Course Offerings
In addition to our flagship introductory and core courses that are offered every semester
(BLY101, 102, 121, 122, 301, 302, & 303), below is a current listing of our upper
level course offerings. Be aware that some courses may be offered every other year
so please confirm with PAWS and/or our department Chair (Dr. Tim Sherman, tsherman@southalabama.edu) about semester-specific offerings.
Course Bulletin
Undergraduate
| Course # |
Section |
Course Name |
Credits |
Semester Offered |
Professor |
| BLY 205 |
801 |
Intro to Environmental Science |
3 |
Summer |
Leigh Delaney |
| BLY 207 |
801 |
Biology of Aging |
3 |
Fall/Spring |
Lance Russell |
| BLY 213 |
102 |
Microbiology |
3 |
Fall/Spring/Summer |
Tray Hamil |
| BLY 214 |
802 |
Lab Studies Microbiology |
1 |
Fall/Spring/Summer |
Tray Hamil |
| BLY 304 |
101 |
Experimental Designs in Biology |
3 |
Spring |
John McCreadie |
| BLY 310 |
101 |
Economic Botany |
3 |
Fall/Summer |
Juan Mata |
| BLY 314 |
101 |
Molecular Microbiology - W |
4 |
Fall |
Sinead Ni Chadhain |
| BLY 321 |
101 |
Genetics of Development |
3 |
Spring |
Ryan Littlefield |
| BLY 332 |
101 |
Biology of Algae |
4 |
Fall |
Kelly Major |
| BLY 333 |
101 |
Biomedical Ethics-W |
3 |
Fall/Spring |
Peyton McElroy |
| BLY 342 |
101 |
Experimental Cell Biology - W |
2 |
Spring |
Tim Sherman |
| BLY 350 |
101 |
Human Physiology |
3 |
Fall/Spring |
Erin Itza |
| BLY 352 |
101 |
Biology of Terrestrial Vertebrates |
4 |
Fall |
Joel Borden |
| BLY 354 |
101 |
General Entomology |
4 |
Fall |
John McCreadie |
| BLY 360 |
501 |
Invertebrate Zoology |
4 |
Fall/Spring |
Ryan Moody |
| BLY 411 |
101 |
Developmental Biology |
3 |
Fall |
Tuan Tran |
| BLY 414 |
101 |
Experimental Bacterial Genomics - W |
4 |
Spring |
Sinead Ni Chadhain |
| BLY 426 |
101 |
Freshwater Ecology |
3 |
Spring |
John McCreadie |
| BLY 431 |
101 |
Plant Physiology - W |
4 |
Fall |
Tim Sherman |
| BLY 433 |
101 |
Evolution of Vascular Plants |
4 |
Spring |
Laura Frost |
| BLY 434 |
101 |
Plant Physiological Ecology |
3 |
Spring |
Kelly Major |
| BLY 435 |
101 |
Biology of Fungi |
4 |
Spring |
Juan Mata |
| BLY 436 |
101 |
Animal Physiology - W |
4 |
Fall |
Jonathan Perez |
| BLY 440 |
101 |
Biochemistry I |
3 |
Fall |
Larry Yet |
| BLY 441 |
101 |
Biochemistry II |
3 |
Spring |
Larry Yet |
| BLY 443 |
101 |
Lab Studies in Biochemistry |
2 |
Spring |
Marie Migaud |
| BLY 445 |
101 |
Computational Genetics - W |
3 |
Fall |
Glen Borchert |
| BLY 450 |
101 |
Animal Behavior |
4 |
Spring |
Jonathan Perez |
| BLY 455 |
101 |
Ornithology |
4 |
Spring |
Jonathan Perez |
| BLY 459 |
101 |
General Parasitology |
4 |
Fall/Spring |
John O'Brien |
| BLY 470 |
101 |
Herpetology |
4 |
Spring or Summer |
TBD |
| BLY 484 |
101 |
Conservation Biology |
3 |
Fall |
Jeremiah Henning |
| BLY 485 |
501 |
Evolutionary Biology |
3 |
Spring |
Jason Strickland |
| BLY 490 |
102 |
Special Topics: Advanced Bioinformatics |
3 |
Spring |
Glen Borchert |
| BLY 490 |
103 |
Special Topics: Neurobiology of Trauma |
3 |
Fall |
Matilde Tellaetxe |
| BLY 490 |
104 |
Special Topics: Paleobotany |
4 |
Fall |
Debra Stults |
| BLY 490 |
104 |
Special Topics: Plant-Animal Interactions |
3 |
Spring |
Adam Chupp |
| BLY 490 |
106 |
Special Topics: Dendrology |
4 |
Fall |
Laura Frost |
| BLY 490/ PSY 490 |
108 |
Special Topics: Global Change |
3 |
Spring |
Jeremiah Henning |
| BLY 490 |
601 |
Special Topics: Biology in Costa Rica |
3 |
Spring |
Juan Mata |
Graduate Courses
| Course # |
Section |
Course Name |
Credits |
Semester Offered |
Professor |
| BLY 510 |
101 |
Professionalism in Science |
3 |
Fall |
Kelly Major |
| BLY 511 |
101 |
Developmental Biology |
3 |
Fall |
Tuan Tran |
| BLY 514 |
101 |
Experimental Bacterial Genomics |
4 |
Spring |
Sinead Ni Chadhain |
| BLY 520 |
101 |
Biometry |
4 |
Fall |
John McCreadie |
| BLY 525 |
101 |
Chemical Ecology |
4 |
Spring |
Alison Robertson |
| BLY 526 |
101 |
Freshwater Ecology |
3 |
Spring |
John McCreadie |
| BLY 530 |
101 |
Marine Microbial Ecology |
3 |
Spring |
Sinéad Ní Chadhain |
| BLY 534 |
101 |
Plant Physiological Ecology |
3 |
Spring |
Kelly Major |
| BLY 535 |
101 |
Biology of Fungi |
4 |
Spring |
Juan Mata |
| BLY 536 |
101 |
Animal Physiology |
3 |
Fall |
Jonathan Perez |
| BLY 540 |
101 |
Biochemistry I |
3 |
Fall |
Larry Yet |
| BLY 541 |
101 |
Biochemistry II |
3 |
Spring |
Larry Yet |
| BLY 543 |
101 |
Lab Studies Biochemistry |
1 |
Spring |
Marie Migaud |
| BLY 544 |
101 |
Molecular Biology |
3 |
Fall |
Ryan Littlefield |
| BLY 545 |
101 |
Bioinformatics of Genetics |
1 |
Fall |
TBD |
| BLY 585 |
501 |
Evolutionary Biology |
3 |
Spring |
Jason Strickland |
| BLY 590 |
102 |
Special Topics: Advanced Bioinformatics |
3 |
Spring |
Glen Borchert |
| BLY 590 |
104 |
Special Topics: R for Biologists |
1 |
Spring |
Jeremiah Henning |
| BLY 590 |
105 |
Special Topics: Biology Education |
3 |
Spring |
Jeremiah Henning |
| BLY 592 |
501 |
Seminar |
1 |
Spring |
Tim Sherman |
