Degree Requirements
Students
must complete at least 120 credits to graduate, including 68 credits in
the major. The biology curriculum also includes courses in biology,
chemistry, physics, and mathematics. These requirements are under
development and you must make regular advising appointments in order to
stay on track for graduation.
The BSE major is interdisciplinary. You are not required to take 18
upper division credits outside the major. You are required to complete
48 upper division credits for your degree.
A class may count for only one requirement within the BSE major. It may
also count towards the liberal education requirement or another degree
requirement. Students should take at least one upper division writing
intensive course within the BSE major.
Required Courses
* Choose three of the following four courses:
~Phil 1005--Scientific Reasoning
~Biol 1105--Introduction to Biology, Society and the Environment
~Geog 3361W--Land Use, Landscapes, and the Law
~BSE 3305--Intro to Bioethics
Science Requirements
General Biology
~Biol 1009--General Biology
~One of the following courses or course pairs:
-Anth 1001--Human Evolution
-Biol 2012--General Zoology
-Biol 2022--General Botany
-Biol 3002 & 3005--Plant Function
-Biol 3211 & 2005--Animal Physiology
-Biol/VBS 2032--General Microbiology
-Phsl 3051--Human Physiology
*GC 1131 (Biology) will only count if it was taken by a GC student while matriculated in GC. CLA students are expected to enroll in Biol 1009.
Additional Science Requirements
* Chem 1021--General Principles of Chemistry I
(Honors Course: Chem 1031H)
* Chem 1022--General Principles of Chemistry II
(Honors Course: Chem 1032H)
* Chem 2301--Organic Chemistry I
* Math 1271--Calculus I
(Honors Course: Math 1571H)
* Phys 1201W--Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-Medicine I
(Honors Course: Phys 1401V)
*Bioc 3021--Biochemistry
Biology Concentration
* Three of the following:
~Biol 3407or Biol 3408W--Ecology
~Biol 4003 or GCD 3022--Genetics
~Biol 4004--Cell Biology
* Two approved upper division electives.
Sample Courses Include:
~Anth 3310--Topics in Biological and Physical
Anthropology
[3cr, prereq = Anth 1001]
~Biol 3021/BioC 3021--BioChemistry
[3cr, prereq = Biol 1002W/1009, Chem 2301]
~Biol 3301/MicB 3301--Microorganisms
[5cr, prereq = Biol 1002W/1009, Chem 2301,
concurrent Chem 2302]
~Biol 3407/3408W--Ecology
[3cr, prereq = Biol 1002W/1009, Math 1142/1271]
~Biol 3409--Evolution
[3cr, prereq = Biol 1002W/1009]
~Biol 4004--Cell Biology
[3cr, prereq = Biol 4003, BioC 3021]
~Chem 2302--Organic Chemistry II
[3cr, prereq = Chem 2301]
~Chem 2311--Organic Chemistry Lab
[4cr, prereq = Chem 2301, concurrent 2302]
(Honors Course: Chem 2312H)
~EEB 4609W--Ecosystem Ecology
[3cr, prereq = Bio 3407]
~GCD 3022--Genetics
[equiv to Biol 4003, 3cr, prereq = Biol 1002W/1009]
~GCD 4143--Human Genetics
[3cr, prereq = GCD 3022 or Biol 4003]
~Geog 3401--Geography of Environmental Systems
[4cr]
~Anat 3001 or Anat 3601 or Anat 3301--Human Anatomy
[3cr, prereq = college-level biology course,
sophomore]
~Phsl 3051--Human Physiology
[4cr, prereq = Biol 1009/1 yr college biol, 1 yr
college chem]
Theme Requirements
Five courses from approved list of theme electives, in consultation
with an adviser. Some examples of thematic concentrations might
be: Ethics, Economics, and Politics of Health Care; the Global
Environment; Biology and the US Government; Communicating Biology to
the Public.
Note: Honors students are required to contract one of their chosen theme courses.
Sample Theme electives include:
-
Anth 3306W—[pre-req 1003 or 1005 or entry level social science 4cr]—Medical Anthropology (CD, IP, WI)
- Biol 4501 — [pre-req 7 cr science, 3 cr] — Social Uses of Biology (C/PE)
- Econ 3611 — [pre-req Econ 1101, 1102, or equiv, 3 cr] — Environmental Economics (Envt)
- Geog 3355 — [3 cr] — Environmental Quality (C/PE, Envt)
- Geog 3381W — [4 cr] — Population of an Interacting World (SSci, IP, WI)
- Geog 3379 — [pre-req soph, jr, or sr 3 cr] — Environment and Development in the Third World (Envt IP)
- Geog 3411W — [§ 5411, 3 cr] — Geography of Health and Health Care (Envt, IP, WI)
- Geog 4121W — [4 cr] — Latin America (Envt, IP, WI)
- HMed 3001W — [§ HMed 5200, 3 cr] — Health Care in History I (HP, IP, WI)
- HMed 3002W — [3 cr] — Health Care in History II (HP, IP, WI)
- HMed 3040 — [3 cr] ¬— Human Health, Disease, and the Environment in History (HP, Envt)
- HMed 3055 — [§ 5055, 3 cr] ¬— Women, Health, and History (HP, CD)
- HMed 5002** ¬— [3 cr] ¬— Public Health Issues in Historical Perspective ** Prior Approval by BSE Dept Required**
HSci 3211 — [§ 5211, 3 cr] — Biology and Culture 19/20th C. (HP)
-
HSci 3331 — [3 cr] — Technology and American Culture (HP)
- HSci 3332 — [§ 5332, 3 cr] — Science and American Culture (HP, CD)
-
HSci 3401 — [3 cr] — Ethics in Science and Technology (HP, C/PE)
- HSci 4060 — [3 cr] — Special Topics in History of Science ** Prior Approval by BSE Dept Required**
- Jour 3745 — [3 cr] — Mass Media and Popular Culture (SSci, CD)
- Phil 3234 — [4 cr] — Knowledge and Society (CD)
Phil 3301 — [4 cr] — Environmental Ethics (C/PE, Envt)
- Phil 3302W — [§3322, 3402, 4 cr] — Moral Problems of Contemporary Society (AH, C/PE, WI)
-
Phil 3304W — [4 cr] — Law and Morality (C/PE, WI)
- Phil 3305 — [4 cr] — Medical Ethics
-
Phil 3601W — [pre-req one course in Phil or Nat Sci, 4 cr] — Scientific Thought (AH, WI)
- Phil 3602 — [3 cr] — Science, Technology, and Society (C/PE)
- Phil 3607 — [pre-req one course in Phil or Psy, 4 cr] — Philosophy of Psychology
-
Phil 4607 — [prereq courses in philosophy or biology 3 cr] Philosophy of Biological Science
- Pol 3441 — [pre-req Jr/Sr social science major, §5441, 3 cr] — Politics of Environmental Protection (Envt)
- Pol 3872W — [§5872, 4 cr] — Global Environmental Cooperation (Envt, IP, WI)
- Psy 5061 — [pre-req Psy 3001W or Psy 3005W or Biol 1009, § 3061, 3 cr] — Neurobiology of Behavior
- Psy 5135 — [pre-req Psy 3001W or Psy3005W or 5862, § 3135, 3 cr] —Psychology of Individual Differences
- Psy 5137 — [pre-req Psy 3001W or Psy 3005W, 3 cr] — Introduction to Behavioral Genetics
- PubH 3004 — [§ 3001, 3003, 4 cr] ¬— Basic Concepts in Personal and Community Health
- Soc 4305 — [pre-req Soc 1001 or envt course, 3 cr] — Society and Environment (C/PE, Envt)
- Stat 3011 — [pre-req two yrs high school math, §5021, 4 cr) — Introduction to Statistical Analysis (Math)
- Urbs 3751 — [ 3 cr ] — Understanding the Urban Environment (Envt)
Written & Oral Communication Requirement
A Senior Project (or Honors Senior Thesis) is required from all
students graduating with a degree from the College of Liberal
Arts. This can be satisfied in one of three ways:
* Registering for 2 additional credits in any upper division course
taken. The credits must be satisfied by either a written paper or
an oral presentation at the faculty member's option.
* Registering for 3 credits of Directed Research with a faculty member
having special expertise in the subject of the proposed project.
* Registering for 3 credits of Directed Research, Geography 3990, with the BSE Director of Undergraduate Studies.
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