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The Biology major provides broad knowledge of biology and the scientific process. It is a great choice for students interested in post-graduate careers in any biological science or health profession.

E. Applied Biology, Agriculture and Natural Resources

The following list is subject to modification. Refer to sample syllabi and the Course Guide for additional information.  Courses with “Y” in the Approved Lab column satisfy the Intermediate/Advanced breadth lab requirement OR the Additional Lab or Field Research experience (for L&S Biology Majors).

  Credits Approved Lab
AAE/Agronomy/Inter-Ag/Nutr Sci 350 3 World Hunger & Malnutrition
 Agronomy 300 3 Cropping Systems
Agronomy 302 3 Forage Management & Utilization
Agronomy/Hort 360 2 Genetically Modified Crops: Science, Regulation & Controversy
Agronomy 377 3 Cropping Systems of the Tropics
Agronomy/Hort  501  3 Principles of Plant Breeding
Amer Ind/Anthro/Botany 474 3 Ethnobotany
Biocore 587* 3 Biological Interactions
Biology/Genetics 522 1 Evolution Seminar Series
Botany 403 1-4 N Field Collections & Identification
Botany 575 3 Y Principles & Applications of Forensic Botany – Spr ’18
Dy Sci 471 3 Food Production Systems and Sustainability
Envir St/Geog/Pl Path 400/475/375 3 N Food Systems, Sustainability, and Climate Change – Spr ’18
F&W Ecol/Hort/Land Arc/Pl Path 309 3 N Diseases of Trees & Shrubs
F&W Ecol 410 3-4 Principles of Silviculture
F&W Ecol 415 3 Tree Physiology
Genetics/Hort 550 3 Molecular Approaches for Potential Crop Improvement
Genetics/Md Genetics 677 3 Y Evolutionary Systems Biology – Fall ’17
Hort/Land Arc 263 3 Y Landscape Plants I
Hort 370 3 N World Vegetable Crops
Hort 372 1 Colloquium in Organic Agriculture
Hort 375 2 N Community-Based Learning & Sustainable Food Systems. International Field Study in Guatemala – Summer ’18
Hort 376 1 Tropical Horticultural Systems
Hort 378 2 N Tropical Horticultural Systems International Field Study
Hort/Path-Bio 500 3 Y Molecular Biology Techniques
LACIS 440/401 2 Organic Agriculture/Organic & Sustainable Horticulture
Microbio 335 3 The Microbiome of Plants, Animals & Humans
Pl Path/Soil Sci 323 2 Soil Biology
Pl Path 517 2-3 Plant Disease Resistance
Zoology 500 1 Undergrad Neurobiology Seminar

*Effective Fall 2017 for students under the new Biocore curriculum requirement.

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