Department of Biology and Environmental Science

Chemical and physical principles that govern the natural environment (atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere) and the impacts of human activity on Earth’s chemical systems

Fundamental theories and techniques in classical methods of chemical analysis including titration and equilibria, as well as instrumental methods of analysis such as electrochemistry, chromatography, and spectroscopic techniques

Fundamental theories and techniques in classical methods of chemical analysis including titration and equilibria, as well as instrumental methods of analysis such as electrochemistry, chromatography, and spectroscopic techniques

Introduction to the fundamentals of informatics resources and methods for biologists such as accessing, searching, retrieving, analyzing, and archiving data including sequence alignment, phylogenetic analysis, and structure prediction with application to systematics, molecular biology, and genetics.

Understanding the origin of the universe, synthesis of the elements, formation of the earth and the various critical issues affecting our worldview and our planet

Understanding the origin of the universe, synthesis of the elements, formation of the earth and the various critical issues affecting our worldview and our planet

Organic chemistry is the study of the chemistry of carbon compounds: their structure, properties, bonding, stereochemistry, reactions, and reaction mechanisms. Emphases throughout the course include IUPAC nomenclature for organic molecules, the behavior, and properties of chemicals with a variety of functional groups, and conceptual methods of synthesizing different organic compounds.

Organic chemistry is the study of the chemistry of carbon compounds: their structure, properties, bonding, stereochemistry, reactions, and reaction mechanisms. Emphases throughout the course include IUPAC nomenclature for organic molecules, the behavior, and properties of chemicals with a variety of functional groups, and conceptual methods of synthesizing different organic compounds.

Thesis proposal and preliminary conduct of students undergraduate research under the supervision of a qualified faculty member 

Basic methods of performing quantitative chemical analyses through classical (e.g., titration) and instrumental methods (e.g., spectrophotometry) of measurement.

This is a 2-unit laboratory course offered every 1st semester of each academic year.

Principles, interactions, and contemporary issues concerning living systems

Fundamental theories and techniques in classical methods of chemical analysis including titration and equilibria, as well as instrumental methods of analysis such as electrochemistry, chromatography, and spectroscopic techniques

This is a 3-unit lecture course offered in the 1st Semester of every academic year.

Introduction to thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, and chemical kinetics with emphasis on biological systems.

Concepts used to study living systems can also be used to bring home the need to act mindfully and respectfully within one’s environment, whether this be the immediate internal environment (consisting of one’s own cells and organs and internal ecosystems), immediate external environment (one’s local environment), and the global environment. This intent looks at science education as a means towards better citizenship and informed social action. 

The Life Sciences have served as inspiration for diverse fields such as Mathematics, Economics, Business and Management, Sociology, and the Arts. Knowledge of the concepts, tensions, and contradictions inherent in the central themes of the biosciences can serve to cross-pollinate students’ disciplinal training leading to new ways of thinking, doing, and creating.

The cell as the fundamental structural and functional unit of living organisms: cell morphology and morphogenesis, with emphasis placed on mechanisms of intracellular and transmembrane transport, cellular control, and intercellular and intracellular signaling.

Study on the molecular mechanisms of gene expression and the fundamental aspects of recombinant DNA technology.

Principles, interactions, and contemporary issues concerning living systems