Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

BI 242 Reading and Writing in Biology

(4 Credits)
This course is a study of scientific literature with a focus on scientific design, limitations of experimental methods, and analysis of results. Students learn to evaluate and communicate scientific discoveries in both written and oral forms. Selected laboratory exercises introduce students to various techniques used in modern biological experimentation and research writing skills.

Three class hours and three laboratory hours weekly. Fall and Spring.

Prerequisite: BI 101 and BI 102; or written permission of the instructor and Department Chair.
Corequisite: BI242L