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 SI1110 and SI 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 Sill 10 and SI 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 Sill 10 and SI 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 Sill 10 and SI 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 SI1110 and SI 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 Sill 10 and ZOOL SI1120, 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 Sill 10 and SI 1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4800. Problems in Zoology (1-4)* Direded individual research in zoology guided by faculty member. Prerequisites: ZOOL SI1110 and SI 1120, and approval of instructor.* 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 Sill 10 and SI1120, and approval of instrudor. ZOOL 4890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-4)* Academic credit for employment in career area rdated to zoology guided by spedfic 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. 347 ZOOL 4900. Topics in Zoology (1-4) Variable topics related to zoology as announced in the class schedule; may include medical entomology, biostatistics, primatology etc., and may be taught with a laboratory section. Prerequisites: ZOOL SI1110 and SI1120, or approval of instructor. ZOOL 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-4) Consult class schedule for offerings under this number. The spedfic title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Prerequisites vary and are determined by instructor. ZOOL 4950. Field Zoology (1-3) Study conducted on an extended, supervised field trip. Prerequisites: ZOOL SI1110 and SI1120, 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 dass standing, and ZOOL Sill 10 and SI 1120. ZOOL 4980. Research Design (2) A basic course in the design and analysis of scientific 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 SI1110 and SI 1120, or approval of instrudor. One semester required. ZOOL 5030. Zoology for Teachers Science content course for teachers in the MEd Science Emphasis Program. To register, select another Zoology course and develop a contrad detailing additional work required for graduating credit. Course may be repeated. Contrad must be approved by instrudor, Department Chair, and Director of the Master of Education Program. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED Engaged learning S Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science S Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/ETM MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business S Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Health Professions MHA MSN CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL- Social S Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog