2001-2002 Undergraduate Calendar
	2001-2002 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR: COURSES
	Carleton University

Biology Courses
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2001-2002, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.

Notes: More detailed information regarding Biology courses taken in Second and later years, and topics for Honours research projects (61.498), may be obtained from Outlines of Advanced Biology and Biochemistry courses to be offered in the Fall/Winter Session 2001-2002and Suggested Topics for Biology 61.498 Research Projects 2000-2001. These information booklets may be obtained from the College of Natural Science Administrative Office. All students are strongly advised to consult these information booklets when planning their future course patterns.

Students should note that Biology 61.103* and 61.104* are intended primarily for students wishing to major in Biology or take a Science degree. Other students who wish to take Biology courses should consider Biology 61.192*, 61.193* and/or 61.216*.

Natural Sciences 66.100*
Seminar in Science
This cross-disciplinary course presents a survey of current issues in science. The course provides new science students with an orientation to the study of science at the university level. The course is structured around seminars, oral and written presentations.
Restricted to students in the first year of B.Sc. programs or BA Biology programs.
Lectures and tutorials three hours a week.

Biology 61.103*
Introductory Biology I
A lecture and laboratory course focusing on the cell. The course emphasizes the organization of cells, cellular metabolism, classical and molecular genetics and the reproduction of cells and organisms.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.100, 61.102, or the combination of 61.209* and 61.230*.
Prerequisite: OAC Biology (or equivalent), or OAC Chemistry (or equivalent), or Chemistry 65.010.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and/or tutorial three hours a week.

Biology 61.104*
Introductory Biology II
A lecture and laboratory course focusing on organisms and populations. The course emphasizes diversity of life forms, evolution and ecology.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.100, 61.102, or the combination of 61.209* and 61.230*.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.103* or equivalent.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and/or tutorial three hours a week.

Biology 61.192*
Natural History
A course designed primarily for students in non-Biology programs to investigate the natural history of plants and animals, and the communities in which they occur. Particular attention is paid to the Ottawa region, but appropriate examples from other locales are also included. This course is acceptable only as a Free Elective in all Science programs and B.A. Biology programs.
Lectures three hours a week.

Biology 61.193*
The Natural History of Ontario
A study of Ontario's biodiversity. In addition to examining the makeup of the different communities of plants and animals found in Ontario, the course explores their adaptations to the forces that influence their distribution. This course is acceptable only as a Free Elective in all Science programs and B.A. Biology programs.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.192*.
Lectures three hours a week.

Biology 61.201*
Animals: Form and Function
An investigation of invertebrates and vertebrates to relate their structure, function, behaviour and interactions with plants.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.200.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.103* and 61.104* or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.202*
Plants: Form and Function
An introduction to the structure and development of higher plants (at molecular, cellular and organism levels) discussed in relation to their function.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.200.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.103* and 61.104* or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and/or tutorial three hours a week.

Biology 61.214*
Introductory Genetics
A lecture and laboratory course on the mechanisms of inheritance and the nature of gene structure, composition and function. It introduces both classical Mendelian genetics and modern molecular genetics.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.215. Credit for Biology 61.216* will only be given if taken before Biology 61.214*.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.103* and 61.104* or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and/or tutorial three hours a week.
It is strongly recommended that this course be taken by Biology Majors in their Second year of study (see Chart, p.139).

Biology 61.216*
Human Genetics and Evolution
Designed for students interested in learning about the genetic mechanisms involved in human development (embryogenesis, reproduction and aging), diseases, cancer, behaviour. environmental adaptation and evolution.
Not a Science continuation course. Available to students in a Biology or other Science program only as free elective, but credit will be given for Biology 61.216* only if taken before 61.214* or 61.215.
Prerequisite: A general biology course at the OAC level or equivalent.
Lectures three hours a week.

Biology 61.220*
Cell Physiology and Biochemistry
A lecture and laboratory course on cellular functions and their
inter-relationships. It introduces topics including thermodynamics, membrane structure and function, transport mechanisms, basic metabolic pathways, energy production and utilization, communications between cells. (Listed as Biochemistry 63.220* for students enrolled in the Biochemistry and Biochemistry/Biotechnology programs.)
Prerequisites: Biology 61.103* and 61.104*, Chemistry 65.100 or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.
It is strongly recommended that this course be taken by Biology Majors and Honours students in their Second year of study. (See Chart, p.139.)

Biology 61.233*
Microbiology
The biology of the Bacteria, Archaea, Viruses and Protozoans, from the fundamentals of cell chemistry, molecular biology, structure and function, to their involvement in ecological and industrial processes and human disease.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.331*.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.103* or Chemistry 65.100 or Chemistry 65.111*.
Lectures three hours a week.

Biology 61.260*
Introduction to Ecology
How the physical and biotic environments affect the distribution, abundance and evolution of life, and the importance of ecological ideas in improving understanding of our impact on the environment. The laboratory includes field and computer exercises.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.360* and 61.261*.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.103* and 61.104* or 61.100, or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and/or tutorial four hours a week.

Biology 61.299*
Co-operative Work Term Report
Practical experience for students enrolled in the Co-operative Option. To receive course credit students must receive satisfactory evaluations from their work term employer. Written reports describing the work term project will be required. Graded Sat or Uns.
Prerequisites: Registration in the Biology Co-operative Option and permission of the Department.
Four-month work term.

Biology 61.304*
Insect Diversity
An introductory field, laboratory, seminar and lecture course on sampling, identification, diversity and biology of insects. Designed for anyone who will use insects in any teaching, research or natural history capacity.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.461.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.201*.
Lectures two hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.311*
Mycology
The morphology, evolution and biological importance of the fungi.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.103* and 61.104*.
Lectures two hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.314*
Molecular Genetics
A lecture course dealing with modern advances in molecular genetics.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.215.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.214* or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week.

Biology 61.321*
Cell Biology
A lecture and laboratory course on the structure, composition, function and development of eukaryotic cells and their organelles.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.221*.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.214*, 61.220*, 61.314*, or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.325*
Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
A lecture and laboratory course consisting of selected topics in metabolism and physiology of plants, including photosynthesis, nutrient uptake and transport, intermediary and secondary metabolism, germination, growth and development.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.202* and either Biology 61.220* or Chemistry 65.220; or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory fours hours a week.

Biology 61.333*
Experimental Microbiology
Intensive training in laboratory techniques in microbiology, using bacteria and other microorganisms to demonstrate processes of cell growth, metabolism, gene expression, rapid evolution, gene transfer, microbial community dynamics and interactions with other organisms.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.331*.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.220* and 61.233*, or permission of the Department.
Laboratory five hours a week.

Biology 61.335*
Animal Physiology
The properties of physiological systems and components of animals with
emphasis on their physico-chemical bases.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.220* and 61.201*.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.351*
The Biophysics of Animal Movement
Topics include the properties of muscles, tendons, bones, joints and the co-ordinated use of these structures. Human locomotion and fitness, bird flight, especially the soaring of the vulture and the albatross, and animal migration are covered in detail.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.220* or Chemistry 65.211* and Physics 75.101* and 75.102* or 75.103* and 75.104* or 75.107* and 75.108* or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week, tutorial or seminar one hour a week.

Biology 61.361*
Ecosystem Ecology
A course utilizing the concepts presented in Biology 61.260* and selected ecological experiments to analyze ecosystem types and the major factors that characterize them.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.260*.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.362*
Conservation Biology
The science of biology as applied to the problem of maintaining species diversity. Topics include: history of conservation biology, valuation of species, indices of biodiversity, extinction, conservation genetics, conservation planning in parks and reserves, landscape ecology and case studies of conservation problems.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.260* or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week and laboratory/workshop three hours a week.

Biology 61.364*
Analysis of Ecological Relationships
Introduction to the analysis of ecological data. Students analyse real ecological data sets in weekly laboratory sessions. Methods introduced include simple linear, polynomial, and multiple regression analysis, analysis of variance, nonparametric tests, tests of independence and logistic regression analysis.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.260* and Mathematics 69.257*. For students in the Environmental Engineering program, Engineering 81.202, 81.302*, and Mathematics 69.352*, which may be taken concurrently.
Lectures one and one-half hours and laboratory two and one-half hours a week.

Biology 61.365*
Field Course I
An intensive study of living organisms under natural conditions. Credit is based on two weeks of full-time field work with attendant assignments. A wide range of modules is available. Transportation and room and board costs are borne by the student. (Also listed as Psychology 49.323*, for animal behaviour modules only.)
Students make take both 61.365* and 61.366* for credit, but neither may be used to repeat a particular module.
Prerequisites: At least one course in Biology beyond the 100-level and written permission of the Department.
All day, approximately six days a week.

Biology 61.366*
Field Course II
An intensive study of living organisms under natural conditions. Credit is based on two weeks of full-time field work with attendant assignments. A wide range of modules is available. Transportation and room and board costs are borne by the student. Students may take both Biology 61.365* and 61.366* for credit, but neither can be used to repeat a particular module.
Prerequisites: At least one course in Biology beyond the 100-level and written permission of the Department.
All day, approximately six days a week.

Biology 61.381*
Plants and Herbivores
This course explores the chemical, physiological, ecological and evolutionary interactions that underlie the relationship between plants and their insect herbivores.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.201* and 61.202*.
Lectures/seminars three hours a week.

Biology 61.382*
Animal Behaviour
Advanced study of animal behaviour. Topics such as predator-prey interactions, mating behaviour, migration, mother-young interactions and social behaviour interpreted in an ecological context.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.481*.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.201*, and 61.260* (may be taken concurrently), or permission of the Department.
Lectures two hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.399*
Co-operative Work Term Report
Practical experience for students enrolled in the Co-operative Option. To receive course credit students must receive satisfactory evaluations from their work term employer. Written reports describing the work term project will be required. Graded Sat or Uns.
Prerequisites: Registration in the Biology Co-operative Option and permission of the Department.
Four-month work term.

Biology 61.408*
Plant Development
A lecture course dealing with recent advances in our understanding of plant development.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.410.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.202« or permission of the Department.
Lectures and seminars, three hours a week.

Biology 61.409*
Techniques for the Experimental Study of Plant Structure
A practical course in which students have the opportunity to learn and evaluate modern techniques used in the study of plant structure by optical microscopy.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.410.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.202* or permission of the Department.
Laboratory five hours a week.

Biology 61.412*
Molecular Ecology
The interface of molecular biology, ecology and population biology. Topics include experimental design and a survey and critique of molecular genetic methods to study ecology.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.214* and 61.260*; 61.314* or one of 61.361*, 61.362* (may also be taken concurrently); or permission of the Department.

Biology 61.413*
Population Genetics
Basic ideas of population structure, equilibrium, selection mutation, genetic drift.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.418.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.214* or permission of the Department. A course in statistics is highly recommended.
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.

Biology 61.414*
Evolutionary Genetics
A continuation of Biology 61.413* dealing with molecular evidence of evolution, speciation as well as the analysis of biometrical traits.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.418.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.413* or permission of the Department. A course in statistics is highly recommended.
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.

Biology 61.416*
Methods in Molecular Genetics
This course reviews the use of current techniques in molecular genetics and examine some innovative new approaches to problems in molecular and cellular biology and biochemistry.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.214* and 61.314* or 61.215 and 61.233*.
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.

Biology 61.419*
Laboratory Techniques in Molecular Genetics
This laboratory course is complementary to Biology 61.416*. It is designed to give the student some practical familiarity with methodology in molecular genetic techniques. The laboratory is suitable for students with a developing interest in problems of molecular and cellular biology and biochemistry.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.417.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.233* or 61.331* and 61.416* or equivalent and a course in Biochemistry or permission of the Department. Enrolment limited.
Lecture/laboratory six hours a week in two sessions.

Biology 61.422*
Mutagenesis and DNA Repair
A molecular study of mutagenesis and DNA repair. Topics will include DNA structure perturbations, spontaneous and induced mutagenesis, the genetics and biochemistry of DNA repair and recombination, and the role of mutagens in the development of genetic disease and cancer. (Also listed as Biochemistry 63.422*.)
Prerequisites: Biology 61.220* (or 63.310 taken concurrently) or 61.314*; or permission of the Department.
Lectures two hours a week and workshop two hours a week.

Biology 61.424*
Plant Physiological Ecology
Physiological mechanisms for the acquisition of carbon, water and nutrients in plants adapted to a variety of environments. Particular emphasis on studying mechanisms for acclimation/adaptation to variation in environmental conditions.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.202*, Biology 61.325*, or permission of the Department.
Lectures and seminars three hours a week.

Biology 61.429*
Advanced Plant Physiology
An advanced course dealing with recent developments in selected topics of plant physiology.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.425 .
Prerequisites: Biology 61.325* and Chemistry 65.223*, 65.224* or permission of the Department.
Lectures/discussion three hours a week.

Biology 61.430*
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Studies of microbial ecology, physiology, biochemistry and genetics as they apply to microorganisms and microbial communities functioning in natural, agricultural and industrial environments.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.233* or 61.331* or Biochemistry 63.310; or permission of the Department.
Lectures and tutorial three hours a week.

Biology 61.431*
Current Topics in Biotechnology
Explorations of developing biotechnologies in areas such as microbial products, protein engineering, plant genetic engineering, environmental remediation, pharmaceuticals production and medical diagnostics and therapy.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.233* or 61.331* or Biochemistry 63.310 or permission of the Department.
Lectures and tutorials three hours a week.

Biology 61.432*
Immunology
The organization and function of the immune system. The anatomy of the immune system, and the molecular and genetic bases of the immune response. The laboratory deals with applications of animal cell culture in studies of immune cells and their products. (Also listed as Biochemistry 63.432*.)
Prerequisites: Biology 61.221* or 61.321*; or permission of the Department.
Lectures three hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.436*
Animal Physiology
A course dealing with recent advances made in particular areas of animal physiology.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.435.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.335*, Chemistry 65.223* and 65.224*, and Physics 75.107* and 75.108*, or 75.101* and 75.102*, or permission of the Department.
Lectures two hours a week, workshops or laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.440*
The Cell Cycle
A course on the molecular cell biology of the eukaryotic cell cycle. Topics will include regulation of cell proliferation and cell death, and the molecular basis for morphological remodelling during cell division and death. (Also listed as Biochemistry 63.440*.)
Prerequisites: Biology 61.321*, or both Biochemistry 63.220* and 63.310.

Biology 61.463*
Insect Evolution and Biology
Major questions on the origin, evolution and adaptation of structures and physiology of terrestrial arthropods, especially insects.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.460.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.304*, or permission of the Department.
Lectures two hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.464*
Landscape Ecology
In this course, students learn how landscape structure affects ecological processes, and the abundance and distribution of organisms. Applications in forestry, agriculture, and species conservation are discussed. Computer laboratory exercises assess influences of land-use decisions on landscape structure, and the resulting effects on ecological processes.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.260* or equivalent, Biology 61.361* or 61.362* or equivalent, and honours standing in Biology, Geography, or Environmental Sciences.
Lecture and/or computer laboratory three hours a week.

Biology 61.469*
Evolutionary Concepts
Evolution as related to gene pools, isolation, speciation, natural selection, competition, dominance, and distributional patterns; examples from North American biota are emphasized.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.260* or permission of the Department.
Lectures two hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.482*
Advanced Animal Behavior
Contemporary issues in behavioral ecology. Issues could include the relevance of behavioral ecology to conservation biology, to new insights into human social behavior, and will be selected through consultation between professor and students.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.382* or permission of the Department.
Lectures two hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

Biology 61.490
Directed Special Studies and Seminar
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department.

Biology 61.491*
Directed Special Studies
Independent or group study, open to Third and Fourth year students to explore a particular topic, in consultation with a Faculty supervisor. May include directed reading, written assignments, tutorials, laboratory or field work.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department. Students normally may not offer more than a total of 1.0 credit of Directed Special Studies in their program.

Biology 61.497
Honours Essay and Research Proposal
An independent research study using library resources. The candidate prepares a critical review and research proposal of a topic approved in consultation with a Faculty advisor. Evaluation will be based on these written submissions and an oral defence.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.498.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in an Honours Biology program and permission of the Department.

Biology 61.498
Honours Research Thesis
An independent research project undertaken in the field and/or the laboratory, under the direct supervision of a Faculty adviser. The candidate prepares a written thesis and is orally examined by a faculty committee after the thesis has been presented for examination.
Precludes additional credit for Biology 61.497.
Prerequisites: Biology 61.491* (may be taken concurrently), and permission of the Department. Open only to B.Sc. Honours students, and B.A. Biology Honours students (depending on their laboratory experience and with permission from the Chair of the Department, in their Fourth year.

Biology 61.499
Co-operative Work Term Report
Practical experience for students enrolled in the Co-operative Option To receive course credit students must receive satisfactory evaluations from their work term employer. Written reports describing the work term project will be required. Graded Sat or Uns.
Prerequisites: Registration in the Biology Co-operative Option and permission of the Department.
Four-month work term.

 

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