Course Name |
Long Title |
Min Credits |
Description |
Requisites |
BIO-4001 |
Biology Seminar II-Capstone |
1 |
The second of a three-part biology capstone course series . The capstone course ( s ) help the student to reflect upon how expertise in their discipline has been integrated with the university mission , core values and learning outcomes during the course of their education . Students will meet both as a class for literature and peer reviews as well as individually with an assigned thesis advisor during the formulation of their senior thesis . The class will continue the work of the service project initiated in BIO 4000 and continue the compilation of the portfolio to be submitted in the third capstone course . 1 conference hour per week . Senior status required . Offered in the fall semester . |
Take BIO-4000 . ( Required , Previous ). |
BIO-4002 Biology Seminar III-Capstone 1
BIO-402 Molecular Biology of the Cell 3
The third of a three-part biology capstone course series . The capstone course ( s ) help the student to reflect upon how expertise in their discipline has been integrated with the university mission , core values and learning outcomes during the course of their education . Students will formally present their written thesis to a broader audience . Students will actively demonstrate proficiency in the discipline via a comprehensive examination and be required to self-assess their growth with regard to the GMercyU core values and learning Take BIO-4001 . ( Required , Previous ). outcomes , as well as the general education and biology program goals through the submission of a portfolio of representative assignments and experiences spanning their university career . Finally , students will complete a service project initiated in BIO 4000 . 1 conference hour per week . Senior status required . Offered in the spring semester .
An investigation into the components that comprise cells , how those components are formed as well as how cells function individually and as part of a multicellular whole . Topics will include organelle structure and function , molecular signaling , membrane transport , the cytoskeleton and the cell cycle , as well as control mechanisms in gene expression and loss of control in cancer . 3 lecture hours per week . Offered in the fall semester .
Take BIO-204 BIO-204L CHM-204 CHM- 204L CHM-301 . ( Required , Previous ). | Take BIO-402L . ( Required , Concurrent ).