Courses Approved as Biology Major Electives
The following lists specify the courses that may be taken toward fulfillment of the biology core requirements. If a course appears in more than one area, it may used to fill only one area requirement. Note that only courses in the Biology Department can count toward the minor.
[PL] = Course that fulfills the "plant course" requirement.
[Lab] = Course that fulfills the "lab or field component" requirement.
GENETICS and MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
BIOL 284 Genetics Lab [Lab]
BIOL 285 Cell & Molecular Biology
BIOL 297Q Phage Bioinformatics [Lab]
BIOL 311 General Genetics (formerly BIOL 283)
BIOL 379H Genomics and Bioinformatics
BIOL 383H Gene & Genome Analysis [PL] [Lab]
BIOL 397MH Cell & Molecular Biology Lab [Lab]
BIOL 484 Cancer Genetics
BIOL 486H Tackling Biomedical Problems with Molecular Biology [PL] [Lab]
BIOL 497D Genomics and Data Science [Lab]
BIOL 497G Human Genome Analysis [Lab]
BIOL 514 Population Genetics
BIOL 583 Advanced Genetics
BIOL 597GE Evolutionary Genomics and Bioinformatics [Lab]
CELLULAR BIOLOGY and DEVELOPMENT
BIOL 285 Cell & Molecular Biology
BIOL 397MH Cellular and Molecular Biology Lab [Lab]
BIOL 477H Bioimaging [Lab]
BIOL 475 Plant Cell Biology [PL]
BIOL 523 Histology [Lab]
BIOL 559 Cell & Molecular Biology II
BIOL 580 Developmental Biology
BIOL 582 From DNA to Diversity: The Evolution and Development of Animal Form [Lab]
BIOL 597CD Cellular Biology of Disease
ANIMSCI 390E Fundamental Vertebrate Embryology [Lab]
ANIMSCI 581 Cancer Biology
PHYSIOLOGY
BIOL 288 Introductory Physiology
BIOL 372 Introductory Neurobiology
BIOL 388 Neurobiology and Physiology Lab [Lab]
BIOL 497AM How Animals Move
BIOL 497E Physiology of Extreme Environments
BIOL 510 Plant Physiology [PL]
BIOL 564 Human Physiology
BIOL 567 Experimental Comparative Animal Physiology[Lab]
BIOL 568 Endocrinology
BIOL 572 Neurobiology
BIOL 597NB Developmental Neurobiology
BIOL 597NE Neural Basis of Animal Behavior
ANIMSCI 421 Wildlife Reproduction
ANIMSCI 472 Infection and Immunity
ANIMSCI 521 Physiology of Reproduction [Lab]
ANIMSCI 572 Molecular Immunology
ANTHRO 305 Growth and Development
EVOLUTION and BIODIVERSITY
BIOL 280 Evolution
BIOL 424 Marine Biology [Lab]
BIOL 426 New England Flora [PL] [Lab]
BIOL 427 How to Make the Perfect Plant [PL][Lab]
BIOL 487H Tropical Field Biology [PL] [Lab]
BIOL 514 Population Genetics
BIOL 528 Principles of Evolution
BIOL 542 Ichthyology [Lab]
BIOL 544 Ornithology [Lab]
BIOL 548 Mammalogy [Lab]
BIOL 582 From DNA to Diversity: The Evolution and Development of Animal Form [Lab beginning F20]
BIOL 597GE Evolutionary Genetics [Lab]
ANTHRO 394EI Evolutionary Medicine
ENVIRSCI 515 Microbiology of the Soil
ECOLOGY and BEHAVIOR
BIOL 287 Introductory Ecology
BIOL 421 Plant Ecology [PL] [Lab]
BIOL 422 Field Ecology: An Experimental Approach [PL][Lab]
BIOL 424 Marine Biology [Lab]
BIOL 426 New England Flora [PL] [Lab]
BIOL 487H Tropical Field Biology [PL][Lab]
BIOL 544 Ornithology [Lab]
BIOL 550 Animal Behavior [Lab]
BIOL 551 Animal Communication
ANTHRO 317 Primate Behavior
NRC 590AE Aquatic Ecology
NRC 590IE Invasion Ecology
NRC 590M Marine Ecology
NRC 547 Global Change Ecology
NRC 566 Restoration Ecology
NRC 470 Ecology of Fish [Lab]
MISCELLANEOUS
BIOL 335 Topics in Plant Biology [PL]
BIOL 401 Great Papers in Biology
BIOL 597MB The Human Microbiome in Health and Disease
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- Undergraduate
- Advising
- Major Requirements
- Major Requirements Checklist (PDF)
- Recommended Course Sequences
- Courses Approved as Major Electives
- Declaring a Biology Major
- Integrative Experience
- Minor Requirements
- Departmental Honors
- Study Abroad
- Course Catalog
- Course Offerings 2021-22
- Learning Goals
- Research Opportunities
- Awards & Scholarships
- Residential Programs
- Undergrad Handbook (PDF)
- Petitions and Forms
- 2022 Senior Celebration
- Majors Week
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Research
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