Graduate Courses
We offer some graduate level courses, all aimed at preparing secondary level educators completing masters degrees.

All are taught with 400-level courses, with graduate students completing research projects in addition to regular coursework.

Course	Title	Credits	Professor	Description
Bi424/524	Human Dissection	Varies	Dr. LeMaster	A study of the gross anatomy of the human body through the dissection of a cadaver. The exact number of credits will be negotiated on the basis of student goals. Prerequisites for Bi424: upper division standing and permission of instructor.  Pre-requisites for Bi524: graduate standing and permission of instructor.
Bi441/541	Human Heredity	4	Dr. Guralnick	Basic principles of inheritance, including Mendelian patterns of inheritance, molecular genetics, chromosomal aberrations, sex determination, gene mapping, genetic engineering, population genetics as it relates to humans. The lab illustrates topics included in the lecture.  Pre-requisites:  Bi101-3 or 211-3 introductory series.
Bi454/554	Plant Ecology	4	Dr. Guralnick	Fundamentals of plant ecology, population dynamics, seed and pollination ecology, mutualism, competition, predation, colonization and extinction, breeding sytems, ecological genetics and physiological ecology. Lab teaches techniques to study plants and illustrate lecture materials. Pre-requisite:  Any botany or ecology course, or consent of the instructor. May substitute for Ecology (Bi357) core requirement.
Bi506M	Individual Study or Research	Varies	Varies	Graduate Individual Study (Variable Credit:1-9) supports independently carried out research for secondary level educators pursuing masters in teaching. Projects are defined by the student with a faculty mentor on an individual basis.
Bi507/8	Special Workshops or Seminars	Varies	Varies	Graduate Individual Study (Variable Credit:1-9) supports special topics workshops or seminars for secondary level educators pursuing masters in teaching. Course topics are defined by various faculty. For more information about year-round Microbial Diversity Workshops supported by the National Science Foundation, Click Here.
Bi509M	Practicum	Varies	Varies	Graduate Individual Study (Variable Credit:1-9) supports independently carried out practicum training for secondary level educators pursuing masters in teaching. Projects are defined by the student with a faculty mentor on an individual basis.