Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology (Specialization) [Science]

Year 1

• ★6 Arts options (junior level ENGL or junior WRS recommended)
• ★6 Science options (EAS 100 recommended)

• BIOL 107 - Introduction to Cell Biology
• BIOL 108 - Introduction to Biological Diversity
• CHEM 101 - Introductory University Chemistry I

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• CHEM 164 - Organic Chemistry I

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• CHEM 261 - Organic Chemistry I

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• MATH 134 - Calculus for the Life Sciences I OR
• MATH 114 - Elementary Calculus I OR
• MATH 117 - Honors Calculus I OR
• MATH 144 - Calculus for the Physical Sciences I OR
• MATH 125 - Linear Algebra I

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• STAT 151 - Introduction to Applied Statistics I

Year 2

• ★3 from List A (Biological Diversity)
• ★3 from Lists A or B (Biological Diversity or Processes)
• ★9 Science or approved options
• ★6 Arts options

• BIOL 207 - Molecular Genetics and Heredity
• BIOL 208 - Principles of Ecology
• BIOL 221 - Mechanisms of Evolution

Years 3 and 4

• ★3 from List A (Biological Diversity; at 300-level or higher)
• ★3 from List B (Biological Processes)
• ★3 from List C (Ecology & Environmental Biology)
• ★3 from List D (Evolution & Systematics)
• ★12 from Lists C or D (at least ★6 at 400-level)
• ★3 from List E (Scientific Methodology)
• ★6 Arts options
• ★27 Science or approved options

List A (Biological Diversity)

• BIOL 322 - Diversity and Evolution of Microbial Life
• BIOL 361 - Marine Science
• BIOL 495 - Special Topics in Biology (if appropriate topic)
• BOT 205 - Fundamentals of Plant Biology
• BOT 306 - Biology of the Fungi
• BOT 314 - Biology of Bryophytes
• BOT 321 - Plant Diversity and Evolution
• BOT 322 - Field Botany
• BOT 330 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function of Algae
• BOT 411 - Paleobotany
• ENT 220 - Insect Biology
• ENT 222 - Insects in Managed Ecosystems
• ENT 327 - Terrestrial Arthropod Diversity
• MA SC 402 - Special Topics in Marine Biology (if appropriate topic)
• MA SC 410 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology
• MA SC 412 - Biology of Fishes
• MICRB 265 - General Microbiology
• PALEO 201 - Dinosaurs in the Fossil Record
• ZOOL 224 - Vertebrate Diversity
• ZOOL 250 - Survey of the Invertebrates
• ZOOL 351 - Freshwater Invertebrate Diversity
• ZOOL 352 - Principles of Parasitism
• ZOOL 405 - Biology of Fishes
• ZOOL 406 - Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles
• ZOOL 407 - Biology of Birds
• ZOOL 408 - Biology of Mammals

List B (Biological Processes)

• BIOL 310 - Biology of Aging
• BIOL 495 - Special Topics in Biology (if appropriate topic)
• BOT 303 - Plant Development
• BOT 308 - Plant Anatomy
• BOT 340 - Plant Physiology
• GENET 270 - Foundations of Molecular Genetics
• GENET 305 - Genetic Analysis
• GENET 364 - Plant Genetics
• IMIN 200 - Infection and Immunity
• IMIN 324 - Basic Virology
• MA SC 415 - Structure and Function in Animals
• MICRB 311 - Microbial Physiology
• ZOOL 241 - Animal Physiology I: Homeostasis
• ZOOL 242 - Animal Physiology II: Intercellular Communication
• ZOOL 303 - Animal Developmental Biology
• ZOOL 340 - Comparative Environmental Physiology
• ZOOL 452 - Topics in Parasitology

List C (Ecology & Environmental Biology)

• BIOL 331 - Population Ecology
• BIOL 332 - Community Ecology
• BIOL 333 - Wetland Science and Management
• BIOL 340 - Global Biogeochemistry
• BIOL 341 - Ecotoxicology
• BIOL 361 - Marine Science
• BIOL 364 - Freshwater Ecology
• BIOL 366 - Northern Ecology
• BIOL 367 - Conservation Biology
• BIOL 381 - A Planet in Crisis
• BIOL 384 - Global Change and Ecosystems
• BIOL 433 - Plant-Animal Interactions
• BIOL 434 - Chemical Ecology
• BIOL 440 - Watershed Ecohydrology
• BIOL 468 - Problems in Conservation Biology
• BIOL 471 - Landscape Ecology
• BIOL 495 - Special Topics in Biology (if appropriate topic)
• BOT 330 - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function of Algae
• BOT 332 - Plant Ecology
• MA SC 401 - Special Topics in Marine Biology
• MA SC 402 - Special Topics in Marine Biology (if appropriate topic)
• MA SC 425 - Ecological Adaptations of Seaweeds
• MA SC 430 - Marine Ecology
• MA SC 437 - Marine Population Ecology and Dynamics
• MICRB 320 - Microbial Ecology
• MICRB 423 - Extreme Microbiology
• MICRB 491
• ZOOL 371 - Behavioral Ecology

List D (Evolution & Systematics)

• BIOL 322 - Diversity and Evolution of Microbial Life
• BIOL 335 - Principles of Systematics
• BIOL 380 - Genetic Analysis of Populations
• BIOL 421 - Molecular Evolution and Systematics
• BIOL 495 - Special Topics in Biology (if appropriate topic)
• ENT 327 - Terrestrial Arthropod Diversity
• MA SC 402 - Special Topics in Marine Biology (if appropriate topic)
• PALEO 414 - Paleontology
• PALEO 418 - Paleobiology of the Vertebrates I
• PALEO 419 - Paleobiology of the Vertebrates II
• ZOOL 325 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates
• ZOOL 350 - Biology and Evolution of Invertebrates

List E (Scientific Methodology)

• BIOIN 301 - Bioinformatics I
• BIOIN 401 - Bioinformatics II
• BIOL 330 - Introduction to Biological Data
• BIOL 335 - Principles of Systematics
• BIOL 365 - Methods in Freshwater Ecology
• BIOL 392 - Laboratory Techniques in Molecular Ecology and Systematics
• BIOL 421 - Molecular Evolution and Systematics
• BIOL 430 - Statistical Design and Analysis in Biology
• BIOL 432 - Field Methods in Ecology
• BOT 322 - Field Botany
• BOT 332 - Plant Ecology
• ENT 327 - Terrestrial Arthropod Diversity
• IMIN 410 - Bioinformatics for Molecular Biologists
• MA SC 402 - Special Topics in Marine Biology (if appropriate topic)
• MICRB 315 - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
• MICRB 392 - Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
• PALEO 400 - Paleontology Field School
• ZOOL 350 - Biology and Evolution of Invertebrates
• ZOOL 351 - Freshwater Invertebrate Diversity

Notes:

1. May not use same course to fill more than one program requirement.
2. Up to ★12 from approved options may be taken from other faculties.
3. BIOL 298, 398, 399, 498, 499 and INTD 400 may count towards Science or approved options.
4. Credit in SCI 100 will be considered equivalent to BIOL 107, 108; CHEM 101, 102, 261; MATH 114 , ★3 Science options and ★6 approved options.