2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Biological Sciences
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375 DODGE HALL
(248) 370-3550
Fax: (248) 370-4225
Department Website
Chairperson: Douglas L. Wendell
Professors emeriti: Francis M. Butterworth, John D. Cowlishaw, George J. Gamboa, Sheldon R. Gordon, Esther M. Goudsmit, R. Douglas Hunter, Charles B. Lindemann, Virinder K. Moudgil, John R. Reddan, Nalin J. Unakar
Professors: G. Rasul Chaudhry, Shailesh K. Lal, Scott Tiegs
Associate professors: Amy Banes-Berceli, Fabia U. Battistuzzi, Keith A. Berven, Chhabi Govind, Feona M. Hansen, Anne L. Hitt, Lan Jiang, Zijuan Liu, Gerard Madlambayan, Thomas R. Raffel, Sara Blumer-Schuette, Mi Hye Song, Satish K. Walia, Douglas L. Wendell, Randal Westrick
Assistant professors: Elizabeth Delorme-Axford, Sara Blumer-Schuette, Mary Jamieson, Taras K. Oleksyk, Sang Hoon Rhee, Luis G. Villa-Diaz
Adjunct professor: Ronny Otero
Special instructors: Subha Bhaskaran, Mary E. Craig, Sarah Hosch, Jonathan W. Yates
Special lecturers: Brandy Broadbent, Dalia Elsouhag, Thomas G. Fishwild, Holly Greiner-Hallman, Janell Hallauer, Christopher Kauhn, Audrey Majeske, Gary Miller, Megan Niedzwiecki, Michael O’Regan, Ann Sturtevant, Sandra Troxell-Smith, Sil Sukanya
Lecturers: Indu Jagannathan, Gerard R. Jozwiak, Tobi Limke, James Montante, Andrea Moyer, Ahmad Nisar, Richard Sabina, Bridget Varughese
Chief adviser: Sarah Hosch
The Department of Biological Sciences offers several undergraduate programs of study leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and the Bachelor of Science degrees in biology, biomedical sciences, biochemistry, and bioengineering. These undergraduate programs prepare students for graduate study in the life sciences in areas ranging from cell and molecular biology to ecology and environmental sciences; professional careers in medicine, dentistry, optometry or veterinary medicine; laboratory work and research in industries concerned with biological materials; nursing or other allied health areas; or teaching science in high school. For information on graduate study within the department, see the Oakland University Graduate Catalog.
The department’s academic programs benefit from a diversified selection of courses and research opportunities in biochemistry, bioinformatics, botany, cell and molecular biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, genetics, microbiology, morphology, physiology, immunology and zoology. Students select courses that suit their goals and interests. Students may apply to participate in the research laboratories of individual faculty members for which they may receive course credit (BIO 4995) . Many such students appear as co-authors on scientific publications as a result of the work in which they participated. Such opportunities are of particular value to students preparing for graduate study or research positions. High school students intending to major in biological sciences should refer to the Admissions section of the catalog for specific preparation requirements. All biology prerequisite courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C or higher.
Programs
Concentration in pre-medical studies: medicine, dentistry, optometry and veterinary medicine
Pre-Medical Studies: Medicine, Dentistry, Optometry and Veterinary Medicine Concentration
Requirements for Departmental Honors in Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Departmental honors may be granted to students who have been nominated by a faculty member on the basis of high academic achievement and excellence in either independent research or teaching assistance.
The specific requirements are:
- 3.20 grade point average (GPA) minimum overall and 3.50 GPA minimum in BIO courses,
- excellence in one of the following two service roles:
- assisting in teaching a laboratory course(s) either for pay or credit
- performing independent laboratory study or serving as a laboratory research assistant.
Schedule of classes
Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.
Courses
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