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Undergraduate Degree Programs B.S. Biological Sciences Concentration in Ecology and Evolution The Concentration in Ecology and Evolution provides training in the ecology, evolution and behavior of organisms, the diversity and systematic relationships among species and change in these relationships through time, and the responses of organisms and ecological systems to human activity and environmental change. Evolution forms the foundation for understanding everything in biological sciences, while ecology examines the interaction of organisms with their environment. The concentration in Biological Sciences with a Concentration in Ecology and Evolution consists of a minimum of 40 semester hours in required life science courses, and a minimum of 16 semester hours in related fields, a three-semester-hour statistics course, plus a three-semester-hour advanced mathematics course included in the General Studies Requirement. A minimum grade of “C” (2.00) is required in all course work in the major and related fields. Required courses are as follows: Core requirements (15 credits): BIO 187 General Biology (4) BIO 188 General Biology (4) BIO 340 General Genetics (4) or BIO 341 Genetic Analysis (5) BIO 345 Organic Evolution (3) Concentration requirements (17 hours): BIO 320 Fundamentals of Ecology (3) BIO 321 Introductory Ecology Laboratory (2) A minimum of 12 semester hours, including one course from at least four of five general categories (as below), in consultation with an advisor. 1) Biodiversity and systematics 2) Evolution 3) Comparative and quantitative methods 4) Basic ecology 5) Applied ecology Electives (8 hours): Eight additional hours from upper division courses, approved for major credit, from BIO, MBB, MIC, PLB, and approved ASM, BCH, MAT, and STP courses. Related fields (16 hours): CHM 113 General Chemistry I (4) CHM 116 General Chemistry II (4) Organic Chemistry Options CHM 231 Elementary Organic Chemistry SQ1 (3) CHM 235 Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory SQ1 (1) ---or--- CHM 233 General Organic Chemistry I (3) CHM 234 General Organic Chemistry II (3) CHM 237 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1) CHM 238 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1) Physics Options PHY 101 Introduction to Physics SQ (4 hours) ---or--- PHY 111 General Physics SQ2 (3) PHY 112 General Physics SQ2 (3) PHY 113 General Physics Laboratory SQ2 (1) PHY 114 General Physics Laboratory SQ2 (1) Math Proficiency (6 hours; 3 as a General Studies Requirement): STP 226 Elementary Statistics (3) or STP 231 Statistics for Biosciences (3) MAT 251 Calculus for Life Sciences (3) Elective credit options (not in catalog): Biodiversity and Systematics BIO 370 Vertebrate Zoology (4) BIO 385 Comparative Invertebrate Zoology (4) BIO 386 General Entomology (4) BIO 470 Systematic Zoology (4) BIO 471 Ornithology (3) BIO 472 Mammalogy (4) BIO 473 Ichthyology (3) BIO 474 Herpetology (3) MIC 206 Microbiology Laboratory (1) MIC 220 Biology of Microorganisms (3) MIC 470 Bacterial Diversity and Systematics (4) MIC 491/PLB 491 Biology of Cyanobacteria PLB 300 Comparative Plant Diversity (4) PLB 304 Biology of the Algae and Fungi (3) PLB 310 The Flora of Arizona (4) PLB 400 Lichenology (3) PLB 401 Mycology (3) PLB 404 Phycology (4) PLB 410 Angiosperm Taxonomy (3) PLB 411Trees and shrubs of Arizona (4) ASM 343 Primatology (3) Evolution BIO 344 Origins, Evolution, and Creation (3) BIO 446 Principles in Human Genetics (3) PLB 407 Plant Fossils and Evolution (4) PLB 494 Macroevolution (3) GLG 430 Paleontology (3) ASM 344 Fossil Hominids (3) ASM 345 Disease and Human Evolution (3) ASM 456 Infectious Disease & Human Evolution (3) Comparative and Quantitative Methods BIO 300-400 level Systematic Biology BIO 455 Introduction to Comparative Genomics (3) BIO 424 Mathematical Models in Ecology (4) PLB 434 Landscape Ecological Analysis and Modeling (3) BIO 406/PLB 432 Computer Applications in Biology (3) Basic Ecology BIO 325/GLG 325 Oceanography (3) BIO 331 Animal Behavior (3) BIO 411 Quantitative Conservation Biology (3) BIO 423 Population and Community Ecology (3) BIO 420 Field Zoology (3) BIO 425 Animal Ecology (3) BIO 428 Biogeography (3) BIO 435 Research Techniques in Animal Behavior (3) PLB 420 Plant Ecology: Organisms and Populations (3) PLB 421 Plant Ecology: Communities and Ecosystems (3) PLB 498 Physiological Plant Ecology (3) BIO 426 Limnology (4) Applied Ecology BIO 322/323 Conservation Biology and Ecological Sustainability I/II (3/3) BIO 410 Techniques in Wildlife Conservation Biology (3) BIO 412 Conservation in Practice (3) d BIO 494 Urban Ecological Systems BIO 494 Introduction to Tropical Biology ( Ecuador ) BIO494 Research in Tropical Biology ( Ecuador ) BIO 494 Marine Mammal Ecology ( Mexico ) CEE 467 Environmental Microbiology (3) PLB 322 Environmental Science (majors) (3) back to main undergraduate degree programs page
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