Biology B.S. - Integrative Biology

 

This concentration emphasizes the belief that the study of biological systems is best approached by incorporating a diversity of perspectives. The focus is on structure and function in the evolution of diverse biological systems, including: organismal morphology and physiology, development, animal behavior, genetics, ecology and evolution of life. The goal is to provide a broad training to help students be successful in our complex interdisciplinary world. This concentration is also appropriate for those students with a general interest in biology. Students in this concentration will be well prepared to enter graduate programs in almost any discipline of biology or to enter the professional world as: organismal biologists, field biologists, conservation biologists, ecologists, or professionals at zoological parks, museums or botanical gardens.

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Biology with a concentration in Integrative Biology requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

Required Courses:

BIO 111INTRODUCTORY CELL BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 113CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 131BIODIVERSITY

4 sh

BIO 212INTRODUCTORY POPULATION BIOLOGY

3 sh

BIO 214POPULATION BIOLOGY LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 245PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS

3 sh

BIO 246GENETICS LABORATORY

1 sh

BIO 261INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR

2 sh

BIO 262EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

2 sh

CHM 111GENERAL CHEMISTRY I

4 sh

CHM 112GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

BIO 462SENIOR SEMINAR

2 sh

PHY 201GENERAL PHYSICS I

4 sh

BIO 070SENIOR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION

0

Students not placed in STS 212 will need to take STS 110 prior to taking STS 212.

In addition, a required experiential component selected from one of the following:

(a) internship (BIO 481)

(b) research under the direction of BIO faculty member (BIO 499 or HNRS 498)

Select 28 semester hours of 200-400 level biology electives from the following list:

Four semester hours must be completed from the Biological Breadth concentration elective list below

BIO 318COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

4 sh

BIO 321MICROBIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 324TOXICOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 331THE BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

4 sh

BIO 333MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 334HERPETOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 335FIELD BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 341BOTANY

4 sh

BIO 342AQUATIC BIOLOGY: THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS

4 sh

BIO 344EVOLUTION

4 sh

BIO 346/ENS 346WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

4 sh

BIO 347DENDROLOGY

4 sh

BIO 350GENERAL ECOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 499RESEARCH

1-4 sh

Biological Breadth electives:

BIO 327IMMUNOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 328BIOCHEMICAL BASIS OF DISEASE

4 sh

BIO 329SURVEY OF BIOCHEMISTRY

4 sh

BIO 348BIOTECHNOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 361INTRODUCTION TO CANCER BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 422MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

4 sh

BIO 445TOPICS IN ADVANCED GENETICS

4 sh

CHM 351BIOCHEMISTRY I

4 sh

  • Four of these hours in the Integrative Elective category can be any 200-400 level biology elective (ie. a wildcard) that is not counting elsewhere in the major, or PHY 202. 
  • Students may count up to 4 hours of Bio499 towards their electives if the level of biological content covered is deemed equivalent to an elective course (requires chair review)
  • Students may count up to 8 semester hours from special topics Seminars (non-lab BIO courses at the 300-400 level).
  • Students cannot count more than one 200-300 level course of the same topic toward elective credits. Topics in question are Biochemistry (BIO 254, BIO 328, CHM 351), Anatomy (BIO 263, BIO 343), Microbiology (BIO 253, BIO 321), and Physiology (BIO 264, BIO 315).

Total Credit Hours: 66

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