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  • BIOL 4550: Molecular Evolution and Bioinformatics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 3500 with minimum grade of C-, and minimum of 6 additional credits upper division biology (BIOL, BOT, MICR, ZOOL, BTEC) courses, and University Advanced Standing. Focuses on the concepts of evolution as a fundamental principle of biology with emphasis on change at the molecular level. Teaches how natural selection shapes the evolution of genes, gene systems, macromolecules, and organisms. Explores the roles of mutation, natural selection, population size and subdivision, and genetic recombination. Introduces different approaches for testing hypotheses about how molecules evolve by using phylogenetic analysis.
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    General Education Course

  • BIOL 4560: Evolutionary Medicine

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 1610 or BIOL 1610H) and ZOOL 2420 with a C- or better and University Advanced Standing. Introduces evolutionary insights into medical and public health issues. Covers practical consequences of genetic variation in disease resistance and drug metabolism, the evolution of antibiotic resistance, cancer as an evolutionary process and chemotherapy resistance. Discusses autoimmune diseases, allergies, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.
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  • BIOL 4600: Bioinformatics Capstone

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Senior status in the Bioinformatics program and University Advanced Standing. Applies concepts from the previous Bioinformatics sequence of courses to the real world. Allows students to work with faculty members and industry experts to design and complete a project that incorporates various concepts that have been presented in previous Bioinformatics courses. Requires development and/or application of bioinformatic tools and presentation of results.
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  • BIOL 4700: Proteomics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (CHEM/BIOL 3600 or BIOL 3400 or BIOL 4300) and University Advanced Standing. Explores the fundamentals of discovery-based biochemistry, especially of proteins, relating proteomics to other fields of discovery-based chemistry, biology, and biochemistry, and to the field of systems biology. Establishes the relevance of proteomics to human concerns, including the health sciences and chemical fields.
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  • BIOL 4810R: Biology Internship

    1.00 - 5.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1620 with a C- or higher and Instructor Approval. Allows biology majors to earn credit while obtaining practical and research experience as an intern in a government, nonprofit, private agency, or with an approved employer. Must be supervised by agency representative and faculty advisor. Department chairperson approval required and written contracts must be completed and signed. May be repeated with a maximum of 5 credits counting toward graduation. May be graded credit/no credit.
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  • BIOL 4890R: Student Research

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1620, CHEM 1210, instructor permission, and University Advanced Standing. Provides guided research studies in biology under the direction of a Biology Department faculty mentor. Includes any combination of literature reviews, original research, and/or participation in ongoing departmental projects. Involves students in the methodology of original biology research. Requires preparation and presentation of oral and/or written reports. May culminate in results that will form the basis of the senior thesis in the major, if thesis option is chosen. May be repeated for 9 credits toward graduation.
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  • BIOL 4900: Museum-Based Taxonomy and Biodiversity Research

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1620 and (BOT 2050 or BOT 2100 or BOT 2400) with a C- or higher, and University Advanced Standing. Focuses on botany and utilizes the UVU natural history museum herbarium and other online natural history resources. Employs museum-based pedagogical tools and will evaluate, define and practice taxonomic applications in biodiversity research, including how floras, faunas and mycotas have been used by scientists. Uses floristics to assess outputs (dissemination) and impacts as well as assess technology on field data collection, uses, potential, and how might collections be used in the future.
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  • BIOL 4900R: Special Topics in Biology

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 1610 or BIOL 1610H) and University Advanced Standing. Explores and examines special topics relating to the field of biology. Emphasizes areas of rapid growth in biology or current importance to society. May be repeated for a total of 9 credits toward graduation.
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  • BIOL 4910R: Special Topics in Organismal Biology

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1620 and University Advanced Standing. Explores and examines special topics relating to the field of organismal biology. Emphasizes areas of rapid growth in biology or current importance to society. May be repeated for a total of 9 credits toward graduation.
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  • BIOL 4920R: Professional Development

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Focuses on professional skills required for students to move forward in their chosen career. Emphasizes writing an effective cover letter, resume and personal statement and communicating effectively in an interview setting. Addresses social media branding for professional settings. Requires students to complete the biology major field test and other department assessments. May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credits toward graduation. May be Graded Credit/No Credit.
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