Subject: Biology
Credit units: 6
Offered: Term 1 and 2
Weekly hours: 6 Practicum/Lab hours
College: Arts and Science
Department: Biology
Description
Integrating knowledge and lab skills gained during your undergraduate degree, students will undertake a research project under the supervision of a faculty member. This project can be lab, field, or theoretically based, providing students the opportunity to work through a research question from literature review, to data collection, to final thesis and presentation. Before beginning, students must obtain a supervisor and submit an outline of the project for approval by the Head of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 301; and BIOL 380 or 15 additional credit units of BIOL courses at the 200-level or above, of which at least 6 credit units must be at the 300-level or above; and permission of the department.
Note: Students may complete both BIOL 480.3 and 481.6 for credit provided that research conducted for each course is substantially different.
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