New Biology Courses and Course Numbers

by Diane Shakes | March 30, 2010

Biology students in lab In 2010-2011, the biology department will be offering several new courses. In addition, the department is currently renumbering many of its courses, with the goal of making the course numbers within biology reflect appropriate course sequencing choices. The guide below should help you navigate this changing curriculum.

Freshman Seminars

BIOL 150W

Non-majors courses

all other 100 level courses

Intro level courses for biology majors (and other science majors)

(GER2B) (Fall) Introduction to Organisms, Ecology, and Evolution (formerly BIOL 204)
Biol 220 (lecture) and Biol 221 (lab & discussion)
(GER2B) (Spring) Introduction to Molecules, Cells, and Development (formerly BIOL 203)
Biol 225 (lecture) and Bio 226 (lab & discussion)

Mid-level courses

(Fall) Integrative Biology: Animals with Laboratory (4) – BIOL 206
(Spring) Integrative Biology: Plants with Laboratory (4) – BIOL 205
(Spring) Microbiology (3) – BIOL 440
(Fall, Spring) Molecular Cell Biology (3) – BIOL 310 (formerly BIOL 406)
(Fall) Evolution of Organisms (3) (formerly BIOL 448)

Upper level courses (with recent course numbering changes)

(Fall) Invertebrate Biology (4) - BIOL 457 (formerly BIOL 316)
(Fall) Virology (3) – BIOL 409 (Formerly BIOL 404)

New courses for Fall 2010

(Fall) Epidemiology - BIOL 404 01
(Fall) Advanced GIS for Biologists – BIOL 404 06
(Fall) Computational Neuroscience – BIOL 404 08

Courses that fulfill the seminar requirement in biology

(Fall) Genes, Genethics, and Public Opinion – BIOL 404 02
(Fall) Advanced Cell Biology – BIOL 436
(Fall) Microbial Pathogenesis – BIOL 450
(Spring) – All courses with BIOL 460 number. (In the past, certain BIOL 404 courses qualified as seminar courses)

Biomathematics Courses

Calculus I for Life Sciences MATH 131-01
Intro to Mathematical Biology MATH 345 - 01
Population Dynamics APSC 755-19

Courses NOT offered in 2010-2011

Mechanisms of Bacterial Symbiosis BIOL 430
Gene Regulation BIOL 439
Nuclear Structure and Gene Activity BIOL 446