General Biology Curriculum
Students must choose 8 courses in addition to Biology Core Curriculum courses as specified in the categories listed below in order to complete this Option. Within the Biology Core, BIOL 528 is preferred to MATH 426, however, either is acceptable; and the sequence CHEM 545/546-BCHM 658/659 is preferred to CHEM 651/653-652/654, for all students in this Option, except for those who are pre-health professionals. Co-requisite lecture and lab courses count as one course. Courses listed in more than one category will satisfy requirements in only one category. Courses listed in more than one category will satisfy requirements in only one category.
One 600, 795, or 796 experience totaling 3 or more credits or any two 795-796 experiences of 2 credits each can fulfill one course requirement in any category with advisor's approval. A Petition for Academic Variance approved by the Biology Director is required to count 795-796 experiences for more than one major required course.
Category 1. History and Philosophy: (choose one course)
HIST
521, The Origins of Modern Science
HIST
522, Science in the Modern Period
HIST
654, Topics in History of Science
HUMA
651, Humanities and Science: The Nature of Scientific Creativity
PHIL
424, Science, Technology and Society
PHIL
435, The Human Nature and Evolution
PHIL
450, Ecology and Value
PHIL
630, Philosophy of the Natural Sciences
PHIL
660, Law, Medicine and Morals
NOTE: The seven courses to be selected from categories 2 and 3 must include at least one from each organismal group: animals (marked A), microbes (marked M) and plants (marked P); the remaining can be selected from any group. Courses that appear in more than one category and/or organismal group may be counted towards only one category or group.
Category 2. Disciplines: (five courses, one from each discipline I-V).
I. Form: (one course)
ANSC
511/512, Anatomy and Physiology (A)
MICR
710, Electron Microscopy and Microbial Cytology (M)
PBIO
714/715, Electron Microscopy Lecture/Lab
PBIO
758, Plant Anatomy (P)
ZOOL
518, Vertebrate Morphology (A)
ZOOL
753, Marine Vertebrates (A) B Summer at Shoals
II. Function: (one course)
ANSC
511/512, Anatomy and Physiology (A)
ANSC
609, Principles of Nutrition (A)
ANSC
701, Physiology of Reproduction (A)
ANSC
704, Principles of Pathobiology (A)
ANSC
714, Research Methods in Endocrinology (A)
ANSC
715, Physiology of Lactation (A)
ANSC
718, Mammalian Physiology (A)
ANSC/MICR/PBIO
751, Cell Culture
ANSC/NUTR
750, Nutritional Biochemistry
BIOL
601, Biology of Plants (P)
BIOL
605, Eukaryotic Cell and Developmental Biology
BCHM/ANSC
702, Endocrinology (A)
BCHM
751, Principles of Biochemistry - I
BCHM
752, Principles of Biochemistry - II
MICR
602, Pathogenic Microbiology (M)
MICR
702, Infectious Disease and Health (M)
MICR
705, Immunology (M)
MICR
717, Microbial Physiology (M)
PBIO
701, Plant Physiology Lecture (P)
PBIO
709, Plant Stress Physiology (P)
PBIO
713, Biochemistry of Photosynthesis
PBIO
727, Algal Physiology (P)
ZOOL
625, Principles of Animal Physiology (A)
ZOOL
751, Research in Marine Biology B Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 773, Physiology of Fish
ZOOL
777, Neurobiology and Behavior (A)
III. Genetics/Development: (one course)
ANSC
612, Genetics of Domestic Animals (A)
BIOL
605, Eukaryotic Cell and Developmental Biology
BCHM/MICR/GEN
711, Genomes and Bioinformatics (M)
BCHM/GEN
771, Molecular Genetics
BCHM/GEN
782, Developmental Genetics
GEN 706,
Human Genetics (A)
MICR 704 , Genetics of Prokaryotes(M)
MICR
706, Virology (M)
PBIO
612, Plant Genetics and Reproduction (P)
PBIO
772, Evolutionary Genetics of Plants (P)
PBIO/GEN
753, Cytogenetics
PBIO/GEN
774, Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (P)
ZOOL
529, Developmental Biology (A)
ZOOL 665, Conservation Genetics
ZOOL/GEN
705, Population Genetics
IV. Evolution/Systematics: (one course)
GEN 705,
Population Genetics
PBIO
566, Systematic Botany (P)
PBIO
721, Microscopic Algae (M, P)
PBIO
722, Marine Phycology (P)
PBIO
723, Seaweeds, Plankton & Seagrass B Summer at Shoals (P)
PBIO
752, Mycology (M)
PBIO
772, Evolutionary Genetics of Plants (P)
ZOOL
545, Tropical Ecology - Winter Break Only
ZOOL
628, Marine Invertebrate Evolution and Ecology (A)
ZOOL
690, Evolution
ZOOL
710, Ichthyology (A)
ZOOL
712, Mammology (A)
ZOOL/GEN
715, Molecular Evolution
ZOOL
740, Introduction to Biogeography
ZOOL
745, Biology and Diversity of Insects (A)
V. Ecology/Field and Natural History: (one course)
MICR
602, Pathogenic Microbiology (M)
MICR
702, Infectious Disease and Health (M)
MICR
706, Virology (M)
MICR
707, Marine Microbiology
MICR
713, Microbial Ecology and Evolution
MICR
714, Public Health and Waterborne Diseases(M)
MICR
720, Microbes in the Marine Environment
NR 636,
Wildlife Techniques
NR 713,
Quantitative Ecology
NR 765,
Community Ecology
PBIO
651, Plant Pathology (P)
PBIO
653, Forest and Shade Tree Pathology (P)
PBIO
668, Summer Flora of New Hampshire (P)
PBIO/ZOOL
717 Biology of Lakes
PBIO/ZOOL
719, Field Studies in Lake Biology
PBIO
722, Marine Phycology (P)
PBIO
723, Seaweeds, Plankton & Seagrass B Summer at Shoals(P)
PBIO
747, Aquatic Higher Plants (P)
PBIO
761, Biodiversity: A Phytogeographic Perspective (P)
ZOOL
474, Introduction to Marine Science (A) B Summer at Shoals
ZOOL
503, Introduction to Marine Biology
ZOOL
510, Field Ornithology - Summer at Shoals
ZOOL
542, Ornithology (A)
ZOOL 545, Tropical Ecology
ZOOL
570, Climates and Ecosystems- Summer at Shoals
ZOOL 610/611, Principles of Aquaculture Lecture/Lab
ZOOL
628, Marine Invertebrate Ecology and Evolution (A)
ZOOL 674,
Field Marine Science (A) B Summer at Shoals
ZOOL
675, Field Marine Biology and Ecology B Summer at Shoals
ZOOL
701, Conservation Biology
ZOOL
708, Stream Ecology (A)
ZOOL
710, Ichthyology (A)
ZOOL
711, Zooplankton Ecology
ZOOL
712, Mammalogy (A)
ZOOL
713, Animal Behavior (A)
ZOOL
714, Ecology of Animal Behavior (A) B Summer at Shoals
ZOOL/PBIO
725, Marine Ecology
ZOOL
730, Underwater Research B Summer at Shoals
ZOOL
733, Behavioral Ecology
ZOOL
745, Biology and Diversity of Insects (A)
ZOOL
751, Research in Marine Ecology - Summer at Shoals
ZOOL
753, Marine Vertebrates - Summer at Shoals
Category 3. Option Electives: (Two courses from any of the biological
sciences, or RELATED SUBJECTS with advisor’s permission).
Effective: March, 2006
