Winter 02/Spring 03 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2002 and Spring 2003; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Winter offerings are on the Winter Session site.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Entomology (ENTO)  Department Info

ENTO 151L -- Insects and Society Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Provides hands-on experience with arthropods introduced in 151R, including basic disciplines and practical applications in urban, medical and agricultural entomology.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 151R -- Insects and Society  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the biology, ecology, and management of insects affecting man and his interests. Intended for non-majors.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 195A -- Exploring Biology  (1 unit)
Description:  Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons, usually in a small group setting. Designed to give students insight into the concepts and practices which typify different academic disciplines, and introduce students to the methods and standards of the discipline for discovering new knowledge, the values which characterize the field of study, advances in the field, impact on society, and career opportunities.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 195B -- Agriculture As a Science  (1 unit)
Description:  Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons, usually in a small group setting. Designed to give students insight into the concepts and practices which typify different academic disciplines, and introduce students to the methods and standards of the discipline for discovering new knowledge, the values which characterize the field of study, advances in the field, impact on society, and career opportunities.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Identical to:  PL S 195B; PL S is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 202 -- Applied Entomology  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of insect pests of crops and domestic animals, in the forest and urban environments, and as vectors of plant and animal diseases. Control of insects using pesticides and biological methods and the public debate over insect control will be discussed.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 205 -- The Universe of Insects  (4 units)
Description:  Learn about biology from the point of view of the most diverse and fascinating group of animals on earth.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Natural Sciences.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 299 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Student and professor must contract with Honors College and agree upon extra research above and beyond individual plan.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 393 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 397A -- Workshop on Desert Arthropods  (2 units)
Description:  This course is designed to provide students hands-on experience with desert arthropods in various habitats of the Sonoran Desert.
Typical structure:  1 hour workshop, 3 hours laboratory.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 399 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 402 -- Pest Management in Controlled Environment Agriculture  (3 units)
Description:  Concepts, principles and applications of population ecology in controlled environment agriculture systems. Emphasis on environmental quality, regulations governing pesticide use, and methods of pest population suppression unique to greenhouse settings.
Identical to:  AGTM 402; AGTM is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 403L -- Parasitology Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Parasite morphology and diagnostic laboratory techniques.
Prerequisite(s):  12 units of biology and microbiology.
Identical to:  V SC 403L; V SC is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 503L.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 403R -- Biology of Animal Parasites  (3 units)
Description:  Biology of host-parasite relationships with emphasis on parasites of veterinary and human importance. Parasite morphology and physiology, life cycles, epidemiology, pathogenesis and zoonotic potential.
Prerequisite(s):  12 units of biology or microbiology.
Identical to:  V SC 403R; V SC is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 503R.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 404 -- Physiological Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Comparison of the diversity of ways that invertebrates and vertebrates develop to meet their common physiological problems and a detailed examination of well studied examples.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); ECOL 182, MCB 181R, MCB 181L, course in biochemistry suggested.
Identical to:  ECOL 404; ECOL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 405 -- Aquatic Entomology  (4 units)
Description:  Morphological, physiological and behavioral adaptations of insects to life in water; taxonomy and ecology of aquatic insects.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  ECOL 182.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  ECOL 405, WFSC 405.
May be convened with:  ENTO 505.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 408 -- Insect Toxicology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the interactions of insects with natural and synthetic toxicants; metabolism, mode of action and resistance of insects to insecticides.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of organic chemistry or biochemistry.
Identical to:  PCOL 408.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 411 -- Insect Behavior  (4 units)
Description:  Survey of the behavioral solutions to ecological problems employed by insects and other terrestrial arthropods. Emphasis on patterns highly developed or uniquely expressed in the insects such as social behavior, chemical communication, diet choice, pollination ecology, and parasitoid host finding. Evolutionary perspective, models, and theory. Student research exercises and projects.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  INSC 411, ECOL 411.
May be convened with:  ENTO 511.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 415L -- Insect Biology Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of insect diversity through identification and classification.
Prerequisite(s):  ECOL 182.
Identical to:  ECOL 415L.
May be convened with:  ENTO 515L.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 415M -- Insect Biology Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of insect diversity through morphology and anatomy.
Prerequisite(s):  ECOL 182.
Identical to:  ECOL 415M.
May be convened with:  ENTO 515M.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 415R -- Insect Biology  (3 units)
Description:  Insects and other land arthropods, their functional anatomy, perception of the environment, relationships to other animals and plants. Insect classification and taxonomy to order and major families.
Prerequisite(s):  ECOL 182.
Identical to:  ECOL 415R.
May be convened with:  ENTO 515R.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 433 -- Teaching Biology Labs  (2 units)
Description:  Preparation and teaching of lab and field exercises for high school biology. Includes brief high school teaching experiences. Designed for prospective high school biology teachers.
Prerequisite(s):  open to prospective biology teachers only; 12 units of biology.
Identical to:  BIOC 433; BIOC is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 533.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 465 -- Phylogenetic Biology  (3 units)
Description:  Concepts in phylogenetic biology, focusing on the phylogenetic (evolutionary) tree of species. The form of the tree, character evolution, speciation, and gene trees.
Prerequisite(s):  ECOL 320, ECOL 435; ECOL 476B or GEOS 476A or other course in evolution, or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ECOL 465; ECOL is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 565.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 468 -- Insect Pest Management  (3 units)
Description:  Principles underlying the management of arthropods in agricultural systems.
May be convened with:  ENTO 568.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 470 -- Parasitoid Ecology and Biological Control  (3 units)
Description:  Lecture and discussion of the theory and practice of the biological control of insects, weed, and plant pathogen pests.
Identical to:  INSC 470.
May be convened with:  ENTO 570.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 480 -- Urban Integrated Pest Management  (1 unit)
Description:  Develop an understanding of the basic principles associated with integrated pest manatgement (IPM) in the urban environment. Fundamental IPM concepts and practives will be presented.
May be convened with:  ENTO 580.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 481 -- Agricultural Integrated Pest Management  (1 unit)
Description:  This mini-course is designed for the working professional and degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate student interested in gaining greater understanding of the growing field of agricultural IPM. This will include coverage of the biology, ecology, and identification of agricultural insect pests and beneficials, the fundamentals and practice of applied insect ecology, and decision-making tools and IPM strategies for managing pests, especially in our key desert crop systems.
Typical structure:  2 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
May be convened with:  ENTO 581.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 483 -- Arthropods of Health Concern  (1 unit)
Description:  Develops an understanding of how arthropods have shaped human history and impact our lives today. Offered at Maricopa Agricultural Center
May be convened with:  ENTO 583.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 493 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 494R -- Research  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Prerequisite(s):  ENGL 101, MATH 110, ABE 120, and consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 495B -- Insect Biodiversity and Land Use in Sonora (Mexico)  (3 units)
Description:  Site: Guaymas Campus of the Monterey Technological University, Mexico. This course provides an introduction to (1) the natural history of Sonora and its desert ecosystem, (2) land use patterns and change in Sonora, (3) insect systematics and natural history, particularly of insect pests and pollinators, (4) field collecting methods and identification, (5) construction of biodiversity databases, and (6) biodiversity theory and analysis. Indices of insect biodiversity can provide important means of assessing ecosystem health and responses to anthropogenic landscape change. Analyses will be made of insect communities and biodiversity in urban, suburban, agricultural, and native habitats. Responses of insect populations to land use change can include outbreaks of insect pests and insect-vectored human and animal diseases, therefore special attention will be paid to insect pests and vectors.
May be convened with:  ENTO 595B.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ENTO 496A -- Entomology  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 20 times (maximum 21 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 496B -- Medical-Veterinary Entomology  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be convened with:  ENTO 596B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 496C -- Topics in Insect Diversity  (2 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 496D -- Plant-Insect Interactions  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Identical to:  PL S 496D; PL S is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 596D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 496E -- Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, Toxicology  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 496F -- Topics in Pest Management  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 496G -- Insect Ecology  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be convened with:  ENTO 596G.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 497A -- Arthropod Diagnostics  (1 unit)
Description:  Develops an understanding and working knowledge of principles and practices associated with arthropod identification. Offered at Maricopa Agriculture Center
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 498 -- Senior Capstone1995  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 499 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 502 -- Pest Management in Controlled Environment Agriculture  (3 units)
Description:  Concepts, principles and applications of population ecology in controlled environment agriculture systems. Emphasis on environmental quality, regulations governing pesticide use, and methods of pest population suppression unique to greenhouse settings. Graduate-level requirements include an additional report.
Identical to:  AGTM 502; AGTM is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 402.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 503L -- Parasitology Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Parasite morphology and diagnostic laboratory techniques. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper dealing with the differential diagnostic techniques used to identify a single parasite species.
Identical to:  V SC 503L; V SC is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 403L.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 503R -- Biology of Animal Parasites  (3 units)
Description:  Biology of host-parasite relationships with emphasis on parasites of veterinary and human importance. Parasite morphology and physiology, life cycles, epidemiology, pathogenesis and zoonotic potential. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on the molecular biology/immune response of a single parasite.
Identical to:  V SC 503R; V SC is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 403R.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 505 -- Aquatic Entomology  (4 units)
Description:  Morphological, physiological and behavioral adaptations of insects to life in water; taxonomy and ecology of aquatic insects. Graduate-level requirements include an original research or review paper on some aspect of aquatic entomology agreed upon by the student and the professor.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  INSC 505, WFSC 505, ECOL 505.
May be convened with:  ENTO 405.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 507 -- Insect Physiology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the diverse and unique ways insects solve physiological problems. A whole-animal approach will be used centered around various aspects of an insect's life (i.e., growing, flying, reproducing).
Prerequisite(s):  biochemistry recommended.
Identical to:  INSC 507.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 508 -- Insect Toxicology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the interactions of insects with natural and synthetic toxicants; metabolism, mode of action and resistance of insects to insecticides. Graduate-level requirements include additional in-depth material.
Prerequisite(s):  3 units of organic chemistry or biochemistry.
Identical to:  PCOL 508, INSC 508.
May be convened with:  ENTO 408.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 511 -- Insect Behavior  (4 units)
Description:  Survey of the behavioral solutions to ecological problems employed by insects and other terrestrial arthropods. Emphasis on patterns highly developed or uniquely expressed in the insects such as social behavior, chemical communication, diet choice, pollination ecology, and parasitoid host finding. Evolutionary perspective, models, and theory. Student research exercises and projects. Graduate-level requirements include a written literature review and oral presentation of a selected topic.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  ECOL 511, INSC 511.
May be convened with:  ENTO 411.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 512 -- Biological Electron Microscopy  (4 units)
Description:  Provides theoretical background and practical experience in transmission and scanning electron microscopy that are necessary for the efficient and effective application of ultra-structural and cytochemical techniques as research tools.
Prerequisite(s):  one college level course in each of physics, chemistry, and biology.
Identical to:  MCB 512; MCB is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 515L -- Insect Biology Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of insect diversity through identification and classification. Graduate-level requirements include making a larger insect collection.
Prerequisite(s):  ECOL 182.
Identical to:  ECOL 515L, INSC 515L.
May be convened with:  ENTO 415L.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 515M -- Insect Biology Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Survey of insect diversity through morphology and anatomy. Graduate-level requirements include an additional lab project will be required.
Identical to:  ECOL 515M, INSC 515M.
May be convened with:  ENTO 415M.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 515R -- Insect Biology  (3 units)
Description:  Insects and other land arthropods, their functional anatomy, perception of the environment, relationships to other animals and plants. Insect classification and taxonomy to order and major families. Graduate-level requirements include submission of reports on landmark papers in insect biology.
Prerequisite(s):  ECOL 182.
Identical to:  ECOL 515R, INSC 515R.
May be convened with:  ENTO 415R.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 517 -- Insect Systematics  (3 units)
Description:  Principles and methods of insect systematics. A review of the evolution of insects, with an emphasis on their phylogenetic relationships. Practice in identification of adult and immature insects, especially those from Arizona.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  INSC 517, ECOL 517.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 518 -- Laboratory Methods in Insect Physiology  (3 units)
Description:  Modern methods of laboratory investigations of the physiology, neurobiology, toxicology, biochemistry, and the molecular biology of insects.
Prerequisite(s):  ENTO 515R or ENTO 515L or ENTO 515M.
Identical to:  INSC 518; INSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 533 -- Teaching Biology Labs  (2 units)
Description:  Preparation and teaching of lab and field exercises for high school biology. Includes brief high school teaching experiences. Designed for prospective high school biology teachers. Graduate-level requirements include an additional project.
Identical to:  BIOC 533; BIOC is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 433.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 544 -- Insect Ecology  (3 units)
Description:  The study of how variation in the environment, interactions with other species and the special features of insect "design," have determined the evolution of diverse insect life histories, the dynamics of insect population and the roles of insects in communities.
Identical to:  ECOL 544, INSC 544.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 565 -- Phylogenetic Biology  (3 units)
Description:  Concepts in phylogenetic biology, focusing on the phylogenetic (evolutionary) tree of species. The form of the tree, character evolution, speciation, and gene trees. Graduate-level requirements include a more in-depth term paper.
Identical to:  ECOL 565; ECOL is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 465.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 568 -- Insect Pest Management  (3 units)
Description:  Principles underlying the management of arthropods in agricultural systems. Graduate-level requirements include an additional report.
May be convened with:  ENTO 468.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 570 -- Parasitoid Ecology and Biological Control  (3 units)
Description:  Lecture and discussion of the theory and practice of the biological control of insects, weed, and plant pathogen pests. Graduate-level requirements include additional written work.
Identical to:  INSC 570.
May be convened with:  ENTO 470.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 575 -- Entomology for Teachers  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to insects-diversity and importance. Methods of collection/pollination/social insects/forensic entomology, insects in agriculture, using insects to learn biological principles.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  previous biology course (by approval).
Usually offered:  Summer.

ENTO 576 -- Environmental Toxicology  (3 units)
Description:  Toxicity of agricultural and industrial chemicals, with emphasis on air and water pollutants; decision-making in environmental issues and risk assessment.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 602A; 6 units of biology and organic chemistry.
Identical to:  PCOL 576; PCOL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 580 -- Urban Integrated Pest Management  (1 unit)
Description:  Develop an understanding of the basic principles associated with integrated pest manatgement (IPM) in the urban environment. Fundamental IPM concepts and practives will be presented. Graduate-level requirements include submission of a pest audit report which will contribute a maximum of 25% of final grade.
May be convened with:  ENTO 480.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 581 -- Agricultural Integrated Pest Management  (1 unit)
Description:  This mini-course is designed for the working professional and degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate student interested in gaining greater understanding of the growing field of agricultural IPM. This will include coverage of the biology, ecology, and identification of agricultural insect pests and beneficials, the fundamentals and practice of applied insect ecology, and decision-making tools and IPM strategies for managing pests, especially in our key desert crop systems. This mini-course is designed for the working professional and degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate student interested in gaining greater understanding of the growing field of agricultural IPM. This will include coverage of the biology, ecology, and identification of agricultural insect pests and beneficials, the fundamentals and practice of applied insect ecology, and decision-making tools and IPM strategies for managing pests, especially in our key desert crop systems.
Typical structure:  2 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
May be convened with:  ENTO 481.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 583 -- Arthropods of Health Concern  (1 unit)
Description:  Develops an understanding of how arthropods have shaped human history and impact our lives today. Offered at Maricopa Agricultural Center Graduate requirements includes an essay on a specific disease vector of their choice.
May be convened with:  ENTO 483.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 593 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 595B -- Insect Biodiversity and Land Use in Sonora (Mexico)  (3 units)
Description:  Site: Guaymas Campus of the Monterey Technological University, Mexico. This course provides an introduction to (1) the natural history of Sonora and its desert ecosystem, (2) land use patterns and change in Sonora, (3) insect systematics and natural history, particularly of insect pests and pollinators, (4) field collecting methods and identification, (5) construction of biodiversity databases, and (6) biodiversity theory and analysis. Indices of insect biodiversity can provide important means of assessing ecosystem health and responses to anthropogenic landscape change. Analyses will be made of insect communities and biodiversity in urban, suburban, agricultural, and native habitats. Responses of insect populations to land use change can include outbreaks of insect pests and insect-vectored human and animal diseases, therefore special attention will be paid to insect pests and vectors.
May be convened with:  ENTO 495B.
Usually offered:  Summer.

ENTO 596A -- Entomology  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for a total of 21 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 596B -- Medical-Veterinary Entomology  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be convened with:  ENTO 496B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTO 596C -- Topics in Insect Diversity  (2 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 596D -- Plant-Insect Interactions  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 5 times (maximum 6 enrollments).
Identical to:  PL S 596D; PL S is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTO 496D.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 596E -- Insect Physiology, Biochemistry, Toxicology  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 596F -- Topics in Pest Management  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 596G -- Insect Ecology  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers. Graduate-level requirements include attendance of a minimum of 80% of Entomology departmental seminars. For three of these, students write a 3-5 page paper that incorporates issues presented in the seminar, papers by the speaker, and scientific context of the work.
May be repeated:  for a total of 18 units of credit.
Identical to:  INSC 596G.
May be convened with:  ENTO 496G.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 596H -- Insect Behavior  (1-3 units)
Description:  In depth analysis of special topics.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 596I -- Urban Entomology  (1-3 units)
Description:  In-depth analysis of special topics in entomology.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 596L -- Chemical Ecology of Insects  (1-3 units)
Description:  In depth analysis of special topics.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 596M -- Insect Chemical Communication  (2 units)
Description:  In depth analysis of special topics.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 596N -- The Physiology of Insect Communication  (1 unit)
Description:  Short lectures, student presentations and discussion. Students are encouraged to take examples from their own study of organisms. Topics include: mechanisms of production and reception of chemical signals, sound, substrate vibration, and visual signals; physical constraints on transmission neural processing of incoming signals.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 596S -- Current Topics in Entomological Research  (1 unit)
Description:  Analysis of current topics in entomological research.
Prerequisite(s):  completion of an undergraduate major in the biological sciences.
May be repeated:  for credit 10 times (maximum 11 enrollments).
Identical to:  INSC 596S.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 597B -- Phylogenetic Inference  (2 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Prerequisite(s):  ENTO 465 or ENTO 565 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ECOL 597B, GEOS 597B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 599 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 613 -- Applied Biostatistics  (4 units)
Description:  Introductory and advanced statistical methods and their applications in ecology. Focuses on how research design dictates choice of statistical models; explores principles and pitfalls of hypothesis testing.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  RNR 613; RNR is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 660 -- Infectious Disease Epidemiology  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to epidemiologic methods used in infectious disease investigations. An emphasis will be placed on understanding the relationships between the host, the parasite and the environment as they relate disease causation.
Prerequisite(s):  EPI 573A; P, or Concurrent registration, EPI 573B, EPI 576A.
Identical to:  EPI 660; EPI is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTO 693 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 694 -- Practicum  (1-6 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 696A -- Entomology  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 6 times (maximum 7 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 699 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 900 -- Research  (1-4 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 909 -- Master's Report  (1-3 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTO 910 -- Thesis  (1-8 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTO 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.