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BIOG 1500

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

Designed for biological sciences majors to provide lab experience with emphasis on processes of scientific investigations and to promote communication, literacy and collaboration in science. Students gain expertise in methods including instrumentation used by biologists to construct new knowledge. Lab topics include genetics, evolution, ecology, biochemistry, and molecular biology.

When Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: BIOG 1500, BIOSM 1500,  PLSCI 1420.

Distribution Category (BIO-AG)

Comments Biological sciences majors must take course for a letter grade.

Outcomes
  • To expose students to realistic scientific questions and encourage critical thinking, teach how to design hypothesis-based experiments, choose appropriate statistical test(s), analyze data, and interpret results.
  • To fill students' scientific "tool box" by demonstrating mastery of modern lab techniques and scientific methods that can later be applied across varied biological systems and scales.
  • To teach students how to find relevant scientific information using appropriate library tools, and to communicate effectively using both written and oral formats.
  • To teach students how to think through a scientific process with their research group while acquiring conceptual knowledge and understanding the benefits and challenges of collaborative work.
  • To teach how to use discovery science to explore patterns in nature, and understand the importance of accuracy and precision.
  • To provide students with the opportunity to learn and apply fundamental biological information in the context of the course modules.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  1650 BIOG 1500   LEC 001

  • Biological sciences majors are required to take this course for a letter grade. We do not offer a wait list, no exceptions. Other course related questions please contact: biolabs@cornell.edu

  •  1651 BIOG 1500   LAB 401

  •  1652 BIOG 1500   LAB 402

  •  1653 BIOG 1500   LAB 403

  •  1654 BIOG 1500   LAB 404

  •  1655 BIOG 1500   LAB 405

  •  1656 BIOG 1500   LAB 406

  •  1657 BIOG 1500   LAB 407

  •  1658 BIOG 1500   LAB 408

  •  1659 BIOG 1500   LAB 409

  •  1660 BIOG 1500   LAB 410

  •  1661 BIOG 1500   LAB 411

  •  1662 BIOG 1500   LAB 412

  •  1663 BIOG 1500   LAB 413

  •  1664 BIOG 1500   LAB 414

  •  1665 BIOG 1500   LAB 415

  •  1666 BIOG 1500   LAB 416

  •  1667 BIOG 1500   LAB 417

  •  1668 BIOG 1500   LAB 418

  •  1669 BIOG 1500   LAB 419

  •  1670 BIOG 1500   LAB 420

  •  1671 BIOG 1500   LAB 421

  •  1672 BIOG 1500   LAB 422

  •  1768 BIOG 1500   LAB 423

  •  1769 BIOG 1500   LAB 424