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  • BIOL 4890R: Student Research

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1620, CHEM 1210, instructor permission, and University Advanced Standing. Provides guided research studies in biology under the direction of a Biology Department faculty mentor. Includes any combination of literature reviews, original research, and/or participation in ongoing departmental projects. Involves students in the methodology of original biology research. Requires preparation and presentation of oral and/or written reports. May culminate in results that will form the basis of the senior thesis in the major, if thesis option is chosen. May be repeated for 9 credits toward graduation.
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  • BIOL 4900: Museum-Based Taxonomy and Biodiversity Research

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1620 and (BOT 2050 or BOT 2100 or BOT 2400) with a C- or higher, and University Advanced Standing. Focuses on botany and utilizes the UVU natural history museum herbarium and other online natural history resources. Employs museum-based pedagogical tools and will evaluate, define and practice taxonomic applications in biodiversity research, including how floras, faunas and mycotas have been used by scientists. Uses floristics to assess outputs (dissemination) and impacts as well as assess technology on field data collection, uses, potential, and how might collections be used in the future.
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  • BIOL 4900R: Special Topics in Biology

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 1610 or BIOL 1610H) and University Advanced Standing. Explores and examines special topics relating to the field of biology. Emphasizes areas of rapid growth in biology or current importance to society. May be repeated for a total of 9 credits toward graduation.
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  • BIOL 4910R: Special Topics in Organismal Biology

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1620 and University Advanced Standing. Explores and examines special topics relating to the field of organismal biology. Emphasizes areas of rapid growth in biology or current importance to society. May be repeated for a total of 9 credits toward graduation.
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  • BIOL 4920R: Professional Development

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Focuses on professional skills required for students to move forward in their chosen career. Emphasizes writing an effective cover letter, resume and personal statement and communicating effectively in an interview setting. Addresses social media branding for professional settings. Requires students to complete the biology major field test and other department assessments. May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credits toward graduation. May be Graded Credit/No Credit.
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  • BIOL 4930R: Biology Journal Club

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 1610 or BIOL 161H) and University Advanced Standing. Instructs students on how to read and interpret scientific articles from various biology disciplines and subdisciplines. Requires students to orally present an article, or scientific research they conducted, to the class. May be repeated for up to 2 credit hours towards graduation.
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  • BIOL 4940: Student Seminar

    2.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 1610 or BIOL 1610H) with a C- or higher, junior or senior standing, and University Advanced Standing. Requires students to research and evaluate scientific literature, give oral presentations, prepare written summaries of primary literature, and lead discussions on assigned biology topics in specific areas of current research in biology or subdisciplines.
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  • BIOL 4970R: Biology Colloquium

    0.50 - 1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Requires students to attend lectures presented by department faculty and/or invited speakers. Features lectures that are usually a summary of the speaker's recent research results, presented at a level appropriate for junior and senior biological science majors. May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credits toward graduation.
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  • BIOL 4990R: Senior Thesis

    1.00 - 2.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010, junior standing, instructor permission, and University Advanced Standing. Teaches students to write a thesis based on library research or work performed during laboratory/field research under BIOL 4890R. Provides experience in critically analyzing published literature and, if laboratory/field research was performed, comparing research results with the scientific literature. Requires a technically accurate report on one's findings. Includes the opportunity to present the research results to students, faculty and the community at a Department of Biology seminar. May be repeated once for a total of 2 credits toward graduation.
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  • BIOL 5000: Regulatory Affairs for Life Sciences

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Certificate of Proficiency in Regulatory Affairs for Life Sciences or Instructor Approval. Introduces regulatory affairs as practiced by medical device and biopharma companies in the US. Focuses on United States Federal Drug Administration and International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use guidances and best practices.
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