Ecology and Evolution Concentration
(120 credits minimum)
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | Credits | |
| BIOL 200 | Concepts in Biology | 4 |
| CHEM 125 or CHEM 121 | General Chemistry I 1 or Fundamentals of Chemical Principles I | 3 |
| CHEM 125A | General Chemistry Lab I | 1 |
| MATH 138 | General Calculus I | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | English Composition: Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 |
| FYS SEM | First-Year Student Seminar | 0 |
| Term Credits | 14 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| BIOL 205 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lecture | 3 |
| BIOL 206 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 126 or CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II 1 or Fundamentals of Chemical Principles II | 3 |
| CHEM 126A | Gen Chemistry Lab II | 1 |
| ENGL 102 | English Composition: Introduction to Writing for Research | 3 |
| MATH 105 | Elementary Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Term Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| BIOL 201 | Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula | 3 |
| BIOL 202 | Found of Biol: Cell & Molecula | 1 |
| CHEM 243 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| BNFO 135 or CS 101 | Programming for Bioinformatics or Computer Programming and Problem Solving | 3 |
| History and Humanities GER 200 level | 3 | |
| Social Sciences GER | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| R216 211 | Plant Kingdom | 4 |
| BIOL 222 | Evolution | 3 |
| CHEM 244 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 244A | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 2 |
| History and Humanities GER 300+ level | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| R216 280 | Ecology | 3 |
| Molecular and Cellular Cluster Elective | 3 | |
| PHYS 102 | General Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 102A | General Physics I Lab | 1 |
| History and Humanities GER 300+ level | 3 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| Field Course Elective | 3 | |
| Ecology & Evolution Elective | 3 | |
| PHYS 103 | General Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 103A | General Physics II Lab | 1 |
| Technical Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Ecology and Evolution Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| 1st Semester | ||
| Ecology and Evolution Laboratory Elective | 4 | |
| Technical Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Ecology and Evolution 400-level Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Humanities and Social Science Senior Seminar GER | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 16 | |
| 2nd Semester | ||
| Technical Elective 3 | 4 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Technical Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Free Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Term Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Biology Credits: 41
- 1
CHEM 121 and CHEM 122 require permission from academic adviser
- 2
Free Elective - Any course in any subject at any level
- 3
Technical Elective - Any course in BIOL, BME, FRSC, CHEM, CS, EVSC, IT, IS, MIS, MIT, PHYS.
One Technical Elective must be four credits (PHYS 202 and 202A, PHYS 203 and 203A, FRSC 307, FRSC 359)
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION LABORATORY ELECTIVES (One Required)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| R216 230 | Biology Of Seed Plants | 4 |
| R120 311 | Flora of New Jersey | 4 |
| BIOL 421 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 4 |
| R216 330 | Plant Physiology | 4 |
| R120 335 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| R120 452 | Molecular Biol Techniques | 4 |
FIELD COURSE ELECTIVES (One Required)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 328 | Ornithology - The Life of Birds | 3 |
| R216 371 | Field Study Plant Ecology | 3 |
| R216 380 | Field Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 475 | Ecological Field Methods and Analysis | 3 |
| BIOL 484 | Evolution of Animal Behavior Laboratory | 3 |
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR (One Requried)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 352 | Genetics | 3 |
| or R120 352 | Genetics | |
| R120 356 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 473 | Biochemistry | 3 |
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION ELECTIVES(Two Required)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 328 | Ornithology - The Life of Birds | 3 |
| BIOL 337 | Collective Intel in Biol Syst | 3 |
| BIOL 338 | Ecology of the Dining Hall | 3 |
| BIOL 352 | Genetics | 3 |
| or R120 352 | Genetics | |
| BIOL 375 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 376 | Biological Applications of Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| BIOL 382 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 453 | Applied Genetics & Genomics | 3 |
| BIOL 462 | Comparative Biomechanics | 3 |
| BIOL 468 | Disease Ecology & Evolution | 3 |
| BIOL 475 | Ecological Field Methods and Analysis | 3 |
| BIOL 484 | Evolution of Animal Behavior Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL 491 | Research and Independent Study | 3 |
| BIOL 492 | Research and Independent Study | 3 |
| R216 305 | Vertebrate Evolution | 3 |
| R120 356 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| R216 365 | Evolutions of Humans | 3 |
| R120 370 | Plant Ecology | 3 |
| R216 381 | Ecological History of North Am | 3 |
| R216 422 | Biological Invasions | 3 |
| CHEM 360 | Environmental Chemistry of Air Pollution and Climate Change | 3 |
| CHEM 361 | Environmental Chemistry of Water and Soil Pollution | 3 |
| EVSC 375 | Environmental Biology | 3 |
| EVSC 385 | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
