The topic list for this project is: animal cells and tissues, animal genetics, behavior, anatomy, physiology, invertibrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
In order to gain a minor in zoology you must gain at least 6 points from Introduction to Zoology, and another 5 points from either Field Zoology, Experimental Zoology, Computational Zoology, or Theoretical Zoology.
In order to gain a major in zoology you must gain have complete the associate program core courses or you must already have an associate degree* (or higher) and complete at least 5 points from Introduction to Zoology, and another 5 points from either Field Zoology, Experimental Zoology, Computational Zoology, or Theoretical Zoology, and then another 10 points from other projects.
* — This assumes that the mathematical preparation from the school where you completed the associate degree program covers all of the topics from the MAST program. If it does not, then the necessary projects must be completed as part of your associate degree program.
The topic list for this project is: site survey, record keeping, collection of samples, sample handling in the field, sample conservation, tagging, tracking, and mapping.
The topic list for this project is: setting up a zoology lab, planning an experiment, animal handling, constructing apparatus, experimental electronics, chemical processes, computer hardware, sensors, control, calibration, error analysis, conducting an experiment and collecting data, and data analysis.
The topic list for this project is: symbolic computation, numerical computation, visualization, data analysis, dynamical system modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, image enhancement, computational fluid dynamics, circuit simulation, and device modeling.
The topic list for this project is: vector and tensor analysis, ordinary differential equations, matrix algebra, Fourier analysis, vector spaces, complex analysis, special functions, calculus of variations, the Laplace transform, partial differential equations, integral equations, group theory, discrete mathematics, and probability and statistics.
The topic list for this project is: cell membranes, cell organelles, secretory pathways, cell signaling, cytoskeleton, cell cycle, cell growth, apoptosis, developmental biology, stem cells, and tissues.
The topic list for this project is: animal tissue culture, cell culture, cell lines, cloning in animal cells, tissue engineering, freeze storage, bioreactors, assays, nuclear transplantation and transfection, cell hybridization, stem cells
The topic list for this project is: domestication, Mendelian genetics, probability and genetic foundations of traits, epistasis, hypothesis testing, linkage, genetic variation, DNA variation, population genetics, gene frequency, selection, measured phenotypes, breeds, regression, relationships, accuracy, selection response, mating systems, and heterosys.
The topic list for this project is: adaptation, evolution of behavior, development of behavior, instincts and learning, neurobiology, sensory systems, communications, decision-making, territoriality, sociality, kin selection, game theory, parental care, sexual selection, mating systems, emotions, sociobiology, and human behavior.
The topic list for this project is: animal cells, bone and cartilage, the skeleton, arthrology, the muscular system, teeth, the digestive system, the respiratory system, the vascular system, the urinary system, the nervous system, the endocrine system, intermediate metabolism, the reproductive system, common integument, and sensory organs.
The topic list for this project is: protozoa, metazoa, porifera and placozoa, eumetazoa, cnidaria, ctenophora, bilateria, platyhelminthes and mesozoa, nemertea, mollusca, annelida, echiura and sipuncula, onychophora and tardigrada, arthropoda, trilobitomorpha, chelicerata, crustacea, myriapoda, insecta, cycloneuralia, gnathifera, kamptozoa and cycliophora, lophophorata , chaetognatha, hemichordata, echinodermata, and chordata.
The topic list for this project is: urochordata, cephalochordata, myxini, cephalaspidomorphi, chondrichthyes, actinopterygii, sarcopterygii, amphibia, testudines, lepidosauria, crocodilia, aves, and mammalia.
In order to gain a second minor (or a minor following an Associate Degree) you must gain at least 6 points from a 200-level project and 5 from another project.
In order to gain a major you must gain have complete the bachelor program requirements and complete at least 15 points from 200-level projects and 43 points from other projects.
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