 | | Course ID: | ENTO 1000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Life on Six Legs | Course
Description: | Examining the principles of biology and science through the
lens of entomology. Topics include insect diversity and
evolution, interactions of insects with humans in medical and
agricultural contexts, and insects as model systems. Major
focus on science as a process and evaluation and communication
of scientific information. | | Athena Title: | Life on Six Legs | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 2010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Insects and the Environment | Course
Description: | An introduction to the study of entomology. | | Athena Title: | Insects and the Environment | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 2010, BIOL 2010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(BIOL) 2010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Insects and the Environment | Course
Description: | Designed to acquaint students with our dependence on and interaction with insects in today's world. | | Athena Title: | Insects and the Environment | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 2010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 3000E. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Entomology Seminar | Course
Description: | Entomology seminar series offers presentations by researchers from
universities and agencies studying insect molecular biology,
systematics, behavior, ecology, and vector/pest management. | | Athena Title: | Undergrad Entomology Seminar | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 3000 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | ENTO 1000 or ENTO(BIOL) 2010 or ENTO 2010E or ENTO 3140-3140L or ENTO 3645 or ENTO 3650-3650L or ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1108 or ECOL 1000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 3000. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Entomology Seminar | Course
Description: | Entomology seminar series offers presentations by researchers from
universities and agencies studying insect molecular biology,
systematics, behavior, ecology, and vector/pest management. | | Athena Title: | Undergrad Entomology Seminar | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 3000E | | Pre or Corequisite: | ENTO 1000 or ENTO(BIOL) 2010 or ENTO 2010E or ENTO 3140-3140L or ENTO 3645 or ENTO 3650-3650L or ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1108 or ECOL 1000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Bees, Beekeeping, and Pollinator Conservation | Course
Description: | Students will learn about honey bees and beekeeping, other crucial pollinators, pollination ecology, conservation, and habitat restoration. The practice of beekeeping is stressed during the first two-thirds of the course followed by pollination ecology, other beneficial pollinators, their roles in agriculture, and why we need to conserve them. | | Athena Title: | Bees and Beekeeping | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 3020S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Insects in Culture | Course
Description: | Cultural entomology studies the reasons, beliefs, and symbolism
behind the inclusion of insects within the humanities. Insects
play an important role in the arts, philosophy, psychology, and
religions of almost every culture. This course addresses the
influence of insects in literature, language, music, the arts,
interpretive history, recreation, and more. | | Athena Title: | Insects in Culture | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes 2 hours/week of instruction and 2 hours/week of
applied service-learning field work with the Athens community.
Course also includes a service-learning project during the
semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the
course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course
objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and
implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of
the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning
component for approximately 25-50% of overall instructional time. | | Pre or Corequisite: | [(BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 1107H) and BIOL 1107L] and (ENTO(BIOL) 2010 or ENTO 2010E) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 3140-3140L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Insect Natural History | Course
Description: | Insect biology, with emphasis on factors that have made insects one of the most abundant and successful animal groups. Topics include the behavior, ecology, and evolution of the major insect groups. Most laboratory periods will be spent in the field. | | Athena Title: | INSECT NAT HISTORY | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(ENTO)(PATH) 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Turfgrass Pest Management | Course
Description: | Identification and control of turfgrass weeds, insects, and diseases. Emphasis will be placed on management strategies that include both chemical and non-chemical approaches to the prevention and control of common turfgrass pests. | | Athena Title: | TURF PEST MGT | | Prerequisite: | CRSS 2830 or CRSS 3270 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 3650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Medical Entomology | Course
Description: | Arthropods of medical and veterinary importance, and the diseases they transmit. | | Athena Title: | Medical Entomology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 3645 | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1104H or BIOL 1108 or BIOL 1108H | | Corequisite: | ENTO 3650L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 3650L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Medical Entomology Lab | Course
Description: | Arthropods of medical and veterinary importance and the diseases they transmit. | | Athena Title: | Medical Entomology Lab | | Corequisite: | ENTO 3650 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 3740-3740L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Insect Pest Management | Course
Description: | An introduction to entomological science as a foundation for recognition and management of insect pests in agriculture, landscape, and urban environments. Emphasis is on concepts of integrated pest management using a combination of cultural, biological, and chemical control strategies. | | Athena Title: | INSECT PEST MGT | | Prerequisite: | (PBIO 1220 and PBIO 1220L) or (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 3900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Problems in Entomology | Course
Description: | A course designed to permit interested and well-prepared undergraduate students to pursue an entomology problem approved by the staff member under whom the work will be done. | | Athena Title: | Special Problems in Entomology | | Nontraditional Format: | Course requirements are individually negotiated between the student and instructor. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 3910. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Entomology Internship | Course
Description: | Provides work experiences with private companies, governmental
agencies, or research laboratories working in entomology and
related fields. A report and presentation are required upon
completion of the internship. | | Athena Title: | Entomology Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Faculty members will arrange work hours with sponsoring agency.
Faculty will arrange meetings with student to discuss progress. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | General Entomology | Course
Description: | Biology of insects, including evolution and diversity, anatomy
and physiology, behavior, ecology, insects as medical and
agricultural pests, and insects as beneficial organisms.
Laboratory sessions are devoted primarily to the identification
of major families of insects. | | Athena Title: | GENERAL ENT | | Nontraditional Format: | Offered in Athens in fall and spring semesters.
Offered in Tifton and Griffin fall semester. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107-1107L and BIOL 1108-1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BTEC(ENTO) 4100E/6100E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Entomological Biotechnology | Course
Description: | Biotechnological approaches that either control insect pests of crops and vectors of human disease or optimize beneficial aspects of insects used for food, environmental, and medical purposes. Innovative technological approaches involving insects can be part of solutions to food insecurity, human diseases, and environmental bioremediation. | | Athena Title: | Entomological Biotechnology | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Entomological Biotechnology is organized into modules with each module available to students for one to two weeks. The major instructional content includes videos of presentations with audio and captioning posted on eLearning Commons. Course content also includes informational videos and popular and scientific literature. Interactive components within the modules include discussion topics and group work. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108 or BIOL 2108H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BCMB(ENTO)(BTEC) 4200/6200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biotechnology | Course
Description: | Applied aspects of biochemistry and molecular biology in various fields, with emphasis on the use of recombinant DNA methods and protein engineering. | | Athena Title: | Biotechnology | | Prerequisite: | (BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E or BCMB 4010/6010) and GENE 3200-3200D | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4250/6250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pesticides and Transgenic Crops | Course
Description: | Practical management and utilization of pesticides in urban and agricultural environments. Subject areas include classification of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides, etc., their general chemical and toxicological properties, deployment philosophy, hazards and environmental impact, formulation and application, safety and disposal, and management of pesticide resistance. | | Athena Title: | Pesticides and Transgenic Crop | | Nontraditional Format: | Offered in Athens, Tifton, and Griffin. | | Prerequisite: | CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(BIOL)(ECOL)(ENTO)(PBIO) 4260/6260-4260L/6260L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Natural History Collections Management | Course
Description: | Theories, policies, and operational procedures in the management of natural history collections, including higher category classification, identification, field collecting, accessioning, preparation, curation, and data management. | | Athena Title: | NAT HIST COLL MGMT | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4300S/6300S. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Insect Outreach | Course
Description: | Provides an overview of entomology outreach and service-
learning. Students participate in a guided study and practice
in developing entomological educational programs for the public
in the Athens/Atlanta area, which includes identifying needs,
establishing objectives, as well as designing and evaluating
entomological educational programs with live insects and
arthropods. | | Athena Title: | Insect Outreach | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course
or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course
objectives. The course uses service-learning as the primary
pedagogical tool for teaching course objectives. Students will
work on a comprehensive project(s) and may be required to spend
considerable time outside the classroom. Students will be
engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 75-
100% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | ENTO(BIOL) 2010 or ENTO 2010E or BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 2103H or PBIO 1210 or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4350/6350-4350L/6350L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Crop-Specific Insect Management | Course
Description: | This course builds on basic pest and crop sciences and
synthesizes complete insect pest management programs for
specific crop systems in the Southeastern U.S. Lecture and
laboratory training will be provided for row crop, vegetable,
and ornamental production systems, with an emphasis on
entomology. | | Athena Title: | Crop-Specific Insect Manage | | Nontraditional Format: | Offered in Tifton. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107-1107L or PBIO 1210 or CHEM 1211 | | Pre or Corequisite: | CRSS 2010-2010L or HORT 2000 or ENTO 3740-3740L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PATH(ENTO) 4360/6360. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ornamental Pest Management | Course
Description: | Introduction to pest management on ornamental crops grown in greenhouses and nurseries, with emphasis on insects and diseases. Emphasis on production practices and their influence on pest population development. Scouting, integrated pest management, chemical pesticides, and pest identification will be covered. | | Athena Title: | Ornamental Pest Management | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be in traditional lecture format, with an occasional field trip to visit local nurseries and/or greenhouses. | | Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L | | Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | PATH 3530-3530L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4450/6450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Insect Behavior | Course
Description: | A comprehensive introduction to the principles of insect
behavior with an emphasis on the evolutionary significance of
insects as model organisms in biology. Physiology, genetics,
behavioral ecology and evolution of insect behavior will be
covered. | | Athena Title: | INSECT BEHAVIOR | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4500E/6500E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biological Control | Course
Description: | The use of natural enemies to manage pest arthropods and weeds.
Emphasis will be on principles, with examples of use. | | Athena Title: | BIOLOGICAL CONTROL | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L and BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or (PBIO(BIOL) 1210 and PBIO(BIOL) 1210L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4740/6740. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Integrated Pest Management | Course
Description: | The planning, communication, integration, and implementation of interventions for management of insects, pathogens, and weeds. The major methodologies for influencing pest populations are discussed individually and within the context of profitable production of selected commodities followed by discussion of pest management using an overarching philosophy of environmental responsibility. Offered on the Athens, Griffin, and Tifton campuses. | | Athena Title: | Integrated Pest Management | | Prerequisite: | (PBIO 1210 or BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E) and (PBIO 1220 or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4750/6750-4750L/6750L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Forensic Entomology | Course
Description: | Forensic entomology is the application of insect science in a
manner applicable as evidence in civil or criminal proceedings.
Topics will include collection and analysis of entomologic data
and presentation in a courtroom setting. Some class material
deals with death, and some may find the images and content
presented disturbing. | | Athena Title: | Forensic Entomology | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108 or ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | HORT(ENTO) 4770E/6770E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Discover the Wonderful World of Plants and Pollinators and Your Place in It - Service Learning | Course
Description: | Discussion of the impact of urban systems on pollinator health
and the active role citizens can play in protecting pollinators.
Students will receive training on plant and pollinator insect
identification to better understand pollinator-plant
interactions, the importance of reducing pesticide inputs, and
creating a coexisting pollinator and plant habitat in the urban
matrix. | | Athena Title: | Plant Pollinator Your Place SL | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Course includes a
service-learning project during the semester that either employs
skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills
or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be
involved in the planning and implementation of the project(s)
and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be
engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 25-
50% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1103E or BIOL 1103H or BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1104H or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 1107H or BIOL 1108 or BIOL 1108H or PBIO 1210 or PBIO 1220 or HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4850/6850-4850L/6850L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Tropical Entomology | Course
Description: | A field course introducing insect diversity, classification,
biology, and behavior in a tropical setting, including insect
survey and collecting methods, observation and mini research
projects, scientific writing, and discussion of tropical insect
literature. Aspects of agricultural entomology with tropical
crops and medically important insects are also covered. | | Athena Title: | Tropical Entomology | | Nontraditional Format: | Study abroad course to be taught in the tropics. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4940/6940-4940L/6940L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Aquatic Entomology | Course
Description: | Ecology, life history, biology, and taxonomy of aquatic insects, their role in ecosystems and biological monitoring. | | Athena Title: | Aquatic Entomology | | Prerequisite: | ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 4960 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4960. 2-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research in Entomology | Course
Description: | Directed research on insects in the laboratory or field. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research in Ento | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 4960R | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will conduct original supervised research requiring at
least eight hours in the laboratory per week. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 5730/7730-5730L/7730L. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Entomology for Educators | Course
Description: | Insects and related forms, their identification, and life habits, with emphasis on their use in pre-college life science curricula. | | Athena Title: | Entomology for Educators | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 5730E or ENTO 7730E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 5730E/7730E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Entomology for Educators | Course
Description: | Encompasses general entomology while also addressing the
classroom needs of teachers and informal educators. Students
will use insects as exemplars of numerous biological concepts
and connect to a multitude of resources. Students will
appreciate the diversity and importance of insects through
lectures and lab activities. | | Athena Title: | Entomology for Educators | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 5730 or ENTO 7730 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 6130. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Internship in Crop Protection and Pest Management | Course
Description: | Working experience with public or private agencies concerned with pest management. | | Athena Title: | CROP PROTECTION | | Nontraditional Format: | Working experience of approximately one semester in length with public or private agencies concerned with pest management. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 7000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Master's Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 7300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8000. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Entomology Seminar | Course
Description: | Entomology, both fundamental and applied, including literature reviews and discussion of recent events. | | Athena Title: | Entomology Seminar | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 8000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8000E. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Entomology Seminar | Course
Description: | Entomology seminars presented by faculty from departments
throughout the country in insect molecular biology, systematics,
applied ecology, pest management, and medical and vector biology. | | Athena Title: | Entomology Seminar | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ENTO 8000 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8010-8010L. 5 hours. 3 hours lecture and 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Insect Taxonomy | Course
Description: | Insect identification, classification, and phylogeny; collection
and preparation techniques for insect specimens; introduction to
theoretical and methodological aspects of systematics. | | Athena Title: | INSECT TAXONOMY | | Prerequisite: | ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8050. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Phylogenetics, Systematics, and Evolution | Course
Description: | Graduate-level reading and discussion covering philosophical and
methodological aspects of biological classification and
phylogenetic reconstruction with special reference to insects. | | Athena Title: | PHYLOGEN SYST & EVO | | Prerequisite: | ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8070. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Research Discussion | Course
Description: | Seminar focused on current research and literature for students
of individual faculty. | | Athena Title: | RESEARCH DISCUSSION | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(ECOL)(PBIO)(FANR) 8150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Wetland Ecology | Course
Description: | Principles of ecology, elemental cycling, hydrology, policy and management of marine and freshwater wetlands. | | Athena Title: | Wetland Ecology | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO(ECOL)(PBIO)(FANR) 8150L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Wetland Ecology Laboratory | Course
Description: | Techniques for the study of marine and freshwater wetlands. Optional weekend field trips will explore distant wetland sites. | | Athena Title: | Wetland Ecology Laboratory | | Prerequisite: | ENTO(ECOL)(PBIO)(FANR) 8150 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Insect Physiology | Course
Description: | Organization and function of organ systems in insects,
emphasizing molecular and environmental perspectives. | | Athena Title: | INSECT PHYSIOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(EHSC)(ECOL)(ENTO)(VPHY)(PHRM) 8350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology | Course
Description: | An introduction to the toxic effects of contaminants on non-
human organisms, types of contaminants impacting ecosystems,
fate and transport of contaminants in the environment, effects
of contaminants at various levels of biological organization
ranging from biochemical reactions in the cell to ecosystem
function, and ecological risk assessment. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECOL 4600, EHSC 4600, FISH 4600, ECOL 6600, EHSC 6600, FISH 6600 | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1108 or BIOL 2108H) and BIOL 1108L] and CHEM 2211 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8500. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Insect Ecology | Course
Description: | Ecology of insects in natural and managed ecosystems. | | Athena Title: | INSECT ECOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8570. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Molecular Entomology | Course
Description: | In-depth review of recent advances in insect physiology,
development, behavior, and control with an emphasis on the
utility and limitations of molecular techniques. | | Athena Title: | MOLECULAR ENT | | Prerequisite: | ENTO 8250 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8820. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Concepts in Integrated Pest Management | Course
Description: | Primary literature and group discussions will be used to
familiarize students with current ideas and controversies in
integrated pest management of arthropod pests. Writing and
presentation skills will be strengthened through paper
preparation and topic presentation. | | Athena Title: | CONCEPTS PEST MGMT | | Nontraditional Format: | Offered in Athens, Tifton, and Griffin. | | Prerequisite: | ENTO 4000/6000-4000L/6000L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8900. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Problems in Entomology | Course
Description: | Special problems and topics in entomology. | | Athena Title: | PROBS IN ENTOMOLOGY | | Nontraditional Format: | Course requirements are individually negotiated between the student and instructor. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 8950. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Profession of Entomology | Course
Description: | Understanding career options available to entomologists and
developing skills for success in graduate school and beyond. | | Athena Title: | Profession of Entomology | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 9000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | ENTO 9300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | DOCT DISSERTATION | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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