ZOOL 4470. Wildlife Ecology and Management (4) Prindples of wildlife ecology and the techniques of wildlife population analysis and manipulation. Three ledure hours and one 3-hour lab a week. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110, 1120, and 3450, or approval of instructor. Writing intensive course. ZOOL 4480. Aquatic Ecology (4) Study of the physical, chemical, and biological interactions of freshwater and marine ecosystems. Three lecture hours and one 3-hour lab a week. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110, 1120, and ZOOL 3450, or approval of instrudor. Writing intensive course. ZOOL 4490. Tropical Marine Ecology (4) Study of the physical, chemical and biological interadions of tropical marine ecosystems, induding open oceans, mangrove forests, seagrass beds, and coral reefs. Intensive, three-week, full-time field course taught in the tropics. Independent projects required. Must be able to snorkd or SCUBA dive. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110,1120, and 3450, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4500. Parasitology (4) Survey of representative external and internal parasites of humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Emphasis is on their ecology and epidemiology. Three ledure hours and one 3-hour lab a week. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4570. Secondary School Science Teaching Methods (3) Acquaintance and practice with various teaching and assessment methods. Development of sdence curricula induding lesson and unit plans. It is recommended that this course be completed immediately bdore student teaching. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. ZOOL 4600. Protozoology (4) Structure, function and evolutionary relationships of unicellular organisms. Three lecture hours and one 3-hour lab a week. Prerequisite: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4640. Entomology (4) Classification and biology of insects as well as their economic importance. Three lecture hours and one 3-hour lab a week. Prerequisite: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4650. Ichthyology (4) Classification, ecology and biology of fishes and emphasis on local freshwater forms. Field trips required. Three ledure hours and one 3-hour lab a week. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4660. Herpetology (4) Structure, function and evolutionary relationships of amphibians and reptiles. Three lecture hours and one 3-hour lab a week. Prerequisite: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4670. Ornithology (4) The biology of birds including form, function, behavior and ecology. Lab emphasizes identification of Utah species. Three lecture hours and one 3-hour lab or a field trip each week. Prerequisite: ZOOL 1110 and ZOOL 1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4680. Mammalogy (4) An introduction to the mammals with special reference to species found in Utah. Three ledure hours and one 3-hour lab a week. Prerequisite: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4800. Problems in Zoology (1-4)* Direded individual research in zoology guided by faculty member. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, and approval of instructor.* 371 ZOOL 4830. Readings in Zoology (1-4)* Direded individual readings in the general area of zoology. Spedfic topic selected in consultation with faculty member. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, and approval of instrudor. ZOOL 4890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-4)* Academic credit for employment in career area related to zoology guided by specific written contract design by student, employer, and Zoology Department Chair. Open to all students; requires approval by Department Chair. *No more than 4 combined hours of ZOOL 4800, ZOOL 4830, or ZOOL 4890 may count toward the major. ZOOL 4900. Topics in Zoology (1-4) Variable topics related to zoology as announced in the dass schedule; may include medical entomology, biostatistics, primatology, etc., and may be taught with a laboratory section. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-4) Consult dass schedule for offerings under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Prerequisites vary and are determined by instructor. ZOOL 4950. Field Zoology (1-3) Study conduded on an extended, supervised fidd trip. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4970. Thesis (2) An extended, individual research project planned and completed under faculty supervision. Normally, two semesters of research (ZOOL 4800) will precede registration for this course. Culmination is an oral and written report of results obtained, with the final draft of the latter being due two weeks prior to the beginning of final exam week. Prerequisites: thesis committee approved research proposal, advanced class standing, and ZOOL 1110 and 1120. ZOOL 4980. Research Design (2) A basic course in the design and analysis of sdentine experiments. Two lecture hours a week. Prerequisites: minimum of two upper division Zoology courses. ZOOL 4990. Seminar (1) Presentations and discussion concerning a specific topic in zoology. One hour a week. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, or approval of instrudor. One semester required. Presentations and discussion concerning a spedfic topic in zoology. One hour a week. Prerequisites: ZOOL 1110 and 1120, or approval of instructor. One semester required. May be repeated to fulfill one additional credit of Zoology elective hours if taken beyond the one credit hour required for the major ZOOL 5030. Zoology for Teachers Science content course for teachers in the MEd Science Emphasis Program. To register, sdect another Zoology course and devdop a contract detailing additional work required for graduating credit. Course may be repeated. Contrad must be approved by instrudor, Department Chair, and Diredor of the Master of Education Program. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS/BIS ESL LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CMT CEET/EE CS MFET/ETM MET DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities MPC/MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/MTAX ACTG BS AD/FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA/MSN MSRS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM MLS NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2011 - 2012 Catalog