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Electives for Resource Biology and Biodiversity

Students pursuing the Biology Major with Concentration in Resource Biology and Biodiversity (S117-10) must complete elective courses in 5 thematic areas (Microbiology, Zoology Systematics, Plant Systematics, Ecology/Management, and Skills/Tools) as specified in the degree plan. Courses that fulfill these requirements are listed below.

SP18 = course will be offered in Spring 2018
FA18 = course will be offered in Fall 2018
SP19 = course will be offered in Spring 2019

Microbiology Electives

  • BIOL 261: General Microbiology (SP18)(FA18)(SP19), 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 403(G): Virology (SP18)(FA18), 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 480(G): Marine Microbiology (offered on occasional basis; last offered FA10), 3 credit hours

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Zoology Systematics

  • BIOL 270: LUMCON course: Intro to Marine Zoology (Check with LUMCON for availability)
  • BIOL 319 (will be offered as Biol 462): Survey of Invertebrate Animals (FA18), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 321: Entomology (SP18), 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 351: Parasitology (FA18), 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 405(G): Mammalogy (FA18), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 413(G): Herpetology (SP18), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 414(G): Ornithology (SP19), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 436(G): Comparative Vertebrate Morphology (SP19), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 445(G): Ichythology (FA19), 4 credit hours

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Plant Systematics

  • BIOL 306: Diversity of Land Plants (offered on occasional basis), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 308: Plant Anatomy (SP18)(SP19), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 333: Local Flora, 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 341: Dendrology, 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 433(G): Plant Systematics and Biodiversity (SP18)(SP19), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 451(G): LUMCON course: Wetland Vegetation (Check with LUMCON for availability), 3-5 credit hours
  • BIOL 461(G): Aquatic & Wetland Vascular Plants (FA19), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 485(G): Marine Botany (SP18)(SP19), 4 credit hours

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Ecology/Management

  • BIOL 271: LUMCON course: Intro to Marine Science (Check with LUMCON for availability)
  • BIOL 307: Field Techniques (FA18), 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 309: Wildlife Ecology & Management, 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 344: Population Ecology (offered on occasional basis), 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 360: Principles of Ecology (SP18)(FA18)(SP19), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 406(G): Environmental Assessment & Management (offered on occasional basis), 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 407(G): Environmental Toxicology (FA18), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 412(G): Conservation Biology & Biodiversity, 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 440(G): Estuarine Ecology and Marine Biology (FA18), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 441(G): Limnology & Oceanography (offered every other spring)(SP19), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 446(G): Fish Ecology and Management (SP18), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 448: LUMCON course: Marine Invertebrate Ecology (Check with LUMCON for availability)
  • BIOL 449: LUMCON course: Marine Fish Ecology (Check with LUMCON for availability)
  • BIOL 450: LUMCON course: Marine Field Ecology (Check with LUMCON for availability)
  • BIOL 456: LUMCON course: Coral Reef Ecology (Check with LUMCON for availability)
  • BIOL 459: LUMCON course: Changing Coastal Oceans (Check with LUMCON for availability)
  • BIOL 461(G): Aquatic & Wetland Vascular Plants (FA19), 4 credit hours

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Skills/Tools

  • BIOL 410: Individual Project (available every semester), 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 417: Internship (available every semester), 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 418: Microscopy Theory and Applications (offered on occasional basis), 3 credit hours
  • BIOL 427(G): Experimental Design and Analysis (SP19), 4 credit hours
  • BIOL 453(G)/454(G): Molecular and Cellular Engineering + Lab (SP19), 4 credit hours
  • ENVS 455: Geographic Information Science I, 3 credit hours

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Statistics Electives

  • STAT 325: Introduction to Statistics, 3 credit hours
  • STAT 417: Biometry, 3 credit hours
  • STAT 427: Statistical Methods for Researchers I, 3 credit hours

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Physical Science Electives

  • ENVS 285: Soil Science, 3 credit hours
  • ENVS 377: Air Quality, 3 credit hours
  • GEOL 355: Environmental Geology (Prereqs are normally waived for biology students with permission of instructor.), 3 credit hours
  • ENVS 445: Coastal Sciences (Prereqs are normally waived for biology students with permission of instructor.), 3 credit hours

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