Recommended Supporting Courses

BIOCHEM 550 Topics in Medical Biochemistry. II; 2 cr (B-A).
Lectures. Biochemical and molecular analysis of selected human diseases. Topics will include lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis, cell cycle regulation and oncogene function in cancer, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) structure, life cycle, and mechanism of acquired immunodeficiency disease synsrome (Aids). P: Biochem 501, 507, or cons inst.

FOOD SCI 324 Food Microbiology Laboratory. (Crosslisted with Microbio) I; 2 cr (B-I). Lab exercises dealing with food preservation, spoilage, and food poisoning. Isolation, identification and quantification of specific microbes occurring in foods, and food fermentations by bacteria and yeast. P: Bact 102 or 304; Bact/Food Sci 325 or con reg.

FOOD SCI 325 Food Microbiology. (Crosslisted with Microbio) I; 3 cr (B-I). Principles of food preservation, epidemiology of foodborne illness, agents of foodborne illness, food fermentations and biotechnology. P: Bact 101 or 303 or MM&I 301 or cons inst.

FOOD SCI 410 Food Chemistry I. II; 3 cr (B-I). Lecture. Nature and chemical behavior of food constituents including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals, water, enzymes, pigments and flavors. P: Biochem 501 or equiv & Chem 221 or Food Sci 310.

PATH 404 Pathophysiologic Principles of Human Diseases. II; 3-4 cr (B-A). Primarily for students of pharmacy and nursing to provide a basic understanding of the causes, pathophysiology, pathology and clinical manifestations of disease states. Required course for pharmacy and nursing programs. P: Physiol 335.

PHM SCI 401 Survey of Pharmacology. I; 3 cr (B-I). Pharmacological and toxicological actions and therapeutic use of important drugs. P: Physiol 335; Biochem 201 or 501 or Bmolchem 314. Not open for credit to School of Pharm stdts.

POP HLTH 575 The Biological Processes of Aging. (Crosslisted with Anatomy) II; 3 cr (B-I). Lecture. Theories and mechanisms of the aging process with special reference to biological changes within and between cultures. Studies of decreasing ability to adapt to environment with age, due to anatomical and physiological changes in the human body, organ systems, cellular and molecular levels. P: Jr st, 2 sems of chem, gen biol or zool, intro physiol or cons inst.

RUR SOC 222 Food, Culture, and Society. (Crosslisted with Soc) I or II; 3 cr (S-E). Social and cultural dimensions of the production, preparation, and consumption of food. Uses historical and cross-cultural analytical frameworks. Treats a wide variety of topics including pre-capitalist food systems, hunger, vegetarianism, sustainable agriculture, food and gender, genetic engineering. P: Open to Fr.

SOC 531 Sociology of Medicine. I or II; 3 cr (S-A). Cultural, social, and social psychological factors in disease processes, distribution of disease, social definitions of illness, and organization of the health professions and health facilities. P: Jr st and intro course in soc or cons inst.

ZOOLOGY 570 Cell Biology. I; 3 cr (B-I). Comprehensive course on modern aspects of cell biology. P: One yr college biol, one yr chem.

ZOOLOGY 630 Cellular Signal Transduction Mechanisms. (Crosslisted with Biochem, Phmcol-M) I; 3 cr (B-D). Lecture-discussion. Comprehensive coverage of human hormones, growth factors and other mediators; emphasis on hormone action and biosynthesis, cell biology of hormone-producing cells. P: Intro biochem (Biochem 501 or 507 & 508) & cell biology (Biocore 303 or Zool 570 or Path 750) or cons inst.