BS in Biology with a
Concentration in Biotechnology
The concentration
in biotechnology is designed for students with a strong interest in
molecular biology and genetics. Courses will prepare students in both
conceptual aspects of molecular biology and their practical application
in biotechnology and genetic engineering. CHE
420 or 556 can be counted toward the required 30 hours of Biology
needed for the major.
Basic
requirements beyond the Biology Core
BIO 481, 494, 499 (at least 1 hr), BIO 535 (or CHE 420 or CHE
556), BIO 596 (at least 1 hr), BIO 597 (at least 1 hr)
Strongly recommended
BIO 424, 528, 583, 584, 595, and additional hours of BIO 499,
596 and 597
Note: Students will be expected to attend seminars covering biotechnology
topics.
BS in Biology with Concentration in Environmental
Biology
This concentration is designed for students with a strong
interest in environmental biology. The concentration provides students
with a breadth and depth of environmental awareness, rigorously prepares
them for advanced studies in environmental biology and trains them
for environmentally-oriented professions.
Basic requirements beyond the Biology Core:
1. BIO 302
2. One additional course in Biological Diversity (BIO 322, 341, 354,
or 370)
3. BIO 431
4. At least two of the following advanced Biology courses: BIO 420,
430, 526, 527, 528, 529, 560, or 579
Related area requirements same as B.S. degree above, plus the following
additional requirements
1. Statistics (STA 271 or 571 and 571L)
2. Introduction to Earth Science (GEO 103)
3. At least one of the following courses: CHE 252; ECO 380; GEO 205,
303, 311, 314; PSC 312, 313; SOC 339
BS in Biology with Concentration in Human Biology
This concentration is designed for biology majors who want
to develop the ability to integrate biological knowledge as it relates
to human beings. The study of human biology requires fundamental knowledge
of basic life science, since humans and other animals share a large
number of structural, chemical, and control mechanisms. Moreover,
human behavior occurs within a specific evolutionary and ecological
setting, just as it does in other animals. Full appreciation of human
biology, including our complex brains, our communication and conceptual
abilities, and our social structures, requires an understanding drawn
not only from biology but also from basic courses in anthropology
and psychology, and from additional academic disciplines in the humanities
and sciences.
Recommendation within the Biology Core
Completion of a statistics course listed in the Related Area
Requirements for the BS degree is strongly recommended (STA 271 or
STA 571/571L).
Basic requirements beyond the Biology Core
1. BIO 277 or 271
2. At least three of the following BIO courses: 425, 430, 438, 453,
464, 472, 479, 481, 567, 578, 583, 584, 595
Related area requirements same as BS above, plus the following
additional requirements (12 hrs):
1. ATY 253
2. PSY 230
3. Two courses in two different departments selected from among the
following:
ATY 331, 357, 553, 555, 559; CHE 420, 556; ESS 375; GRO 501; HIS 311,
359; HDF 211, 212; HEA 201, 207, 260, 314, 315, 316; NTR 213; PHI
220, 520; PSY 435, 436, 457; SOC 101, 201, 227, 261; SES 240