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Biology Concentration
A Biology concentration consists of 12 credits
All concentrators must take one BIO-100 and BIO-550, the Senior Thesis:
Course Number
Title
Credits
BIO-100B
Explorations in Biology: Frankenstein Fish
1
BIO-100D
Explorations in Biology: A Diagnostic Odyssey
1
BIO-100E
Explorations in Biology: Microbes Rule
1
BIO-100F
Explorations in Biology: Genetic Engineering
1
BIO-100H
Explorations in Biology: Disease Ecology in a Changing World
1
BIO-100J
Explorations in Biology: Our Blue Planet
1
BIO-100K
Explorations in Biology: Coming to Life – Embryogenesis and Development
1
BIO-550
Senior Thesis I
1
All concentrators must take at least four additional courses with laboratories, at least one from within each of the following curricular categories:
Course Number
Title
Credits
Cell and Molecular Biology:
Course Number
Title
Credits
BIO-211
Genes, Molecules, and Cells
1
BIO-212
Introduction to Bioinformatics
1
BIO-221
Microbiology
1
BIO-248
Genes and Genomes
1
BIO-249
Genetics for the Health Professions
1
BIO-260
/
GEOSC-260
Geomicrobiology
BIO-270
/
BICHM-270
/
CHEM-270
Biological Chemistry
1
BIO-334
Developmental Genetics
1
BIO-346
/
BICHM-346
Biochemistry
1
BIO-357
/
NEURO-357
Cellular Neurobiology
1
Organismal Biology:
Course Number
Title
Credits
BIO-213
Marine Ecology
1
BIO-222
Human Anatomy
1
BIO-228
Invertebrate Biology
1
BIO-330
/
PSYCH-330
/
NEURO-330
Systems Neuroscience
1
BIO-334
Developmental Genetics
1
BIO-335
Neurophysiology
1
BIO-340
/
NEURO-340
Neuroendocrinology
1
Ecology and Evolution:
Course Number
Title
Credits
BIO-212
Introduction to Bioinformatics
1
BIO-213
Marine Ecology
1
BIO-228
Invertebrate Biology
1
BIO-237
Ecology
1
BIO-250
Biodiversity: Crisis and Solutions
1
BIO-290
/
GEOSC-290
Paleontology
1
Take two credits in Chemistry
Course Number
Title
Credits
CHEM-120
Principles of Chemistry
1
CHEM-190
Organic Chemistry I
1
Students must take three biology courses that carry an SSIH designation.
Course Number
Title
Credits