You are in the official 2004-2005 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Biology
College of Science and Mathematics
FRED SCHREIBER, Chair
VIRGIE WALMSLEY, Administrative Support Coordinator
Science Building, Room 106
(559) 278-2001
FAX: (559) 278-3963
http://www.csufresno.edu/biology
B.S. in Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Option
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental
Biology Option
Organismic and General Biology Option
Physiology and Anatomy Option
B.A. in Natural Sciences
Teaching Credential
Minor in Biology
Biotechnology Certificate
Single Subject
Teaching Credential in Science
Preprofessional Advising in
Dentistry, Forestry,
Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine
Faculty
Fred Schreiber, Chair
Paul Crosbie, Graduate Coordinator
Rick Zechman, Marine Science Coordinator
Gregor M. Cailliet, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Coordinator
David M. Andrews, Credential Adviser
Undergraduate advisers are assigned by the department chair.
Raymond H. Abhold, Steven C. Blumenshine, Alejandro Calderon-Urrea, David
L. Chesemore, John Constable, Stephen Ervin, David E. Grubbs, Ethelynda
E. Harding, Ruth A. Kern, Shirley A. Kovacs, Thomas E. Mallory, James P.
Prince, Mamta Rawat, Bert Tribbey, Brian Tsukimura,Vivian A. Vidoli, Alice
D.Wright, Lenore Yousef
Faculty expertise spans the range of biology from molecular to ecological,
with a broad representation of taxonomic specialties. Laboratories in upper-division
major courses are taught by faculty, and individualized student/faculty
research participation through independent study is encouraged.
The Department
The Department of Biology offers a diversified undergraduate program that matches the breadth and excitement of modern biology and prepares students for the hundreds of career opportunities that use biology as a foundation. The Bachelor of Science degree is awarded to those students who successfully complete the biology core and one of the following four options:
- Organismic and General Biology allows students to develop a broad program that cuts across taxonomic lines or to specialize in botany, zoology, or microbiology. This option is also appropriate for students planning to enter the field of hospital laboratory technology.
- Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology allows students to study biology on the cellular and molecular levels.
- Physiology and Anatomy seeks to understand the mechanisms that operate within the individual organism.
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology focuses on the interrelationships between living organisms and their environments.
The biology major we offer has three programmatic goals:
- To provide students with a solid foundation in all aspects of modern biology and also the intellectual skills that will serve as the basis for a lifetime of future achievement.
- To provide students with the specialized educational opportunities that will allow them to compete successfully for careers in the biological sciences or for advanced studies in major doctoral programs.
- To provide preprofessional students with the knowledge needed for advanced study in the many fields that build upon a biological foundation.
Our undergraduate biology major is excellent preparation for graduate
programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, forestry, veterinary medicine,
optometry, doctoral programs, and many others.
The department offers a Master of Science in biology for qualified students
who wish to explore some part of biology in greater depth. It can be integrated
with a postbaccalaureate certificate program in biotechnology.
Faculty and Facilities
Faculty expertise spans the range of biology from molecular to ecological, with a broad representation of taxonomic specialties. Laboratories in upper-division major courses are taught by faculty, and individualized student/faculty research participation through independent study is encouraged.
The department is housed in a well-equipped, modern science building.
Excellent greenhouse and animal care facilities provide support to the instructional
program. Fresno's proximity to both the Sierra Nevada crest and the Pacific
coast, provides an "outdoor laboratory" with numerous field trip
opportunities that are rarely equalled at other institutions. Students with
interests in marine biology can study at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
(MLML).
Biology
Courses