Environment
Sustainability and Environmental Biology Concentration
The Evolution and Ecology concentration is for students who have a desire to understand the origins of life and how organisms survived in changing environments.
I. Foundational Courses (9 hrs)
- BIOL 3131 Physiology
- BIOL 3133 Evolution and Ecology
- BIOL 3134 Cell and Molecular Biology
II. Elective Courses (choose 7-8 hrs)
- BIOL 3440 Field Biology
- BIOL 3535 Botany
- BIOL 4150 Horticulture
- BIOL 4320 Environmental Microbiology
- BIOL 4470 Sea Turtle Biology
- BIOL 4532 Evolution
- BIOL 4540 Principles of Ecology
- BIOL 4550 Biology of Marine Organisms
- BIOL 5243 Toxicology
- BIOL 5250 Limnology
- BIOL 5260 Invasive Species
- BIOL 5347 Fisheries Biology
- BIOL 5400 Barrier Island Ecology
- BIOL 5470 Marine Pollution
- BIOL 5530 Wildlife Management
- BIOL 5534 Conservation Biology
- BIOL 5537 Biogeography
- BIOL 5542 Aquatic Ecology
- BIOL 5543 Biological Field Experience
- BIOL 5547 Marine Ecology
III. Immersive Experience (minimum 3 hrs)
- BIOL 3890 Directed Undergraduate Research
- BIOL 4730 Internship in Biology
- BIOL 4890 Research
- BIOL 4895 Honors Research
- BIOL 4999 Honors Thesis
- BIOL 4xxx or 5xxx Contract Course approved by the Instructor and Department Chair
- BIOL 4xxx or 5xxx Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience Course (qualifying list posted on website)
- Study Abroad Course at the BIOL 3000, 4000 or 5000 level approved by the Department Chair
IV. Additional Requirements
- At least 1 course in areas II or III must have a field component
- An elective course can only count in section II or section III
- Capstone courses are capped at 7 credit hours for the BS Biology degree
- Students are limited to declaring 1 emphasis
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Last updated: 4/6/2022
