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USC Catalogue 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
 

Biological Sciences
  

  • BISC 440 Biodemography of Aging

    Units: 4
    (Enroll in GERO 440  )
  

  • BISC 444 Practical Analysis of Biological Data in R

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Instruction in the open-source statistical program environment R to analyze biological data; manipulation of large datasets and customization of statistical tests using simulations. 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  

  • BISC 447L Island Biogeography and Field Ecology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Biogeography, geology, ecology, climate, flora, and fauna of terrestrial and marine environments of Catalina and the Channel Islands including laboratory and field techniques of ecology. Taught on Catalina Island.
    Prerequisite: BISC 120Lg  or BISC 121Lg .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 450L Principles of Immunology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Immune processes, humoral and cellular; immunoglobulins; antibody formation; antigen-antibody interactions; immune dyscrasias; transplantation and tumor immunology; basic hematology and immuno-hematology.
    Prerequisite: BISC 220Lg  or BISC 221Lg .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 455L Molecular Approaches to Microbial Diversity — Catalina Semester

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Overview and practical application of genetic and immunological techniques for examining diversity and community structure of natural microbial assemblages in aquatic ecosystems.
    Prerequisite: BISC 320Lg ;
    Corequisite: BISC 431L .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 456L Conservation Genetics

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Biological principles underlying conservation including ecology, evolution, genetics and biogeography. Covers both marine and terrestrial environment, with special emphasis on island biology. Catalina semester only.
    Prerequisite: BISC 120Lg  or BISC 121Lg ; BISC 220Lg  or BISC 221Lg ;
    Recommended Preparation: BISC 320Lg ; BISC 313  or BISC 325 .
    Duplicates Credit in BISC 373L.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as ENST-456
  

  • BISC 457L Methods in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to standard methods used in oceanography and marine biology through a combination of lectures, laboratory exercises and field experiences.
    Prerequisite: BISC 103   or BISC 120   or BISC 121  
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 460 Seminar in Marine and Environmental Biology

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 4.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Topical seminar in marine and environmental biology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 461 Seminar in Molecular and Computational Biology

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Topical seminar in molecular and computational biology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as GERO-461
  

  • BISC 462 Seminar in Neurobiology

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Topical seminar in neurobiology.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to juniors, seniors, master and doctoral students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as NEUR 462
  

  • BISC 469L Marine Biology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Oceanography and marine biology, sampling techniques, evolutionary adaptations, morphology, systematics.
    Prerequisite: BISC 103Lgx  or BISC 120Lg  or BISC 121Lg 
    Recommended Preparation: BISC 473L 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 473L Biological Oceanography

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Biological, physical, chemical dynamics and analysis of the ocean; primary production of phytoplankton, secondary production by zooplankton, bacterial remineralization; physiology, ecology of fishes, marine mammals.
    Prerequisite: BISC 103  or BISC 120  or BISC 121Lg  
    Registration Restriction: Junior, Senior, or with permission from the instructor
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 474L Ecosystem Function and Earth Systems

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    General principles of ecosystem function, energy flow and materials cycling in marine systems at various scales and the importance of microbial processes in these systems. Taught on Catalina Island.
    Prerequisite: BISC 120Lg  or BISC 121Lg .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as GEOL-474
  

  • BISC 478 Computational Genome Analysis

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to algorithms and statistics for genome analysis and their applications. Analysis of DNA sequencing, sequence comparison, genetic variation, gene expression, disease association and evolution.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as QBIO 478
  

  • BISC 479L Computational Genome Analysis Laboratory

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in QBIO 479L )
  

  • BISC 480L Developmental Biology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Basic mechanisms of animal development are considered at different levels of analysis. Emphasis is on molecular, genetic and cellular processes underlying vertebrate and invertebrate development. General concepts and evolutionary mechanisms are emphasized.
    Prerequisite: BISC 220Lg  or BISC 221Lg 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 481 Structural Bioinformatics: From Atoms to Cells

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to computational and experimental methods for structural bioinformatics. Analysis of macro molecules and their complexes.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as QBIO 481
  

  • BISC 482 Systems Biology: From Cells to Oceans

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in QBIO 482 )
  

  • BISC 483 Geobiology and Astrobiology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Relationships between microbiota and the earth environment including the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere, with consideration of the potential for life on other planets.
    Prerequisite: (BISC 120Lg  or BISC 121Lg ) and (CHEM 105bL  or CHEM 108L )
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as GEOL 483
  
  

  • BISC 486 Regenerative Medicine: Principles, Paradigms and Practice

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Examination of molecular and cellular processes that generate, maintain and repair body systems.  Special emphasis on stem cell biology with clinical applications to regenerative medicine.
    Prerequisite: (BISC 220Lg  or BISC 221Lg ) or BISC 320L 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 488 Microscopy and Spectroscopy of Biological Systems

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Theory and principles of modern approaches to microscopy and spectroscopy. Hands-on experience with advanced imaging systems, focusing on problem-based learning to solve biological problems.
    Recommended Preparation: BISC 220Lg , BISC 330L , PHYS 135ag , PHYS 135bL , MATH 125g 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 490x Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Max Units: 12.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Individual research and readings.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  
  

  • BISC 494x Honors Thesis

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Prerequisite: BISC 493 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 499 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Lecture and discussion in specialized areas of the biological sciences. Students cannot register more than twice for this course.
    Recommended Preparation: BISC 220Lg  or BISC 221Lg , BISC 320Lg , BISC 325  and BISC 330L .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 502a Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Current genetic and biochemical analysis of replication, recombination, mutagenesis, and repair. Fundamentals of transcription and regulation of gene expression. Recent applications of genetic engineering and genome analysis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 502b Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Current genetic and biochemical analysis of replication, recombination, mutagenesis, and repair. Fundamentals of transcription and regulation of gene expression. Recent applications of genetic engineering and genome analysis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Discussion
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 504L Laboratory Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Rotation of graduate students through Molecular Biology research laboratories to learn the major technological skills required in the field.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 505 Genomics and Molecular Genetics

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Molecular genetics (mutagenesis, repair, recombination, and gene regulation) from quantitative and mechanistic approaches. Simple and complex genome analysis using recombinant DNA, physical, and computational techniques.
    Recommended Preparation: BISC 502b .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 511 Integrative Biology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Current topics in integrative biology including form, function and energy use throughout the lifespan in the context of genetics, natural selection and ecology.
    Duplicates Credit in the former BISC 510a.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 512 Evolutionary Biology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Survey of current topics in evolutionary biology; genetics, natural selection, ecology; emphasis on higher order complex questions of lifespan, form, function, and energy use.
    Duplicates Credit in the former BISC 510b.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 515 Evolution and Human Biology

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Topics in evolution and human biology with emphasis on life span, form, function and energy use in the context of genetics, natural selection and ecology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 519 Recent Advances in Neurobiology and Endocrinology of Aging

    Units: 2, 4
    (Enroll in GERO 519  )
  

  • BISC 520 Recent Advances in Neurobiology

    Units: 2 or 4
    Max Units: 12.0
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Lectures on selected topics in neurobiology. Registration restricted to three semesters.
    Prerequisite: graduate status in departmental program or departmental approval.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 521 Hearing and Communication Neuroscience

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    A basic grounding in broad aspects of the neuroscience of hearing and vocal communication.
    Prerequisite: BISC 421 and  NSCI 524 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as NSCI 521
  

  • BISC 522 Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, Vibrations, and Chaos

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in AME 520 )
  

  • BISC 529 Seminar in Marine Biology

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 4.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 530 Advanced Seminar in Plankton Biology

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    An overview of phytoplankton and zooplankton taxa, their morphologies and life histories using material collected from the local environment off LA and near the Phillip K. Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 531 Advanced Seminar on the Physiology of Marine Organisms

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Physiological processes dictate survival potential, growth rates, and many other biological processes that affect the distribution of species in the oceans. Emphasis on the diverse environmental factors that influence physiological adaptations of marine organisms. Examples from a wide variety of marine organisms, from bacterial to animals, will be studied.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 532 Advanced Seminar in Molecular and Microbial Ecology

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Microorganisms dominate biological processes in the ocean. These species pose significant problems for estimating species diversity, abundance and activity. Examination of modern molecular biological approaches for analyzing aquatic microbial communities and their ecological roles.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 533 Advanced Seminar in Remote Sensing and Modeling

    Units: 2
    Modern oceanographic methods for making remote measurements of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems using satellite imagery and other means. Integrating these data into models that describe ecosystem structure and enable interpretation of ecosystem function.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 534 Advanced Seminar in Population Genetics of Marine Organisms

    Units: 2
    An overview of the theory underlying population and quantitative genetics, with applications to marine systems. Basic evolutionary mechanisms (mutation, migration, drift, selection, nonrandom mating) and modern evidence for their roles in structuring genetic variation within and among marine populations.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 535 Seminar in Physiology

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 536 Advanced Seminar in Marine Biogeochemistry

    Units: 2
    Examination of the interplay between ocean biology and the cycling of carbon, nitrogen and other elements on a local, regional and global scale.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 537 Seminar in Cellular and Molecular Biology

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 538 Metals and Biology in Oceanic Regimes

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Relationships between metals in reducing regimes and microbes that utilize them for metalloenzymes. Focus on biological availability of micronutrient and processes like chemoautotrophy or biomineralization.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 542 Seminar in Molecular Biology

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 6.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 544 Advanced Reading in Molecular Biology

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced training for molecular biology graduate students in reading primary journal articles. Emphasis on critical analyses of primary scientific literature.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master and doctoral students in Computational Molecular Biology, Molecular Biology, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 545 Modeling and Numerical Techniques for Marine Scientists

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Statistical analyses of data sets, development of modeling frameworks, numerical models of varying complexity, and techniques for analyzing model results.
    Recommended Preparation: Suggested reading MATLAB Primer (Timothy Davis)
    Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as GEOL 545, OS 545
  

  • BISC 549 Seminar in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 6.0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Current topics in integrative and evolutionary biology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 572 Medical Physiology I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in INTD 572 )
  

  • BISC 574 Systems Physiology and Disease II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    (Enroll in INTD 573 )
  

  • BISC 576 Practical Statistics and Bioinformatics

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Practical experience in statistics and bioinformatics methods, software packages applicable to molecular biology, genomics analysis, and structural bioinformatics and their underlying principles.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 577a Computational Molecular Biology Laboratory

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Practical experience in computational molecular biology applications. Mathematical and statistical software packages relevant to genomic analysis. Retrieval and analysis of genomic data from databases.
    Recommended Preparation: higher level programming language.
    Duplicates Credit in former MATH 577ab.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as MATH-577A
  

  • BISC 577b Computational Molecular Biology Laboratory

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Practical experience in computational molecular biology applications. Mathematical and statistical software packages relevant to genomic analysis. Retrieval and analysis of genomic data from databases.
    Recommended Preparation: higher level programming language.
    Duplicates Credit in former MATH 577ab.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as MATH-577B
  

  • BISC 581L Current Problems in Marine Sciences

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 16.0
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    In-depth studies on selected problems of current interest in the marine sciences.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 582 Advanced Biological Oceanography

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Aspects of physics and chemistry of the oceans. Qualitative and quantitative considerations of the ecology of pelagic and benthic communities.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

    Crosslisted as OS-582
  

  • BISC 583 Evolution and Adaptation of Marine Organisms

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Fundamentals of evolutionary patterns and processes in the marine environment, with emphasis on rates of adaptation to a changing ocean.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 584 Faculty Lecture Series

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Multi- instructor course designed to introduce students to the breadth and depth of faculty interests within the Marine Environmental Biology section of Biological Sciences and the Natural History Museum.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 585 Scientific Writing and Reviewing

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Hands-on experience writing and reviewing scientific literature. The review process and participation in writing and reviewing their own proposals.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 586 Biological Oceanographic Instrumentation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Survey of analytical principles, theory and application behind commonly used methodologies in biological oceanography.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 587 Communicating Ocean Science

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Multi-instructor, interdisciplinary course focused on student awareness and improvement of cognitive processes used in research development, and communication of ocean literacy in the public sector.
    Recommended Preparation: Graduate level understanding of oceanographic principles.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 588 Introduction to Bioinformatics

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Hands-on introduction to basic bioinformatics skills, software and analysis pipelines for biologists with minimal to no prior command line experience.
    Registration Restriction: Registration open only to MBBO and OCS graduate students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 593 Practicum in Teaching the Biological Sciences

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 596 Internship for Curricular Practical Training

    Units: 1, 2, 3
    Max Units: 03
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the student’s field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty. May not be taken until the student has completed at least one semester of enrollment in the graduate program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to graduate students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 599 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: Irregular
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BISC 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 794a Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 794b Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 794c Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 794d Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BISC 794z Doctoral Dissertation

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit


Biokinesiology
  

  • BKN 504 Neuromuscular Systems

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    (Enroll in BME 504 )
  

  • BKN 510 Sports Science Statistics - Introduction to Statistical Analysis

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Apply statistical methods for hypotheses testing sports science using commonly used methods and statistical software.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 550 Neurobehavioral Basis of Movement

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Introduction to the neurobehavioral and neurobiological basis of movement. Review of information processing, neural basis of perception/action, motor systems, and higher cognitive function and behavior.
    Recommended Preparation: biology and physiology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 551 Musculoskeletal and Biomechanical Basis of Movement

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduction to the mechanical properties of the musculoskeletal system. Review of connective tissue and muscle mechanics, arthrology, anatomical design and statics. Laboratory dissections illustrate biomechanical concepts.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 552 Physiological Basis of Voluntary Movement

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Consideration of the neuromuscular and musculoskeletal physiology of voluntary movement.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 553 Experimental Methods for the Analysis of Human Movement

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Introduces students to the techniques and hardware used to record movement, measure movement-related variables, and analyze those variables to address hypotheses.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 557L Functional Neuroanatomy with Lab Dissection

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Comprehensive survey of regional neuroanatomy covered in lecture and laboratory format with dissection. In-depth consideration is given to neuroanatomical basis of sensory and motor function. Topics include neuroanatomical basis of cellular function, somatosensation, special senses, movement and distributed motor control, and homeostasis regulation.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 559 Readings in Biokinesiology

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Independent review and synthesis of papers appearing in the current literature.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 560 Movement Analysis for Sport

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Perform systematic quantitative biomechanical analyses of common movements in sport and exercise using a variety of motion analysis techniques.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 563 Biomechanics

    Units: 2, 2 years
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Advanced study of the kinematics of human motion. Emphasis on the inverse dynamics solution to qualify forces and moments of force.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 566 Neurobiology of Locomotion

    Units: 2
    Topics include developmental biology of embryonic motility, central pattern generators, descending neural regulation, sensory modulation, and perception/action influences on the motor control of locomotion.
    Prerequisite: BISC 524, BISC 525;
    Recommended Preparation: BKN 550 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 567 Advanced Topics in Biomechanics

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Advanced examination of motion-analysis techniques, applications and data interpretation. Magnetic tracking techniques, upper-extremity kinematics, energy/work/impulse concepts, intersegmental dynamics, and EMG muscle modeling are examined.
    Prerequisite: BKN 563 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 573a Advanced Dissection Anatomy

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced analysis of systems or structures with dissection. Emphasis on correlations with function.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 573b Advanced Dissection Anatomy

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced analysis of systems or structures with dissection. Emphasis on correlations with function.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 575 Principles of Musculoskeletal Imaging

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Basic principles of musculoskeletal imaging as it relates to biomechanics research. Topics include MRI physics, variable imaging parameters and selection of pulse sequences.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 578 Classic Readings in Biokinesiology

    Units: 2
    A seminar course in which students read and discuss classic scientific papers that have shaped the development of the movement sciences over the past 150 years.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 585 Systematic Research Writing

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Development of analytical journal reading skills and proficiency in scientific writing. Lecture and tutorial format.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 587a Physiological Correlates of Therapeutic Exercise

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Responses of the physically handicapped to exercise. Emphasis on muscle, energy metabolism, body temperature, environment, endocrine considerations. Strengthening, training, endurance, and evaluation of performance.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 587b Physiological Correlates of Therapeutic Exercise

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Responses of the physically handicapped to exercise, with emphasis on cardiovascular and respiratory adaptations and pathology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 588 Physiology and Biomechanics of Resistance Exercise

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Science of resistance-exercise prescription, adaptation, and outcome assessment. Topics include periodization, neuromuscular and connective tissue adaptation, special populations, and biomechanical considerations.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • BKN 593 Behavioral Basis of Motor Control and Learning

    Units: 3
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Seminar in movement science dealing with the behavioral basis of motor control and learning from an information processing perspective.
    Recommended Preparation: statistics; psychology.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • BKN 594a Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BKN 594b Master’s Thesis

    Units: 2
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

  

  • BKN 594z Master’s Thesis

    Units: 0
    Credit on acceptance of thesis.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: In-progress to Credit/No Credit

 

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