Biology (BS) - Molecular Biology Option
Administered by Biological and Allied Health Sciences
Effective Fall, 2017
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
Requirements for the Molecular Biology option are similar to those for students in the general biology curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science. Molecular Biology employs living systems in the development or manufacture of a product or in the technological solution to a problem. It has revolutionized agriculture, medical and veterinary diagnostics, pharmacology and even the legal system. Molecular Biology applies the cutting edge techniques of the biological and chemical sciences (recombinant DNA, genetic engineering, cell and tissue culture and cloning) to improve the quality of our lives.
A maximum of 3 cr hr of BIOLOGY.490 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree. A maximum of 6 cr hr from among BIOLOGY.391, BIOLOGY.484, BIOLOGY.490, and BIOLOGY.494 may be applied as biology elective credit toward the degree.
Required courses:
BIOLOGY.114 Concepts in Biology I
BIOLOGY.115 Concepts in Biology II
BIOLOGY.242 Microbiology
BIOLOGY.271 Cell Biology
BIOLOGY.332 Genetics
BIOLOGY.333 Molecular Biology
BIOLOGY.334 Molecular Biology Laboratory
BIOLOGY.479 Integrated Physiology Lab (Tissue Culture may be substituted for declared Molecular Biology majors. It may not substitute and also count as a biology elective)
One of the following courses:
BIOLOGY.390 Undergraduate Research in Biology I
BIOLOGY.493 Honors Independent Study I
And at least one of the following physiology lecture courses:
BIOLOGY.472 Animal Cell Physiology
BIOLOGY.474 Human Physiology
BIOLOGY.477 Plant Physiology
BIOLOGY.478 Microbial Physiology
BIOLOGY.480 Comparative Animal Physiology
Choose one of the following two sets:
PHYSICS.201 Introductory Physics I and PHYSICS.202 Introductory Physics II
PHYSICS.211 General Physics I and PHYSICS.212 General Physics II
CHEM.115 Chemistry for the Sciences I
CHEM.116 Chemistry for the Sciences II
CHEM.230 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (Students considering postgraduate education are advised to take CHEM.231 Organic Chemistry I and CHEM.232 Organic Chemistry II)
CHEM.341 Biochemistry
Choose one of the following three sets:
MATH.123 Essentials of Calculus and MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics
MATH.125 Calculus I and MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics
MATH.125 Calculus I and MATH.126 Calculus II
Electives - Choose a minimum of 12 credit hours of course work from the following list:
BIOLOGY.343 Immunology
BIOLOGY.350 Plant Pathology
BIOLOGY.351 Ecology
BIOLOGY.391 Undergraduate Research in Biology II
BIOLOGY.411 Radiation Biology
BIOLOGY.431 Developmental Biology
BIOLOGY.432 Microbial and Molecular Genetics
BIOLOGY.435 Bioinformatics and Genomic Analysis
BIOLOGY.442 Virology of Mammals
BIOLOGY.444 Plant and Animal Tissue Culture
BIOLOGY.455 Environmental Microbiology
BIOLOGY.476 Neurophysiology
BIOLOGY.484 Methods in Biotechnology
BIOLOGY.489 Current Topics in Biology
BIOLOGY.490 Internship in Biology
BIOLOGY.494 Honors Independent Study II
CHEM.442 Biochemistry II