CES 16-15 REV PROG ECOLOGY. revised 4.13.17
Purdue Northwest Curriculum Document
Program Name: Biological Sciences
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- Document No: CES 16-15 REV PROG ECOLOGY
- Proposed Effective Date: Fall 2017
- Submitting Department: Biological Sciences, College of Engineering and Sciences
- Date Reviewed by Department: March 10th, 2016
- Submission Date: March 24th, 2017
- Date Reviewed College/School Curriculum Committee: March 31st, 2017
- Contact Person: Robin Scribailo, Interim Head of Biological Sciences
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- Approval by Faculty Senate: May 5, 2017
- Date Reviewed by Senate Curriculum Committee: 4/14/17
- Name(s) of Library Staff Consulted: NA
- Will New Library Resources Used?: No
- Form 40 Needed?: No
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Task: Program/Concentration Change or New Program/Concentration Proposal
- Program Name(s):Biological Sciences
- Degree Name(s): B. S. in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Ecology & Evolution
Section I: This section is for changes in programs, minors and certificates
- List the major changes in each program of study, minor or certificate:
- Change of degree name from B. S. in Biology with a Concentration in Ecology to B. S. in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Ecology & Evolution
- Removal of chose one category under Ecology & Evolution Concentration Required Courses. Reduction in credits in this category from 10-11 to 7. Increase in credits under Ecology & Evolution electives by 3 credits.
- Addition of new courses BIOL 3XXXX Plant Form and Function, BIOL 4XXXX Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, to the degree (as separate curriculum documents).
- Addition of existing courses from Westville into the degree (highlighted in yellow).
- Bioinformatics or other computer courses (with permission of the department) may be used as an option for CIS 20400 for students who have tested out of this course or have equivalent computer background.
- Removal of Experiential learning requirement.
- Impact on Students: The changes make the degree more applicable to both campuses and give the students more choices in course offerings.
- Impact on University Resources: NA
- Impact on other Academic Units: NA
Section II: This section is for changes in courses only
- Subject:
- Justification:
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Current:
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Proposed:
BIOL 3XXXX Form and Function of Vascular Plants.
Credit 4.0 Lecture 3.0. Lab. 3.0.
An examination of external and internal characteristics of vascular plants and how these functional attributes impact their survival. Investigations of morphological traits and physiological mechanisms in the context of reproduction, photosynthesis, mechanical support, and mineral uptake and transport. Laboratory sessions include various aspects of plant form and function relationships associated with adaptations to environmental conditions.
Prerequisites: BIOL 10100 AND BIOL 10200 OR permission of instructor; BIOL 24300 AND BIOL 24400 are highly recommended
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Course Objectives / Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the major groups of vascular plants
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of how plant morphology, anatomy, and physiological mechanisms are related to environmental conditions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how plants sense and respond to different environmental conditions.
- Apply that knowledge to environmental issues that impact plant communities.
- Impact on Students:
- Impact on University Resources:
- Impact on other Academic Units:
Plan of Study Revision
Degree Name: B.S. in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Ecology & Evolution
Degree Requirements
PNW General Education Core (30 credits)
| Core Categories | Credits | Courses: Enter “Select from list” or designate course(s) from list |
| English Composition | 6 | ENGL 10400 and ENGL 10500 |
| Speech Communication | 3 | COM 11400 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | MA 16031 |
| Natural Sciences | 4 | CHM 11500 |
| Technology | 3 | CIS 20400 |
| Humanities | 3 | Select from social science core list |
| Additional credits | 4 | CHM 11600 |
| General Ed Elective | ||
| First-Year Experience (FYE) | 1 | biol 10700 or BIOL 11400 |
| Total (minimum) | 30 |
Other Required Courses (51 credits)
Chemistry (11 credits)
| CHM 25500 | 3 | Organic Chemistry I | ||
| CHM 25501 | 1 | Organic Chemistry I Lab. | ||
| CHM 25600 | 3 | Organic Chemistry II | ||
| CHM 25601 | 1 | Organic Chem. II Lab. | ||
| Choose 1 course from the list below based on your study plan 3 | ||||
| CHM 33300 | 3 | Principles of Biochemistry | ||
| CHM 32400 | 3 | Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Physics (8 credits) | ||||
| PHYS 22000 | 4 | General Physics I | Nat. Sci. | |
| PHYS 22100 | 4 | General Physics II | Nat. Sci. | |
| Mathematics, Statistics, & Computer Science (6 credits) | ||||
| MA 22400 or 16032 | 3 | Intro Analysis II or Calculus for Life Sciences II | ||
| STAT 33001 or 30100 | 3 | Biostatistics or Statistics | ||
| Humanities & Social Sciences (9 credits) 4 | ||||
| Free Elective (17 credits) | ||||
Core: Required Courses (17 credits)
| BIOL 10100 | Introductory Biology I | 4 |
| BIOL 10200 | Introductory Biology II | 4 |
| BIOL 24300 | Introductory Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 24400 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIOL 42600 or
BIOL 40700 |
Senior Capstone | 1 |
Ecology Concentration Required Courses (7 credits)
| Subject Code/ Course Number | Program Requirements (Course Title) | Lab | Credit Hours | Semester
Offered* |
Prerequisite |
| BIOL 33300 | General Ecology | X | 4 | SP | BIOL 10100 and 10200 |
| BIOL 58000 | Evolution | 3 | FA | BIOL 24400 or 33300 recommended |
Choose one of the following courses. Courses that are not chosen (any two of BIOL 30700, BIOL 31600 or BIOL 35700) can be counted as Group B Ecology Concentration Electives.
| Subject Code/ Course Number | Program Requirements (Course Title) | Lab | Credit Hours | Semester
Offered* |
Prerequisite |
| BIOL 30700 | Plant Physiology | 3 | SP | BIOL 10100 and BIOL 10200 | |
| BIOL 31600 | Basic Microbiology | X | 4 | FA, SP | BIOL 10100 and 10200, CHM 11600 |
| 1BIOL 35700 | Introductory Animal Physiology1 | X | 4 | FA | BIOL 10100 and 10200 |
1 BIOL 35700 may be replaced by BIOL 21400. BIOL 21300, prerequisite of BIOL 21400, is counted as a free elective course. BIOL 21400 cannot be counted for Ecology Concentration elective.
Ecology & Evolution Concentration Elective Courses (Minimum 1512 credits)
Choose 9 credits from course in Group A, 3 credits from Group B and an additional 3 credits from either group.
Maximum 3 credits of independent study/ research/ internship/ practicum can be used to fulfill the minimum 12 credit elective Additional credits from this group can be used as free electives.
| Subject Code/ Course Number | Group A
Program Electives (Course Title) |
Lab | Credit Hours | Pre/Co-requisite Courses |
| BIOL 40500 or
BIOL 48300 |
Conservation Biology or Environmental and Conservation Biology | no/yes | 3 | BIOL 33300 |
| BIOL 32400 | Natural History Smoky Mountains | 2 | ||
| BIOL 32500 | Natural History of Northwest Indiana | 3 | ||
| BIOL 4XXXX | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 4 | ||
| BIOL 41200 | Climate Change and the Environment | 3 | BIOL 33300 | |
| BIOL 41300 | Aquatic Ecology | 3 | BIOL 33300 | |
| BIOL 41400 | Invasive Species Ecology | 3 | ||
| BIOL 44200 | Ecology of Shallow Lakes | 4 | ||
| BIOL 46000 | Herpetology | 3 | ||
| BIOL 46100 or
BIOL 59500 |
Animal Behavior | 3 | ||
| BIOL 46200 | Evolution of Human Mating Systems | 3 | ||
| BIOL 48800 | Bio Sci Internship (Ecology Related EXL) | 1 to 3 | ||
| BIOL 48900 | Biol Sci Research (Ecology Related EXL) | 1 to 3 | ||
| BIOL 49500 | Special Assignments (Ecology Related) | 1 to 3 | ||
| BIOL 51605 | Environmental Microbiology | X | 4 | BIOL 22100 or 31600, C- or better |
| BIOL 58700 | Biogeography | 3 | BIOL 33300 | |
| BIOL 58800 | Plant Ecology | 3 | BIOL 30700 or 33300 | |
| BIOL 59100 | Field Ecology | X | 4 | BIOL 33300 recommended |
| BIOL 59500 | Special Assignments (Ecology Related) | Varies | ||
| Animal Behavior | 3 | BIOL 33300 recommended | ||
| Microbial Ecology | 3 | |||
| Environmental Microbiology | X | 4 | ||
| Ornithology | X | 4 | BIOL 33300 recommended | |
| Wetland Ecology | 3 | BIOL 33300 recommended | ||
| Independent Study Related to Ecology | 1 to 3 | BIOL 33300 | ||
| BIOL 59700 | Sex and Evolution | 3 | ||
| BTNY 55500 | Aquatic Botany | 3 |
| Subject Code/ Course Number | Group B
Program Electives (Course Title) |
Lab | Credit Hours | Pre/Co-requisite Courses |
| BIOL 30700 or
BIOL 3XXXX |
Plant Physiology or Plant Form and Function | No/Yes | 4 | BIOL 10100 and BIOL 10200 |
| BIOL 31600 | Basic Microbiology | X | 4 | BIOL 10100, BIOL 10200 and CHM 11600 |
| BIOL 35700 | Introductory Animal Physiology | X | 4 | BIOL 10100 and 10200 |
| BIOL 49200 | Mycology | X | 3 | |
| BIOL 50700 | Molecular Biology | 3 | BIOL 24300 and BIOL 24400 | |
| BIOL 50800 | Recombinant DNA Techniques | X | 3 | BIOL 24300 and BIOL 24400 |
| BIOL 51801 | Biology Ethical Frontiers | 3 | BIOL 21300 and BIOL 24400 | |
| BIOL 54401 | Epigenetics | X | 3 | BIOL 24300 and BIOL 24400 |
| BIOL 59500 | Bioinformatics | 3 |
*Availability of elective courses in a particular semester may change. Please consult your advisor or check the biology website for current availability of elective courses.
Total credits required for baccalaureate degree: __120____*
*For degree programs that require an excess of 120 credit hours, provide explanation and attach documentation, if appropriate.