Conservation Biology Specialization

Requirements

28-30 credits

Biology (20 credits)

Complete the following courses and any associated lab.

BIOL-2201	Molecules to Cells	4 credits
BIOL-2202	Organismal Biology	4 credits
BIOL-2203	Ecology, Evolution and Diversity	4 credits
BIOL-3306	Conservation Biology	4 credits
BIOL-3316	Genetics	4 credits

Systematics (4 credits)

Complete one of the following and any associated lab.

BIOL-3319	Ichthyology	4 credits
BIOL-3322	Field Botany	4 credits
BIOL-3331	Evolution	4 credits
BIOL-3340	Zoology	4 credits
BIOL-3350	Plant Ecology, Evolution, and Diversity	4 credits

Ecology (4-6 credits)

Complete one of the following:

BIOL-3317	Stream Ecology	4 credits
BIOL-3326	Coastal Marine Ecology	4 credits
BIOL-3345	Ecology	4 credits
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BIOL-3346	Tropical Ecology	2 credits
-	and
BIOL-3347	Field Biology	4 credits

Recommended

We recommend that students completing this specialization take the following course:

ENVS-3051

Intro to Geographic Info System (GIS)

4 credits