BIO 423/AQU 425: Aquaculture Economics and Marketing. Aquaculture economics, marketing channels and consumer preferences for fish products will be presented. (Three hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory per week). Prerequisites: MAT 120 or MAT 125 or consent of instructor. CREDIT: FOUR SEMESTER HOURS.

BIO 427/AQU 427: Fish Reproduction & Spawning Techniques. An overview of basic biology of fish reproduction and techniques of artificial spawning for common aquaculture species. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

BIO 431: Biotech I: Tissue Culture. This course will familiarize students with aspects of plant and animal tissue culture including: historical development, basic techniques, safety issues, media formulation and preparation, and culturing tissues. (Four hours of lecture/laboratory per week). CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

BIO 432: Biotech II: DNA. This course offers an introduction to the molecular tools used in DNA biotechnology including purification of nucleic acids, cutting and joining DNA, vectors, sequencing DNA, genomic and cDNA libraries, RFLPs, Southern Blots, and PCR. (Four hours of lecture/laboratory per week). CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

BIO 433: Biotech III: Proteins. This course covers aspects of protein chemistry and immunology pertinent to biotechnology including: amino acid structure and analysis, polypeptide structure; protein sequencing, immunoglobulins, diagnostic application of monoclonal antibodies, SDS-PAGE, spectrophotometric analysis of proteins, and immuno-chemical methods of diagnostics. (Four hours of lecture/laboratory per week). CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

BIO 434: Biotech IV: Advanced Biotechnology. This course allows students to utilize and extend previously learned biotechnological principles and techniques used in industrial research and development, with special emphasis on pharmaceutical and value-added products. (Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week). CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

BIO 435: Global Perspective in Biotechnology. This course critically surveys potential impacts of biotechnology from a global perspective, providing an understanding of issues and values information from different viewpoints on biotechnology. (Three hours of lecture per week). CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

BIO 436: Biotech Writing/Presentations. This course will focus on effective communication of ideas and research results in biotechnology, specifically publishing a scientific paper and making presentations at scientific meetings. Students will write a paper and present a talk on data they have been assigned at the beginning of the semester. (Three hours of lecture per week). CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

BIO 437: Environmental Science and Bioremediation. The fate and transport of pollutants in the environment and their final destination, dilution, dispersion, adsorption, persistence, degradation, their adverse effects, and the route these pollutants take in the environment will be discussed and possible solutions and remediation techniques will be presented. (Four hours of lecture/laboratory per week). CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

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