Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• CAS BI 753: Advanced Molecular Biology
  An in-depth study of gene regulation in higher organisms, with a focus on nuclear functions. Topics include genome architecture, epigenetics, regulation of enhancer function, transcription initiation, RNA processing events, translation and dysregulation in cancer, with emphasis on reading primary literature and class discussion.
• CAS BI 755: Cellular and Systems Neuroscience
  Advanced survey course in neurobiology. Topics covered include cell biology of the neuron, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, cell signaling, anatomical methods, development of the nervous system, and human neuroanatomy. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS BI 764: Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health Colloquium
  Graduate Prerequisites: Open to graduate students only and priority is given to students enrolled in the BU Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health. Introduction to the fields of Biogeoscience and Environmental Health. Through weekly reading, discussions, and research presentations, students acquire a basic foundation in urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health.
• CAS BI 791: Graduate Laboratory Rotations 1
  Graduate Prerequisites: Students must be first-year students in the PHD program in Biology or MCBB. Graduate students perform laboratory rotations with faculty with whom they may choose to perform their PhD dissertation research. Through critical reading, writing, laboratory meetings, faculty-student meetings and hands-on research, students are exposed to the faculty members research and laboratory environment.
• CAS BI 792: Graduate Laboratory Rotations 2
  Graduate Prerequisites: Students must be first-year students in the PHD program in Biology or MCBB and have completed GRS BI/MB 791. Graduate students perform laboratory rotations with faculty with whom they may choose to perform their PhD dissertation research. Through critical reading, writing, laboratory meetings, faculty-student meetings and hands-on research, students are exposed to the faculty members research and laboratory environment.
• CAS BI 911: Research in Behavior and Ecology
  
• CAS BI 912: Research in Behavior and Ecology
  
• CAS BI 925: Research in Cell and Molecular Biology
  
• CAS BI 926: Research in Cell and Molecular Biology
  
• CAS BI 935: Research in Marine Biology
  RES MARINE BIO
• CAS BI 936: Research in Marine Biology
  
• CAS BI 939: Research in Neurobiology
  
• CAS BI 940: Research in Neurobiology
  
• CAS BI 941: Research in Evolution
  
• CAS BI 942: Research in Evolution
  
• CAS BI 981: Certified Full-Time Study
  CERT FT STUDY
• CAS BI 983: Continuing Part-Time Study
  Continuing Study Part-Time
• CAS BI 985: Continuing Full-Time Study
  CONT STUDY CFT
• CAS CH 550: Materials Chemistry: Hard Materials
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: General Chemistry 2 (CAS CH 110 or CH 112 or equivalent) or consent of instructor. This course will focus on the structure, synthesis, properties, and applications of solid-state materials. The main topics in this class cover the bonding in solids; formation of crystals; basic crystallography; electron diffraction; defects, phase transformation; general principles about the atomic level growth and characterizations of solid materials.
• CAS CH 612: Separation Methods in Chemistry and Biochemistry
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASCH301) or consent of instructor. - Graduate Prerequisites: (CASCH301) or consent of instructor. - Methods of chemical separation in chemistry and biochemistry, including gas, high performance liquid, thin layer, ion exchange, size exclusion (gel filtration), affinity chromatography, and electrophoresis. Theory of chromatography, instrumentation, and experimental considerations. Three hours lecture.