Biology, Ecology and Environmental Biology Concentration, B.S.

Degree and Major Requirements

Concentration in Ecology and Environmental Biology

The biology department offers a concentration within the biology major for students with interest in ecology, field biology, natural resources, environmental biology, conservation biology, evolution, animal behavior and organismal biology. Students choosing a concentration in ecology and environmental biology must meet all of the requirements for the biology major as well as the following additional requirements. Courses for this concentration can also satisfy biology major requirements.

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 499A /BIO 499B /BIO 499C can be counted toward the EEB concentration.

BIO 245. General Microbiology 4.00 ^1,2
BIO 309. Marine and Freshwater Invertebrates 3.00 ¹
BIO 310. Marine Biology 3.00 ¹
BIO 320. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates 4.00 ^1,2
BIO 340. Morphology and Anatomy of Vascular Plants 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 4.00
BIO 357. Galápagos Islands: Biodiversity and Conservation 3.00 ¹
BIO 360. Plant Biology 3.00 ¹
BIO 366. Environmental Ecology and Evolution 4.00 ²
BIO 370. Animal Physiology 4.00 ²
BIO 386. Field Botany 4.00 ^1,2
BIO 387. Environmental Microbiology 3.00
BIO 387L. Environmental Microbiology Laboratory 1.00 ²
BIO 395. Comparative Animal Behavior 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 3.00
BIO 405. Vertebrate Paleontology 3.00
or
GEOL 405. Vertebrate Paleontology 3.00
BIO 412. Mammalogy 4.00 ^1,2
BIO 430. Ornithology: Research and Current Advances 4.00 ^1,2
BIO 447. Evolution and Ecology of Infectious Disease 3.00
BIO 449. Insect Ecology 4.00 ^1,2
BIO 451. Current Topics in Human Development and Evolution 3.00
BIO 452. Population Ecology 4.00 ²
BIO 453. Microbial Ecology and Evolution 3.00
BIO 454. Introduction to Biometrics 4.00
BIO 455. Plant Physiology 4.00 ²
BIO 456. Landscape Ecology 4.00 ²
BIO 457. Biological Applications of Geographic Information Systems 4.00 ²
BIO 459. Freshwater Ecology 4.00 ²
BIO 465. Environmental Toxicology 4.00 ²
BIO 466. Toxicology Seminar 3.00
BIO 470. Morphology of Nonvascular Plants 4.00 ^1,2
BIO 484. Aquatic Microbiology 3.00 ^1,2
BIO 486. Systematics of Vascular Plants 4.00 ^1,2

Footnotes

¹ Meets the biology major requirement for an organismal diversity course.

² Meets one of the biology major requirements for laboratory/field courses.

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
MATH 324. Applied Nonparametric Statistics 3.00
or
MATH 325. Survey Sampling Methods 3.00
or
BIO 454. Introduction to Biometrics 4.00
GEOG 215. Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Cartography 3.00
or
BIO 457. Biological Applications of Geographic Information Systems 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.