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Biology Concentration

A Biology concentration consists of 12 credits

All concentrators must take at least 1 Bio-100 and the Senior Thesis:

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIO-100BExplorations of Biology: Frankenstein Fish

1
BIO-100CExplorations of Biology: Life at the extreme

1
BIO-100DExplorations in Biology: Neurobiology and Animal Behavior.

1
BIO-100EExplorations in Biology: Microbes Rule

1
BIO-100FExplorations in Biology: Genetic Engineering.

1
BIO-100GExplorations in Biology: Life in Space.

1
BIO-100HExplorations in Biology: Disease Ecology in a Changing World

1
BIO-100JExplorations in Biology: Our Blue Planet

1
BIO-100KGenes, Patterns, and Embryos

1
BIO-550Senior Thesis I

1

At least four additional courses with laboratories

Take at least one upper level laboratory course from within each of the following curricular categories:

Course NumberTitleCredits

Cell and Molecular Biology:

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIO-334Developmental Genetics

1
BIO-346/BICHM-346Biochemistry

1
BIO-357/NEURO-357Cellular Neurobiology

1

Organismal Biology:

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIO-330/PSYCH-330/NEURO-330Systems Neuroscience

1
BIO-331Vertebrate Physiology

1
BIO-334Developmental Genetics

1
BIO-343Ecological Physiology

1

Ecology/Evolution

Course NumberTitleCredits
BIO-343Ecological Physiology

1

Take Two credits in Chemistry

Courses must include CHEM-120 (or CHEM-125) and CHEM-190

Course NumberTitleCredits
CHEM-120Principles of Chemistry

1
CHEM-190Organic Chemistry I

1

Take One credit related to Science in Society

Students must take three biology courses that carry an SSIH designation. With prior departmental approval, up to one SSIH course can be taken from outside the department if the course addresses issues in biology or science in general.

Course NumberTitleCredits