University of Iowa
Department of Biochemistry
4-403 BSB
Iowa City, IA 52242-1109 USA phone: 877-846-8569
or 319-335-7932
fax: (319) 335-9570
biochem@uiowa.edu

Department of Biochemistry

Advanced Science Electives Available to Satisfy 6 s.h. of Laboratory Experience
Course #	Name	Total	Lecture	Lab	Description
99:155	Biochemistry Ind. Study	6 s.h.			Arranged individually for total of 6 s.h. Usually taken over 3 semesters (Su,Fa,Sp). Required for Honors in Biochemistry.
Lab classes offered by other departments
002:108	Vertebrate Zoology	4 s.h.		(summer)	Lect daily M-F; T Th includes lab & lect; Fri class meets 2 hrs
002:133	Cell Biology Laboratory	3 s.h.	1 hr/wk	3 hr/wk	Course format consists of a one-hour lecture and a three-hour scheduled lab exercise each week.
002:135	Developmental Biology Lab	3 s.h	1 hr/wk	3 hr/wk	Course format consists of a one-hour lecture and a three-hour lab each week, with unscheduled lab time required as needed.
002:138	Genetics and Biotechnology	3 s.h	1 hr/wk	3 hr/wk	Students attend a one-hour lecture/discussion and a three-hour lab each week. In addition to class time, students are occasionally expected to spend up to three hours per week in the lab working on experiments.
004:153	Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory	3 s.h	1 hr/wk	2 3 hr/wk
004:143	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	3 s.h	1 hr/wk	2 3 hr/wk	Intended primarily for chem majors; lab course emphasizes modern instrumental methods of chemical analysis. Lecture is presented by a professor; the professor and TAs supervise two 3 hr lab periods each wk. (Prerequisite: 4:111; Corequisite: 4:112)
004:144	Physical Chemistry Laboratory	3 s.h	1 hr/wk	2 3hr/wk	Prerequisites: 004:021 and chemistry major; Corequisites: 004:131 or 004:132 (if not taken as a prerequisite).
027:142	Exercise Physiology Laboratory	2 s.h.		2 hrs on Tu	027:141 is the lecture)
061:157	General Microbiology	5 s.h.	3 1 hr/wk	2 2hr/wk	(three 1-hr lectures and two 2-hr labs per week)
061:170	Microbial Genetics	3 s.h	1 hr		1 hr lectures on Mon, Wed, Fri
061:175	Microbial Genetics Laboratory	3 s.h		6 hrs	lab on Wed and Friday for 6 hrs
061:180	Microbial Physiology Laboratory	2 s.h.		2 hr	2 hr lab on Thursdays (need prerequisite consent from instructor
031:177	Field Methods: Animal Behavior Research	3 s.h		(summer)	The course comprises a three-week field trip (to the Pacific coast when offered in summer; to Florida in winter) during which students visit a diversity of ecological habitats to view animals under natural conditions.
051:176	Biomaterials Laboratory	3 s.h.	2 hr/wk	1/wk (?)	Practical experience in design, fabrication, and testing of biomaterials and devices; mechanical testing, tissue response, design to optimize response.
052:171	Thermodynamics/Transport Laboratory	3 s.h.	2 hr/wk	3-hr/2 x wk	Error analysis, propagation of errors, experimental design, data collection techniques, report writing, oral presentations, laboratory safety; laboratory investigations of thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat transfer, fluid rheology.
053:153	Environmental Chemistry Laboratory	3 s.h.	2 hr/wk	3-hr/1 x wk	Laboratory experiments to demonstrate important concepts in environmental chemistry and to familiarize students with procedures used to characterize water and wastewater and evaluate certain treatment processes.
For Double or Triple Majors, and Subject to Approval of Biochemistry Academic Advisor
Independent Research in Biology, Chemistry or Microbiology
002:196	Honors Investigation				Work with faculty in their research
004:162	Undergraduate Research in Chemistry				Independent research of sufficient quality and quantity to satisfy the research advisor that an honors thesis can be written.
061:161	Undergraduate Research in Microbiology				Experimental research under faculty supervision. Consent of instructor required. Prerequisite: 061:157 with a grade of C or higher