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Undergraduate Courses
Courses Available by Concentration
Cell & Molecular Biology
Course Title (Course Number) - # Credits | Prerequisite Courses
General Microbiology (220) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Cell Biology (310) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Molecular Biology (320) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Developmental Biology (413/713) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL310 or 320
Cancer Biology (420) - 3 credits | prereq: BIOL310 or BIOL320 and CHEM142
Virology (421) - 3 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Immunology (422) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL310 or 320 and CHEM142
Pathogenic Bacteriology (425) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Molecular Genetics (450) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Biotechnology (462) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology (500) - 1 credit | prereq: BIOL200, junior/senior status
Anatomy & Physiology
Course Title (Course Number) - # Credits | Prerequisite Courses
Topics in Aspects of Aging (219) - 1 credit | prereq: -
Comparative Anatomy (251/252) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Aging Physiology (319) - 1 credit | prereq: -
Bacterial Physiology (340) - 3 credits | prereq: BIOL220 and CHEM142
Animal Physiology (341) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Plant Physiology (344) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Experimental Parasitology (406) - 4 credits | prereq: consent of instructor
Neuroscience (444) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL341
Molecular Plant Physiology - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL344
Topics in Anatomy and Physiology (502) - 1 credit | prereq: BIOL200, junior/senior status
Organismal Biomechanics (BIOL705) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200, COAS Honors Program, ≥ GPA 3.7, or consent of instructor
Ecology & Evolution
Course Title (Course Number) - # Credits | Prerequisite Courses
Plant Diversity (202) - 4 credits | prereq: -
Invertebrate Biology (205) - 4 credits | prereq: -
Ecology (230) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Evolution (240) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Global Climate Change Biology (328) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Animal Parasitology (404/702) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Ichthyology (407) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Animal Behavior (409) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL230 or BIOL240
Plant Systematics (410) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL202
Biological Anthropology (412) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL240
Evolutionary Medicine (417) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Environmental Microbiology (424) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL220
Food Microbiology (426) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL220
Plant Population and Communities (432) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL230
Population Genetics (449) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL240
Human Evolutionary Biology (475) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Environmental Studies (801) - 3 credits | prereq: BIOL102
Topics in Ecology and Evolution (501) - 1 credit | prereq: BIOL200, junior/senior status
Interdisciplinary Clusters
Course Title (Course Number) - # Credits | Prerequisite Courses
Science and Public Policy (204) - 3 credits | prereq: junior or senior status
Independent Investigations (390) - 3 credits | prereq: consent of instructor
Neuropsychology (PSYC023) - 3 credits
Biochemistry I (CHEM151) - 3 credits | prereq: CHEM 142
Biochemistry II (CHEM152) - 3 credits | prereq: CHEM 151
Bioinformatics (419) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Biostatistics (430) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Omics (460) - 4 credits | prereq: BIOL200
Genomic Data Science (480) - 4 credits | prerequisite courses*
Machine Learning in Biology (482) - 4 credits | prerequisite courses*
*BIOL200 and one of the following courses: BIOL 320, BIOL430, MATH009, CSCI 100, BIOL419 or permission of instructor.
Courses Required for Biology majors in COAS Honors Program:
Honors Orientation (217) - 1 credit
Directed Readings Sophomores (218) - 1 credit
Directed Readings Juniors (317) - 1 credit
Proposal Development (318) - 1 credit
Honors Research (491) - 2 credits
Honors Thesis (492) - 1 credit
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Note – all core courses (BIOL101, BIOL 102, and BIOL200) must be completed before taking most Biology electives.