Choosing Restricted Electives

In contemplating areas of interest, it is helpful to gather ideas by browsing through the catalog.  You’ll often find interesting courses in places you never would have considered.  Keep a list of courses that attract your attention.

  When you have an area of interest in mind, search the catalog for related courses.  They may or may not be in locations immediately identifiable by department name.  Use your intuition to search in all likely departments.  Ask your friends about the courses they found useful.  Consult our Academic Adviser and faculty.

  When you find courses of interest, note the quarters they are given and any prerequisites.  If the latter need to be added to your list, note their availability also.  Read the descriptions carefully.  If you are in doubt about the content of a given course, the department can provide an expanded outline.

Graduate Courses

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214. Mechanisms of Toxic Action (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 102, 103, and consent of instructor. Chemical, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms underlying the adverse effects of toxic chemicals. Students are required to write a grant proposal and participate in a grant review panel. Offered in alternate years.--(III.) Denison, Hammock

220. Analysis of Toxicants (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: coursework in organic chemistry. Principles of microanalysis of toxicants. Theoretical considerations regarding separation, detection and quantitative determination of toxicants using chemical and instrumental techniques. (Same course as Forensic Science 220.)--I. (I.) Wood

220L. Analysis of Toxicants Laboratory (2)
Laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: course 220 (may be taken concurrently) and consent of instructor. Laboratory techniques for microanalysis of toxicants. Separation, detection, and quantitative determination of toxicants using chemical and instrumental methods.--I. (I.)

228. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry of Toxic Chemicals (3)
Lecture--1 hour; discussion--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 220 and Chemistry 129C; or consent of instructor. Application of GC/MS techniques to investigate toxic chemicals. Mass spectral fragmentations and their application to the structural elucidation. Practical application of GC/MS in current research. Preference given to environmental toxicology graduate students.--II. (II.) Holstege

234. Neurophysiological Basis of Neurotoxicology (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101 or the equivalent; basic understanding of neurophysiology. Mechanisms of action at the cellular and systemic level of a number of different neurotoxins and toxicants. Examples of ways toxins may act on the nervous system and techniques for study of neurotoxicology. (Same course as Physiology 234.)--I. (I.) Woolley

240. Ecotoxicology (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: elementary course in toxicology and ecology or the equivalent, or consent of instructor. Principles of toxicology as applied to chemical action on natural populations, communities, and ecosystems. Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics which influence ecotoxic effects, modeling, and field research. Selected case histories are analyzed and presented in class.--III. (III.) Johnson, Miles

250. Reproductive Toxicology (3)
Lecture--1.5 hours; lecture/discussion--1.5 hours. Prerequisite: Physiology 220 or Pharmacology--Toxicology 203. Application of toxicological principles in reproductive studies. Effects of toxicants on the male, female, and developing embryo/fetus. Critical evaluation of reproductive toxicity studies and development of mechanistic approaches to understanding how chemical exposure can adversely affect reproduction. Offered in alternate years.--(II.) Miller, Golub

260. Immunotoxicology (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: undergraduate or graduate introduction to immunology coursework recommended, but not required; graduate standing or consent of instructor. Provides students with skills and knowledge for evaluating and applying research on the impact of environmental toxicants on immunological function in human and wildlife populations. Offered in alternate years.--(I.) Golub

270. Toxicology of Pesticides (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: one course each in (a) Organic Chemistry, (b) Biochemistry, (c) Toxicology (course 101 or equivalent), or consent of instructor; graduate standing. Classification and chemical properties of pesticides, their mode of action, metabolism and disposition, pesticide resistance, effects on human health and ecological health and methods of risk benefit analyses. Offered in alternate years.--(II.) Matsumura

278. Molecular Techniques (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Recombinant DNA technology and its applications. (Same course as Forensic Science 278.) Offered in alternate years.--Denison, Rice

280. Forensic DNA Analysis (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: coursework in genetics and molecular biology. Foundation in theory and practice of forensic DNA analysis; past, present, and emerging technologies; legal and quality assurance issues. DNA extraction, DNA quantitation, multiplex amplification of STR loci, capillary electrophoresis of amplified products, and analysis of STR typing data. (Same course as Forensic Science 280.) Offered in alternate years.--Von Beroldingen

290. Seminar (1)
Seminar--1 hour. Current topics in environmental toxicology. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

290C. Advanced Research Conference (1)
Lecture/discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Presentation and critical discussion of advanced research methods and interpretation of research results. Designed primarily for graduate students. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

297T. Tutoring in Environmental Toxicology (1-5)
Hours and duties will vary depending upon course being tutored. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Environmental Toxicology, a related major, or the equivalent experience, and consent of instructor. Teaching toxicology including conducting discussion groups for regular departmental courses under direct guidance of staff. May be repeated for credit up to a total of 5 units. (S/U grading only.)

298. Group Study (1-5)

299. Research (1-12)
(S/U grading only.)

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