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Intermediate/Advanced Courses—Organismal Biology (b)


The following course list is subject to modification. Please consult with your advisor. Refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for course descriptions.

Intermediate/Advanced Courses that meet the Biology Breadth Requirement and require ENTRY LEVEL prerequisites:

Department Number Credits Lab hrs/wk Course Title
Anatomy/Pop Hlth 575 3
The Biological Processes of Aging
An Sci/Comp Bio 404 4 3 Vertebrate Physiology (discontinued)
An Sci/Dy Sci 434 3 2 Reproductive Physiology
An Sci/Zoology 520 3
Ornithology
An Sci/Zoology 521 3 3 Birds of Southern Wisconsin
Anthro/Zoology 439 3-4
Comparative Anatomy of Non-human Primates
Anthro/Neurosci/Psych/ Zoology 619 3
Biology of Mind
Biocore 324# 2 3 Organismal Biology Laboratory
Botany 300 4 4 Plant Anatomy
Botany 305 4 4 Principles of Plant Structure
Botany 330 3 4 Algae
Botany/Pl Path 332 4 4 Fungi
Botany 360 3
Bryophytes
Botany/F&W Ecol 402 2 4 Dendrology
Botany 500 4 3 Plant Physiology
Entom/Zoology 302 4 3 Introduction to Entomology
F&W Ecol 401 3
Physiological Animal Ecology
Genetics 545 2 4 Genetics Laboratory
Microbio 303 3
Biology of Microorganisms
Microbio 304 2 4 Biology of Microorganisms Laboratory
MM&I/Path-Bio/Zoology 350 3
Parasitology
MM&I/Path-Bio/Zoology 351 2 4 Parasitology Laboratory
Neurosci/Psych/Zoology 524 3
Neurobiology II: An introduction to the Brain and Behavior
Oncology 401 2
Introduction to Experimental Oncology
Physiol 335 5 2 Physiology
Physiol 435 5 3 Fundamentals of Human Physiology
Psych 454 3
Behavioral Neuroscience
Psych 455 1 2 Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory
Psych 484 4
Honors—Behavioral Neurosciences
Psych 485 1 2 Honors Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience
Psych 556 3
Hormones and Behavior
Zoology 400 3   Mammalogy
Zoology 400 3   Marine & Freshwater Invertebrates
Zoology 430 5 6 Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
Zoology 611 3
Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology
Zoology 612 2 4 Comparative Physiology Laboratory

# Students must have taken Biocore 302 and 304 in order to count 324 towards fulfilling Requirement 5.

Intermediate/Advanced Courses that meet the Biology Breadth Requirement and require ADVANCED LEVEL prerequisites:

Department Number Credits Lab hrs/wk Course Title
Anatomy 329 2 3 Human Anatomy - Kinesiology
Anatomy/Neurosci/Phmcol-M/ Physiol/ Psych 611 4
Systems Neuroscience
Anatomy/Neurosci/Physiol 630 3
Neuronal Mechanisms for Sensation and Memory in the Cerebral Cortex
Anthro 438 3
Functional and Evolutionary Biology of Primates
Com Dis 503 3
Neural Mechanisms of Speech, Hearing, and Language
Dy Sci 305 2 2 Lactation
Entom 331 4 6 Taxonomy of Mature Insects
Food Sci/Microbio 650 3
Advanced Microbiology of Foodborne Pathogens
Genetics/Md Genet 565 3
Human Genetics
GeoSci/Zoology 542 3
Invertebrate Paleontology
Kines 314 4 2 Physiology of Exercise
Kines 721 3
Neural Basis of Movement
Kines 861 3
Principles of Motor Control and Learning
Microbio 330 3
Host-Parasite Interactions
Microbio 526 3
Physiology of Microorganisms
Microbio 527 2 4 Physiology of Microorganisms Laboratory
MM&I 301 2
Pathogenic Bacteriology
MM&I 302 3 5 Medical Microbiology Laboratory
MM&I 410 2
Medical Mycology
MM&I 412 1 2 Medical Mycology Laboratory
MM&I 504 3
Infectious Diseases of Human Beings
Neurosci 675 3
Basic Sleep Mechanisms and Sleep Disorders
Neurosci/Zoology 675/932 2
Brain, Behavior, and Evolution
Neurosci 675 2
Neuroethology
Neurosci 675 2
Functional Brain Imaging of Cognitive Disorders
Nutr Sci 431 3
Nutrition in the Life Span
Nutr Sci 631 4
Clinical Nutrition
Nutr Sci/Phm Prac 672 2-3
Herbals, Homeopathy, and Dietary Supplements
Path 404 3-4
Pathophysiologic Principles of Human Disease
Pl Path 558 3 3 Biology of Plant Pathogens
Psych 406 3
Psychology of Perception
Psych 411 3
Sex differences in the brain
Psych 414 3
Cognitive Psychology
Psych 486 1
Psychology of Perception (honors)
Ther Sci 713 3
Neural Basis of Normal and Pathological Movement
Zoology 603 3
Endocrinology