Below are the directed electives available for BIMS majors by semester.
Please be aware that this list is subject to change at any time.
Below is a historic list of ALL the classes that have been offered as a BIMS Directed Elective. This list is to be used as a reference, this does not mean they are currently offered.
For a current BDE offering list by semester, see the PDF links above.
Updates:
- VTPP 207 is cancelled for Fall 2025, removed from BDE list above.
BIMS Directed Electives Approved List (by department)
ANIMAL SCIENCE (ANSC)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
ANSC 107: General Animal Science | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None
ANSC 108: General Animal Science Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in ANSC 107
ANSC 210: Companion Animal Science | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
ANSC/NUTR 303: Animal Nutrition | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: CHEM 119 and a grade of C or better in ANSC 113, or CHEM 222, CHEM 227 or CHEM 257; junior classification or approval of instructor.
ANSC 318: Animal Feeds and Feeding | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ANSC 111, ANSC 113, and ANSC 303; junior classification or approval of instructor
ANSC 320 Animal Nutrition and Feeding | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ANSC 111, ANSC 113, and ANSC 303; junior classification or approval of instructor
ANSC/FSTC 326: Food Bacteriology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with FSTC 326.
ANSC 327/FSTC 327: Food Bacteriology Lab | Credits: 1 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 3 lab hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with FSTC 327.
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
ANTH 435: Medical Anthropology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring on odd years | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
BIOCHEMISTRY (BICH)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
BICH 411: Comprehensive Biochemistry II | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 1 Lab Hour | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BICH 410;
BICH 412: Biochemistry Laboratory I | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: 3 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer | Prerequisites: BICH 410 or registration therein.
BICH 414: Biochemical Techniques I | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 6 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BICH 440, BICH 409, or BICH 410; major in biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, and molecular and cell biology.
BICH/GENE 431: Molecular Genetics | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BICH 409, BICH 410, or BICH 440; GENE 301, GENE 302, GENE 303, GENE 320 or BIMS 320. Cross-listed with GENE 431.
BICH 432/GENE 432 Laboratory in Molecular Genetics | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 6 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: GENE 301, GENE 302, GENE 303, BIMS 320/GENE 320 or GENE 320/BIMS 320; BICH 431/GENE 431 or GENE 431/BICH 431. Cross-listed with GENE 432/BICH 432.
BIOLOGY (BIOL)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
BIOL 213: Molecular Cell Biology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: : BIOL 112 and CHEM 120 (MUST contact BIOL department for any necessary override)
BIOL 401 Critical Writing in Biology | Credits: 1 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: : BIOL 213 or CHEM 228.
BIOL 402 Communicating Biological Research to the Public | Credits: 1 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: : BIOL 213 or CHEM 228.
BIOL 403 Medical Narratives | Credits: 1 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: : BIOL 213 or CHEM 228.
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (BIMS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
BIMS 110: One Health in Action | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
BIMS 125: Animals in Society | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
BIMS 201 Introduction to Phenotypic Expression in the Context of Human Medicine | Credits: 2 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
BIMS 250: Professionalism, Skill Development, Career Exploration, and Ethical Conduct in BIMS | Credits: 1 Credit Hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
***For Catalogs prior to 2025
BIMS 289: Special Topics in . . . | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Not always scheduled | Prerequisites: TBD
BIMS 291: Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration
BIMS 303: Research Methodologies and Experimental Design in Biomedical Sciences | Credits: 3 Credit Hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: CHEM 257 w/Min Grade C
***For Catalogs prior to 2025
BIMS 380: Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies: Best Practices | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: None
BIMS 405/GENE 405 Mammalian Genetics | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: GENE 301, BIMS 320/GENE 320 or GENE 320/BIMS 320. Cross Listing: GENE 405/BIMS 405.
BIMS 421/GENE 421: Advanced Human Genetics | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: GENE 302; BICH 410 or BICH 440. Cross-listed with GENE 421.
BIMS 481: Seminar in Biomedical Science | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; BIMS major; BIOL 401, BIOL 402, BIOL 403, VIBS 310, or VIBS 311.
BIMS 484: Biomedical Science Field Experience | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration
BIMS 485: Directed Studies | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration
BIMS 489: Special Topics in . . . | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Not always scheduled | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; BIMS major with a minimum overall 2.5 TAMU GPA.
BIMS 491: Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in CHEM 228 or CHEM 258; grade of C or better in PHYS 202; junior or senior classification; Approval form required before registration
BIMS 499: Biomedical Sciences Capstone Experience | More information coming soon
***For Catalogs prior to 2025
COMMUNICATION (COMM)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
COMM 370: Health Communication | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
ENTOMOLOGY (ENTO)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
ENTO 208: Veterinary Entomology | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 209 | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Co-enrollment in ENTO 209.
ENTO 209: Veterinary Entomology Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 208 | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment with ENTO 208.
ENTO 210: Global Public Health Entomology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None
ENTO 423: Medical Entomology | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 427 | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 111; ENTO 427 or concurrent enrollment; junior or senior classification.
ENTO 425: Disease Ecology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: ENTO 208, ENTO 209 and ENTO 423; junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor.
ENTO 427: Medical Entomology Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 423 | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 111; ENTO 423 or concurrent enrollment; junior or senior classification.
ENTO/FIVS 431: The Science of Forensic Entomology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: None
ENTO/FIVS 432: Applied Forensic Entomology | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: None
HEALTH (HLTH)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
HLTH 354: Medical Terminology for the Health Professions | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification. Cross-listed with PHLT 354.
MARKETING (MKTG)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
MKTG 443/PHLT 426: The Business of Healthcare | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Business and Public Health majors; junior or senior classification; or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with PHLT 426.
NUTRITION (NUTR)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
NUTR 202: Fundamentals of Human Nutrition | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None.
NUTR 222: Nutrition for Health and Health Care | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring (Distance Education only) | Prerequisites: None.
POULTRY SCIENCE (POSC)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
POSC 454: Animal Welfare | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: None.
URBAN PLANNING (URPN)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
URPN 370: Health Systems Planning | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None.
VETERINARY INTEGRATED BIOSCIENCES (VIBS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VIBS 111: Biodefense, Biosecurity, and Bioterrorism | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 201/NRSC 201 History of Neuroscience | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Sophomore classification. Cross Listing: NRSC 201/VIBS 201.
VIBS 210: 21st Century Global One Health | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BIMS 101; BIMS 110, VIBS 111, or equivalent; freshman or sophomore classification
VIBS 211 Twenty-first Century Biological Threats | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall | Prerequisites: BIMS 101; BIMS 110, VIBS 111, or equivalent; freshman or sophomore classification.
VIBS 222: Great Poisonings of the World | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 243: Introductory Mammalian Histology | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 277/NRSC 277 Essential Neuroscience – From Molecules to Nervous Systems | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Sophomore classification and approval of instructor. Cross Listing: NRSC 277/VIBS 277.
VIBS 285 Directed Studies | Credits: 0 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies on section | Class Specification: U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Freshman or sophomore classification and approval of department head. Forms on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
VIBS 305 Biomedical Anatomy | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 4 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIOL 112 and CHEM 228; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
VIBS 310: Biomedical Writing | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring, Fall | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIOL 112, CHEM 228, PHYS 202 and MATH 142 or 151; junior or senior classification.
VIBS 311: Biomedical Explorations through Narrative | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIOL 112, CHEM 228, PHYS 202 and MATH 142 or 151; junior or senior classification.
VIBS 343 Histology | Credits: 3 credit hour | Lab Requirement: 3 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 112; CHEM 228; junior or senior classification; BIMS major with a minimum overall 2.5 Texas A&M GPA.
VIBS 401: Developmental Neurotoxicology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: Must have Organic Chemistry ll completed
VIBS 407/NRSC 407 Core Ideas in Neuroscience | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; background in science courses recommended. Cross Listing: NRSC 407/VIBS 407.
VIBS 408 Neuroscience and Religion | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; concurrent enrollment in NRSC 407/VIBS 407 or VIBS 407/NRSC 407.
VIBS 411: Tumor Cell Biology and Carcinogenesis | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BIMS 320 or equivalent; junior or senior classification.
VIBS 413 Introduction to Epidemiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification.
VIBS 422: Endocrine Toxicology | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Must have Organic Chemistry ll completed
VIBS 424/VTPP 424 Biomedical Neuroendocrinology and Endocrine Disorders | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Honors, junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: VTPP 424/VIBS 424.
VIBS 426/ENTO 426 Methods in Vector-Borne Disease Ecology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification and approval of instructor. Cross Listing: ENTO 426/VIBS 426.
VIBS 443: Biology of Mammalian Cells and Tissues | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 445 Learning and Applying Peer Teaching Principles in Biomedical Anatomy | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 4 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Grade of B or better in VIBS 305 and approval of instructor.
VIBS 446: Functional Anatomy of Domestic Animals | Credits: 4 Credit Hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 112 w/Min Grade C and CHEM 228 w/Min Grade C.
VIBS 447 Neurophysiology of Music | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification.
VIBS 450/NRSC 450 Mammalian Functional Neuroanatomy | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; BIMS, biology, biochemistry, or psychology majors, or neuroscience minors with overall 3.5 Texas A&M GPA; or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: NRSC 450/VIBS 450.
VIBS 456 Science in Cinema and Society | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: VIBS 310; majors only; junior or senior classification; approval of instructor.
VIBS 485 Directed Studies | Credits: 0 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies on section | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification and approval of instructor.. Forms on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES (VLCS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VLCS 422 Equine Disease and Epidemiology | Credits: 3 | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Enrollment in equine certificate and junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor.
VLCS 485: Directed Studies | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration. Forms found on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
VLCS 491: Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration. Forms found on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES (VSCS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VSCS 485: Directed Studies | Credits: Variable (1 to 4 credit hours) | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration. Forms found on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
VSCS 491: Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration. Forms found on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
VETERINARY PATHOBIOLOGY (VTPB)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VTPB 212 Genetics in the News | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 221: Great Diseases of the World | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 285: Directed Studies | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration.
VTPB 301/RWFM 309: Wildlife Diseases | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior classification or approval of department head. Cross-listed with RWFM 309.
VTPB 303 Medical Communication in the International Community | Credits: 3 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: McAllen only | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 407: Advanced Veterinary Microbiology Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: McAllen only | Prerequisites: VTPB 405, VTPB 409 and VTPB 438 or concurrent enrollment; junior or senior classification.
VTPB 408 Clinical Microbiology | Credits: 3 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: McAllen only | Prerequisites: VTPB 405 or BIOL 456 and VTPB 409 or BIOL 454.
VTPB 409: Introduction to Immunology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 410: Cell Mechanisms of Disease | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: CHEM 227 and CHEM 228, or equivalent; junior or senior classification; biomedical sciences major, biomedical engineering major or related field.
VTPB 411 One Health and Tropical Ecology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 415 Immunogenetics and Comparative Immunology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: GENE 320/BIMS 320 and VTPB 409 or approval of instructor.
VTPB 426 Biomedical Microbiology Lab | Credits: 1 Credit Hour | Lab Requirement: 1 Lab Hour | Class Specification: U3 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None.
VTPB 438: Biomedical Virology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall | Prerequisites: 3 hours of microbiology or approval of the instructor.
VTPB 460: Mammalian Cell Pathobiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 111 and BIOL 112, junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
VTPB 485: Directed Studies | Credits: Variable (1 to 4 credit hours) | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval of department head; junior or senior classification. Forms found on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
VTPB 487 Biomedical Parasitology | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 107 or BIOL 111
VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY (VTPP)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VTPP 123: Foundations of Physiology | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 207: Methodologies of Physiology Education Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 208: Analysis and Evaluation of Physiology Education | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 207
VTPP 223: Design of Experiments for Physiology Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 123
VTPP 224: In Vitro Experimentation in Physiology Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 223
VTPP 232: Theoretical Foundations of Health Disparities Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 233: Health Disparities Research Parameters and Analysis | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 232
VTPP 234: Design of Models for Physiology Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 235: Analysis and Validation of Models for Physiology Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 234
VTPP 285: Directed Studies | Credits: 0-4 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: Varies by section | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 291: Research | Credits: 0-4 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: Varies by section | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 401/BMEN 400 History of Human and Veterinary Medicine in Europe | Credits: 4 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 404: Food Toxicology and Safety | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: Honors
VTPP 420 Applied Pharmacology | Credits: 2 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BICH 410, BIOL 320, VTPP 423, VTPP 434
VTPP 423 Biomedical Physiology I | Credits: 4 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in PHYS 202 and CHEM 228
VTPP 424/VIBS 424 Biomedical Neuroendocrinology and Endocrine Disorders | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: Honors
VTPP 425: Pharmacology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of C or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
VTPP 427: Applied Biomedical Physiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of D or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification.
VTPP 429: Introduction to Toxicology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of C or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification.
VTPP 438 Analysis of Genomic Signals | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of C or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification.
VTPP 444: Practicum in Biomedical Research | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 223 and VTPP 224, or VTPP 234 and VTPP 235, or VTPP 232 and VTPP 233, or VTPP 207 and VTPP 208; junior or senior classification; instructor approval.
VTPP 452: Fetal & Embryo Physiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BICH 410 or equivalent, or approval of instructor.
VTPP 485: Directed Studies | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration.
VTPP 489: Special Topics in . . . | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Not always scheduled | Prerequisites: TBD
VTPP 491 Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration.
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