Course Offerings for Spring 2022

Please see the list below for all courses offered in Spring 2022. Click here for additional course and lab details from the Schedule of Classes.

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All Courses

BIO SCI 100 Survey of Zoology
Meeting Pattern: M 11:00-12:50pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Johann Strickler

BIO SCI 101 General Survey of Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: TR 9:30-10:45am (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Marianna Orlova

BIO SCI 102 Elements of Biology
Meeting Pattern: TR 11:00-11:50am (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan

BIO SCI 103 (001) Topics in Modern Biology: Earth and the Tree of Life
Meeting Pattern: TR 3:30-4:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan

BIO SCI 104 Plants in Today’s World
Meeting Pattern: TR 2:00-2:50pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Muslin

BIO SCI 150 Foundations of Biological Sciences I
Meeting Pattern: MW 12:30-1:45pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan/Dr. Emily Latch

BIO SCI 152 Foundations of Biological Sciences II
Meeting Pattern: MWF 9:30-10:20am (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Erica Young/Dr. Sonia Bardy/Dr. Rosemary Stelzer

BIO SCI 201 Human Structure and Function
Meeting Pattern: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructor: Dr. Andrew Petto

BIO SCI 202 Anatomy and Physiology I
Meeting Pattern: MW 12:30-1:45pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Rosemary Stelzer

BIO SCI 203 Anatomy and Physiology II
Meeting Pattern: MW 2:00-3:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Ann Raddant

BIO SCI 206 Biology of Women
Meeting Pattern: Online Asynchronous
Course Instructor: Terry Bott

BIO SCI 289 Internship in Biological Sciences, Lower Division

BIO SCI 290 Independent Study and Research

BIO SCI 296 UROP Apprenticeship

BIO SCI 297 Study Abroad

BIO SCI 310 General Ecology
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Gerlinde Höbel

BIO SCI 315 Cell Biology
Meeting Pattern: TR 11:00-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Dazhong Zhao

BIO SCI 316 Laboratory in Genetics and Cell Biology
Meeting Pattern: M 2:00-2:50pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Christopher Quinn

BIO SCI 325 Genetics
Meeting Pattern: TR 11:00am-12:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Claire De La Cova

BIO SCI 358 Birds of Wisconsin
Meeting Pattern: W 9:30-10:20am (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Peter Dunn

BIO SCI 383 General Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: MWF 12:30-1:20pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Gyaneshwar Prasad

BIO SCI 440/440G Ecology and Evolution of Amphibians and Reptiles
Meeting Pattern: TR 3:30-4:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Gerlinde Höbel

BIO SCI 455/455G Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology
Meeting Pattern: TR 3:30-4:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Ava Udvadia

BIO SCI 465/465G Biostatistics
Meeting Pattern: TR 2:00-3:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Filipe Alberto

BIO SCI 489 Internship in Biological Sciences, Upper Division

BIO SCI 495 Internship in Biotechnology, Upper Division

BIO SCI 496 UROP Apprenticeship, Upper-Level

BIO SCI 497 Study Abroad

BIO SCI 500/500G Plant Physiology
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Erica Young

BIO SCI 523/523G Evolution and Ecology of Birds
Meeting Pattern: MW 3:30-4:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan

BIO SCI 529/529G Molecular Biology of Microorganisms
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Madhusudan Dey

BIO SCI 532/532G Behavioral Ecology
Meeting Pattern: TR 12:30-1:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Rafael Rodríguez Sevilla

BIO SCI 535 Bacterial Pathogenesis
Meeting Pattern: TR 2:00-3:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Sonia Bardy

BIO SCI 544/544G Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Meeting Pattern: T 12:30-1:20pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Heather Owen

BIO SCI 566 Cell Biology of Human Disease
Meeting Pattern: TR 9:30-10:45am
Course Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Gutzman

BIO SCI 567/567G Fish Health
Meeting Pattern: T 10:00am-12:40pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Osvaldo Sepulveda Villet

BIO SCI 575/575G Evolutionary Biology
Meeting Pattern: MW 9:30-10:45am
Course Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Karron

BIO SCI 580 Experimental Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: TR 9:30-10:20am
Course Instructor: Dr. Ching-Hong Yang/Dr. Sergei Kuchin

BIO SCI 611/611G Seminar on Recent Advances in Limnology and Oceanography
Meeting Pattern: W 2:00-3:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. John Berges

BIO SCI 670 (001) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: T 2:00-2:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Dazhong Zhao

BIO SCI 670 (002) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: R 12:30-1:20pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan

BIO SCI 670 (003) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: R 4:30-5:20pm
Course Instructor: Marianna Orlova

BIO SCI 671 Undergraduate Seminar in Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: F 11:00am-12:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Madhusudan Dey

BIO SCI 672 Undergraduate Seminar in Cell and Molecular Biology
Meeting Pattern: W 3:30-4:20pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Ava Udvadia

BIO SCI 695 Independent Study in Freshwater Sciences for Biological Sciences Students

BIO SCI 697 Independent Study in Cell and Molecular Biology

BIO SCI 698 Independent Study in Microbiology

BIO SCI 699 Independent Study

BIO SCI 735 Bacterial Pathogenesis
Meeting Pattern: TR 2:00-3:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Sonia Bardy

BIO SCI 766 Cell Biology of Human Disease
Meeting Pattern: TR 9:30-10:45am
Course Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Gutzman

BIO SCI 780 Experimental Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: TR 9:30-10:20am
Course Instructor: Dr. Ching-Hong Yang/Dr. Sergei Kuchin

BIO SCI 899 Advanced Independent Studies

BIO SCI 900 Biology Colloquium
Meeting Pattern: F 4:00-5:00pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Johann Strickler

BIO SCI 925 Graduate Seminar in Biological Sciences: Research Progress in Cellular & Molecular Biology
Meeting Pattern: F 2:00-3:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Sergei Kuchin

BIO SCI 933 Seminar in Neuroscience
Meeting Pattern: F 2:00-3:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Gutzman

BIO SCI 934 Research Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology
Meeting Pattern: Varies by Section
Course Instructor: Varies by Section

BIO SCI 935 Research Advances in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Meeting Pattern: Varies by Section
Course Instructor: Varies by Section

BIO SCI 936 Research Advances in Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: Varies by Section
Course Instructor: Varies by Section

BIO SCI 990 Research

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Cell and Molecular Biology Option

BIO SCI 150 Foundations of Biological Sciences I
Meeting Pattern: MW 12:30-1:45pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan/Dr. Emily Latch

BIO SCI 152 Foundations of Biological Sciences II
Meeting Pattern: MWF 9:30-10:20am (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Erica Young/Dr. Sonia Bardy/Dr. Rosemary Stelzer

BIO SCI 203 Anatomy and Physiology II
Meeting Pattern: MW 2:00-3:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Ann Raddant

BIO SCI 315 Cell Biology
Meeting Pattern: TR 11:00-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Dazhong Zhao

BIO SCI 316 Laboratory in Genetics and Cell Biology
Meeting Pattern: M 2:00-2:50pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Christopher Quinn

BIO SCI 325 Genetics
Meeting Pattern: TR 11:00am-12:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Claire De La Cova

BIO SCI 383 General Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: MWF 12:30-1:20pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Gyaneshwar Prasad

BIO SCI 455/455G Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology
Meeting Pattern: TR 3:30-4:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Ava Udvadia

BIO SCI 500/500G Plant Physiology
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Erica Young

BIO SCI 529/529G Molecular Biology of Microorganisms
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Madhusudan Dey

BIO SCI 535 Bacterial Pathogenesis
Meeting Pattern: TR 2:00-3:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Sonia Bardy

BIO SCI 544/544G Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Meeting Pattern: T 12:30-1:20pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Heather Owen

BIO SCI 566 Cell Biology of Human Disease
Meeting Pattern: TR 9:30-10:45am
Course Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Gutzman

BIO SCI 580 Experimental Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: TR 9:30-10:20am
Course Instructor: Dr. Ching-Hong Yang/Dr. Sergei Kuchin

BIO SCI 670 (001) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: T 2:00-2:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Dazhong Zhao

BIO SCI 670 (002) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: R 12:30-1:20pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan

BIO SCI 670 (003) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: R 4:30-5:20pm
Course Instructor: Marianna Orlova

BIO SCI 672 Undergraduate Seminar in Cell and Molecular Biology
Meeting Pattern: W 3:30-4:20pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Ava Udvadia

BIO SCI 697 Independent Study in Cell and Molecular Biology

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Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Option

BIO SCI 150 Foundations of Biological Sciences I
Meeting Pattern: MW 12:30-1:45pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan/Dr. Emily Latch

BIO SCI 152 Foundations of Biological Sciences II
Meeting Pattern: MWF 9:30-10:20am (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Erica Young/Dr. Sonia Bardy/Dr. Rosemary Stelzer

BIO SCI 310 General Ecology
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Gerlinde Höbel

BIO SCI 325 Genetics
Meeting Pattern: TR 11:00am-12:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Claire De La Cova

BIO SCI 358 Birds of Wisconsin
Meeting Pattern: W 9:30-10:20am (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Peter Dunn

BIO SCI 383 General Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: MWF 12:30-1:20pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Gyaneshwar Prasad

BIO SCI 440/440G Ecology and Evolution of Amphibians and Reptiles
Meeting Pattern: TR 3:30-4:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Gerlinde Höbel

BIO SCI 465/465G Biostatistics
Meeting Pattern: TR 2:00-3:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Filipe Alberto

BIO SCI 500/500G Plant Physiology
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Erica Young

BIO SCI 532/532G Behavioral Ecology
Meeting Pattern: TR 12:30-1:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Rafael Rodríguez Sevilla

BIO SCI 575/575G Evolutionary Biology
Meeting Pattern: MW 9:30-10:45am
Course Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Karron

BIO SCI 611/611G Seminar on Recent Advances in Limnology and Oceanography
Meeting Pattern: W 2:00-3:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. John Berges

BIO SCI 670 (001) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: T 2:00-2:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Dazhong Zhao

BIO SCI 670 (002) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: R 12:30-1:20pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan

BIO SCI 670 (003) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: R 4:30-5:20pm
Course Instructor: Marianna Orlova

BIO SCI 695 Independent Study in Freshwater Sciences for Biological Sciences Students

BIO SCI 699 Independent Study

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General Biology Option (previously Flex)

BIO SCI 150 Foundations of Biological Sciences I
Meeting Pattern: MW 12:30-1:45pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan/Dr. Emily Latch

BIO SCI 152 Foundations of Biological Sciences II
Meeting Pattern: MWF 9:30-10:20am (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Erica Young/Dr. Sonia Bardy/Dr. Rosemary Stelzer

BIO SCI 202 Anatomy and Physiology I
Meeting Pattern: MW 12:30-1:45pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Rosemary Stelzer

BIO SCI 203 Anatomy and Physiology II
Meeting Pattern: MW 2:00-3:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Ann Raddant

BIO SCI 310 General Ecology
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Gerlinde Höbel

BIO SCI 315 Cell Biology
Meeting Pattern: TR 11:00-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Dazhong Zhao

BIO SCI 316 Laboratory in Genetics and Cell Biology
Meeting Pattern: M 2:00-2:50pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Christopher Quinn

BIO SCI 325 Genetics
Meeting Pattern: TR 11:00am-12:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Claire De La Cova

BIO SCI 358 Birds of Wisconsin
Meeting Pattern: W 9:30-10:20am (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Peter Dunn

BIO SCI 383 General Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: MWF 12:30-1:20pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Gyaneshwar Prasad

BIO SCI 440/440G Ecology and Evolution of Amphibians and Reptiles
Meeting Pattern: TR 3:30-4:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Gerlinde Höbel

BIO SCI 455/455G Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology
Meeting Pattern: TR 3:30-4:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Ava Udvadia

BIO SCI 465/465G Biostatistics
Meeting Pattern: TR 2:00-3:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Filipe Alberto

BIO SCI 489 Internship in Biological Sciences, Upper Division

BIO SCI 500/500G Plant Physiology
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Erica Young

BIO SCI 523/523G Evolution and Ecology of Birds
Meeting Pattern: MW 3:30-4:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan

BIO SCI 529/529G Molecular Biology of Microorganisms
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Madhusudan Dey

BIO SCI 532/532G Behavioral Ecology
Meeting Pattern: TR 12:30-1:45pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Rafael Rodríguez Sevilla

BIO SCI 535 Bacterial Pathogenesis
Meeting Pattern: TR 2:00-3:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Sonia Bardy

BIO SCI 544/544G Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Meeting Pattern: T 12:30-1:20pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Heather Owen

BIO SCI 566 Cell Biology of Human Disease
Meeting Pattern: TR 9:30-10:45am
Course Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Gutzman

BIO SCI 575/575G Evolutionary Biology
Meeting Pattern: MW 9:30-10:45am
Course Instructor: Dr. Jeffrey Karron

BIO SCI 580 Experimental Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: TR 9:30-10:20am
Course Instructor: Dr. Ching-Hong Yang/Dr. Sergei Kuchin

BIO SCI 611/611G Seminar on Recent Advances in Limnology and Oceanography
Meeting Pattern: W 2:00-3:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. John Berges

BIO SCI 670 (001) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: T 2:00-2:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Dazhong Zhao

BIO SCI 670 (002) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: R 12:30-1:20pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan

BIO SCI 670 (003) Senior Seminar in Biological Sciences
Meeting Pattern: R 4:30-5:20pm
Course Instructor: Marianna Orlova

BIO SCI 671 Undergraduate Seminar in Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: F 11:00am-12:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Madhusudan Dey

BIO SCI 672 Undergraduate Seminar in Cell and Molecular Biology
Meeting Pattern: W 3:30-4:20pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Ava Udvadia

BIO SCI 695 Independent Study in Freshwater Sciences for Biological Sciences Students

BIO SCI 697 Independent Study in Cell and Molecular Biology

BIO SCI 698 Independent Study in Microbiology

BIO SCI 699 Independent Study

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Microbiology Major

BIO SCI 150 Foundations of Biological Sciences I
Meeting Pattern: MW 12:30-1:45pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Selvakumar Ramakrishnan/Dr. Emily Latch

BIO SCI 152 Foundations of Biological Sciences II
Meeting Pattern: MWF 9:30-10:20am (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Erica Young/Dr. Sonia Bardy/Dr. Rosemary Stelzer

BIO SCI 315 Cell Biology
Meeting Pattern: TR 11:00-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Dazhong Zhao

BIO SCI 316 Laboratory in Genetics and Cell Biology
Meeting Pattern: M 2:00-2:50pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Christopher Quinn

BIO SCI 325 Genetics
Meeting Pattern: TR 11:00am-12:15pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Claire De La Cova

BIO SCI 383 General Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: MWF 12:30-1:20pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Gyaneshwar Prasad

BIO SCI 465/465G Biostatistics
Meeting Pattern: TR 2:00-3:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Filipe Alberto

BIO SCI 495 Internship in Biotechnology, Upper Division

BIO SCI 529/529G Molecular Biology of Microorganisms
Meeting Pattern: MW 11:00am-12:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Madhusudan Dey

BIO SCI 535 Bacterial Pathogenesis
Meeting Pattern: TR 2:00-3:15pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Sonia Bardy

BIO SCI 544/544G Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Meeting Pattern: T 12:30-1:20pm (labs vary)
Course Instructor: Dr. Heather Owen

BIO SCI 580 Experimental Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: TR 9:30-10:20am
Course Instructor: Dr. Ching-Hong Yang/Dr. Sergei Kuchin

BIO SCI 671 Undergraduate Seminar in Microbiology
Meeting Pattern: F 11:00am-12:50pm
Course Instructor: Dr. Madhusudan Dey

BIO SCI 698 Independent Study in Microbiology

BIO SCI 699 Independent Study

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