 | | Course ID: | GENE 3000-3000D. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Evolutionary Biology | Course
Description: | An introduction to biological evolution, from the level of genes
to populations to species. | | Athena Title: | Evolutionary Biology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 3000E, GENE 3000H | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 3000H. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Honors Evolutionary Biology | Course
Description: | An introduction to biological evolution from the level of genes
to populations to species. | | Athena Title: | Honors Evolutionary Biology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 3000, GENE 3000E | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 3000E. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Evolutionary Biology | Course
Description: | An introduction to biological evolution, from the level of genes to populations to species. | | Athena Title: | Evolutionary Biology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 3000, GENE 3000H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 3200E. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Genetics | Course
Description: | Genetic mechanisms in viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotic cells in a comparative sense. Topics include molecular genetics and gene action, transfer systems and mapping, and cytological, quantitative, and population genetics. | | Athena Title: | Genetics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 3200, GENE 3200H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 3200H. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Honors Genetics | Course
Description: | Genetic mechanisms in viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotic cells.
Topics include molecular genetics and gene action, transfer
systems and mapping, cytological, and quantitative genetics. | | Athena Title: | Honors Genetics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 3200, GENE 3200E | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 3200-3200D. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Genetics | Course
Description: | Genetic mechanisms in viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotic cells in a comparative sense. Topics include molecular genetics and gene action, transfer systems and mapping, cytological, quantitative, and population genetics. | | Athena Title: | Genetics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 3200E, GENE 3200H | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 3210L. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Experimental Genetics | Course
Description: | A laboratory course where students will carry out experiments in
classical transmission genetics, as well as modern molecular
genetics. | | Athena Title: | Experimental Genetics | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 3220L. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Genetics Problem Solving Laboratory | Course
Description: | A critical thinking and problem solving course designed around
principles of genetics. This computer-simulated laboratory
course will appeal to students with a background in basic
mathematics and genetics by requiring logical thinking,
hypothesis testing, and written communication of results. | | Athena Title: | Genetics Problem Solving Lab | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 3900. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Reading in Genetics | Course
Description: | Individual or small group directed readings in a selected area
of genetics under the direction of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | Directed Reading in Genetics | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4000/6000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Evolutionary Biology | Course
Description: | An advanced treatment of evolutionary biology from the level of
genes to populations to species. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Evolutionary Biology | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3000-3000D or GENE 3000H or GENE 3080H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE(ECOL) 4020W/6020W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biotic Responses to Climate Change in the Ocean | Course
Description: | The response of populations to environmental change can include
change in distribution, physiological and behavioral acclimation,
or evolutionary change. This class will focus on climate change
and marine populations for examples of these responses.
Evaluation is primarily through written assignments. Instruction
on technical writing and comprehension included. | | Athena Title: | Biotic Responses to Climate | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and ongoing
writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course learning;
b) teach the communication values of a discipline—for example,
its practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and format;
and c) prepare students for further writing in their academic
work, in graduate school, and in professional life. The written
assignments will result in a significant and diverse body of
written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or 25 pages) and the
instructor (and/or the teaching assistant assigned to the
course) will be closely involved in student writing, providing
opportunities for feedback and substantive revision. | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3000-3000D or GENE 3000H or GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H or ECOL 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4200/6200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Genetics | Course
Description: | Six model organisms are studied in-depth to understand how their
special genetic properties have been used to solve problems in
molecular, cellular, and developmental biology. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Genetics | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4210L. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Experimental Molecular Genetics Laboratory | Course
Description: | An intensive inquiry-based laboratory course in molecular genetics. | | Athena Title: | Molecular Genetics Lab | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4220L. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Laboratory in Genetic Modeling | Course
Description: | An intensive inquiry-based laboratory course emphasizing a
computational approach to understanding genetics and genomics
through modeling. | | Athena Title: | Genetic Modeling Laboratory | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4230L. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Evolutionary Biology Laboratory | Course
Description: | An intensive, inquiry-based laboratory course in evolutionary
biology using experimental, comparative, and computational
approaches. | | Athena Title: | Evolutionary Biology Lab | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3000-3000D or GENE 3000H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4240L. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Experimental Microbiome Genetics Laboratory | Course
Description: | An intensive, inquiry-based laboratory course in molecular
genetics where students will carry out experiments in classical,
molecular, computational, and genomic analyses of microbiomes. | | Athena Title: | Experimental Microbiome Lab | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4300/6300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Evolutionary Genomics | Course
Description: | The genome is each organism's complex digital set of
instructions for making a phenotype. This course places
genomics in an explicit evolutionary context. We will approach
fundamental questions in evolutionary biology with the new
tools of genomics. | | Athena Title: | Evolutionary Genomics | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3000-3000D or GENE 3000H or GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE(CBIO) 4310/6310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Genetic Approaches to Developmental Neuroscience | Course
Description: | Contemporary approaches to the study of neural development,
emphasizing genetic, cell biological, and molecular techniques.
Topics include generation, patterning, differentiation, and
survival of neurons, axon guidance, synapse
formation/elimination, topographic map formation, activity-
dependent mechanisms of connectivity, and the relationship
between neural development, and behavior. | | Athena Title: | Neural Development | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H or CBIO 3800 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4400/6400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Epigenetics | Course
Description: | Examines a variety of genetic and epigenetic mechanisms by which
organisms and disease states can exhibit accelerated rates of
phenotypic change. | | Athena Title: | Epigenetics | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4500/6500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Genetics | Course
Description: | An advanced course on concepts and current issues of human
genetics. | | Athena Title: | Human Genetics | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(GENE)(PATH)(BINF) 4510/6510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Genome Evolution Across the Tree of Life | Course
Description: | Survey of the wealth of information arising from genomic research
conducted on diverse species across the tree of life. Students
will explore the evolutionary diversification of genomes in
phylogenetically remote organisms and refine critical thinking
and technical writing skills through analysis of publications
drawn from the recent literature. | | Athena Title: | Genome Evolution | | Prerequisite: | GENE(BIOL) 3200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4520/6520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Genetics of Industrial Micro-Organisms | Course
Description: | This course will use primary scientific literature focused on
genetic tools and strategies for model and non-model microbes
used in industry. Topics will include developing genetic methods
for uncharacterized prokaryotes, introduction of synthetic
pathways for products of interest, strategies for mutant
selection, characterization, and analysis of mutant phenotypes. | | Athena Title: | Gene Industrial Micro Organism | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H or MIBO 3500 or MIBO 3500E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE(ECOL) 4530/6530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Molecular Ecology | Course
Description: | Biological diversity and how ecological questions are addressed
through patterns of genetic diversity. The focus is on how
genetic data can reflect demographic processes. An integrative
overview of how field and genetic studies complement each other
for describing the distribution and abundance of organisms. | | Athena Title: | Molecular Ecology | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3000-3000D or GENE 3000H or GENE 3000E or (ECOL 3500 and ECOL 3500L) or ECOL 3505H-3505L or PBIO 3650-3650L or (FANR 3200W and FANR 3200L) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4540/6540. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Cancer Genetics | Course
Description: | Although cancer has multiple causes, at the fundamental level it
involves genetic alterations leading to the loss of normal
controls on cell division and growth. This course will examine
the genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms of oncogenesis,
primarily in humans with some animal models. | | Athena Title: | Cancer Genetics | | Prerequisite: | (GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H) and (BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E or BCMB 4010/6010) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4550/6550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Evolution and Development | Course
Description: | Developmental biology studies the molecular mechanisms and
cellular processes underlying the generation of an organism from
a single-celled embryo. Evolutionary biology seeks to
understand the origins of diversity among organisms. This
course examines the intersection of these two fields to
investigate how changes in developmental mechanisms underlie
morphological evolution. | | Athena Title: | Evolution and Development | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3000-3000D or GENE 3000H or GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H or CBIO 3600 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4800. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Natural History of Asia | Course
Description: | The study of natural history on location in Asia. During visits
to national parks, the animal and plant species will be studied
in relationship to their environment. Emphasis will be placed
on the evolutionary and ecological relationships among species
as well as on the geological and cultural context. | | Athena Title: | Natural History of Asia | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 4800H | | Nontraditional Format: | A course taught as part of a study abroad program in Asia in
which students are intensely engaged with the culture and
natural history of the country. Faculty engage students verbally
on a daily basis, urging careful observation and rigorous
scientific inquiry. Faculty feedback and evaluation occurs
daily, as well as on written and oral assignments. Students are
challenged by the faculty-defined curriculum, interact with
local people, manage travel, and reflect on their individual and
group experiences. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1108 or BIOL 1108H or BIOL 2108H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4800H. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Natural History of Asia (Honors) | Course
Description: | The study of natural history on location in Asia. During visits
to national parks, the animal and plant species will be studied
in relationship to their environment. Emphasis will be placed
on the evolutionary and ecological relationships among species
as well as on the geological and cultural context. | | Athena Title: | Natural History of Asia Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 4800 | | Nontraditional Format: | A course taught as part of a study abroad program in Asia in
which students are intensely engaged with the culture and
natural history of the country. Faculty engage students verbally
on a daily basis, urging careful observation and rigorous
scientific inquiry. Faculty feedback and evaluation occurs
daily, as well as on written and oral assignments. Students are
challenged by the faculty-defined curriculum, interact with
local people, manage travel, and reflect on their individual and
group experiences. Students seeking Honors credit are required
to write an additional paper on a mutually agreed-upon specific
topic. | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1104 or BIOL 1104H or BIOL 1108 or BIOL 1108H or BIOL 2108H or permission of department) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4840. 3-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Genetics | Course
Description: | Advanced study in a subject of special interest in genetics.
Intended for majors in the life sciences. Topics and
instructors vary from semester to semester, but in each course,
students will explore either one topic or two interwoven topics
in depth. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Topics in Genetics | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department and (GENE 3000-3000D or GENE 3000H or GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4950. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Capstone Seminar in Genetics | Course
Description: | A capstone seminar required for Genetics majors in their senior year. The course is aimed at students finishing their coursework in the major. Faculty will lead students in a detailed examination of the primary scientific literature focusing on a specific topic in Genetics. | | Athena Title: | Capstone Seminar in Genetics | | Prerequisite: | (GENE 3000-3000D or GENE 3000H or GENE 3000E) and (GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H or GENE 3200E) and (GENE 4000/6000 or GENE 4200/6200) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 4960R. 3-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 9-12 hours lab per week. | | 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 | | 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: | GENE 4970R. 3-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 9-12 hours lab per week. | | 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: | GENE 4980R. 3-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 9-12 hours lab per week. | | 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, and 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: | GENE 4990R. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis | 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 a thesis 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 is the culmination of the GENE 4960R-4980R sequence; this course can be taken after completing GENE 4980R or in the same semester as GENE 4980R. Students will write a thesis that describes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into an unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis is written in close collaboration with the faculty mentor and must be approved by that faculty member, a Reader, and the department. The student will apply an understanding of the discipline to identify or shape the research question, and apply the skills and techniques learned to complete the research project. The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant literature and materials, and 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. The student will receive feedback from both a Ph.D.-level Reader and the faculty mentor on the written thesis, and feedback from the faculty mentor on the overall execution of the thesis project. A minimum of 45 hours of work 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: | GENE 7000. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 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: | GENE 7100. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Comprehensive Examination | Course
Description: | A comprehensive written examination for the non-thesis M.S. based
on material covered in an area of concentration in genetics. | | Athena Title: | Comprehensive Examination | | Nontraditional Format: | This course represents directed study and completion of a written
examination and will not have regular class meetings, but may
involve regular meetings with members of the faculty advisory
committee. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 7300. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 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: | GENE 7360. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Teaching Internship in Genetics | Course
Description: | Classroom teaching experience in undergraduate courses for graduate students under the direct supervision of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | Teaching Internship Genetics | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 7800. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 24 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Internship in Genetics | Course
Description: | Coordinated and planned work experience with cooperating public
or private sector organizations. | | Athena Title: | Internship in Genetics | | Nontraditional Format: | Graduate-level supervised internship in Genetics with an
approved public or private sector organization. Internships may
be full or part-time, with the expectation that the intern will
spend at least 2 hours per week on the internship for every
credit hour received. The Graduate Coordinator will review and
approve all internships and will assign an instructor of record
to oversee the internship. During the internship, the intern
will report weekly to the instructor of record on progress on
the internship. At the midpoint, the intern's mentor and the
student will report to the instructor of record on progress to
date to allow corrective action if problems emerge. At the end
of the internship, the student will prepare a written report to
be submitted to the instructor of record, and the mentor will
prepare a written evaluation to be submitted to the instructor
of record. On the basis of this information, the instructor of
record will assign a grade. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8000. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Research in Genetics | Course
Description: | An inquiry-based course designed to introduce first-year
graduate students to the research conducted in the field of
Genetics. | | Athena Title: | INTRO TO GENETICS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8060. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminars in Genetics | Course
Description: | The goal of this course is to expose graduate students to a breadth of research in Genetics from the scientists that oversee and perform the research themselves. Each week, an invited speaker (primarily from outside UGA) will deliver a seminar on their research and participate in a question and answer session. Students will also have opportunities to interact directly with the speakers outside of the class period. | | Athena Title: | Seminars in Genetics | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8070. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Laboratory Group Meeting | Course
Description: | A weekly meeting of a faculty laboratory group where research
progress and current literature are discussed. | | Athena Title: | LAB GROUP MEETING | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8080. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Current Literature in Genetics | Course
Description: | A weekly meeting to discuss current primary literature in modern
genetics. | | Athena Title: | JOURNAL CLUB | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8100. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Foundations of Genetic Analysis | Course
Description: | The fundamental concepts of genetics required to prepare
students for advanced graduate study. Key concepts of gene
structure, function, and evolution integrating the theory and
practice of both molecular and population genomics and genetics. | | Athena Title: | Foundations Genetic Analysis | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BCMB(GENE) 8120. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Gene Expression | Course
Description: | Regulation of gene expression at the post-transcriptional and
post-translational levels. | | Athena Title: | GENE EXPRESSION | | Prerequisite: | BCMB 8010 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FANR(BINF)(GENE) 8140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Functional Genomics | Course
Description: | Fundamentals and practical applications of functional genomics
in biological research. Lecture- and paper-based discussion on
topics including gene discovery, genome sequencing, transcript
profiling by microarray, and next-generation sequencing (RNA-
Seq), regulation of gene expression, forward and reverse
genetics, proteomics, metabolomics, correlation network
analysis, and ecological genomics. | | Athena Title: | FUNCT GENOMICS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8150L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Primer of the Mathematics of Evolutionary Genetics | Course
Description: | A primer of the mathematics and statistics required to
effectively learn evolutionary genetics. | | Athena Title: | MATH EVOL GENE | | Corequisite: | GENE 8150 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8150. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Evolutionary Genetics | Course
Description: | An introduction to evolutionary genetics combining both mathematical theory and experimental and field research and covering the basics of population genetics, evolutionary ecology, quantitative genetics, and molecular evolution. | | Athena Title: | Fundamentals Evolutionary Gene | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3000-3000D or GENE 3000H | | Corequisite: | GENE 8150L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8160. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Evolutionary Genetics | Course
Description: | An advanced course in evolutionary genetics combining both
mathematical theory and primary literature and covering advanced
topics in evolutionary genetics, such as population genetics,
phylogenetics, and molecular evolution. | | Athena Title: | ADV EVOL GENETICS | | Prerequisite: | GENE 8150 and GENE 8150L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8200. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Careers for Ph.D.s in Life Sciences | Course
Description: | Provides graduate students in Genetics and in the Life Sciences
with different traditional and non-traditional career options.
Students investigate different career possibilities in
academics, private industry, government, and non-profit
organizations, and present their findings to the class.
External guest speakers also are included. | | Athena Title: | Careers for Ph.D.s in Life Sci | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8300. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Scientific Research Writing | Course
Description: | Introduction to the principles of effective scientific research writing. Students will learn writing conventions of scientific communication and workshop student writing. Students will develop skills for achieving concise wording and clarity while communicating science. Additional topics include scientific figure design, managing the scientific literature, and rigor and reproducibility. | | Athena Title: | Scientific Research Writing | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8400. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecological Genetics | Course
Description: | Ecological genetics lies at the interface of genetics, ecology,
and evolution. Concepts in population and quantitative genetics,
including measuring selection on phenotypic traits, with a focus
on methods applicable to field studies of ecologically important
characters will be covered. | | Athena Title: | ECOLOGICAL GENETICS | | Prerequisite: | GENE 4000/6000 or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Speciation and Hybridization | Course
Description: | In his signature book, Darwin wrote that the "origin of species"
was "that mystery of mysteries." In this course, we explore
classical and recent literature on what species are and how they
arise. | | Athena Title: | Speciation and Hybridization | | Prerequisite: | GENE 6000 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Molecular Ecology | Course
Description: | Introduction to diversity statistics and how ecological
questions are addressed through patterns of genetic diversity.
Focus on how genetic data can reflect demographic processes.
The goal of this course is an integrative overview of how field
and genetic studies complement each other for describing the
distribution and abundance of organisms. | | Athena Title: | Molecular Ecology | | Prerequisite: | GENE 3000-3000D or ECOL 4500/6500 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Evolution and Development | Course
Description: | Developmental Biology studies the molecular mechanisms and
cellular processes underlying the generation of an organism from
a single-celled embryo. Evolutionary biology seeks to understand
the origins of diversity among organisms. This course examines
the intersection of these two fields to investigate how changes
in developmental mechanisms underlie morphological evolution. | | Athena Title: | Evolution and Development | | Prerequisite: | GENE 8150 or GENE 8930 or CBIO 8300 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8600. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Grant Writing | Course
Description: | Introduction to the principles of effective science writing.
Students practice these skills by developing a fellowship
proposal. Additional topics include scientific figure design,
managing the scientific literature and rigor, and
reproducibility. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Grant Writing | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8620. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Rigor and Reproducibility in Genetics Research | Course
Description: | Introduction to the principles and practices of rigor and reproducibility spanning the breadth of research in genetics. Students will learn the core pillars of rigor and reproducibility in genetics research and be exposed to the diversity of approaches for executing rigorous and reproducible research across subfields of modern genetics. | | Athena Title: | Rigor and Reproducibility Gene | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8650. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Responsible Science | Course
Description: | The course is designed for first year graduate students on how
to conduct scientific research responsibly. | | Athena Title: | RESPONSIBLE SCIENCE | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8700. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Current Topics in Evolutionary Genetics | Course
Description: | As part of its weekly seminar series, the Department of Genetics
regularly hosts visiting scholars in evolutionary genetics. In
this course, students read and evaluate current literature in
evolutionary genetics under the supervision of Genetics faculty
and then meet and discuss the manuscript with the visiting
scholar. | | Athena Title: | CURRENT EVOLUTION | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will meet with faculty members on a regular basis. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8830. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Molecular Genetics | Course
Description: | Genetic regulatory mechanisms, extrachromosomal genetics, molecular aspects of recombination mechanisms, ribosome synthesis and control, plasmic genetics, and cytogenetics. | | Athena Title: | ADV TOP MOL GN | | Prerequisite: | BCMB 8020 or GENE 8930 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8840. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Population Genetics | Course
Description: | Advanced aspects of ecological and population genetics. | | Athena Title: | ADV TOP POP GN | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8880. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Research Communication | Course
Description: | Guidance in preparing presentations on research in progress and
research proposals. | | Athena Title: | RES COMM | | Nontraditional Format: | Students present their research in various formats to students
and faculty. Evaluations will be prepared by attendees and
instructors on presentation style, slide preparation, data
organization, and ability to handle questions. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8900. 2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. 7.5 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Research Techniques in Genetics | Course
Description: | Techniques employed in genetics research taught by student participation in the research projects of Genetics faculty. | | Athena Title: | RES TECH IN GN | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will meet with faculty members on a regular basis. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE(BCMB) 8910. 2 hours. 1 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | DNA Modeling | Course
Description: | The building of space filling models to help students understand the structure/function relationships of RNA and DNA. Computer modeling approaches will also be taught. | | Athena Title: | DNA MODELING | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8920. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Nucleic Acids | Course
Description: | Structure and function of nucleic acids. The isolation, structure, chemical analysis, hybridization, enzymology, and replication of DNA and RNA, nucleic acids enzymes, protein-nucleic acid interactions and recombinant DNA technology. | | Athena Title: | NUCLEIC ACIDS | | Prerequisite: | BCMB 8020 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8930. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Molecular Genetics | Course
Description: | The molecular mechanisms of gene action in procaryotes and eucaryotes, including discussions of chromosome structure and replication, mutagenesis and DNA repair, recombination mechanisms, transposition, transcriptions, and translation controls. | | Athena Title: | ADV MOL GN | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE(BINF) 8940. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Applied Genome Analysis | Course
Description: | Conceptual and practical aspects of applying bioinformatics approaches to analyze genomic data. Topics covered will include genome sequence assembly, annotation, variant calling, regulatory genomics, and transcriptomics. Hands-on experience in these topics will be provided through practical work that exposes students to UNIX-like operating systems, cluster computing, and reproducible bioinformatics research. Emphasis will be placed on mastery and critical evaluation of the approaches used for whole-genome analyses rather than any particular software program or approach. | | Athena Title: | Applied Genome Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 8940E, BINF 8940E | | Nontraditional Format: | This course has a significant computational component. Analyses will take varying times to master and complete. It is anticipated that most laboratory work will be performed via access to remote research computer systems. | | Pre or Corequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200E or GENE 3200H or equivalent general genetics course or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE(BINF) 8940E. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Applied Genome Analysis | Course
Description: | Conceptual and practical aspects of applying bioinformatics approaches to analyze genomic data. Topics covered will include genome sequence assembly, annotation, variant calling, regulatory genomics, and transcriptomics. Hands-on experience in these topics will be provided through practical work that exposes students to UNIX-like operating systems, cluster computing, and reproducible bioinformatics research. Emphasis will be placed on mastery and critical evaluation of the approaches used for whole-genome analyses rather than any particular software program or approach. | | Athena Title: | Applied Genome Analysis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GENE 8940, BINF 8940 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200E or GENE 3200H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 8950. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Molecular Evolution | Course
Description: | The facts and theories of molecular evolution. Topics include
molecular mechanisms of sequence evolution (nucleotide, protein
and genome), transposable elements, phylogenetic analysis, rates
of change, neutral evolution, comparative genomics, and tests for
selection. | | Athena Title: | MOLECULAR EVOLUTION | | Pre or Corequisite: | GENE(BIOL) 3200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(GENE)(PATH)(BCMB)(MIBO) 8960. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Genetics of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi | Course
Description: | Classical genetics and molecular biology of budding yeast, fission yeast, and model filamentous fungi. Includes life cycle, cell cycle, cytoskeleton, mating types, morphogenesis, pathogenesis, mutant screens, and cloning strategies. | | Athena Title: | GENETICS OF FUNGI | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE(MIBO) 8980. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Prokaryotic Genetics | Course
Description: | The methods and strategies for genetic manipulation of
prokaryotes--both bacteria and archaea--with an emphasis on
primary literature. Classes will consist of discussions of both
classic and current articles that describe the development of
genetic methods for both well characterized and relatively
uncharacterized microbes and the use of genetics as a tool to
study cellular processes. | | Athena Title: | PROKARYOTIC GENE | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GENE 9000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 308 hours credit. 2-36 hours lab per week. | | 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: | GENE 9300. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 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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