Biology

Biology is an exciting subject that has applications relevant to all other fields of study at the Institute. Students who are interested in enriching their major area of study with a knowledge of life sciences can do so with the Biology Minor. With proper course selection, the Minor will provide another marketable dimension to any Bachelor of Science degree granted by the Institute.

The Minor in Biology has the following requirements.

  1. All students must complete BIO 110 Cell Structure and Function or BIO 130 Evolution & Diversity and four more courses in biology (BIO) or allied areas, above those courses already specifically required to fulfill the student's major, subject to the following requirements:
    1. At least three of the four electives must be BIO courses. 
    2. At least three of the electives must be 200-level or above. 
  2. Students electing to pursue the minor in Biology must follow a plan of study that is approved by the Minor Advisor. Current advisor information and a form for the planning and approval of a minor can be obtained from the BBE Department Secretary.

Allied area courses could include:

BE 570Introduction to Tissue Engineering4
BMTH 310Mathematical Biology4
BMTH 311Systems Biology4
BMTH 312Bioinformatics4
BMTH 413Computational Biology4
CE 460Introduction to Environmental Engineering4
CHE 545Introduction to Biochemical Engineering4
CHEM 330Biochemistry I4
CHEM 430Advanced Biochemistry4
HUM H239Introduction to Science, Technology and Society4
PHIL H402Philosophy of Science4
PSYC S410Computational Psychology4
MA 482Biostatistics4
or BE 482 Biostatistics
PH 302Biophysics4
PHIL H201Bioethics4
PSYC S220Social Psychology4
PSYC S310Methods for Studying Human Behavior4

Additional courses not listed here can be considered on a case-by-case basis.