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 701: Graduate Readings in Biology
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor, limited to BA/MS students and graduate students in the scholarly paper MS program. - Library research on well-defined subjects determined in consultation with faculty member. Two such half courses may be used to partially satisfy the eight-full- course requirement for the MS degree in Biology.
• CAS BI 702: Graduate Readings in Biology
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor, limited to BA/MS students and graduate students in the scholarly paper MS program. - Library research on well-defined subjects determined in consultation with faculty member. Two such half courses may be used to partially satisfy the eight-full- course requirement for the MS degree in Biology.
• CAS BI 708: Systems Developmental Biology
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: graduate student standing (or consent of instructor). - Processes in developmental biology are discussed using a quantitative systems biology approach. Through interactive lectures and discussions of the literature, the class will explore the challenges and solutions to developmental processes that differ in time scale, complexity, and error tolerance.
• CAS BI 714: Professional Development for Biology PhDs
  This course is targeted at post-advancement Biology/MCBB PhD students. It aims to help students develop or update Individual Development Plans and gain the skills and information to successfully complete their PhD and explore diverse career paths.
• CAS BI 719: Colloquium in Biogeoscience
  Graduate Prerequisites: MA or PhD standing. - Introduction to the field of Biogeoscience through weekly research presentations and discussions with GRS faculty and distinguished guests. Students also meet weekly with lead faculty member to discuss primary literature related to each presentation. Also offered as GRS ES 719 and GRS GE 719.
• CAS BI 720: Practicum in Biogeoscience
  Graduate Prerequisites: MA or PhD standing. - Analysis and synthesis of the primary literature via in-depth case studies in biogeoscience. Students meet weekly with faculty to read papers from the primary literature, synthesize results, and prepare a peer-review quality paper on the case study. Also offered as GRS ES 720 and GRS GE 720.
• CAS BI 735: Advanced Cell Biology
  Current understanding of essential topics and important problems in modern cell biology, with emphasis on recent experimental findings, research strategies and approaches, and new techniques for investigating how cells work. Three hours lecture, one hour discussion.
• CAS BI 741: Neural Systems: Functional Circuit Analysis
  Graduate Prerequisites: (GRSBI755 OR GMSAN810 OR GMSNE700) or consent of instructor. - An in-depth survey of powerful new approaches for understanding nervous system function, linking neural activity to behavior. Topics include anatomical connectivity, behavioral methods, and both recording and manipulating the activity of neural populations. Also offered as GRS NE 741.
• CAS BI 753: Advanced Molecular Biology
  Graduate Prerequisites: (CASBI552) or consent of instructor. - In-depth analysis of current topics in molecular biology regarding the flow of information in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. Focus on primary literature. Includes genomic flexibility, signal transduction to the nucleus, chromatin structure, gene expression, cell cycle checkpoints, health-related topics.
• 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
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Open to graduate students only and priority is given to students enrol led in the BU Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmenta l 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 765: Applied Research Methods in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Open to graduate students only and priority is given to students enrolled in the BU Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health. Completion of GRS BI/EE 764 highly recommended. - Students acquire skills in urban Biogeoscience, Environmental Health, and Statistics to tackle urban environmental challenges. Learning outcomes are achieved through learning about research methods related to urban air, soil, water quality, environmental stressors, nutrient cycles, and climate. Students read and deconstruct primary literature, have in-class discussions, and complete hands-on training.
• 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 795: Urban Biogeoscience and Environmental Health: From Research to Policy
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: Open to graduate students only and priority is given to students enrol led in the BU Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience and Environmenta l Health. Students are required to meet with the instructor - Students learn how cities utilize scientific findings to address urban environmental challenges and develop communication skills to effectively translate scientific results to decision-makers and the public. Students complete a semester-long internship to gain experience applying scientific knowledge to decision making.
• 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
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