Undergraduate Course Catalog 2006-2007
College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
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Zoology (ZOOL)
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Chairperson: James F. Haney
Professor: John F. Burger, Donald S. Chandler, James F. Haney, Larry G. Harris, W. Huntting Howell, Thomas D. Kocher, Michelle P. Scott, James T. Taylor, Charles W. Walker, Winsor H. Watson III
Research Professor: Michael Lesser
Associate Professor: Jessica A. Bolker, Marianne Klauser Litvaitis
Research Associate Professor: Karen L. Carleton, Raymond E. Grizzle, Molly E. Lutcavage
Affiliate Associate Professor: Richard Langan, Leslie J. Newman
Assistant Professor: David L. Berlinsky, James E. Byers
Research Assistant Professor: Eyualem B. Abebe
Affiliate Assistant Professor: David T. Bernstein, Michele Dionne, Dwight D. Trueblood, Barry J. Wicklow
Extension Associate Professor: Joyce R. Newman, Jeffrey A. Schloss
The Department of Zoology has a primary responsibility for
undergraduate and graduate instruction in fundamental aspects of animal
biology, including the principles of form, function, development, and
diversity produced by animal evolution. The teaching program provides a
broad coverage of basic biological processes in invertebrate and
vertebrate animals at the cellular, organismic, population, and
community levels. Students receive background for a variety of
professional positions in the public and private sector, and for
graduate programs in the biological sciences including health-related
fields. The department offers the bachelor of arts, bachelor of
science, master of science, and doctor of philosophy degrees. Zoology
faculty contribute significantly to the biology core curriculum, marine
biology minor, animal behavior minor, genetics program, University
honors program, ocean projects, and undergraduate research opportunity
programs, and courses at the Shoals Marine Laboratory.
There is a strong teaching and research emphasis on ecological and
physiological processes in aquatic animals or ecosystems. This focus is
enhanced by the geographical location of the University and the
availability of facilities for aquatic research. The University’s
location and facilities provide unique opportunities for the study of
aquatic and terrestrial animals due to its access to the seacoast and
the lakes region of New Hampshire, the White Mountain National Forest,
and the presence of two coastal marine laboratories, as well as
estuarine and freshwater laboratories.
The zoology major builds from the common background of the biology core
curriculum, with ample time for third- and fourth-year students to
concentrate in specialized disciplines such as marine and freshwater
biology, behavior, cell and developmental biology, ecology, evolution,
fisheries, physiology, and neurobiology. Zoology majors must complete
32 credits from courses in the biological sciences approved by the
department with a 2.00 average. Students must receive a minimum grade
of C- in major requirements taught in the College of Life Sciences and
Agriculture (e.g., zoology, microbiology, biology, biochemistry). A
passing grade in major requirements taught outside the College of Life
Sciences and Agriculture (e.g., chemistry, mathematics, physics) is
acceptable. Minimum requirements for the B.S. in zoology are as
follows: completion of the biology core courses and required courses in
animal morphology, physiology and development, plus advanced electives
in zoology and other biological sciences. The B.A. in zoology has a
foreign language requirement in lieu of one advanced elective. B.A.
students also have somewhat more flexibility when choosing courses from
the biology core.
Students who are interested in a zoology major should consult the department’s undergraduate adviser or chair.
General Science Certification
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