experiments and procedures - learning biology by actually doing biology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Co-requisite: BIOL 1010 Introduction to Biology.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1
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BIOL 2120 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
Structural and functional relationships of cells are discussed with regard to similarities among all living organisms. Introduction to cellular biochemistry, metabolism and energy flow, cellular and Mendelian genetics, and the chemical basis of heredity. The laboratory exercises illustrate current concepts in cellular and molecular biology.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 6 contact hours
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BIOL 2500 - Genetics and Evolution
Mechanisms of inheritance in eukaryotes and prokaryotes; genetic mapping, gene expression, cloning and sequencing; quantitative and population genetics, and synthetic theory of evolution.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 2120.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 2900 - Research in Biology
Independent study program for the purpose of developing research skills under the guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated and it cannot count as a biology elective.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall, spring, and summer terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 3 to 12 contact hours
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BIOL 2930 - Out-of-Classroom Experience in Biology
Credit to be given for an out-of-classroom experience related to biology having intellectual content relevant to the student’s educational or career goals, subject to approval of a written proposal and a final report. The adviser (for biology majors) or, with permission, any Biology faculty member may serve as evaluator. For each out-of-classroom experience, a student may register only once for one to four credit hours. This course cannot be used as a biology elective.
When Offered: Fall, spring, and summer terms annually.
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
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BIOL 4020 - Stem Cell Laboratory
This laboratory course will use cell culture and various biochemical techniques to study cultured human stem cells. After learning basic cell culture methods, a class project will be assigned for the class to complete, and each student will be responsible for designing and completing the lab work for a single component of the overall project. May be used to fulfill the Culminating Experience requirement in Biology.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite/Corequisite: Completion of Advanced Laboratory Requirement for Biology.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4050 - Literature Search Strategies in Biology
Course covers basic library offerings such as ConnectNY, My RensSearch, and Interlibrary Loan and complex ones such as Sci-Finder Scholar, Web of Science and Medline. Different types of information retrieval including ebooks, journal articles, protocols, patents, and grants are included. Students visit archives, and guest librarians are invited to lecture on their areas of expertise.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 1
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BIOL 4060 - Cancer Cell Research
Each student is assigned a specific research problem within the general area of cancer cell interactions with the normal tissue microenvironment. Students will use a wide range of techniques, including cell culture, immunofluorescence microscopy, and Western blotting. This laboratory course can serve as a culminating experience for seniors who have previously been involved in independent research involving in vitro cancer cells. This course can be used to fulfill the Culminating Experience in Biology. This is a communication-intensive course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 4260 or BIOL 4740 and permission of instructor.
When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4090 - Seminal Developments in Biomedical Research
Recent developments in biomedical research will be discussed in a moderator-led classroom discussion. Topics may vary by semester but will all relate scientific discoveries to clinical applications and research. Students will make presentations during the semester. Open to students in the accelerated physician-scientist program only.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 2
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BIOL 4100 - From Neuron to Behavior
A detailed survey of important topics in the neurosciences. Some of the topics to be covered in this class are: basic mechanisms of neural signaling (neurophysiology, synaptic transmission, and molecular signaling); understanding of sensation/movement and in particular how it relates to neuroanatomy; neurodevelopment and how the mature brain can change (plasticity), and; complex brainfunctions and neurological disease. Taught together with BIOL 6100. Although there is extra work associated with the 6100 course, both courses may not be taken for credit.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: BIOL 1010, BIOL 2120 or permission of the instructor.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Cross Listed: BIOL 6100
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4200 - Biostatistics
An introduction to the concepts and techniques of modern statistics. Computer-based, in-class sessions will emphasize hands-on application of statistical techniques using data and examples drawn from the biological and medical sciences. Pre-class, online exercises will prepare students for in-depth classroom explorations. Topics covered will include sampling, regression, analysis of variance, and factor analysis, MANOVA, maximum liklihood methods, discriminant analysis, time series analysis, and forecasting. The final project requires analysis of a major research-related data set and write-up of results in the format of a scientific paper.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: BIOL 1010, MATH 1010, or permission of the instructor.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4250 - Developmental Biology
Model systems provide the experimental basis for understanding the conserved principles of developmental biology. This class will cover fundamental topics including axis specification, pattern formation, cell fate and determination, cell differentiation, senescence, and apoptosis. Emphasis will be placed on integrating gene function and cell behavior with development. Model systems include vertebrates (e.g. frog and chick) and genetically tractable invertebrates (e.g. fruitflies and roundworms).
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: BIOL 2120, BIOL 2500.
When Offered: Spring term annually.
Credit Hours: 4
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BIOL 4260 - Advanced Cell Biology
This course is designed to enable students to understand how an organism functions at the cellular and molecular level, and further, how this functioning is regulated so that cells can adapt to changes in their environment. Students will learn the fundamental components of the cell (from protein to organelle), their characteristics, and how these components function in both normal and diseased cells. Students will also learn biochemical, structural, and mechanical aspects of cell functioning and regulation in normal and diseased cells. In addition, students will learn to critically read current scientific literature. By reading current literature, students will gain knowledge of the practice and presentation of science, as well as learn about new techniques and findings. This course can be used to fulfill the Culminating Experience in Biology. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and BIOL 6260.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: BIOL 2120 and one of the following: BIOL 4620, BIOL 4760.
When Offered: Fall term annually.
Cross Listed: BIOL 6260
Credit Hours: 4
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