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The University of New Mexico

Undergraduate Core Courses

IntroBioLabs

The Biology Core curriculum consists of the following sequence of four courses. Click on a course for more information.

The scientific method, the role of water in cell biology, carbon and molecular diversity, macromolecules, introduction to metabolism, a tour of cell structures and functions, membrane structure and function, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, cell communication, and the cell cycle. Three lectures, one discussion section. Prerequisites: Chemistry 121L and 123L (or Chem 131L) or AP Chem 3-5. Students who completed AP Chemistry in high school should see the instructor of record or a Biology Department advisor. (See the Math prerequisites for Chem 121L and Chem 131L.) {Fall, Spring}

EASE

As a required component to your class, you must participate in the EASE (Essential Academic Skills Enhancement) workshop series. The workshop are COURSE SPECIFIC. In-person participation is required for Study Skills and you MUST register for the specified workshop below to get credit for your participation.

To register, login to Learn and navigate to the "EASE Workshop" folder. The link to the PDF with registration dates and times will be there.  **See below for the time frame of each workshop**  

1. Study Skills 

(Date range of FALL 2017 workshops: Weeks 3-5 (Sep 4-22) in CTLB 110; see above for registration information). Contact IntroBioLabs with technical issues.

Location: CTLB 110 (Collaborative Teaching & Learning Building) is the new education building with the Einstein's. It is building 55 on the campus map: https://housing.unm.edu/assets/documents/map-alpha.pdf

Contact IntroBioLabs with technical issues.

What to bring with you:

    • Lobo ID
    • Writing utensil
    • Know your section #/day/time and your TA name
    • Tablet, Smartphone, or Computer if possible for post-workshop Survey

2. Metrics

Fall 2017  - This is an online presentation and assessment via your LEARN accounts available during Week 2 (Aug 28-Sep 1) and Week 3 (Sep 4-8), but you can also view the Presentation Video HERE. Contact Intro Bio Labs with technical issues.

Mitosis, meiosis, Mendelian genetics, chromosomes and inheritance, molecular basis of inheritance, genes to proteins, genetic models (viruses and bacteria), eukaryotic genomes, genetic basis of development, and overview of genomes. Three lectures, one discussion section. Prerequisites: Biol 201L, Chem 121 and 123L (or Chem 131L). Pre- or Co-requisite: Chem 122 and 124L (or Chem 132L).{Fall, Spring}

EASEAs a required component to your class, you must participate in the EASE (Essential Academic Skills Enhancement) workshop series. The workshop are COURSE SPECIFIC. In-person participation is required for Library Research Stratagies and you MUST register for the specified workshop below to get credit for your participation.

To register, login to Learn and navigate to the "EASE Workshop" folder. The link to the PDF with registration dates and times will be there.  **See below for the time frame of each workshop**  

1. Library Research Stratagies (Basic Library)

(Date range of FALL 2017 workshops: Week 2 (Aug 28-Sep 1) and Week 3 (Sep 4-8) in CSEL L253 [Centennial Science and Engineering Library computer classroom (lower level 2)]; see above for registration information). Contact IntroBioLabs with technical issues.

This workshop has an assessment via your LEARN accounts available during your workshop timeframe only. 

What to bring with you:

    • A topic for your Annotated Bibliography
    • Know how to log in to your Biology LEARN account

2. Critical Thinking and Pop-Science

FALL 2017  - This is an online presentation and assessment via your LEARN accounts available during Week 3 (Sep 4-8) and Week 4 (Sep 11-15), but you can also view the Presentation Video HERE.

203. Darwinian principles, the origin of the Earth, the fossil record and diversification of ancient life, evolution of populations, the origin of species, phylogenetics, introduction to ecology and the biosphere, behavioral ecology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and conservation biology. Three lectures. Prerequisites: Biol 201L, Biol 202L, Chem 121 and 123L (or Chem 131L), Chem122 and 124L (or Chem 132L). Pre- or co-requisites: Biol 203L and Math 180 (or Math 162). {Fall, Spring}

203L. Pre- or co-requisite: Biol. 203. {Fall, Spring}

EASEAs a required component to your class, you must participate in the EASE (Essential Academic Skills Enhancement) workshop series. The workshop are COURSE SPECIFIC. In-person participation is required for Advanced Library Research and Scientific Reading and you MUST register for the specified workshop below to get credit for your participation.

To register, login to Learn and navigate to the "EASE Workshop" folder. The link to the PDF with registration dates and times will be there.  **See below for the time frame of each workshop**  

1. Basic Excel

FALL 2017  - This is an online presentation and assessment via your LEARN accounts available during Week 2 (Aug 28-Sep 1) and Week 3 (Sep 4-8), but you can also view the Presentation Video HERE.

Pre-assessment

 

2a. Advanced Library Research and Scientific Reading*

(Date range of FALL 2017 workshops: Week 2 (Aug 28- Sep 1) and Week 3 (Sep 4-8) in CSEL L253 [Centennial Science and Engineering Library computer classroom (lower level 2)]; see above for registration information). Contact IntroBioLabs with technical issues.

2b. Scientific Writing*

    • Scientific Writing (Video) - including common errors [required - assessment via LEARN; available Week 3 (Sep 4-8) and Week 4 (Sep 11-15)]

* = Count as 1 workshop

Supplemental Material

What to bring with you:

    • Know how to log in to your Biology LEARN account

204. Introduction to plant systems, including: structure, growth, transport, nutrition, reproduction, development, and control systems. Introduction to animal systems, including: nutrition, circulation, reproduction, development, and, immune, control and nervous systems. Three lectures. Prerequisites: Biol 203 and 203L and Chem 122 and 124L (or Chem 132L). Pre- or co-requisite: Biol 204L and Math 180 or Math 162. {Fall, Spring}

204L. Laboratory for Biol 204. Prerequisite: Biol 203L. Pre- or corequisite: Biol 204. {Fall, Spring}

easeAs a required component to your class, you must participate in the EASE (Essential Academic Skills Enhancement) workshop series. The workshop are COURSE SPECIFIC. 

1. AdvancedExcel

FALL 2017  - This is an online presentation and assessment which you will complete IN LAB via your LEARN accounts available during Week 1 (Aug 21-25), but you can also view the Presentation Video HERE.
Contact IntroBioLabs with technical issues.

Post-assessment

What to bring with you:

    • Know how to log in to your Biology LEARN account
    • IF you bring your own computer (not required) - 
      • You MUST have the current version of Excel (regardless of your platform) for maximum benefit, as the presentation is based on Excel 2013 for PC (FREE to UNM Students via the IT website)
      • If you have a Windows RT devices (i.e. Surface Pro), the Data Analysis Tool-Pack will NOT work on their system, so they will HAVE to use a PC that we provide, because the statistical analysis is not possible without the Data Analysis Tool-Pack, otherwise we’d provide alternative instruction.
      • Mac users: 
          • You MUST follow the pre-workshop instructions for Advanced Excel with a Mac - Guide regarding the Stats Plus plug-in BEFORE the first lab
          • Assistance with Macs is limited