Biology B.S. and B.A. majors are required to complete upper-division biology electives as part of their major and the following is a complete listing of all the electives in the Biology Department. Please note that not all of these electives are offered each semester.
2009-10 Biology Electives
For a link to our elective offerings for the coming year, please follow the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 links.
The Biology Department separates their elective course offerings into the following categories:
Category 1:Molecular Biology, Genetics and Biochemistry |
| BI-404 | Biotechnology Research Topics |
| Nuclear Cell Biology | |
| BI-420 | Introduction to Bioinformatics |
| BI-424 | Computational Foundations of Bioinformatics |
| BI-429 | Medical Biochemistry and Metabolism |
| BI-435 | Biological Chemistry |
| BI-440 | Molecular Biology |
| BI-454 | Literature of Biochemistry |
| BI-480 | Biochemistry Lab |
| BI-483 | Research in Molecular Biology |
| BI-484 | Research in Biochemistry |
| BI-502 | Literature of Neurochemistry |
| BI-503 | Current Topics in Cancer Research |
| BI-506 | Recombinant DNA Technology |
| Algorithms in Computational Biology | |
| BI-557 | Neurochemical Genetics |
| BI-561 | Molecular Evolution |
| BI-570 | Biology of the Nucleus |
| CH-461 | Biochemistry (Chemistry Majors) |
| CH-561 | Biochemistry 1 (fall) |
| CH-562 | Biochemistry 2 (spring) |
| CH-570 | Introduction to Biological Membranes |
Category 2:Cellular, Developmental and Organismal Biology |
| BI-409 | Virology |
| BI-411 | Mammalian Cell Culture Lab |
| BI-412 | Bacteriology |
| BI-414 | Microbiology |
| BI-426 | Vertebrate Anatomy - may count as either a Category 2 or Category 3 |
| BI-430 | Functional Histology |
| BI-437 | Developmental Neuroscience and Behavior |
| BI-439 | Literature of Cell Biology |
| BI-451 | Cancer Biology |
| BI-453 | Bacteriophages and their Therapeutic Uses |
| BI-481 | Introduction to Neuroscience |
| BI-482 | Research in Cell Biology |
| Research in Neuroscience | |
| BI-509 | Vertebrate Cell Biology |
| BI-510 | General Endocrinology |
| Environmental Disruptors of Development | |
| BI-517 | Human Parasitology |
| BI-540 | Immunology |
| BI-551 | Cell Biology of the Nervous System |
| BI-554 | Physiology |
| BI-556 | Developmental Biology |
| BI-572 | Neuroscience I |
| BI-573 | Neuroscience II |
Category 3:Ecology and Environmental Biology |
| BI-401 | Environmental Biology |
| BI-405 | Aquatic Ecology |
| BI-407 | Plant Biology |
| BI-426 | Vertebrate Anatomy - may count as either a Category 2 or Category 3 elective |
| BI-442 | Principles of Ecology |
| BI-443 | Coastal Field Ecology |
| BI-445 | Animal Behavior |
| BI-446 | Marine Biology |
| BI-449 | Methods in Environmental Field Research |
| BI-458 | Evolution |
| Methods in Ecology: Coastal Wetland Communites |
Approved Biology B.A. Electives |
Students in the Biology B.A. program are allowed to take a maximum of three electives from the following list of B.A. electives and apply them towards the elective requirement for their major. The list of courses is as follows:
Geology Courses:
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GE-330 Paleontology
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GE-380 Environmental Oceanography
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GE-392 Environmental Geochemistry
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GE-465 Biogeochemistry of the Planet
Political Science Courses:
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PO-307 or PO-270 Environmental Law
Philosophy Courses:
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PL-541 Philosophy of Health Science: East & West
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PL-583 Philosophy of Biology
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PL-593 Philosophy of Science
Psychology Courses:
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PS-271 Sensory Psychology
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PS-285 Behavioral Neuroscience
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PS-386 Psychopharmacology
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PS-387 Developmental Psychobiology
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PS-389 Hormones and Behavior
Theology Courses:
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TH-224 HIV, AIDS & Ethics
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TH-598 Law, Medicine & Ethics