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Course Management System: All Bio-Online Courses use the web-based Blackboard Course Management System.  To ensure that your computer is equipped with supported browsers and add-ons (such as Java, etc), see:   

Blackboard Technical Requirements and Compatible Browsers webpage. 

Echo 360 Video Lectures:  Some of our Undergraduate courses use the ECHO 360 system to give you access to video lecture content from our faculty.  Together with the required course written textbook, these lectures will provide you with complete access to all course content. Lectures are accessible on your computer or other remote devices. Technical Requirements: e

  • o   For a PC:  Windows, Mac or Linux OS, have installed the most recent version of your browser, see the Echo360 Recommended Browsers page for more info.
  • o   For an iOS device: iOS 9.1 or later.
  • o   For an Android Device: Android 5.0 or later.

 One of our Undergraduate courses (BIO358) and our Graduate courses (CEB553 and BIO558) require a digital textbook subscription from Streaming Tutors, Inc. combining high quality faculty videos produced in Stony Brook University’s TV Studio, by Dini Zimmermastn, with professional animations, interactive questions, and other pictures and study questions.  Together with the written course textbook (available in hard copy or Kindle), you will be taken on an intellectual journey through what it means to be human. 

  • Operating System - Windows, Mac or Linux OS
  • Browser :

                     Google Chrome™, most recent stable version and two preceding versions.

                     Mozilla® Firefox®, most recent stable version and two preceding versions.

                     Apple® Safari® for MacOS and iOS, two most recent major versions.

                     Microsoft® Edge®1 most recent stable version and two preceding versions