- 3-credits
- Semester I
- Level I
Preliminary Biology I and II (BL05A/BIOL0011 and BL05B/BIOL0012) or CAPE ('A' level) Biology or equivalent training
Introductory (Level I) Courses
BIOL1017 - CELL BIOLOGY
Preliminary Biology I and II (BL05A/BIOL0011 and BL05B/BIOL0012) or CAPE ('A' level) Biology or equivalent training
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- identify and characterize various types of cells and their levels of biological organization,
- mount living organisms for proper examination under the various types of light microscopes,
- explain how the cellular components are used in the transfer and utilization of energy and information in cells,
- interpret experimental data derived from hypothetical investigations into cell function,
- analyze the effectiveness of the mechanisms utilized by cells to maintain internal thermodynamic stability,
- apply their knowledge of cell biology to selected examples of response(s) that take place within cells consequent upon defined environmental or physiological changes,
- outline the processes by which cells gather raw materials from the environment, construct out of these a new cell in its own image, complete with a new copy of the hereditary information,
- describe the basic functional events involved in cell reproduction and the factors that regulate this process.
BIOL1018 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
- 3-credits
- Semester I
- Level I
Preliminary Biology I and II (BL05A/BIOL0011 and BL05B/BIOL0012) OR CAPE ('A' level) Biology OR equivalent training
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- outline the essential principles and processes of molecular biology,
- analyze the outcome of experiments that involve the use of recombinant DNA technology and other common gene analysis techniques,
- explain Mendelian inheritance, quantitative traits, linked genes, crossing-over, gene mapping, sex determination, and gene frequencies in natural populations,
- apply genetic concepts to solving problems on classic mechanisms of inheritance and those mechanisms of inheritance that extend beyond Mendel.
BIOL1262 - LIVING ORGANISMS I
- 3-credits
- Semester II
- Level I
Preliminary Biology I and II (BL05A/BIOL0011 and BL05B/BIOL0012) OR CAPE ('A' level) Biology OR equivalent training
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- describe the characteristic features of selected prokaryotes,
- compare the biology of autotrophic protists and plants,
- classify common plants that occur in the Caribbean using the Linnaean system,
- explain the functional consequences of different types of body and tissue organization in plants,
- outline the main associations between the major taxonomic groups of plants,
- describe the adaptive radiation of the major groups of plants,
- solve simple problems in plant science,
- demonstrate laboratory skills appropriate to the study and interpretation of living and preserved botanical specimens.
BIOL1263 - LIVING ORGANISMS II
- 3-credits
- Semester II
- Level I
Preliminary Biology I and II (BL05A/BIOL0011 and BL05B/BIOL0012) OR CAPE ('A' level) Biology OR equivalent training
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- classify common animals and fungi using the Linnaean system,
- explain the functional consequences of different types of body organization of animals,
- outline the main associations between the major groups of animals based on neo-Darwinian evolution,
- describe the adaptive radiation of the major groups of animals and fungi,
- solve simple problems in zoology,
- compare the roles of fungi as primary decomposers, symbionts, and pathogens,
- demonstrate laboratory skills appropriate to the study and interpretation of living and preserved specimens of animals and fungi.
Getting More Information
For more information about the courses offered by the Department, please visit the Courses page or additionally, you may download the Handbook in PDF.*
*Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
