New BIO Course Offering for fall 2009
BIO 317 Medical Entomology/ Parasitology (3)
Prerequisite: BIO200/BIO201
Course synthesizes information gathered about arthropod-borne disease from a variety of research areas, such as evolutionary biology, biochemistry, epidemiology, and ecology. Relates to latest scientific advances in medical entomology, and vector ecology. Course especially suited for students planning a career in the medical, veterinary and public health/epidemiological sciences. Extra credit (1) possible. LEC & some field exercises.
