REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152 , ( ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 101 and 102 ) or ( BIOCORE 382 , 383 , and 384 ) or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify structures and function of reproductive anatomy in the male and female of all livestock species, humans, pets and wildlife Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify hormones, their production site, physiology impacts and how to manipulate specific hormones to control reproduction either positively or negatively Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Summarize critical components of reproductive technologies involved in breeding, semen collection, gamete biology and embryonic development. Demonstrate ability to monitor and manipulate cyclicity, artificial insemination, and pregnancy detection in both horses and pigs Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Summarize events in reproduction from the cellular to whole animal level in livestock species, humans, pet species and wildlife Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Communicate via oral, written, podcast, and website modalities Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Solve reproductive physiology problems associated with a foreign country or novel region of U.S. including how to digitally communicate with local residents who may not speak English Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Identify how ethical issues in global agriculture, wildlife management, and federal grazing lands impact reproductive management of livestock Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Evaluate effective learning outcomes of a specific lab and access its impact on undergraduate students Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify structures and function of reproductive anatomy in the male and female of all livestock species, humans, pets and wildlife Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify hormones, their production site, physiology impacts and how to manipulate specific hormones to control reproduction either positively or negatively Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Summarize critical components of reproductive technologies involved in breeding, semen collection, gamete biology and embryonic development. Demonstrate ability to monitor and manipulate cyclicity, artificial insemination, and pregnancy detection in both horses and pigs Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Summarize events in reproduction from the cellular to whole animal level in livestock species, humans, pet species and wildlife Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Communicate via oral, written, podcast, and website modalities Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Solve reproductive physiology problems associated with a foreign country or novel region of U.S. including how to digitally communicate with local residents who may not speak English Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Identify how ethical issues in global agriculture, wildlife management, and federal grazing lands impact reproductive management of livestock Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Evaluate effective learning outcomes of a specific lab and access its impact on undergraduate students Audience: Graduate