Next Semester Graduate Courses

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Spring 2026

BIOL502 - T: Biology

A maximum of 4 credit hours may be applied toward the Biology major. Restriction: permission of instructor.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
T: MRT Capstone Workshop
001	82531	Topics	Thomas F Turner - tfturner@salud.unm.edu	1	5 Fees: $5
T: Invert Immunoparasitology
002	34339	Topics	Coenraad M Adema - coenadem@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Insect Symbiosis & Genomics
003	34176	Topics	Ellen O Martinson - emartinson@unm.edu	1 TO 3	10 Fees: $5
T: Ecosystems Ecology
005	39393	Topics	Marcy E Litvak - mlitvak@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Amphibian & Reptile Biodiv
006	55608	Topics	Lisa N Barrow - lnbarrow@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Current Lit in Symbiosis
007	53533	Topics	Vincent G Martinson - vmartinson@unm.edu	1 TO 3	10 Fees: $5
T: Computational Biology
008	55616	Topics	Davorka Gulisija - dgulisija@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Immunology Discussion
009	37299	M 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Castetter Hall (Biology) 57 Topics	Eric Y Denkers - edenkers@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Global Change & Forests
010	42688	Topics	Matthew D Hurteau - mhurteau@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Evoltnary Ecol of Mutualism
011	36927	Topics	Jennifer A Rudgers - jrudgers@unm.edu	1	5 Fees: $5
T: Systematics Discusn Group
012	49695	Topics	Michael J Andersen - mjandersen@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Ecological Genetics
013	37173	Topics	Kenneth Whitney - whitneyk@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Body Size Across Space&Time
015	82019	TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM Castetter Hall (Biology) 107 Topics	Felisa A Smith - fasmith@unm.edu	3	12 Fees: $5
T: Animal Phys Ecol
017	34612	Topics	Blair O Wolf - wolf@unm.edu	1	25 Fees: $5
T: Math-Theory Ecology
019	36855	Topics	Helen J Wearing - hwearing@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Immunology Letters
020	53948	Topics	Robert D Miller - rdmiller@unm.edu	1	4 Fees: $5
T: PREP Research & Integrity
021	46527	T 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Castetter Hall (Biology) 258 Topics	Alexis L Kaminsky - akaminsk@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Aridland Ecology
024	39396	Topics	Scott L Collins - scollins@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Arthropod Discussion
025	54003	Topics	Kelly B Miller - kbmiller@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Herpetology Collection Res
026	36301	Topics	Jacek T Giermakowski - tomas@unm.edu	1	15 Fees: $5
T: Ecol & Evolution of Fishes
027	37174	Topics	Thomas F Turner - tfturner@salud.unm.edu	1 TO 3	15 Fees: $5
T: Avian Sci Specimen Prep
032	39461	Topics	Christopher C Witt - cwitt@unm.edu	1	8 Fees: $5
T: Developmental Neurobiology
033	54018	Topics	Mubarak Hussain Syed - syedm@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Entering Mentoring in STEM
035	57324	Topics	Cristina D Takacs - cvesbach@unm.edu	1 TO 3	5 Fees: $5
T: UGrad Research Experience
036	57480	Topics	Kelly A Howe - khowe@unm.edu	1 TO 3	10 Fees: $5
T: Mammal Sci Prep
037	38017	R 1:00 PM - 3:50 PM Cons for Env Rsrch, Info & Art 237 Topics	Joseph A Cook - cookjose@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Mammal Sci Prep II
038	49759	Topics	Joseph A Cook - cookjose@unm.edu	1 TO 3	10 Fees: $5
T: Writing Clearly for Biology
039	57323	Topics	Eva Stricker - evadr@unm.edu	1	Section Full Fees: $5
T: NeuroDeGen Journal Club
040	57408	Topics	Mubarak Hussain Syed - syedm@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Sevilleta LTER Research
041	57712	Topics	Jennifer A Rudgers - jrudgers@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Current Lit in Microecology
044	34610	Topics	Cristina D Takacs - cvesbach@unm.edu	1 TO 3	10 Fees: $5
T: Molecular Systematic Disc
045	35801	Topics	Christopher C Witt - cwitt@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Museomics
053	44529	Topics	Joseph A Cook - cookjose@unm.edu	1 TO 3	10 Fees: $5
T: Watershed Biogeochemistry
057	81159	Topics	Alexandra J Webster - awebster2@unm.edu	1	10 Fees: $5
T: Hair Cell Mitochondria
058	81421	Topics	Andrea L McQuate - amcquate@unm.edu	1 TO 3	10 Fees: $5
T: Epigenetics&Neural Crst Dev
059	81423	Topics	Lomeli C Shull - lshull1@unm.edu	1 TO 3	10 Fees: $5
T: Parasitology Res Discussion
060	81477	Topics	Sara V Brant - sbrant@unm.edu	1	5 Fees: $45

BIOL506 - T: Organismal Biology

Continually changing selection of topics.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
T: Global Amphibian Diversity
001	81938	T 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM Natural History Science Center 101 TR 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM Natural History Science Center 101 Lecture	Staff	3	10
T: Global Avian Diversity
002	81842	M 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Cons for Env Rsrch, Info & Art 337 W 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM Cons for Env Rsrch, Info & Art 337 Lecture	Michael J Andersen - mjandersen@unm.edu	3	6

BIOL519 - T: Interdisciplinary Science

Continually changing selections of topics.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
T: Evol of Rel &Hum Coal Psych
002	83126	TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM Castetter Hall (Biology) 258 Topics	Paul J Watson - pwatson@unm.edu	3	12
T: Genomics
003	83315	TR 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Topics	Jeremy S Edwards - jsedward@unm.edu	3	10
T: Wrtng for Pub-Natural Sci
014	60341	Topics	Kenneth Whitney - whitneyk@unm.edu	3	10

BIOL522 - Symbiosis

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	79063	TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM Castetter Hall (Biology) 55 Lecture	Ben Hanelt - bhanelt@unm.edu	3	6

BIOL530 - Biology Departmental Seminar

This course provides engagement between UNM students and faculty with the wider scientific community. Each week a different scientist is invited by UNM Biology faculty or students to present their research to the department. Each seminar concludes with a short audience question period.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	61091	R 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Castetter Hall (Biology) 100 Seminar	Helen J Wearing - hwearing@unm.edu	1	90

BIOL531 - Biology Brown Bag Seminar

This course provides engagement between UNM biology graduate students, UNM biology majors, and the wider UNM biology community. Graduate students in the Department of Biology present their research each week.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	61089	W 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM Castetter Hall (Biology) 100 Seminar	Moses J Michelsohn - mmichelsohn@unm.edu	1	20

BIOL542 - Biodiversity Informatics

The course will emphasize using biodiversity data from natural history collections and open-access databases to address questions in ecology and evolution. Topics include biodiversity information standards, database searches, species distribution modeling, phylogenetic methods, and population genetic analyses. Fulfills the EEO breadth requirement.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	82767	W 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM Cons for Env Rsrch, Info & Art 335 Lecture	Lisa N Barrow - lnbarrow@unm.edu	3	16

BIOL551 - Research Problems

Individual research into an area proposed by the student and conducted under the direction of a faculty member.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	29924	Independent Study	Coenraad M Adema - coenadem@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
003	29926	Independent Study	Staff	1 TO 12	25
004	40274	Independent Study	Michael J Andersen - mjandersen@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
005	42691	Independent Study	Staff	1 TO 12	25
006	29927	Independent Study	Scott L Collins - scollins@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
007	29928	Independent Study	Joseph A Cook - cookjose@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
008	29930	Independent Study	Eric Y Denkers - edenkers@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
009	29931	Independent Study	Davorka Gulisija - dgulisija@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
011	29934	Independent Study	David T Hanson - dthanson@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
012	40275	Independent Study	Matthew D Hurteau - mhurteau@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
014	29935	Independent Study	Marcy E Litvak - mlitvak@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
017	29938	Independent Study	Staff	1 TO 12	25
018	29933	Independent Study	Kelly B Miller - kbmiller@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
019	29939	Independent Study	Robert D Miller - rdmiller@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
021	29941	Independent Study	Donald O Natvig - dnatvig@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
022	29942	Independent Study	Kenneth Whitney - whitneyk@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
023	29943	Independent Study	William T Pockman - pockman@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
024	29944	Independent Study	Steven Poe - anolis@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
026	29946	Independent Study	Felisa A Smith - fasmith@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
027	29955	Independent Study	Mubarak Hussain Syed - syedm@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
029	29948	Independent Study	Cristina D Takacs - cvesbach@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
031	29950	Independent Study	Eric C Toolson - toolson@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
032	29951	Independent Study	Thomas F Turner - tfturner@salud.unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
035	29964	Independent Study	Christopher C Witt - cwitt@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
036	29953	Independent Study	Blair O Wolf - wolf@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
037	29929	Independent Study	Irene Salinas - isalinas@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
038	29932	Independent Study	Ben Hanelt - bhanelt@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
040	35407	Independent Study	Helen J Wearing - hwearing@unm.edu	1 TO 12	10
041	36750	Independent Study	Rebecca J Bixby - bbixby@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
042	41024	Independent Study	Donald L Taylor - fflt@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
043	29961	Independent Study	Seth D Newsome - newsome@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
045	29958	Independent Study	Staff	1 TO 12	25
046	35198	Independent Study	Kelly A Howe - khowe@unm.edu	1 TO 12	Section Full
048	47106	Independent Study	Christopher A Johnston - johnstca@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
050	29963	Independent Study	Diana E Northup - dnorthup@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
051	29954	Independent Study	Esteban H Muldavin - muldavin@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
052	29956	Independent Study	Paul J Watson - pwatson@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
053	29957	Independent Study	Lisa N Barrow - lnbarrow@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
054	35839	Independent Study	Ellen O Martinson - emartinson@unm.edu	1 TO 12	10
055	38245	Independent Study	Vincent G Martinson - vmartinson@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
056	37176	Independent Study	Jennifer A Rudgers - jrudgers@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
057	37177	Independent Study	Christopher A Johnston - johnstca@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
058	37178	Independent Study	Thomas L Kennedy - tkennedy@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
059	41707	Independent Study	David J Van Horn - vanhorn@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
060	41708	Independent Study	Sara V Brant - sbrant@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
061	47062	Independent Study	Seth D Newsome - newsome@unm.edu	1 TO 12	10
062	49807	Independent Study	Vincent G Martinson - vmartinson@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
063	79900	Independent Study	Lomeli C Shull - lshull1@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
064	79901	Independent Study	Andrea L McQuate - amcquate@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25
065	79902	Independent Study	Alexandra J Webster - awebster2@unm.edu	1 TO 12	25

BIOL555 - Ethology: Animal Behavior

A survey of behavior patterns in animals, with emphasis on adaptive significance. Fulfills the EEO breadth requirement of the BS/BA Biology degree.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	81917	W 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Castetter Hall (Biology) 53 Lecture	Kimran E Buckholz - kbuckholz@unm.edu	3	1

BIOL556 - Immunology

Immunoglobulin structure, antigen-antibody reactions, immunity and hypersensitivity; experimental approach will be emphasized. Three lectures. Fulfills the CMP requirement of the BS/BA Biology degree.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	45350	MW 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Castetter Hall (Biology) Lecture	Irene Salinas - isalinas@unm.edu	3	10 Fees: $5

BIOL592 - Intro Mathematical Biology

Application of mathematics to models of biological systems, from genes to communities. Emphasis placed on model development, qualitative solution techniques and numerical simulation. Laboratory exercises introduce students to the R programming language.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	82006	MWF 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Castetter Hall (Biology) 107 Lecture	Helen J Wearing - hwearing@unm.edu	3	6

BIOL595 - Limnology

Limnology is the study of inland waters and has, as its central focus, the structure and function of lakes and rivers. Freshwater ecology topics include lake and river formation, light and heat, hydrology, water chemistry, organismal diversity, and food webs.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	81914	MWF 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Castetter Hall (Biology) Lecture	Rebecca J Bixby - bbixby@unm.edu	3	6

BIOL599 - Masters Thesis

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a master’s thesis. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	30438	Thesis	Coenraad M Adema - coenadem@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
003	39934	*Thesis/Dissertation	Michael J Andersen - mjandersen@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
005	42692	*Thesis/Dissertation	Lisa N Barrow - lnbarrow@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
006	30440	Thesis	Scott L Collins - scollins@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
007	35006	Thesis	Joseph A Cook - cookjose@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
008	30443	Thesis	Eric Y Denkers - edenkers@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
009	30445	Thesis	Davorka Gulisija - dgulisija@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
011	30449	Thesis	David T Hanson - dthanson@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
012	39936	Thesis	Matthew D Hurteau - mhurteau@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
014	30450	Thesis	Marcy E Litvak - mlitvak@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
017	30453	Thesis	Staff	1 TO 6	25
018	30448	Thesis	Kelly B Miller - kbmiller@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
019	30454	Thesis	Robert D Miller - rdmiller@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
020	30455	Thesis	Ellen O Martinson - emartinson@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
021	30457	Thesis	Donald O Natvig - dnatvig@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
023	30458	Thesis	William T Pockman - pockman@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
024	30459	Thesis	Steven Poe - anolis@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
026	30468	Thesis	Felisa A Smith - fasmith@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
027	30462	Thesis	Mubarak Hussain Syed - syedm@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
028	30463	Thesis	Stephen A Stricker - sstr@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
029	30464	Thesis	Cristina D Takacs - cvesbach@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
030	30465	Thesis	Vincent G Martinson - vmartinson@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
031	30466	Thesis	Eric C Toolson - toolson@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
032	30467	Thesis	Thomas F Turner - tfturner@salud.unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
033	30469	Thesis	Donald L Taylor - fflt@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
035	30472	Thesis	Christopher C Witt - cwitt@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
036	30471	Thesis	Blair O Wolf - wolf@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
037	35491	Thesis	Thomas L Kennedy - tkennedy@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
038	30447	Thesis	Irene Salinas - isalinas@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
040	35405	Thesis	Helen J Wearing - hwearing@unm.edu	1 TO 6	10
041	38617	*Thesis/Dissertation	Ben Hanelt - bhanelt@unm.edu	1 TO 6	10
043	37179	Thesis	Jennifer A Rudgers - jrudgers@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
044	37180	Thesis	Christopher A Johnston - johnstca@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
045	37181	Thesis	Kenneth Whitney - whitneyk@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
046	37182	Thesis	Seth D Newsome - newsome@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
047	62758	Thesis	Alexandra J Webster - awebster2@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
048	62759	Thesis	Lomeli C Shull - lshull1@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25
049	62760	Thesis	Andrea L McQuate - amcquate@unm.edu	1 TO 6	25

BIOL651 - Advanced Field Biology

Approval of Committee on Studies required.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
005	42694	Practice Experience	Diana E Northup - dnorthup@unm.edu	4 TO 8	3
006	36340	Practice Experience	Scott L Collins - scollins@unm.edu	4 TO 8	10
014	30485	Practice Experience	Marcy E Litvak - mlitvak@unm.edu	4 TO 8	10
024	34979	Practice Experience	Steven Poe - anolis@unm.edu	4 TO 8	10
026	30481	Practice Experience	Felisa A Smith - fasmith@unm.edu	4 TO 8	25
027	30492	Practice Experience	Mubarak Hussain Syed - syedm@unm.edu	4 TO 8	25
030	30495	Practice Experience	Albert R Thornhill - rthorn@unm.edu	4 TO 8	25
032	30496	Practice Experience	Thomas F Turner - tfturner@salud.unm.edu	4 TO 8	25
033	40979	Practice Experience	Donald L Taylor - fflt@unm.edu	4 TO 8	25
041	36576	Practice Experience	Irene Salinas - isalinas@unm.edu	4 TO 8	25
043	37183	Practice Experience	Jennifer A Rudgers - jrudgers@unm.edu	4 TO 8	25
045	37184	Practice Experience	Kenneth Whitney - whitneyk@unm.edu	4 TO 8	25
046	37185	Practice Experience	Seth D Newsome - newsome@unm.edu	4 TO 8	25

BIOL699 - Dissertation

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a doctoral dissertation. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Sections
#	CRN	Time/Location	Instructor	Credits	Seats Available
001	30504	Dissertation	Coenraad M Adema - coenadem@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
005	42693	*Thesis/Dissertation	Lisa N Barrow - lnbarrow@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
006	30505	Dissertation	Scott L Collins - scollins@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
007	30506	Dissertation	Joseph A Cook - cookjose@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
008	30507	Dissertation	Alexandra J Webster - awebster2@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
009	30508	Dissertation	Lomeli C Shull - lshull1@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
010	30509	Dissertation	Davorka Gulisija - dgulisija@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
011	30513	Dissertation	David T Hanson - dthanson@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
014	30514	Dissertation	Marcy E Litvak - mlitvak@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
016	54807	Dissertation	Ellen O Martinson - emartinson@unm.edu	3 TO 12	5
017	30517	Dissertation	Vincent G Martinson - vmartinson@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
018	30511	Dissertation	Kelly B Miller - kbmiller@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
019	30521	Dissertation	Robert D Miller - rdmiller@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
020	30519	Dissertation	Staff	3 TO 12	25
021	30522	Dissertation	Donald O Natvig - dnatvig@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
022	40980	Dissertation	Donald L Taylor - fflt@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
023	30523	Dissertation	William T Pockman - pockman@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
024	30524	Dissertation	Steven Poe - anolis@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
026	30532	Dissertation	Felisa A Smith - fasmith@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
027	30526	Dissertation	Mubarak Hussain Syed - syedm@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
029	30528	Dissertation	Cristina D Takacs - cvesbach@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
031	30530	Dissertation	Eric C Toolson - toolson@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
032	30531	Dissertation	Thomas F Turner - tfturner@salud.unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
033	30533	Dissertation	Michael J Andersen - mjandersen@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
035	34829	Dissertation	Christopher C Witt - cwitt@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
036	30536	Dissertation	Blair O Wolf - wolf@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
037	38618	Dissertation	Eric Y Denkers - edenkers@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
038	30510	Dissertation	Kenneth Whitney - whitneyk@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
040	35406	Dissertation	Helen J Wearing - hwearing@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
041	36577	Dissertation	Irene Salinas - isalinas@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
043	37186	Dissertation	Jennifer A Rudgers - jrudgers@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
044	37187	Dissertation	Christopher A Johnston - johnstca@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
045	37188	Dissertation	Matthew D Hurteau - mhurteau@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
046	37189	Dissertation	Seth D Newsome - newsome@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25
047	62761	Dissertation	Andrea L McQuate - amcquate@unm.edu	3 TO 12	25

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