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Biology Major Concentrations
Depth option
Students may opt to fulfill a concentration in a particular area of biology by completing four electives within any one of the groups listed below. This concentration will be indicated on the student’s transcript (e.g., “Biology: Biomedical Concentration”). Transfer courses may be applied towards a concentration, as approved by the department chair. Four courses fulfill a concentration in one area; students are limited to selecting one concentration.
Biomedical concentration
- BIOL 206L. Histophysiology
- BIOL 224. Genetics
- BIOL 227L. Cell Biology
- BIOL 244. Biology of Infectious Disease
- BIOL 308L. Microbiology
- BIOL 315L. Vertebrate Zoology
- BIOL 317L. Biochemistry
- BIOL 319L. Animal Physiology
- BIOL 432. Nutrition and Brain Health
- BIOL 446. Bacterial Pathogenesis
- BIOL 473. Sensory Biology
- NESC 210. Neuroendocrinology
Cellular/ Molecular Biology concentration
- BIOL 206L. Histophysiology
- BIOL 211. Electron Microscopy
- BIOL 224. Genetics
- BIOL 226L. Recombinant DNA Technology
- BIOL 227L. Cell Biology
- BIOL 310L. Developmental Biology
- BIOL 317L. Biochemistry
- BIOL 434. Stressed Out: How Plants Respond to Their Stressful Environments
- BIOL 446. Bacterial Pathogenesis
- BIOL 464. Molecular Genetics
Organismal & Evolutionary Biology concentration
- BIOL 215L. Botany
- BIOL 222L. Invertebrate Zoology
- BIOL 300. Evolutionary Thought
- BIOL 302. Amphibian Ecology and Conservation
- BIOL 308L. Microbiology
- BIOL 315L. Vertebrate Zoology
- BIOL 319L. Animal Physiology
- BIOL 434. Stressed Out: How Plants Respond to Their Stressful Environments
- BIOL 456L. Biology of Communication
- BIOL 473. Sensory Biology
Field Biology & Ecology concentration
- BIOL 215L. Botany
- BIOL 222L. Invertebrate Zoology
- BIOL 233. Conservation Biology
- BIOL 302. Amphibian Ecology and Conservation
- BIOL 315L. Vertebrate Zoology
- BIOL 333L. Ecology
- School for Field Studies (SFS) field course (as approved by the department)