Biology, Ecology and Environmental Concentration, B.S.

Students must complete at least 20 credit hours from the following list.

With prior approval from the concentration coordinator, BIO 426  and/or BIO 427  may be substituted. Students are strongly encouraged to discuss their career interests with an adviser who can help select courses best suited to their needs. In addition to the courses listed below, a maximum of eight credits of BIO 495 , BIO 496 , BIO 497  and BIO 499 can be counted toward the EEB concentration.

• BIO 305. Ornithology (1, 4) 3.00 ^{1, 2}
• BIO 309. Marine and Freshwater Invertebrates (3, 0) 3.00 ¹
• BIO 310. Marine Biology 3.00 ¹
• BIO 320. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (2, 4) 4.00 ^{1, 2}
• BIO 340. Morphology and Anatomy of Vascular Plants (2, 4) 4.00 ^{1, 2}

•  

• BIO 342. Mathematical Models in Biology 3.00

• or

• MATH 342. Mathematical Models in Biology 3.00

•  

• BIO 345. Animal Field Biology 3.00 ^{1, 2}
• BIO 354. Global Climate Change and Life: Ecological and Biological Impacts of Climate Variability (3, 3) 4.00
• BIO 357. Galápagos Islands: Biodiversity and Conservation 3.00 ¹
• BIO 360. Plant Biology (3, 0) 3.00 ¹
• BIO 366. Environmental Ecology and Evolution (3, 3) 4.00 ²
• BIO 370. Animal Physiology (3, 3) 4.00 ²
• BIO 386. Field Botany (3, 3) 4.00 ^{1, 2}
• BIO 387. Environmental Microbiology 3.00
• BIO 387L. Environmental Microbiology Laboratory 1.00 ²

•  

• BIO 395. Comparative Animal Behavior (3, 0) 3.00

• or

• PSYC 395. Comparative Animal Behavior 3.00

•  

• BIO 400. Geology and Ecology of the Bahamas 3.00

• or

• GEOL 400. Geology and Ecology of the Bahamas 3.00

•  

• BIO 402. Forest Ecology 4.00 ²

• or

• GEOG 402. Forest Ecology 4.00 ²

•  

• BIO 404. Evolutionary Analysis (3, 0) 3.00

•  

• BIO 405. Vertebrate Paleontology (3, 1) 3.00

• or

• GEOL 405. Vertebrate Paleontology 3.00

•  

• BIO 412. Mammalogy 4.00 ^{1, 2}
• BIO 447. Evolution and Ecology of Infectious Disease (3, 0) 3.00
• BIO 449. Insect Ecology (2, 4) 4.00 ^{1, 2}
• BIO 451. Current Topics in Human Development and Evolution (3, 0) 3.00
• BIO 452. Population Ecology (2, 4) 4.00 ²
• BIO 453. Microbial Ecology and Evolution (2, 4) 3.00
• BIO 454. Introduction to Biometrics (3, 1) 4.00
• BIO 455. Plant Physiology (3, 3) 4.00 ²
• BIO 456. Landscape Ecology (3, 3) 4.00 ²
• BIO 457. Biological Applications of Geographic Information Systems (2, 4) 4.00 ²
• BIO 459. Freshwater Ecology (3, 3) 4.00 ²
• BIO 465. Environmental Toxicology (2, 4) 4.00 ²
• BIO 466. Toxicology Seminar (3, 0) 3.00
• BIO 470. Morphology of Nonvascular Plants (2, 4) 4.00 ^{1, 2}
• BIO 486. Systematics of Vascular Plants (2, 4) 4.00 ^{1, 2}

Students must take two additional cognate courses:

• MATH 321. Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design 3.00

• or

• MATH 322. Applied Linear Regression 3.00

• or

• BIO 454. Introduction to Biometrics (3, 1) 4.00

•  

• GEOG 215. Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Cartography 3.00

• or

• BIO 457. Biological Applications of Geographic Information Systems (2, 4) 4.00

Additional Information

It is highly recommended that students take additional upper-level degree elective courses in geography/GIS (such as GEOG 466. GIS and Geographic Databases , or GEOG 467. GIS Project Management ) and in statistics (such as MATH 322. Applied Linear Regression , or MATH 324. Applied Nonparametric Statistics ). Students should consult with their adviser about which courses are appropriate.