Life Sciences Program

Life Sciences Courses and Instructors

The Life Sciences Program consists of all LIFE prefix courses.

• These courses support the life science majors and several non-life science majors across campus.
• The number of LIFE courses taken by life science and other majors is determined by the departments that offer the majors.
• The curriculum intends to provide life science majors with both breadth and depth in the basic life sciences, and non-science majors with exposure to key concepts in biology and an understanding of the connections between science and society.
• Program courses expose students to the fields of cell biology, genetics, ecology, and evolution, and familiarize students with the diversity of life on the planet.

Life Sciences Program Course Names, Numbers, and Titles

COURSES	NUMBER	INSTRUCTORS
Discovering Science	1002	Mark Lyford
Current Issues in Biology	1003	William Fetzer
General Biology	1010	Jonathan Prather Chris North Naomi Ward Jamie Crait Patrick Kelley Christopher Weiss-Lehman
Life Sciences for Elem Ed Majors	1020	Mark Lyford
Introduction to Ecological Research	1101	Jamie Crait Chris North
Animal Biology	2022	Amy Krist Michael Dillon
Biology of Plants & Fungi	2023	Dave Williams Steve Miller
Introduction to Research and Analysis	2100	Lauren Shoemaker
Research in Action	2200	Karagh Brummond
Scientific Communication (Courses 1101, 2200 and 2300 are part of a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Program centered on research in Ecology)	2300	Jamie Crait
Genetics	3050	Cynthia Weinig Nicole Bedford Donna Harris Florence Teule-Finley
General Ecology	3400	Corey Tarwater Daniel Laughlin Jamie Crait
Introduction to Field Ecology	3410	Staff - this person is being recruited and is expected to begin in Fall 2022
Evolutionary Biology	3500	Katie Wagner Riley Bernard
Cell Biology	3600	Qian-Quan Sun Mara Motriuk-Smith
Practicum in Laboratory Teaching	4975	Staff - this person is being recruited and is expected to begin in Fall 2022
Practicum in Laboratory Teaching II	4976	Staff - this person is being recruited and is expected to begin in Fall 2022