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BIOL 351 Environmental Physiology and Biochemistry of Animals (4)
An examination of the interaction between an animal's environment and the animal's physiology and biochemistry. Of special interest is how environmental change causes short-term adaptation and long-term evolutionary change in physiological and biochemical traits. The types of such changes that take place, and the evolutionary mechanisms responsible for them, are studied through comparison of animals found in various moderate and extreme environments. This course cannot be taken for credit if the student has already received credit for BIOL 350. Prerequisite: BIOL 233.
Integrative Track
1 Courses numbered below 130 do not count toward the major. 2 At least four of the required and elective biology courses must have a laboratory. 3 NEUR 208 , NEUR 351 , and NEUR 415 also count as upper level courses in Biology. 4 Students may only receive credit once for courses delivered as both lab and non-lab offerings. 5 The Department of Biology will allow an AP test score of 5 or a higher level IB test score of 6 or 7 to substitute for BIOL 133 . Students should be advised that mastery of the material covered in BIOL 133 is important as majors will be tested on it during their comprehensive exams. 6 Students who have completed and passed the Island Ecology summer program ( ESCI 240 ) may count it as one laboratory course in the major. For purposes of calculating GPA within the major, the grade for ESCI 240 will count as the equivalent of one biology class.
Biology
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The study of biology at Sewanee—the study of life—can mean anything from studying cells and molecules to studying ecosystems. Breadth is a hallmark and the Department of Biology helps prepare students from all areas to be better able to address present-day societal challenges. Offering a wealth of courses and experiences to prepare majors and minors through an emphasis on learning through experimentation and/or field work, students in Biology at Sewanee have unmatched opportunities for research in collaboration with faculty.