Minor in Biology
To fulfill the requirements for a Biology minor, students must complete 24 units.
All Biology minors must complete minimum 12 units toward the minor at Towson University, with at least 6 of these units at the upper (300-400) level.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIOL 200 & 200L | BIOLOGY I: INTRODUCTION TO CELLULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS [LECTURE] and BIOLOGY I: INTRODUCTION TO CELLULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS [LAB] 1 | 4 |
| BIOL 206 & 206L | BIOLOGY II: INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION [LECTURE] and BIOLOGY II: INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION [LAB] | 4 |
| BIOL 309 | GENETICS | 4 |
| CHEM 131 & 131L | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LECTURE and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY 2 | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| An additional 8 units of electives must be chosen from the courses listed below. At least 6 of these units must be upper-level (300-400). The remaining 3 units may be lower-level or upper-level. When selecting coursework, please review the catalog descriptions carefully. Some electives may have prerequisites (including BIOL 205 or BIOL 207 or BIOL 208 or CHEM 132 and CHEM 132L). These prerequisites must be taken, but they may not count toward the minor. | 12 | |
| GENERAL BOTANY | ||
| GENERAL ZOOLOGY | ||
| BIODIVERSITY | ||
| ESSENTIALS OF MICROBIOLOGY 3 | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I [LECTURE] and HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I [LAB] 4 | ||
| NATURAL HISTORY INTERPRETATION AND PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | ||
| HUMAN ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | ||
| MICROBIOLOGY 3 | ||
| ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY 4 | ||
| HUMANS, SCIENCE AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I FOR BIOLOGY MAJORS 4 | ||
| MARINE BIOLOGY | ||
| INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY | ||
| ANIMAL PARASITOLOGY | ||
| HISTOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | ||
| ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| GENERAL ECOLOGY | ||
| ADV GENETICS | ||
| MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND CONSERVATION | ||
| LIMNOLOGY | ||
| CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| CANCER BIOLOGY | ||
| CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| EVOLUTION | ||
| BIOTECHNOLOGY | ||
| GENETIC ANALYSIS IN MEDICINE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| MICROBIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| DISSECTION OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY | ||
| NEUROMUSCULAR MECHANISMS OF THE UPPER BODY | ||
| VIROLOGY | ||
| VASCULAR PLANT TAXONOMY | ||
| PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | ||
| TROPICAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| TROPICAL FIELD ECOLOGY | ||
| WETLAND ECOLOGY | ||
| FISH BIOLOGY | ||
| ORNITHOLOGY | ||
| MAMMALOGY | ||
| ENTOMOLOGY | ||
| DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY | ||
| HERPETOLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| ORGANISMAL FORM AND FUNCTION LABORATORY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS LABORATORY | ||
| MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES IN ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND CONSERVATION | ||
| GENETICS LABORATORY | ||
| ELECTIVE IN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY | ||
| INTRO TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| GENOMICS | ||
| Total Units | 28 | |
- 1
Students may substitute BIOL 191/BIOL 191L for BIOL 200/BIOL 200L if an A- or better is earned in each course component.
- 2
Students may substitute CHEM 121/CHEM 121L for CHEM 131/CHEM 131L if a B or better is earned in each course component.
- 3
Only one of BIOL 215 or BIOL 318 may be counted toward elective units for the minor
- 4
Only one of BIOL 221/BIOL 221L or BIOL 325 or BIOL 342 may be counted toward elective units for the minor.