Biology Major Concentrations

If a student opts to fulfill a concentration in a particular area, they must complete four (4) courses within any one of the groups listed below. Transfer courses may be applied toward a concentration as approved by the department chair.

Biomedical sciences 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 431. Signal Transduction in Physiological Stress and Disease
• BIOL 432. Nutrition and Brain Health
• BIOL 446. Bacterial Pathogenesis
• BIOL 473. Sensory Biology

Organismal and evolutionary biology concentration:

• BIOL 215L. Botany
• BIOL 222L. Invertebrate Zoology
• BIOL 236. Global Change, Evolution and Biodiversity
• BIOL 302. Amphibian Ecology and Conservation
• BIOL 308L. Microbiology
• BIOL 315L. Vertebrate Zoology
• BIOL 319L. Animal Physiology
• BIOL 434L. Evolutionary Biology
• BIOL 473. Sensory Biology

Cellular/molecular biology concentration:

• BIOL 206L. Histophysiology
• BIOL 211. Electron Microscopy
• BIOL 224. Genetics
• BIOL 226L. Foundations and Techniques in Molecular Biology
• BIOL 227L. Cell Biology
• BIOL 310L. Developmental Biology
• BIOL 317L. Biochemistry
• BIOL 324. Advanced Molecular Approaches in Neurobiology
• BIOL 446. Bacterial Pathogenesis
• BIOL 464. Molecular Genetics

Field biology and ecology concentration:

• BIOL 215L. Botany
• BIOL 222L. Invertebrate Zoology
• BIOL 233. Conservation Biology
• BIOL 236. Global Change, Evolution and Biodiversity
• BIOL 302. Amphibian Ecology and Conservation
• BIOL 315L. Vertebrate Zoology
• BIOL 333L. Ecology
• BIOL 429. Behavioral Mechanisms of Ecology
• School for Field Studies (SFS) field course (as approved by the department)