{"id":229,"date":"2024-01-20T20:54:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T04:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dean-lab\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:48:41","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dean-lab\/courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n    \n      <div id=\"gallery-1583730256\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dean-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2024\/01\/header.courses-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dean-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2024\/01\/header.courses-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"swiper captions\">\n        <div class=\"controls-container\">\n          <button class=\"button-prev\" aria-label=\"Previous Image\">\n            <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"\n            x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n            <polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"15.7,27.5 5.7,17.5 \n            15.7,7.5 18.7,10.4 13.6,15.4 28.3,15.4 28.3,19.6 13.6,19.6 18.7,24.6 \"\/>\n            <\/svg>\n          <\/button>\n          <button class=\"button-next\" aria-label=\"Next Image\">\n            <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"\n\t x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5 \n\t19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/>\n<\/svg>\n          <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <hr \/>\n<p><strong>Current:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BISC444<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Practical Analysis of Biological Data in R. <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dean-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2024\/02\/syllabus.bisc444.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BISC444 syllabus<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BISC363<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Mammalogy. <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dean-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2024\/01\/syllabus.bisc363.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BISC363 syllabus<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BISC499L<\/strong><\/span> (Maymester) &#8211; Advanced Techniques in Field Mammalogy <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/dean-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/422\/2024\/01\/syllabus.bisc499.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BISC499L syllabus<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BISC490<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Independent undergraduate research projects. Taught continuously, but students must be approved first. (email matthew.dean@usc.edu to discuss).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BISC502B<\/strong><\/span> (graduate level) &#8211; Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Past:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BISC313<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Evolution and Population Genetics.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BISC325<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Genetics.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BISC499<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Hands-on Research at the Natural History Museum.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BISC542<\/strong><\/span> (graduate level) &#8211; Seminar Series in Molecular and Computational Biology.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BISC544<\/strong><\/span> (graduate level) &#8211; Advanced Readings in Molecular Biology. Each Spring.<\/p>\n<p>(this page last updated August 10 2022)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Public service announcement:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in the types of courses listed above, there is a good chance you are interested in majoring in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=16&amp;poid=24905#:~:text=The%20Ecology%2C%20Evolution%20and%20Environment,maintain%20biodiversity%20on%20the%20planet.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;<strong>Ecology, Evolution, and Environment<\/strong>&#8220;<\/a> emphasis. 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