A specialized seminar focusing on current topics of significance for toxicology and/or cancer biology. Registration each fall and spring semester is required of all toxicology majors until residency requirements for the degree have been completed. May be repeated for as many semesters as needed for credit to fulfill degree requirements.
Exposure to and actual research experience in an area of toxicology other than that encountered by students in their graduate thesis and dissertation research, or in their professional degree. May be repeated to a maximum of ten credits.
Exposure to and actual research experience in an area of toxicology other than that encountered by students in their graduate thesis and dissertation research, or in their professional degree. May be repeated to a maximum of ten credits.
Research in Toxicology and Cancer Biology. Research will be conducted in specific areas of toxicology and cancer biology. Learning Outcomes: 1.Conduct independent, hypothesis driven research; 2.Demonstrate the ability to read, understand and apply the scientific literature that is relevant to the research activities; 3.Demonstrate the ability to develop original hypotheses, develop strategies and design experiments to test hypotheses; 4. Demonstrate competency in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data that is relevant to the research activities.
This course will introduce and develop professional skills required for obtaining workplace employment in the areas of Forensic Chemistry/Toxicology and Forensic/Analytical Genetics. It will prepare students to understand workplace professionalism including proper use of social media, how to search and apply for jobs, and understand goal setting and the importance of work-life balance. Students will learn how to clearly articulate their skill sets, their understanding of their training and how to apply their training as professionals in the workplace environment.
This course will train students in advanced genetics and the rapidly progressing and influential field of human genetics. Through lectures, the primary literature and review articles, students will gain in-depth knowledge of inheritance, genetic variation, genetic diseases and the impacts of epigenetic alterations and the environment. Students will gain advanced knowledge of contemporary methods used to investigate the human genome and their applications to genetic testing.
This course will examine the day to day considerations of operating a forensic laboratory with emphasis on quality assurance and quality control. Discussions will include considerations of laboratory accreditation and individual certification, employee continuing education, equipment qualification, method validation, rates of error in analytical procedures, proficiency testing, calibration issues, choosing the appropriate sample preparation and analytical technique, and quality control considerations of the actual analysis.
The internship component of the program provides the student with an opportunity for immersed participation in the professional work environment associated with a laboratory practicing methods in forensic toxicology or analytical genetics. Through hands-on experience in a real work site the student applies the formal classroom knowledge to the real work setting.
This course is designed to introduce students to theory, research and teaching applications of second language literacy development in the ESL classroom. This is a field-based course and students will study current teaching methods of literacy instruction and apply those ideas in a practicum ESL classroom.
This course is designed to deepen students' explicit understanding of English grammar, with particular attention paid to grammatical structures most challenging for English language learners. The course explores the development of learner language, with a primary focus on the development of English grammatical competence. Issues in the teaching of English grammar are studied and applied to ESL teaching techniques and curriculum.
