Department of Biological Sciences
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