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)