#biol 363

[ayyellesrambles]

Do you think it is better to take Bio 361 and Bio 363 in the same term?

I think so, I took 363 almost a year after I took 361 and forgot a lot of the theoretical knowledge. I had to dig up my old notes to better prepare for the labs and to write my reports. 

[ayyellesrambles]

Would you recommend taking biol 341 or biol 363 as a lab course? Thanks!!

I personally enjoyed 341 more, because I’m more interested in genetics and molecular biology, but if you really like animal physiology, 363 might be more interesting to you. 363 felt like more of a drag for me, because I’m not much of an animal person and I’m really squirmy about blood and other bodily fluids...

[ayyellesrambles]

im finding bio 204 to be so much material. How did bio 361 compare to the amount that bio 204 had? And how did bio 363 also compare?

BIOL 361 was based on concepts with material that is similar to what is found in CAPS 390, but instead of memorizing the names of different body parts, you’re learning about how they function. BIOL 361 also had open notes exams, no textbook, but you could've photocopied the textbook as part of your notes if you wanted. 

BIOL 363 is a lab course and you draw on some material you learn in BIOL 361 to write lab reports but the exam is also open notes and is based on lab material. 

[ayyellesrambles]

Did you have to get a dissection kit for 204? Did you use the dissection kit again for any other classes (ex. 363)?

Yup, but since you do everything in pairs, only one person in each pair really needs a dissection kit, my partner and I just rotated. I did use it a few times for 363 again though so it wasn’t a complete waste of money. 

[ayyellesrambles]

Could you kind of compare the animal physiology courses you took (bio 361, bio 363, bio 204) with the human physiology course you took caps 391? Overall how similar are they in content and teaching style? Is anything repeated, do you feel like its a bit of a waste to take one if you already took the other?

Biol 204 compared and contrasted different vertebrates while Biol 361 and it’s lab component (363) went into more detail on mammals and their physiology. 

They’re both very different from CAPS, CAPS is all about humans and very, very memory intensive. It’s definitely very useful for students aiming for a career in health care. 

I don’t feel like any of them were a waste of time because I had taken the others…although I’m not too fond of CAPS and thought it was a waste of time, but for different reasons all together, not due to repetition. 

[ayyellesrambles]

Hey, how are Biol 340 and Biol 363? Are either of these classes hard or really time consuming? I'm planning to take both of them in one term along with other classes and don't want to over do it. Are the marks primarily made up of lab reports, midterm, and final or is the lecture component also have a final as well? Thanks

You can look up Biol 363 in my search engine to see what I thought about it and where you get marks from.

I wouldn’t recommend doing them at the same time, I never took Biol 340 (you can check out the courses I actually took on the side) but I’ve heard that it’s pretty crazy and very, very time consuming. Everyone I know who’ve taken it did not enjoy it at all because of the heavy work load. Biol 363 isn’t as bad and I thought the workload was pretty light compared to Biol 341, which I did take. 

[ayyellesrambles]

I see that you took Bio 361 and 363 almost a year apart, does that mean co reqs don't have to be taken in the same term?

Yup! Co-reqs are usually just suggestions of what to take together. If you have trouble registering, you can just email whoever is in charge to get you into the course. 

[ayyellesrambles]

Generally for biol labs, what do you do (ie/ lab papers, report, exams etc)

There aren’t usually quizzes but Biol 363 has an open-book final exam and all my plant labs either had quizzes or lab finals (Biol 210, 324, 343, 321).