Program of Study for the UST Major in Biology (B.S.)

 

Course Requirements for the Biology Major (B.S.):

 

Core Courses:                     (3½ courses or 14 credits)

201                          Diversity and Adaptation

202                          Genetics, Evolution, and Ecology

204                          Cellular and Molecular Biology

206                          Global Ecology (2 credits)

Note: The normal expectation is that students will complete BIOL 201, 202, 204 and 206 by the end of their sophomore year.

 

Elective courses:                 (6½ courses or 26 credits)

210                          Introduction to Laboratory Research (2 credits)

211                          Introduction to Field Research

Note: The above two courses are normally taught in J-term. Introduction to Field Research is taught in Costa Rica.

298                          Topics

302                          Animal Diversity

315                          Biology of Plants

330                          Animal Behavior

333                          Ecology

349                          Comparative Anatomy and Physiology: Locomotion and Systems Regulation

350                          Comparative Anatomy and Physiology: Energy Acquisition and Processing

353                          Microscopic Anatomy

354                          Neurobiology

356                          Microbiology

360                          Genetics

365                          Developmental Biology

371                          Cell Biology

391, 392                  Research (2 credits)

415                          Plant Physiology and Adaptations to Stress

430                          Evolutionary Ecology

435                          Aquatic Biology

462                          Molecular Biology

463                          Immunology

471                          Evolution

483, 484                  Seminar (2 credits)

485, 486                  Seminar

487, 488                  Topics (2 credits)

489, 490                  Topics

491, 492                  Research (2 credits)

493, 494                  Research

495, 496                  Individual Study (2 credits)

497, 498                  Individual Study

CHEM 440             Biochemistry I

Note: At least four credits from the above must be in courses numbered 400-498.

Note: CHEM 440 may be counted towards the major as a 300-level elective course.

Required Allied Requirements:       (6 courses or 24 credits)

CHEM 111             General Chemistry I

                                and

CHEM 112             General Chemistry II

                                or

CHEM 115             Accelerated General Chemistry

 

CHEM 201             Organic Chemistry I

 

MATH 109            Calculus with Review II

                                or

MATH 113            Calculus I

 

MATH 303            Statistics for the Applied Sciences

                                or

QMCS 220             Statistics I

Note: Most Biology majors take QMCS 220

 

Note: The normal expectation is that students will complete the above allied requirements by the end of the sophomore year.

 

PHYS 109               General Physics I or PHYS 111 Introduction to Classical Physics I

 

Other Requirements:         (2 courses or 8 credits from the following list)

                Any Biology courses numbered above 206

CHEM 202             Organic Chemistry II

CHEM 300             Quantitative Analysis

ENGR 350              Introduction to Electronics

GEOL 113               The Earth’s Record of Climate

GEOL 115               Environmental Geology     

GEOL 130               Earth History

GEOG 223              Remote Sensing

IDSC 312                Gender and Science

HLTH 400              Epidemiology

MATH 114            Calculus II

MATH 315            Applied Mathematics and Modeling I

MATH 316            Applied Mathematics and Modeling II

PHYS 110               General Physics II or PHYS 112 Introduction to Classical Physics II

PSYC 206               The Brain and Human Behavior

PSYC 207               Alcohol, Other Drugs and Behavior

PSYC 401               Physiological Psychology

QMCS 230             Software Design Using the JAVA Language

QMCS 320             Statistics II

QMCS 342             Computer Applications in Experimental Sciences

 

Note: Courses selected from this list should be decided in consultation with the departmental advisor. Alternative course combinations to satisfy elective allied requirements may be proposed by majors for approval by the department chair.