WSU Courses – Prerequisite Options
| Department | Course Number | Title | Credits | Prereqs | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL | 321 | Principles of Animal Development | 4 | BIOLOGY 106; BIOLOGY 107. Recommended preparation: BIOLOGY 301 or MBIOS 301. | Experimental analyses of development and descriptive and comparative examination of embryology; emphasis on the chordates. |
| BIOL | 324 | Comparative Vertebate Anatomy | 4 | BIOLOGY 106. | Evolution of vertebrates and their organ systems; correlation of structural modification with function. |
| BIOL | 350 | Comparative Physiology | 4 | BIOLOGY 107; CHEM 345. | Analysis of systems and integrative physiology with an emphasis on evolutionary adaptation among mammalian and non-mammalian vertebrates. |
| BIOL | 352 | Cells | 3 | BIOLOGY 107; CHEM 345. | Diversity and processes at the cellular level; structure and function. |
| BIOL | 418 | Parasitology | 4 | BIOLOGY 102 or BIOLOGY 106; junior standing. | Types of associations, life cycles, control, prevention, and modifications of parasites; examination of parasitic protozoa and helminths. |
| BIOL | 475 | Systems Biology of Reproduction | 3 | Current literature based course on systems biology with a molecular/epigenetic to physiological level understanding of cell, development, disease, and evolutionary biology. | |
| MBIOS | 305 | General Microbiology | 3 | BIOLOGY 107 with a C or better; CHEM 102 or 345 with a C or better. Recommended preparation: MBIOS 303. | Structure, function, nutrition, physiology, and genetics of microbes and their application to immunology, pathology, microbial diversity, and environmental microbiology. |
| MBIOS | 401 | Cell Biology | 3 | MBIOS 301; MBIOS 303 or concurrent enrollment. Recommended preparation for graduate students: Introductory genetics and biochemistry coursework. Offered at 400 and 500 level. | Cellular structure and function; membrane biochemistry and transport; cell-cell communication; regulation of cell cycle and apoptosis; cell signaling; cancer biology. |
| MBIOS | 404 | Molecular Biology | 3 | MBIOS 301; MBIOS 303; MBIOS 305 or concurrent enrollment. | Introduction of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genome organization and gene expression, modern molecular techniques, experimental approaches, genome and gene function and analyses. |
| MBIOS | 405 | Cell Biology of Disease | 3 | MBIOS 301; MBIOS 303. | Discussion of human diseases characterized by cell biological defects, using popular press and research articles as a source of information. |
| MBIOS | 413 | General Biochemistry | 3 | MBIOS 303; junior standing. | Structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids and biological membranes; principles of enzymology; biochemical methodology. |
| MBIOS | 414 | General Biochemistry | 3 | MBIOS 413. | Metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, bioenergetics; photosynthesis; control of metabolic processes. |
| MBIOS | 426 | Microbial Genetics | 3 | MBIOS 301; MBIOS 303. | Genetics of bacteria, bacteriophages and plasmids; regulation of gene expression; genetic manipulation of microorganisms. |
| MBIOS | 440 | Immunology | 3 | MBIOS 305. | Principles of basic immunology. |
| MBIOS | 442 | General Virology | 3 | MBIOS 301; MBIOS 303 or concurrent enrollment. Recommended preparation: Introductory genetics and biochemistry coursework; concurrent enrollment with MBIOS 548 highly recommended. | The biology of bacterial, animal, and plant viruses. |
| MBIOS | 446 | Epidemiology | 3 | Junior Standing | Study of diseases in human populations; concepts of etiology, disease rates, susceptibility and risk factors, screening for disease, and prevention. |
| MBIOS | 450 | Microbial Physiology | 3 | MBIOS 303; MBIOS 304; MBIOS 305 Recommended preparation: Introductory genetics, biochemistry or microbiology coursework. | Basic microbial physiology and its relevance to the processes of applied microbiology. |
| AnSci | 451 | Endocrine Physiology | 3 | BIOLOGY 106; BIOLOGY 107; one of the following: ANIM SCI 440, BIOLOGY 352, MBIOS 303, or MBIOS 401. | Anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of endocrine systems and hormone action; emphasis on comparative, veterinary, and biomedical models. |
| CHEM | 345 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 | CHEM 102 with a C or better, or CHEM 106 with a C or better. | Survey of organic chemistry providing an overview of the chemistry of the functional groups. |
| CHEM | 348 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 | CHEM 345 with a C or better. | Advanced concepts in organic chemistry including mechanisms and multistep-synthesis; problem analysis and critical thinking development in organic chemistry. |
| NEUROSCI | 301 | Foundations of Neuroscience I | 3 | BIOLOGY 107. Recommended preparation: CHEM 105, NEUROSCI 105. | Structure and function of the nervous system from single neurons to behavior. |
| NEUROSCI | 302 | Foundations of Neuroscience II | 3 | NEUROSCI 301 or PSYCH 372. Recommended preparation: CHEM 105, CHEM 106. | In-depth concepts, analysis, and discussion of the experimental foundations for understanding nervous system function. |
| NEUROSCI | 305 | Neurons, Genes, and Behavior | 3 | NEUROSCI 301, 302, MBIOS 301, or PSYCH 372. | In-depth exploration of the organization of the brain, and how this organization underlies behavior. |
| NEUROSCI | 325 | Foundations of Medical Physiology | 3 | BIOLOGY 106; BIOLOGY 107 | Integrated functioning of organ systems, focusing on mechanisms of disease, organ dysfunction, and disturbances to whole-animal homeostasis and health. |
| NEUROSCI | 403 | Cellular Neurobiology | 3 | NEUROSCI 302; MBIOS 301. Recommended preparation: NEUROSCI 430. | Cellular and molecular interactions occurring within the nervous system. |
| NEUROSCI | 404 | Neuroanatomy | 3 | NEUROSCI 301 | Fundamental principles of the organization and plans of circuitry of the nervous system. |
| NEUROSCI | 409 | Affective Neuroscience | 3 | NEUROSCI 302 or PSYCH 372 | Brain mechanisms of human and animal emotions. |
| NEUROSCI | 430 | Principles of Neurophysiology | 3 | NEUROSCI 301. Recommended preparation: previous or concurrent enrollment in PHYSICS 102 and 112, or PHYSICS 202 and 212, or PHYSICS 206. | Advanced exploration of the principles underlying cellular, sensory, motor and integrative functions of the nervous system. |