School of Natural Sciences

School of Natural Sciences
W.C. Morris 306
660-543-4933
 

Biology

NOTE: Careers in professional specialties in biology generally require preparation through at least the masters degree. The biology programs at UCM provide preparation for students who plan professional work in the following biological specialties:

• Biomedical Sciences
• Conservation Enforcement
• Entomology
• Environmental Biology
• Fisheries and Estuarine Ecology
• Forest Biology
• Marine Biological Sciences
• Oceanography
• Plant Science
• Systematic Botany
• Wildlife Conservation

Chemistry Statement of Policy

All junior and senior chemistry majors are required to attend oral presentations by students who are enrolled in CHEM 4900  and CHEM 4910 .

Prior to student teaching, all Bachelor of Science in Education Chemistry majors are required to serve as a lab assistant or lab preparation assistant for one semester in partial fulfillment of CHEM 4900 .

NOTE: Students must attend the first scheduled lab period to avoid being dropped from the lab to accommodate students on the wait list. ACS Approval

The Chemistry programs are American Chemical Society (ACS) approved baccalaureate programs. The American Chemical Society is located at 1155 Sixteenth St, N.W., Washington, DC 20036; phone 800-227-5558; webpage acs.org.

Options in Agriculture Teacher Education and Biology are offered:Secondary Education, BSE (41-695) - Agriculture Teacher Education Option (E328) (129-130 hours) , Secondary Education, BSE (41-695) - Biology Option (E487) (123-133 hours)  

Majors/Programs

• Agricultural Science, BS (43-890) (120 hours)
• Biology, BS (43-380) (120 hours)
• Chemistry, BS (43-393) (120 hours)
• Medical Laboratory Science, BS (43-694) (122-126 hours)
• Radiologic Technology, BS (43-609) (127 hours)

• Agriculture Minor (110) (25 hours)
• Biology Minor (476) (22 hours)
• Chemistry Minor (478) (21 hours)
• Forensic Science Minor (491) (22-25 hours)

• Plant Identification Certificate (10-642)

Courses

• AGRI 1000 - Exploratory Problems in Agriculture (1-3)
• AGRI 1100 - Strategies for Success in the UCM Agriculture Program (1)
• AGRI 1200 - Agriculture Mechanics (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 1300 - Introduction to Plant Science (1: 1 lecture, 0 lab)
• AGRI 1310 - Agronomy I: Row Crops (2: 2 lecture, 0 lab)
• AGRI 1420 - Introduction to Animal Science (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 1600 - Introduction to Horticulture Science GE (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 2110 - Agricultural Records (3)
• AGRI 2120 - Agricultural Cooperatives (1)
• AGRI 2130 - Global Agriculture GE (3)
• AGRI 2315 - Agronomy II: Forages (2)
• AGRI 2330 - Introduction to Soil Science (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 2331 - Soils (3)
• AGRI 2425 - Introduction to Animal Production (3: 3 lecture, 0 lab)
• AGRI 3110 - Agri-Business Management (3)
• AGRI 3120 - Distribution and Marketing Agriculture Products (3)
• AGRI 3140 - Agricultural Analysis and Statistics (3)
• AGRI 3200 - Farm Power and Machinery (3)
• AGRI 3210 - Soil and Water Management (3)
• AGRI 3320 - Field Crop Management (3)
• AGRI 3410 - Animal Breeding (3)
• AGRI 3415 - Meat Science (2: 1 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 3420 - Animal Nutrition (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 3610 - Agriculture Pest Management (3)
• AGRI 3620 - Residential Landscape Design (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 3640 - Horticultural Propagation Materials (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 3810 - Internship in Agriculture (1-3)
• AGRI 4000 - Special Projects in Agriculture (1-6)
• AGRI 4101 - Agricultural Capstone Experience (3)
• AGRI 4110 - Agricultural Futures Trading (3)
• AGRI 4120 - International Agriculture (3)
• AGRI 4140 - Agricultural Policy (3)
• AGRI 4150 - Natural Resource Economics (3)
• AGRI 4200 - Advanced Agriculture Mechanics (3)
• AGRI 4300 - Soil Fertility and Fertilizers (3)
• AGRI 4310 - Plant Breeding and Genetics (3)
• AGRI 4320 - Plant Diseases (3)
• AGRI 4330 - Soils Management (3)
• AGRI 4340 - Agricultural Sprays and Chemicals (3: 3 lecture, 0 lab)
• AGRI 4410 - General Veterinary Science (3)
• AGRI 4415 - Reproduction of Farm Animals (3)
• AGRI 4430 - Animal Science: Beef (3)
• AGRI 4435 - Animal Science: Pork (3)
• AGRI 4440 - Advanced Beef Cattle and Swine Production (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 4600 - Horticultural Plants I: Woody (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 4605 - Horticultural Plants II: Herbaceous (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 4610 - Turfgrass Science (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• AGRI 4800 - Topics in Agriculture (1-3)
• AGRI 4900 - Planning and Conducting Programs in Agricultural Education (2)
• AGRI 4910 - Supervised Agriculture Experience Programs in Agricultural Education (2)
• AGRI 4920 - Lab Management in Agricultural Education (2)
• AGRI 4930 - Methods of Teaching Agricultural Education (2)
• AGRI 4940 - Secondary Field Experience II (1)

• BIOL 1000 - The Discipline of Biology (1)
• BIOL 1003 - Introduction to the Sciences: Ecology GE (3)
• BIOL 1004 - Introduction to the Sciences: Ecology GE (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 1005 - Introduction to Environmental Science GE (3)
• BIOL 1006 - Environmental Science/Ecology Lab GE (1:1 lab)
• BIOL 1007 - Plants and Society GE (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 1110 - Principles of Biology (3)
• BIOL 1111 - Plant Biology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 1112 - Animal Biology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 1510 - Investigative Biology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 2010 - Human Biology GE (3)
• BIOL 2012 - Exploratory Projects in Biology (1-4)
• BIOL 2020 - General Ecology (3)
• BIOL 2510 - Basic Genetics GE (3)
• BIOL 2512 - Cell Biology (3)
• BIOL 3000 - Cooperative Clinical (0)
• BIOL 3211 - Comparative Anatomy (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
• BIOL 3213 - Embryology of Vertebrates (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 3215 - Medical Terminology (2 or 3)
• BIOL 3401 - Human Anatomy (3: 1 lecture, 2 lab)
• BIOL 3402 - Human Physiology (5: 4 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 3410 - Forensic Science (3)
• BIOL 3413 - Immunology (3)
• BIOL 3414 - Histology (3: 2 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 3431 - Animal Physiology (4: 2 lecture, 2 lab)
• BIOL 3500 - Cooperative Clinical II (0)
• BIOL 3511 - Genetics (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 3610 - Basic Microbiology (3)
• BIOL 3611 - Microbiology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 3709 - Dendrology (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 3711 - Plant Identification (4: 3 lecture, 1 lab)
• BIOL 3712 - Field Techniques in Biology (4: 1 lecture, 3 lab)
• BIOL 3721 - Wildlife Management (3)
• BIOL 4001 - Ecology Senior Seminar (1)
• BIOL 4002 - Life Science Senior Seminar (1)
• BIOL 4003 - Radiologic Technology Senior Seminar (1)
• BIOL 4011 - Special Problems in Biology (1-4)
• BIOL 4012 - Special Projects in Biology (0-8)
• BIOL 4013 - Introduction to Experimental Design and Analysis (3)
• BIOL 4014 - Internship in Biology (1-9)
• BIOL 4015 - Clinical Immunohematology (4)
• BIOL 4016 - Clinical Urinalysis (2)
• BIOL 4017 - Clinical Microbiology (7)
• BIOL 4018 - Clinical Immunology (5)
• BIOL 4019 - Clinical Biochemistry (7)
• BIOL 4020 - Clinical Hematology (4)
• BIOL 4021 - Clinical Special Topics (1)
• BIOL 4022 - Clinical Education / Practice IV (4-6)