A diversity of courses for both majors and non-majors

Majors Core Courses

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Majors core courses are offered on a regular basis.

  • BIOL 121 Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular (every Fall)
  • BIOL 122 Principles of Biology: Ecology and Evolution (every Spring)
  • BIOL 207 Communication Biology (every term)
  • BIOL 227 Genetics (every term)
  • BIOL 411/412 Biology Seminar (every term)
  • BIOL 414 Biology Capstone (every Fall)

Majors Elective Courses (BIEL Attribute)

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            Fall 2023

            • BIOL 177 Tardigrade Tough: a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (first/second year Biol/BIOC students only); (Ian Woods)
            • BIOL 121 Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular (Jean Hardwick and Maki Inada) (every Fall)
            • BIOL 207 Communicating Biology (Te-Wen Lo) (every term)
            • BIOL 214 Animal Physiology (Andy Smith) (every Fall)
            • BIOL 212 Conservation Biology (Anne Stork)
            • BIOL 227 Genetics (Rebecca Brady) (every term)
            • BIOL 228 Evolution of Adaptations (Susan WitherupEco/Evo
            • BIOL 284 Field Ornithology (Nanda Cortes)
            • BIOL 280 Learning Assistant Practicum in Biology (Te-Wen Lo)
            • BIOL 345 Development Biology (Ian Woods)
            • BIOL 354 Cell Biology (Ed Cluett) Cell/Mol (every Fall)
            • BIOL 411 / 412 Seminar (Dave Gondek) (every term)
            • BIOL 414 Capstone (Dave Gondek) (every Fall)
            • BIOC 353 Biochemistry: Protein Structure and Function (Andy Torelli) (every Fall)

            SPRING 2024

            • BIOL 122 Principles of Biology: Ecology and Evolution (Nanda Cortes)
            • BIOL 207 Communicating Biology (Peter Melcher) (every term)
            • BIOL 227 Genetics (Te-Wen Low) (every term)
            • BIOL 228 Adaptations (Brooks Miner) 
            • BIOL 308 Animal Behavior (Andy Smith)
            • BIOL 315 Neurobiology (Jean Hardwick)  (every Spring) Cell/Mol
            • BIOL 352 Microbiology (Dave Gondek)
            • BIOL 411 / 412 Seminar (Susan Witherup) (every term)
            • BIOC 333 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Maki Inda)
            • BIOC 354 Biochemistry: Molecular Biology of the Gene (Maki Inada) (every Spring)
            • BIOC 481 Current Topics in Biochemistry (Maki Inada) (every Spring)

            ICC and other offerings (ICC: NS)

                    FALL 2023

                    • BIOL 10100 Plagues and People (Donald Wojciechowicz)
                    • BIOL 10210 Biology of Sex (Leann Kanda)
                    • BIOL 10800 Human Organism (Andy Smith)
                    • BIOL 10900 Life in the Ocean (Peter Melcher)
                    • BIOL 11400 Evolutionary Biology (Suellen Dragon)
                    • BIOL 12000 Fundamentals of Biology: Ecology and Evolution (Elijah Carter)
                    • BIOL 12500 Monsters and Marvels (Ed Cluett)
                    • BIOL 21100 Biology of Alcohol (Brooks Miner)

                      Spring 2024

                      • BIOL 10210 Biology of Sex (Leann Kanda)
                      • BIOL 11400 Evolutionary Biology (Elijah Carter)
                      • BIOL 11800 Island Biology (Susan Witherup)
                      • BIOL 11900 Fundamentals of Biology: Cell and Molecular (Rebecca Brady and Andy Smith)
                      • BIOL 12500 Monsters and Marvels (Ed Cluett)
                      • BIOL 20500 Biology of Aging (Ian Woods)
                      • BIOL 21100 Biology of Alcohol (Brooks Miner)
                      • BIOL 25600 Biology of Music (Ian Woods)
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