Undergraduate Course Listing
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Lower Division Courses
4. Environmental Chemistry. Two hours of lecture per week; additional two-hour
discussion for students enrolling for 3 units. Formerly Conservation and
Resource Studies 40. Physical and chemical properties of the environment;
how they relate to pollution and environmental degradation. Students with
weak backgrounds in chemistry should enroll for 3 units; students who have
completed Chemistry 1A or equivalent must enroll for 2 units. (SP) Huisman
6. Environmental Biology. (3) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion
per week. Prerequisites: One course in introductory college biology is recommended.
Intended for nonscience majors. Formerly Conservation and Resource Studies
60. Basic biological and ecological principles discussed in relation to
environmental disruptions. Human interactions with the environment; their
meaning for animals and plants. Discussion of basic ecological processes
as a basis for understanding environmental problems and formulating strategies
for their solution. (F) Dahlsten
6L. Environmental Biology Laboratory. (3) One hour of lecture and two hours
of laboratory per week plus six field trips, two of which are overnight.
Prerequisites: Must be taken concurrently with 6. Formerly Conservation
and Resource Studies 60L. Laboratory and field course in ecology to acquaint
students with the flora and fauna of several diverse ecosystems in California
and the human influence involved in the disruption of these ecosystems.
Students will develop techniques for taking effective field notes, will
learn methods for sampling plants and animals in aquatic and terrestrial
systems, and will learn statistical methods of analyzing data from field
experiments and prepare reports on each of the studies. (F) Dahlsten
24. Bug Bytes. (1) Freshman Seminar. Formerly Natural Resources 24. This
course is designed to pique the curiosity of students relatively new to
the university and get them interested in various aspects of insects and
the environment we share. A smorgasbord of topics will be covered by faculty
in ESPM, each an expert in the topics selected. Lectures are intended to
be at the Scientific American level, with ample time allowed for discussion.
Students will be asked to keep a journal during the course in which they
will record their observations of insects, including sketches, etc. (SP)
Volkman
36. Introduction to Microbiology of Natural Resources. (4) Two hours of
lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: A course in
cell biology (e.g. Biology 1A or 1B, Molecular and Cell Biology 11 or 32).
Formerly Plant Pathology 23. A survey of the groups of microorganisms: bacteria,
fungi, protozoans, algae, and viruses. The emphasis of the course is on
the role of both procaryotic and eucaryotic microbes in the environment,
particularly in agriculture. Laboratories are designed to acquaint students
with contemporary techniques in microbiology. (SP) Epstein
40. Insects and Human Society. (2) Two hours of lecture per week. Formerly
Entomological Sciences 11. An introduction to the diversity and natural
history of insects in natural and human environments. The course examines
the wonder of insects, their interactions with the living world, and their
contributions to and impacts on human society. (F) Purcell
42. Natural History of Insects. (2) Two hours of lecture per week. Formerly
Entomological Sciences 10. An outline of the main facts and principles of
biology as illustrated by insects, with special emphasis on their relations
to plants and animals, including humans. (SP) Staff
44. Biological Control. (2) Two hours of lecture per week. Formerly Entomological
Sciences 30. Regulation of populations of organisms, especially insects,
through interactions with parasites, predators, pathogens, competitors.
Discussion of examples from agricultural, forest, urban, and recreational
environments. (F,SP) Gutierrez, Mills
Upper Division Courses
103. Theoretical and Applied Conservation Biology. (6) Summer field course
for thirty days in Costa Rica. Minimum of ten hours work daily. Prerequisites:
junior or senior standing. Must have one substantial course in biology and
one in ecology. For undergraduates only; for letter grade only. Theoretical
and practical concepts of conservation biology will be examined within the
context of a neotropical forest environment in Costa Rica. Concepts will
be exemplified through a variety of hands-on activities, including a survey
of selected life zones (and habitats) of Costa Rica, field problems, field
demonstrations, supervised field research and interactions with local conservation
experts from both the biological and social sciences. Where applicable,
monitoring and research methods used to meet management objectives will
be examined and assessed. On theoretical and practical bases, the course
will explore how new biological information has been incorporated (transferred)
into management decisions in Costa Rica; the interplay between biology and
politics will be emphasized. (Summer) Frankie
104. Modeling and Management of Biological Resources.* (4) Three hours of
lecture per week and ad-hoc microcomputer laboratory meetings. Prerequisites:
Two semesters of calculus and consent of instructor. Models of population
growth, chaos, life tables, and Leslie matrix theory. Harvesting and exploitation
theory. Methods for analyzing population interactions, predation, competition.
Fisheries, forest stands, and insect pest management. Genetic aspects of
population management. Mathematical theory based on simple difference and
ordinary differential equations. Use of simulation packages on microcomputers
(previous experience with computers not required). Also listed as PENR 115.
(SP) Getz
105A. Conservation Biology. (3) Three hours of lecture per week Prerequisites:
Basic biology or ecology course or consent of instructor. Formerly Conservation
and Resource Studies 104. Theoretical and practical concepts of conservation
biology in developed and developing countries will be compared and contrasted.
Conservation biology will be examined within a context that integrates biology
and land management protection, development, and socioeconomic and political
constraints. Role of biologists in policy, and decision-making in land management/development
priorities will be reviewed. Case histories will be analyzed for specific
conservation contributions and for theoretical or model value. (F,SP) Frankie
112. Microbial Ecology. (3) Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory
per week. Prerequisites: Biology 1A or equivalent; Biology 1B is recommended.
Formerly Plant Pathology 150. Introduction to the ecology of microorganisms.
Topics include interrelationships of microorganisms and their environment;
the role of bacteria, actinomycetes, algae, protozoa, and fungi in cycling
of the elements, in macroecology and in global ecology; physical, chemical,
and biological properties of terrestrial, aquatic, and organismal habitats;
population dynamics. Enrollment Is limited. (SP) Huisman
113. Insect Ecology. (2) Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Biology
1B or consent of instructor. Formerly Entomological Sciences 105. Ecology
of insects, interactions with the physical environment, structure and functioning
of insect populations and communities, behavioral ecology of predator-prey
interactions, plant-insect interactions, social insects, pollination biology,
applied insect ecology. (SP) Welter
115B. Biology of Aquatic Insects.* (3) Two hours of lecture and three hours
of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Introductory course in a biological
science. Formerly Entomological Sciences 108. Identification and ecology
of aquatic insects, including their role as indicators of environmental
quality. Offered odd-numbered years. (F) Resh
118. Agricultural Ecology. (3) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites:
Consent of instructor. Formerly Conservation and Resource Studies 102. Examines
in a holistic framework fundamental biological, technical, socio-economic,
and political processes that govern agroecosystem productivity and stability.
Management techniques and farming systems' designs that sustain long term
production are emphasized. One Saturday field trip and one optional field
trip. (SP) Altieri
119. Chemical Ecology. (2) Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites:
Introductory courses in organic chemistry and biology or consent of instructor.
Formerly Entomological Sciences 170. Plant toxins and their effects on animals,
hormonal interactions between plants and animals, feeding preferences, animal
pheromones, and defense substances, biochemical interactions between higher
plants, and phytoalexins and phytotoxins. (F) Kubo
133. Forest Insects and Diseases. (4) Three hours of lecture and three hours
of laboratory per week. Formerly Forestry 106. Introduction to biology and
ecology of economically important forest insects and pathogens with emphasis
on pests that influence the forest ecosystem. Integration of entomological
and pathological principles and examination of human intervention in pest
epidemics. Enrollment may be limited. (SP) Bruns, Dahlsten, Williams
134. Fire, Insects, and Diseases in Wildland Ecosystems. (3) Two hours of
lecture per week and four one- to two-day field trips. Prerequisites: One
course in biology. Formerly Conservation and Resource Studies 106. Study
of the influence of fire, insects, and diseases on species diversity, succession,
and the survival of North American forests including the evolution of these
interactions due to modern human policies of preservation and management
and exploitation. (F) Bruns, Wood
135. Biological Control of Pests.* (3) Two hours of lecture and three hours
of laboratory per week. Prerequisites 140 and 142, or consent of instructor.
Formerly Entomological Sciences 130. Study of various host-parasite, prey-predator
systems, especially those of significance to agriculture, forestry, urban,
and recreational environments. Implementation of biological control methods
involving importation, augmentation, and conservation of natural enemies.
Offered odd-numbered years. (F) Mills
138. Introduction to Comparative Virology. (3) Three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisites: Introductory Chemistry (1A or 3A­p;3B or equivalent)
and introductory Biology (1A­p;1B or equivalent) and general biochemistry
(Molecular Cell Biology 100 or equivalent-preferably completed but may be
taken concurrently). Viruses will be considered as infectious agents of
bacteria, plants, and animals (vertebrates and invertebrates). Several families
of viruses will be compared with respect to biochemical, structural, and
morphological properties, and strategies of infection and replication. Also
listed as Plant Biology 114, Molecular and Cell Biology 114, and Interdepartmental
Studies 115. (SP) Volkman, Jackson
140. General Entomology. (4) Two hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory
per week. Prerequisites: Introductory course in a biological science. Formerly
Entomological Sciences 100. Biology of insects, including classification
of orders and common families, morphology, physiology, behavior, and ecology.
(SP) Purcell
142. Principles of Systematic Zoology.* (2) One hour of lecture and three
hours of discussion/laboratory per week. Prerequisites: 140 or consent of
instructor Formerly Entomological Sciences 104. Principles and methods of
animal taxonomy and phylogeny: history, concepts of species and other taxa,
methods of classification, bibliographic procedures, nomenclature and museum
practices, with emphasis on examples in insects. (F) Staff
144. Insect Physiology. (3) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion
per week. Prerequisites: General biology, zoology, or entomology. Formerly
Entomological Sciences 103. A survey of the unique physiological mechanisms
of insects, including the analysis of physiological systems at the cellular-molecular
level. The roles of the nervous and endocrine systems in coordinating physiological
processes are emphasized. (SP) Tanouye
145. Arthropod-Borne Zoonotic Diseases: Basic Principles and Methods of
Study. (3) Equivalent of three 1-hour lectures per week including one weekend
field trip. Prerequisites: ESPM 146 and 146L recommended. This course will
focus on the ecology and epidemiology of zoonotic disease agents transmitted
to humans by arthropods. Basic principles will be discussed, and techniques
for conducting field and laboratory studies will be demonstrated. Includes
methods for collecting bloodsucking arthropods and trapping selected vertebrates;
processing of specimens for study; and examination of arthropod and vertebrate
tissues for pathogens. Offered odd-numbered years. (SP) Lane
146. Medical and Veterinary Entomology.* (3) Two hours of lecture and one
hour of demonstration/discussion per week. Formerly Entomological Sciences
153. The role of insects and other arthropods in the transmission and causation
of diseases in humans and domestic animals, including the geographical areas
and types of ecosystems inhabited by various species, and the structural/behavioral
adaptations associated with parasitism. Examples of vector-borne diseases
considered include malaria, yellow fever, plague, typhus, filariasis, African
and American trypanosomiasis, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever,
relapsing fevers. Offered even-numbered years, but scheduled to be taught
spring '97. (F) Lane
146L. Lab in Medical and Veterinary Entomology.* (1) Three hours of laboratory
per week. Formerly Entomological Sciences 153L. Laboratory identification
of the major arthropod vectors of disease agents to humans and other animals,
and study of the structural adaptations associated with free-living and
parasitic stages and with blood feeding. Offered even-numbered years, but
scheduled to be taught spring '97. (F) Lane
147. Field Entomology.* (1) Course may be repeated for credit up to four
times. One week involving 60 hours of laboratory work and one hour of lecture.
Offered four times per year. Prerequisites: 10, 100, or consent of instructor.
Formerly Entomological Sciences 106. Field observation, recording, and interpretation
of insect relationships to habitats, their behavior and plant-insect interactions.
Collection and preparation of specimens with important biological data.
(SP) Staff
148. Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology*. (3) Three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisites: Introductory courses in organic chemistry and biology,
or consent of instructor. Formerly Entomological Sciences 117. Chemical
composition of pesticides and related compounds, their mode of action, resistance
mechanisms, and methods of evaluating their safety and activity. Offered
odd-numbered years. (SP) Casida
148L. Laboratory In Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology*. (1) Three hours
of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: 148 (may be taken concurrently) and
consent of instructor. Formerly Entomological Sciences 117L. Exercises and
demonstrations on chemistry, metabolism, and various biological effects
of selected pesticides and related compounds. Limited enrollment. Offered
odd-numbered years. (SP) Casida
Graduate Courses
213. Modeling of Population Processes. (2) One 2-hour lecture/discussion
per week. Prerequisites: two semesters calculus, one semester ecology, and
consent of instructor. Discussions center on the fundamentals of modeling
population processes in ecology, evolution, and behavior. Current topics
in the literature will be reviewed. Students will have an opportunity for
hands-on experience with simulation software packages. Oral and written
presentations will be required. Offered even-numbered years. (F) Getz
214. Seminar in Self-Organizing Systems. (2) One 2-hour discussions session
per week. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory
basis. Seminar topics will include questions relating to the emergence of
matter and physical structure in our universe, the evolution of life on
earth, and the emergence of consciousness and organized societies in various
species of animals. Readings will be taken from both the popular and technical
scientific literature. Offered odd-numbered years. (F) Getz
230. Advanced Plant Pathology.* (1) One hour of lecture per week. Formerly
Plant Pathology 202. Introduction to graduate study in plant pathology.
The course will introduce important principles, provide a historical perspective,
and evaluate the role of plant pathology in agricultural research. Offered
odd-numbered years. (F) Hancock
238. Special Topics and Advanced Seminars In Plant Pathology. Course may
be repeated for credit.
238D. Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens. (1) One hour of discussion per week. Must
be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. (Prerequisites: Consent
of instructor or Biology 1A­p;B or equivalent.) Formerly Plant Pathology
212 . Seminar/discussion by graduate students of current research in the
field of soil microbiology with emphasis on plant pathogenic microorganisms
and biological control. Offered odd-numbered years. (F) Hancock, Huisman
240. Principles of Systematic Entomology.* (2) Course may be repeated for
credit. Two hours of lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisites: 142. Formerly
Entomological Sciences 204. Theory and philosophy of systematic entomology,
with emphasis on phenetic and phylogenetic approaches to classification,
biogeography, and nomenclature. Offered odd-numbered years. (F) Daly, Doyen,
Powell
241. Insect Population Ecology.* (2) Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites:
113, Math 16A-16B, or consent of instructor. Formerly Entomological Sciences
205. Population dynamics, regulation, and mensuration, theory of natural
control. Emphasis on models in population ecology relevant to insect population
ecology and integrated pest management. Offered odd-numbered years. (SP)
Gutierrez
242. Principles and Problems In Agricultural Entomology.* (3) Three hours
of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 140. Formerly Entomological Sciences
210. The principles of insect control; the side effects to plants and animals
following insecticide usage; plot design and sampling techniques; legislative
controls in agricultural entomology. Offered even-numbered years. (F) Welter
243. Advanced Forest Entomology.* (2) Two hours of lecture and guided discussions
per week and two 2-day field trips. Prerequisites: 133 or 140 or consent
of instructor. Formerly Entomological Sciences 214. Concepts and practices
in forest entomology and the research from which they are derived. Offered
even-numbered years. (SP) Dahlsten, Wood
244. Biology of Parasitoids.* (3) One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory
per week. Prerequisites: 135 or consent of instructor. Formerly Entomological
Sciences 230. The ecology, behavior, and developmental biology of parasitoids
(protelean parasites). Emphasis is on laboratory and field analysis of host-parasitoid
relationships and the evolution of these specialized adaptations in a wide
range of taxonomic groups. Offered even-numbered years. (F) Staff
245. Plant-Arthropod Interactions.* (3) Three hours of lecture/discussion
per week. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Formerly Entomological Sciences
250. Behavioral ecology and physiological ecology of phytophagous Arthropoda,
particularly insects. Impact of plant chemistry on behavior and physiology
of insects, biophysics, and micrometeorology in relation to arthropods on
plants, adaptive morphology and physiology of arthropods and types of selective
pressures involved, crop plant resistance to pests, and aspects of plant
variability. Offered odd-numbered years. (SP) Staff
247. Insect Molecular Genetics.* (2) Course may be repeated for credit.
One hour of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites:
140 and introductory genetics course. Formerly Entomological Sciences 265.
Introduction to principles, terminology, and techniques of molecular genetics
in relation to insects. Topics include DNA structure, function, and regulation,
transformation of insects, and applications of the technology to the management
of arthropod pests. Offered odd-numbered years. (F)
248. Special Topics and Advanced Seminars in Entomology. Course may be repeated
for credit.
248A. Research Reviews in Comparative Virology. (1) One hour of lecture
per week. Formerly Entomological Sciences 286. Reports and discussion of
original research by staff and students. Course may be repeated for credit.
(F,SP) Volkman
248B. Seminar in Insect Physiology. (1) Two hours of seminar per week. Formerly
Entomological Sciences 287. Seminar held once a week for graduate students
to discuss the advances in insect physiology through individual presentations
prepared by students. Course may be repeated for credit. (SP) Tanouye
248C. Seminar in Parasitology.* (1) One 2-hour seminar per week. Formerly
Entomological Sciences 288. A 2-hour seminar held once a week for graduate
students to discuss the advances in medical entomology/parasitology through
individual presentations prepared by students. Course may be repeated for
credit. (SP) Lane
248D. Seminar in Urban and Agricultural Entomology. (1) Three hours of seminar
per week. Formerly Entomological Sciences 290. A 3-hour seminar held once
a week for graduate students to discuss the advances in urban and agricultural
entomology through individually prepared presentations by students. Course
may be repeated for credit. (F) Frankie, Purcell, Welter
248E. Seminar in Insect Bio-organic Chemistry. (1) Three hours of seminar
per week. Formerly Entomological Sciences 292. A 3-hour seminar held once
a week for graduate students to discuss the advances in insect bio-organic
chemistry through individually prepared papers by students. Course may be
repeated for credit. (SP) Kubo
248G. Seminar in Systematic Entomology. (1) Three hours of seminar per week.
Formerly Entomological Sciences 294. A 3-hour seminar held once a week for
graduate students to discuss the advances in systematic entomology through
individually prepared presentations by students. Course may be repeated
for credit. (F) Daly, Doyen, Powell
248H. Seminar in Insect Ecology and Biological Control.* (1) Three hours
of seminar per week. Formerly Entomological Sciences 295. A 3-hour seminar
held once a week for graduate students to discuss the advances in insect
ecology and biological control through individually prepared presentations
by students. Course may be repeated for credit. (F) Dahlsten, Gutierrez,
Mills
248I. Seminar in Forest Entomology. (1) Three hours of seminar per week.
Formerly Entomological Sciences 296. A 3-hour seminar held once a week for
graduate students to discuss the advances in forest entomology through individually
prepared presentations by students. Course may be repeated for credit. (F)
Dahlsten, Wood
248J. Special Seminar Topics. (1) Three hours of seminar per week. Formerly
Entomological Sciences 289. A 3-hour seminar held once a week for graduate
students to discuss the advances in a special topic/field through individually
prepared presentations by students. Course may be repeated for credit. (F,SP)
Staff
292. Presentation and Publication of Biological Research.* (2) One three-hour
session per week. Formerly called Entomological Sciences 274. Course will
deal with topics such as organization of research presentations (seminars,
papers at meetings), selection and preparation of slides and other visual
aids, the scientific publication process, academic and other career options,
and considerations about extramural funding. Individual research presentations
and other assignments will be required. Offered odd-numbered years. (F)
Resh
299. Individual Research. (1­p;12) Course may be repeated for credit.
Four hours of laboratory/discussion per week per unit. Must be taken on
a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Formerly Entomological Sciences 299 , Forestry 299, Plant Pathology 299,
and Soil Science 299. Individual research under the supervision of a faculty
member. (F.SP) Staff
300. Professional Training: Supervised Teaching in Environmental Science,
Policy, and Management. (1­p;6) Course may be repeated for credit. Hours
to be arranged. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites:
Consent of instructor and appointment as graduate student instructor. Formerly
Entomological Sciences 300, Forestry 300, and Soil Science 300. Teaching
methods at the University level; course content; problem set review and
development; guidance of laboratory experiments; course development and
evaluation; supervised practice teaching. (F,SP) Staff
400. Professional Training in Research. (1­p;6) Course may be repeated
for credit. Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements. Hours
to be arranged. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites:
Consent of instructor and appointment as a graduate student researcher.
Training for students in planning and performing research under the supervision
of a faculty member. This course is intended to provide credit for experience
obtained.
601. Individual Study for Master's Students. (1­p;8) Course may be repeated
for credit. Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for master's
degree. Four hours of laboratory/discussion per week per unit. Must be taken
on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Formerly Entomological Sciences 601, Forestry 601, Plant Pathology 601,
and Soil Science 601. Individual study for the comprehensive examination
in consultation with the field adviser (F,SP) Staff
602. Individual Study for Doctoral Students. (1­p;8) Course may be repeated
for credit. May not be used for residence requirements for the doctoral
degree. Four hours of laboratory/discussion per week per unit. Must be taken
on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Formerly Entomological Sciences 602, Forestry 602, Plant Pathology 602,
and Soil Science 602. Individual study in consultation with the major field
adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare
themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the PhD.
(F,SP) Staff