Biol. 101: Freshman biology. The course introduces students to the general concepts of biology, including origins of life, evolution, organic building blocks, cell structure and function, plant structure and function and animal (mainly terrestrial vertebrate) structure and function.

Biol. 106: Contemporary issues in biology. The course is designed to provide non-biology students at the freshman level with a basic understanding of some of the current topics in biology today. Issues of contemporary importance such as evolution, selection, genetics, molecular biology, diseases, bioterrorism and topics related to the environment are discussed.

Biol. 202: Plant and animal systems. The course gives an overview of plant and animal systems and reveals the correlation between structures and functions and evolutionary relationships. between

Biol. 258: Introduction to aquaculture. The course introduces students to the general concepts of aquaculture. Topics such as culture species, aquatic organism morphology, culture methods, water quality, filtration, feeding and harvesting are discussed. Uses of aquaculture for food production, ornamentals, biomedical research, environmental toxicity studies or restocking programs are also introduced.

Biol. 245: Environmental physiology of aquatic organisms. The course describes methods in which aquatic animals deal with their environment physiologically. It covers various animal physiological systems but emphasizes aquatic adaptations.

Biol. 266: Oceanography: Introduction to marine science. The course is to introduce students to the basic concepts of oceanography and marine science. The course focuses on the chemical, physical and geological processes that affect life in the oceans and on planet earth in general. Additional topics such as environmental science, conservation, world fisheries and effects of coastal development on life in the oceans are discussed.

Biol. 290AC: Topics in conservation biology. Students are introduced to the various environmental issues in the world today. The course describes typical methods of conservation, restoration and restocking. Moreover, the students have to research a conservation topic of contemporary importance in the world and present their findings to the class.

Biol. 364: Conservation & Restoration Ecology. A graduate course that deals with the ecological aspects of conservation, the philosophy and ethics of conservation and introduces students to case studies of conservation from desert reclamation to forest issues to specific plants and animals to aquatic environments.

Biol. 390Q: Special Topics in Freshwater Science. Lectures cover the various biological, chemical, environmental and political issues related to freshwater in the world today. Students in the class are expected to do a lot of out of classroom reading and issues are discussed keeping in mind the importance of freshwater to life on the planet.

FAA 699: An introduction to filters and recirculating systems – Design and Maintenance. This course introduced students to various physical and biological filtration systems used in aquaculture. The management of systems using such filters was taught and students were given hands on experience in designing and building many of the filter systems.