ETOX Course Descriptions

Course Descriptions

Spotlight: ETX 127
This special Summer Session I course is a lecture/laboratory course at UCD’s beautiful Bodega Marine Laboratory which emphasizes undergraduate research using state-of the-art techniques. After 2 weeks of lectures and labs, students will conduct a research project of their own design.

The course focuses on the impacts of natural and human-derived environmental stressors on fertilization, embryo development, and larval survival in marine and estuarine organisms. The 10 unit course will address the question: How do embryos defend themselves against environmental insults? Students will utilize key model species and employ approaches common to cell and developmental biology.

Students will not only learn culture techniques for cells and embryos, but will learn advanced techniques which include quantitative fluorescence and scanning laser confocal microscopy, electrophoresis and western blotting, use of antibodies, embryo cell isolation and culture, etc.

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10. Introduction to Toxicology (3)
Students will become familiar with the basic principles and concepts of toxicology and apply that knowledge to understand the effects of toxic substances on humans and ecological systems. This will provide students with the basis to adequately evaluate and to make informed decisions about complex toxicological issues. GE credit: SciEng.--I. I). Tjeerdema

20. Introduction to Forensic Science (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Basic principles of forensic science and the types of information on which investigations focus, how the information is obtained and how it is used in criminal investigations, types of scientific skills that are required to practice forensic science as a profession, guidance on future training. Real cases will be discussed, and demonstrations of certain methods provided.
GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—III. (III.) Howitt, Rice

30. Chemical and Drug Use and Abuse (3)
A wide range of health and science topics related to chemical (drug) effects on living systems, and which all students encounter in their daily lives. Chemicals (therapeutic drugs, pesticides, food additives, herbal remedies, environmental contaminants and recreational drugs) are an integral part of our environment and society, and have both beneficial and adverse effects on the way we live and our quality of life. This course will provide an overview of chemical use and abuse in our society, and provide sufficient background to allow students to make informed choices with respect to individual chemical exposure. GE credit: SciEng. II. (II.) Craigmill

92. Internship (1-12)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: lower division standing and consent of instructor. Students will participate in work experience either off or on campus in specific subject areas in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Internships are supervised by a member of the faculty. (P/NP grading only.)

99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)