Seminar
and Research Courses
Several aspects of the undergraduate research
experience in EEB are the result of cooperative efforts
with the 2 other biology departments (MCB & PNB). The
freshman and sophomore research seminars are listed under
BIOLOGY rather than EEB so that they are open to ALL interested
biology students, regardless of their departmental affiliation.
Also note that these courses are open to both Honors and
Non-Honors students.
Seminar Courses:
Biology 196 (01):
Topics in Modern Biology. This is a
companion course to Biology 107 (Introductory Biology I) and
is taught by the faculty in the Department of Molecular and
Cellular Biology (MCB) or the Department of Physiology and
Neurobiology (PNB). The format varies among instructors, but
generally involves the instructor and students selecting one
or more scientific discoveries and examining primary literature
relevant to this discovery in an attempt to observe how science
proceeds. Meets 1 hour, once a week, 1 credit.
Biology 196 (02):
Topics in Modern Biology. This is a
companion course to Biology 108 (Introductory Biology II)
and is taught by faculty in the Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology (EEB). Each week a different EEB faculty
member speaks to the class about his or her research. The
course includes an orientation to the library research resources.
The students are required to select approximately four speakers
and to provide written summaries of the research programs
of these individuals after having sought additional information
on their work from promary literature. The speakers are generally
selected by the instructor. Meets 1 hour, once a week, 1 credit.
Biology 295:
Introduction to Undergraduate Research.
Responsibility for this course is rotated among the three
biology departments. The main objective of this course is
to provide students with exposure to a wide diversity of researchers
to aid them in their selection of a lab in which to conduct
their undergraduate research. The format varies with instructor,
but in general, students are asked to select a partner and
each pair of students is randomly assigned a class meeting
period for which they are responsible for : selecting and
inviting a researcher to speak to the class and introducing
the researcher to the class. Following the research seminar,
the class shares refreshments with the speaker. This provides
an opportunity for the students to discover how the researcher
came to be in his or her current position, etc. This course
is required for all biology Honor students. 1 hour, once a
week, 1 credit.
Research Courses
EEB 299: Independent
Study. Undergraduate research is generally
conducted under this course number (some students do research
readings under EEB 298). The Honors students generally take
6-12 credits of Independent Study. Most students develop a
project of their own after the first semester of work, i.e.
once they have developed the necessary laboratory techniques,
skills, etc. Grading varies among faculty members. Variable
credit; usually 3-4 hours of lab work per week is considered
to represent 1 credit of Independent Study.
EEB 292W: Honors
Thesis. The Honors thesis must be read
and approved by the thesis advisor and one other faculty member
(either the student's academic advisor if different from the
thesis advisor, or a faculty member with expertise in the
subject area of the thesis). The Honors thesis format follows
that of a Masters thesis in EEB. In addition, students are
required to follow thesis guidelines and deadlines established
by the Honors office. A copy of the thesis is permanently
filed in the Honors office. Required of Honors students; 3
credits.
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