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Science and Mathematics
2013-2014 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 395
College of Science and Mathematics
Department of Biology
Alejandro Calderón-Urrea, Chair
Science Building, Room 106
559.278.2001
FAX: 559.278.3963
www.fresnostate.edu/biology
B.S. in Biology
B.A. in Natural Sciences
Teaching Credential
Option: Biology
M.S. in Biology
M.S. in Marine Science
Minor in Biology
Preprofessional advising in
• Clinical Lab Science
• Dentistry
• Medicine
• Pharmacy
• Veterinary Medicine
Biology
The Department of Biology offers a diversi-fied
undergraduate program that matches
the breadth and excitement of modern biol-ogy
and prepares students for the hundreds
of career opportunities that use biology as a
foundation. The Bachelor of Science degree
is awarded to those students who successfully
complete the biology core and additional
requirements and electives.
The biology major we offer has three pro-grammatic
goals:
1. To provide students with a solid foun-dation
in all aspects of modern biology
and also the intellectual skills that will
serve as the basis for a lifetime of future
achievement.
2. To provide students with the specialized
educational opportunities that will allow
them to compete successfully for careers
in the biological sciences or for advanced
studies in major doctoral programs.
3. To provide preprofessional students with
the knowledge needed for advanced study
in the many fields that build upon a
biological foundation.
Our undergraduate biology major is excel-lent
preparation for graduate programs in
medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary
medicine, optometry, doctoral programs,
and many others.
The department offers a Master of Science
in biology for qualified students who wish
to explore some part of biology in greater
depth. It can be integrated with a postbac-calaureate
certificate in biotechnology.
Faculty and Facilities
Faculty expertise spans the range of biol-ogy
from the molecular to the ecological,
with a broad representation of taxonomic
specialties. Laboratories in upper-division
majors’ courses are taught by faculty, and
individualized student/faculty research
participation through independent study
is strongly encouraged.
Faculty members have garnered indepen-dent
research funding from various agen-cies
including the National Institutes of
Health, National Science Foundation, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Environmental
Protection Agency, and National Sea Grant.
Faculty and students also participate in col-laborative
studies on, for example, medical
and clinical topics with local physicians and
hospitals; agricultural topics with University
of California Kearney Agricultural Research
and Extension Center and the U.S.D.A.-
Agricultural Research Service San Joaquin
Valley Agricultural Sciences Center in
Fresno/Parlier; ecological and environmen-tal
topics with California Department of
Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service and
Endangered Species Recovery Project; and
science educational topics with regional
school districts and state and national cre-dentialing
agencies.
The department is housed in a well-equipped,
modern science building. Among
the specialized equipment and technologies
available for students are DNA sequenc-ers;
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
thermocyclers; apparati for conducting
molecular and immunological analysis of
nucleic acids and proteins; genetic recom-bination,
including use of electroporation
and gene guns; a bioinformatics comput-ing
laboratory; a proteomics work station;
cell and tissue culture facilities; fermenters
and bioreactors; fluorescence, confocal
and 4-D microscopes; ultracentrifugation;
radioactive materials methodologies; and
metabolic studies on all types of life forms.
Excellent greenhouse and animal care facili-ties,
as well as media/reagent production
complexes, support the instructional and
research programs.
Fresno’s proximity to both the Sierra Nevada
and the Pacific coast provides a natural
laboratory with numerous field trip op-portunities
that are rarely equaled at other
institutions. High Sierra, Mediterranean,
desert, foothill, coastal, and forest environ-ments
are all within a three-hour drive of
the campus. The department maintains a
wealth of field equipment to observe and col-lect
wild organisms. A self-contained pond
ecosystem offers a unique, on-campus study
resource. The department also maintains
extensive collections of museum specimens
of insects, vertebrates and a herbarium. The
department is a member of a consortium
that manages and operates the Moss Land-ing
Marine Laboratory (MLML). Students
can study and conduct research at MLML,
located on the Monterey Bay.
Object Description
| Title | 2013-14 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2013-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Full Text Search | Biology Science and Mathematics 2013-2014 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 395 College of Science and Mathematics Department of Biology Alejandro Calderón-Urrea, Chair Science Building, Room 106 559.278.2001 FAX: 559.278.3963 www.fresnostate.edu/biology B.S. in Biology B.A. in Natural Sciences Teaching Credential Option: Biology M.S. in Biology M.S. in Marine Science Minor in Biology Preprofessional advising in • Clinical Lab Science • Dentistry • Medicine • Pharmacy • Veterinary Medicine Biology The Department of Biology offers a diversi-fied undergraduate program that matches the breadth and excitement of modern biol-ogy and prepares students for the hundreds of career opportunities that use biology as a foundation. The Bachelor of Science degree is awarded to those students who successfully complete the biology core and additional requirements and electives. The biology major we offer has three pro-grammatic goals: 1. To provide students with a solid foun-dation in all aspects of modern biology and also the intellectual skills that will serve as the basis for a lifetime of future achievement. 2. To provide students with the specialized educational opportunities that will allow them to compete successfully for careers in the biological sciences or for advanced studies in major doctoral programs. 3. To provide preprofessional students with the knowledge needed for advanced study in the many fields that build upon a biological foundation. Our undergraduate biology major is excel-lent preparation for graduate programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, optometry, doctoral programs, and many others. The department offers a Master of Science in biology for qualified students who wish to explore some part of biology in greater depth. It can be integrated with a postbac-calaureate certificate in biotechnology. Faculty and Facilities Faculty expertise spans the range of biol-ogy from the molecular to the ecological, with a broad representation of taxonomic specialties. Laboratories in upper-division majors’ courses are taught by faculty, and individualized student/faculty research participation through independent study is strongly encouraged. Faculty members have garnered indepen-dent research funding from various agen-cies including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, and National Sea Grant. Faculty and students also participate in col-laborative studies on, for example, medical and clinical topics with local physicians and hospitals; agricultural topics with University of California Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center and the U.S.D.A.- Agricultural Research Service San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center in Fresno/Parlier; ecological and environmen-tal topics with California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service and Endangered Species Recovery Project; and science educational topics with regional school districts and state and national cre-dentialing agencies. The department is housed in a well-equipped, modern science building. Among the specialized equipment and technologies available for students are DNA sequenc-ers; Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) thermocyclers; apparati for conducting molecular and immunological analysis of nucleic acids and proteins; genetic recom-bination, including use of electroporation and gene guns; a bioinformatics comput-ing laboratory; a proteomics work station; cell and tissue culture facilities; fermenters and bioreactors; fluorescence, confocal and 4-D microscopes; ultracentrifugation; radioactive materials methodologies; and metabolic studies on all types of life forms. Excellent greenhouse and animal care facili-ties, as well as media/reagent production complexes, support the instructional and research programs. Fresno’s proximity to both the Sierra Nevada and the Pacific coast provides a natural laboratory with numerous field trip op-portunities that are rarely equaled at other institutions. High Sierra, Mediterranean, desert, foothill, coastal, and forest environ-ments are all within a three-hour drive of the campus. The department maintains a wealth of field equipment to observe and col-lect wild organisms. A self-contained pond ecosystem offers a unique, on-campus study resource. The department also maintains extensive collections of museum specimens of insects, vertebrates and a herbarium. The department is a member of a consortium that manages and operates the Moss Land-ing Marine Laboratory (MLML). Students can study and conduct research at MLML, located on the Monterey Bay. |
