Botany & Microbiology Courses for Summer 2005

Course summaries:

BOT 1114 GENERAL BOTANY (Lecture and Laboratory) Previous course in chemistry (high school or college) recommended. Fulfills Arts and Sciences' biological science requirement, General Education core area II (natural science) lab course requirement. Basic processes and structures in plants; their relation to factors in the environment; reproduction; heredity, heritable and nonheritable variations in plants and their causes and consequences are studied. Scientific procedures are acquired through application and discussion. Class meets: (Section 1) MTWR 9:20 to 11:20 am, Instructor: TBD; (Section 2) MTWR 12:50-2:50 pm. Instructor: TBD. Room: GLCH 157. Service charge: $25

MBIO 2815 Introduction to Microbiology. Prerequisite: one course in college chemistry. Introduction to microorganisms as biological entities. Survey of the roles of microorganisms in the ecosystem. Application of microorganisms to industrial and environmental problems. Discussion of microorganisms as causes of human disease and response of hosts to microbial invasion. This course does not count for major credit in Microbiology or Botany. Lecture 129 GLCH MTWRF 8:10-9:10 am Instructor: to be named. Laboratory MTWR 9:20 am-12:40 pm. Instructor: to be named. Lab Room: GLCH 337. Service charge: $70

MBIO 3812 FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY (Laboratory) Prerequisite: MBIO 3813. Fundamental microbiological methods: aseptic technique, culture methods, microscopy, metabolic and physiological tests, bacterial isolation and identification, environmental microbiology. MTWR 9:20 am-12:40 pm. Instructor: to be named. Room: GLCH 339. Service charge: $70>

OU's Summer Calendar 2005