Biology Update 1

Biology Update 1 (BIOC 623c)

This online course will focus on recent advances in the understanding of basic biology and on new applications in cellular and molecular aspects of biology. The course is scheduled to run June 7-July 30. 3 units of graduate-level credit. Instructors: Jim Ware, M.S. and Lisa Rezende, Ph.D.

Fall 2009 Course Syllabus (pdf file; updated version for Summer 2010 will be available soon)

Cost: $1,436. Courtesy of a grant from Science Foundation Arizona, in-service Arizona secondary school teachers will receive a scholarship (approximately $600; exact amount TBA) towards the cost of the course. This scholarship will be reflected in your bill, which will be reduced by the amount of your scholarship. Sorry, teachers from other states are not eligible for this scholarship.

If you wish to take classes through our graduate NON-DEGREE PROGRAM in Summer 2010, please apply online at: http://www.biochem.arizona.edu/AZ-START/courses.htm on or before May 22. Please be sure to submit 2 applications for this course:

* Department application, and
* Graduate College application

Textbook: Biology (8th Edition) by Campbell and Reese

The University of Arizona
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
General Biology Program for Secondary Teachers
warder@email.arizona.edu