Timeroom: Fall 2024

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Biology

BIOL 633 (01) - Data Analysis for Life Science

Data Analysis for Life Science

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 14105

Expand your statistical knowledge and resume by learning R. Use project-based learning to explore topics such as inequalities of life expectancy, heart disease and risk behaviors, biomagnification of ecotoxins, and impacts of ticks on wildlife populations while learning statistical skills and R. In this course students will learn to become proficient in R (data manipulation, graphing, hypothesis testing, importing and cleaning data) and learn to effectively communicate statistical results.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Patricia Jarema

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	10:10am - 11:00am	KING N134
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	F	10:10am - 12:00pm	KING N134

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Biology

BIOL 695 (01) - Biology Teaching Practices

Biology Teaching Practices

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

CRN: 16359

Students assist instructor in biology course labs. Responsibilities may include assisting instructors with field trips, lab set-up and clean-up, helping students during lab and field exercises, presenting material, and creating a project that enhances the curriculum. You may be expected to present material or create a project that enhances the curriculum. This course is by invitation only.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.

Equivalent(s): BSCI 695

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Biology

BIOL 700 (01) - Current and Controversial Issues in Biology

Issues in Biology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 11481

This course explores current issues in the biological sciences that are controversial and have a significant impact on individuals and society. Issues related to human population growth, evolution, cloning, synthetic biology, genetically modified organisms, free will, etc. Biology capstone. Only open to Animal Science, Zoology, Neuroscience and Behavior, Biology, Marine & Freshwater Biology, and Sust Agriculture& Food Systems majors.

Section Comments: Students must have SENIOR class standing at the start of this course.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior

Only listed majors in section: ANIMAL SCIENCES, BIOLOGY, MARESTFRSHBIO, NEUROSCI LSA, SUSTAGRBA, SUSTAGRBS, ZOOLOGY BA, ZOOLOGY BS

Instructors: Istvan Miko

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	PARS NB24

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Biology

BIOL 706 (01) - Data Science with R for the Life Sciences

Data Science for Life Sciences

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 13889

Introduces students to the basic data analysis and programming tools commonly used throughout the life sciences. Students will become proficient in R programming, data wrangling and cleaning, the principles of open and reproducible science, SQL database management, version control via Git/Github, building maps, and Bash command lines. Data sets and case studies from across the life sciences will be used throughout the course. The class culminates with an small group project.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : BIOL 806.01

Instructors: Easton White

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	DEM 240
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	W	12:10pm - 1:30pm	SLS G47

Additional Course Details:

The course is best for students with interest in conducting research at UNH. Students without any data science skills or coding background should also consider BIOL 633 (which is also offered in the Fall semester).

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Biology

BIOL 752 (01) - New England Mushrooms: a Field and Lab Exploration

New England Mushrooms

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 8
CRN: 13151
Special Fees: $125.00

This is a hands-on field, lab and lecture course in the identification, classification, life histories, and ecology of mushrooms and other macrofungi. Lectures focus on macrofungal ecology and systematics. Laboratory instruction emphasizes morphological, microscopic, and molecular identification techniques, plus the use of smart-phone field note recording and on-line resources. Several field trips are required in addition to the weekly laboratory. Previous experience with fungi is not required. Grades are based on a collection, a project, and presentations.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): ( (BIOL 411 or BIOL 411H or BIOL 413) or (BIOL 412 or BIOL 412H or BIOL 414) ) or BIOL 409

Equivalent(s): BOT 752, PBIO 752

Cross listed with : BIOL 852.01

Instructors: Christopher Neefus

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	M	9:10am - 12:00pm	SLS 181
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	W	9:10am - 12:00pm	SLS 181

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Biology

BIOL 780 (01) - Capstone Companion Course

Capstone Companion Course

Credits: 1.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Credit/Fail Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 13802

This course is the required companion course to a student's individual capstone experience. It must be taken during the same semester as the individual experience, or in the fall immediately following a summer experience. This course will help connect a student's individual capstone experience to their broader academic program, and will be a forum for sharing individual experiences with peers. Thesis students should enroll in BIOL 780 during the second semester of the thesis. Should also be taken with a pre-approved individual capstone experience.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Janet Anderson

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	W	10:10am - 11:00am	SLS 120

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Biology

BIOL 780 (02) - Capstone Companion Course

Capstone Companion Course

Credits: 1.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Credit/Fail Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 13803

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Elizabeth Harvey

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	T	9:10am - 10:00am	SLS 165

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Biology

BIOL 780 (03) - Capstone Companion Course

Capstone Companion Course

Credits: 1.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Credit/Fail Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 16749

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Elizabeth Harvey

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	W	10:10am - 11:00am	SLS 165

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Biology

BIOL 795 (01) - Independent Investigations in Biology

Ind. Investigations Biology

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

CRN: 10452

Independent study in a topic related ot Biology, arranged by the student with a faculty sponsor. Enrollment by permission only.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to 5 times.

Equivalent(s): BIOL 795W

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Biology

BIOL 795W (01) - Independent Investigations

Independent Investigations

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

CRN: 10679

Topics may include teaching or research practicum in a biological science, supervised by a faculty member.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.

Equivalent(s): BIOL 795

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA