Department of Biological Sciences
University of Texas Brownsville
University of Texas Brownsville
Supplemental Reading List for Biology Majors Spring 2008
Program of Study
Bachelor of Science Biology
In addition to the General Education Core requirements, the bachelor’s degree with a major in biology requires 37 semester credit hours of biology courses with 25 semester credit hours from the Biology Core (17 hours advanced) and 12 semester credit hours (nine advanced) from the list of Biology electives. In addition, 15 semester credit hours are to be selected from the support courses.
General Education Core Curriculum 48 Hours
Lower Division required courses (Minimum of 11 Hours Core)
MATH 2413 or 1342
CHEM 1311 and 1111
CHEM 1312 and 1112
Biology Major
Biology Core (37 Hours; 29 Hours Advanced)
BIOL 1306 General Biology
BIOL 1106 General Biological I Laboratory
BIOL 1307 General Biology II
BIOL 1107 General Biology II Laboratory
BIOL 3301 Advanced Physiology
BIOL 3101 Advanced Physiology Laboratory
BIOL 3303 Genetics
BIOL 3103 Genetics Laboratory
BIOL 3309 Ecology
BIOL 3109 Ecology Laboratory
BIOL 3312 Cell Biology
BIOL 3112 Cell Biology Laboratory
BIOL 4100 Biology Seminar
Biology Electives (Must Be Advanced) 12 hours
BIOL/BIOL 3/1 hours advanced
BIOL/BIOL 3/1 hours advanced
BIOL/BIOL 3/1 hours advanced
Required Support Courses 16 Hours
CHEM 2323 Organic Chemistry I/CHEM 2123 Organic Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 2325 Organic Chemistry II/CHEM 2125 Organic Chemistry II Lab
PHYS 1301 General Physics I/PHYS 1101 General Physics Lab I
PHYS 1302 General Physics II/PHYS 1102, or GEOL 1303/1103, or GEOL 1304/1104, or ESCI 1301/1101 or GEOL/GEOG 4440
Minor (Minimum of 9 hours must be advanced) or Specialization (Minimum of 7 hours must be advanced) or No Minor Electives (Minimum of 7 hours must be advanced)
16-20 hours minimum
This section can consist of a minor or a specialization (Biomedical, Neuroscience, General Biology or Conservation/Ecology) or no minor
Minor: See Catalog for specific requirements. Some minors require 12 advanced hours or more.
Advanced Hours 3 Hours Minimum
Advanced Hours 3 Hours Minimum
Advanced Hours 3 Hours Minimum
Additional Hours 7-11 Hours
Specialization or no minor:
Advanced Hours 3 Hours
Advanced Hours 3 Hours
Advanced Hours 1 Hours
Additional Hours 9-11 Hours
Biology Electives List
Non-Advanced Electives:
BIOL 1322 Human Nutrition
BIOL 2321 Microbiology
BIOL 2121 Microbiology Laboratory
BIOL 2301 Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2101 Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I
BIOL 2302 Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 2102 Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II
BIOL 2328 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOL 2128 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Laboratory
Advanced Electives:
BIOL 3302 Comparative Animal Physiology
BIOL 3102 Comparative Animal Physiology Laboratory
BIOL 3308 Plant Morphology
BIOL 3108 Plant Morphology Laboratory
BIOL 3314 Invertebrate Zoology
BIOL 3114 Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory
BIOL 4170 Laboratory Topics in Biology
BIOL 4199 Research Problems in Biology (Combined 3 hours from BIOL 4199/4299 in the major [Biology Core/Electives], additional hours honored in the concentration or no minor)
BIOL 4299 Research Problems in Biology
BIOL 4309 Herpetology
BIOL 4109 Herpetology Laboratory
BIOL 4370 Topics in Biology
BiOL 4170 Laboratory Topics in Biology
BIOL 4390 Biology Internship
BIOL 4399 Research Problems in Biology (3 hours in Major [Biology Core/Electives], additional hours honored in the concentration or no minor)
BIOL 4302 Marine Zoology
BIOL 4102 Marine Zoology Laboratory
BIOL 4304 Ichthyology
BIOL 4104 Ichthyology Laboratory
BIOL 4310 Marine Botany
BIOL 4110 Marine Botany Laboratory
BIOL 4314 Plant Taxonomy
BIOL 4114 Plant Taxonomy Laboratory
BIOL 4320 Plant Anatomy
BIOL 4120 Plant Anatomy Laboratory
BIOL 4325 Plant Physiology
BIOL 4125 Plant Physiology Laboratory
BIOL 4327 Texas Coastal Ecology
BIOL 4127 Texas Coastal Ecology Laboratory
BIOL 4340 Immunology
BIOL 4140 Immunology Laboratory
BIOL 4350 Ornithology
BIOL 4150 Ornithology Laboratory
BIOL 4361 Neuroscience I
BIOL 4362 Neuroscience II
BIOL 4390 Biology Internship
*Total Minimum Number of Hours Required for the Biology Major 124 hours