Biological Sciences Minor

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Minor Requirements (24 units)

The minor program is designed to provide students in other majors the opportunity to broaden their experience and understanding of the biological sciences, and may expand their educational and employment opportunities.

Note: Prerequisite courses for all Biology courses must be passed with a grade of “C-” or better. All requests for Grade Forgiveness are subject to space availability, with priority given to newly enrolled students.

Required Courses

Take the following 14 units:

BIOL 140A - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Units: 5 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2, GE-B3
BIOL 140B - Principles of Organismal Biology Units: 5
BIOL 310 - Genetic Analysis I Units: 4

Electives

Students must complete three (3) elective BIOL courses for a minimum of 10 units (5 units must be in upper-division coursework). Courses for which students do not have the prerequisites or that are listed as “Not for Major Credit” are not eligible.

Department Courses Listed by Course Type

Biological Sciences Courses

Department of Biological Sciences

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Courses

Biological Sciences

• BIOL 100 - Biology in the Real World Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2, GE-B3
• BIOL 101 - Introduction to Biology Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2
• BIOL 102 - Introduction to Biology Lab Units: 1 ; Breadth Area: GE-B3
• BIOL 106 - Biodiversity of California Units: 3; Breadth Area: GE-B2
• BIOL 130 - Connecting to Biology Units: 2 ; Breadth Area: GE - E
• BIOL 140A - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Units: 5 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2, GE-B3
• BIOL 140B - Principles of Organismal Biology Units: 5
• BIOL 230 - Introduction to Clinical Microbiology Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2, GE-B3
• BIOL 232 - Environmental Health Microbiology Units: 4
• BIOL 270 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-B2, GE-B3
• BIOL 271 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II Units: 4
• BIOL 310 - Genetic Analysis I Units: 4
• BIOL 315 - Marine Biology Units: 4
• BIOL 320 - Evolutionary Biology Units: 3
• BIOL 321 - Readings in Biological Sciences Units: 1
• BIOL 330 - General Microbiology Units: 5
• BIOL 333 - Humans and Sex Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Diversity
• BIOL 334 - Humans and the Living Planet Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Sustainability
• BIOL 335 - Humans: Health and Disease Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UDB; Social Justice
• BIOL 350 - Ecology Units: 4
• BIOL 352 - Biogeography Units: 4
• BIOL 356 - Freshwater Environments Units: 4
• BIOL 368 - Fungi of California Units: 3
• BIOL 370 - Animal Physiology Units: 4
• BIOL 372 - Microscopic Methods: Quantitative Analysis of Structure & Function Units: 3
• BIOL 398 - Internship Units: 1-4
• BIOL 408 - Biomedical Sciences Seminar Units: 2
• BIOL 410 - Genetic Analysis II Units: 3
• BIOL 415 - PCR, Sequencing and Fragment Analysis Units: 3
• BIOL 420 - Cell and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Seminar Units: 2
• BIOL 424 - Bioinformatics Units: 3
• BIOL 425 - Techniques in Mammalian Cell Culture Units: 3
• BIOL 426 - Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology Units: 3
• BIOL 427 - Molecular and Cell Biology Lab Units: 3
• BIOL 428 - Genomics Units: 3
• BIOL 430 - Microbial Physiology and Metabolism Units: 3
• BIOL 431 - Medical Microbiology Units: 5
• BIOL 432 - Microbe-Host Interactions Units: 3
• BIOL 433 - Microbial Ecology Units: 3
• BIOL 434 - Molecular Microbiology Units: 3
• BIOL 440 - Molecular Virology Units: 3
• BIOL 441 - Parasitology Units: 3
• BIOL 442 - Epidemiology Units: 3
• BIOL 443 - Hematology Units: 4
• BIOL 444 - Medical Entomology Units: 3
• BIOL 445 - Immunology Units: 3
• BIOL 446 - Pathogenic Microbiology Units: 3
• BIOL 447 - Zoonoses & Emerging Infectious Diseases Units: 3
• BIOL 452 - Plant Biology Units: 4
• BIOL 454 - Biology of Fungi Units: 4
• BIOL 460 - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Undergraduate Seminar Units: 2
• BIOL 466 - Population Biology Units: 4
• BIOL 468 - Molecular Ecology Units: 4
• BIOL 469 - Conservation Biology Units: 4
• BIOL 470 - Animal Senses Units: 4
• BIOL 471 - Neurobiology Units: 3
• BIOL 472 - Neurobiology Laboratory Units: 4
• BIOL 473 - Comparative Physiology Units: 3
• BIOL 474 - Biomedical Physiology Units: 3
• BIOL 475 - Global Change Biology Units: 4
• BIOL 476 - General Endocrinology Units: 3
• BIOL 488 - Environmental Physiology Units: 3
• BIOL 490 - Independent Study Units: 1-4
• BIOL 493 - Directed Research in Biology Units: 1-4
• BIOL 497 - Issues in Biological Science Units: 1-3
• BIOL 498 - Internship Units: 1-4

Biological Sciences: Graduate

• BIOL 601A - Foundations of Scientific Research Units: 1
• BIOL 601B - Foundations of Scientific Communication Units: 1
• BIOL 602 - Preparation for Undergraduate Instruction in Biology Units: 3
• BIOL 610 - Seminar in Cell & Molecular Biology Units: 2
• BIOL 616 - Cell and Molecular Biology I Units: 3
• BIOL 618 - Cell and Molecular Biology II Units: 3
• BIOL 620 - Functional Genomics Units: 3
• BIOL 622 - Advanced Molecular Techniques Units: 3
• BIOL 630 - Seminar in Microbiology Units: 2
• BIOL 650 - Seminar in Ecology and Evolution Units: 2
• BIOL 652 - Advances in Ecology and Evolution Units: 3
• BIOL 653 - Community and Ecosystem Biology Units: 4
• BIOL 657 - Environmental Experimental Analysis Units: 4
• BIOL 670 - Seminar in Physiology Units: 2
• BIOL 671 - Advanced Topics in Physiology Units: 3
• BIOL 672 - Microscopic Methods: Quantitative Analysis of Structure & Function Units: 3
• BIOL 681 - Research Units: 1-2
• BIOL 690 - Independent Study Units: 1-4
• BIOL 691 - University Thesis Units: 1-5
• BIOL 697 - Issues in Biological Science Units: 1-3
• BIOL 698 - Internship Units: 1-4

Marine Science (Moss Landing Marine Laboratories)

• MSC 403 - Marine Ecology Units: 4
• MSC 405 - Marine Science Diving Units: 3
• MSC 412 - Marine Birds and Mammals Units: 4
• MSC 413 - Marine Ichthyology Units: 4
• MSC 424 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology I Units: 4
• MSC 425 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology II Units: 3
• MSC 431 - Marine Botany Units: 4
• MSC 435 - Physiology of Marine Algae Units: 4
• MSC 441 - Geological Oceanography Units: 4
• MSC 442 - Physical Oceanography Units: 4
• MSC 443 - Chemical Oceanography Units: 4
• MSC 444 - Biological Oceanography Units: 4
• MSC 490 - Independent Study Units: 1-4
• MSC 497 - Topics in Marine Sciences Units: 1

Marine Science: Graduate (Moss Landing Marine Laboratories)

• MSC 601 - Library Research Methods in Marine Science Units: 1
• MSC 602 - Oceanographic Instrumentation Units: 4
• MSC 604 - Sampling and Experimental Design Units: 4
• MSC 606 - Molecular Biological Techniques Units: 4
• MSC 608 - Scientific Methods Units: 4
• MSC 611 - Ecology of Marine Turtles, Birds and Mammals Units: 4
• MSC 612 - Advanced Topics in Marine Vertebrates Units: 4
• MSC 621 - Advanced Topics in Marine Invertebrates Units: 4
• MSC 631 - Biology of Seaweeds Units: 4
• MSC 633 - Advanced Topics in Marine Ecology Units: 4
• MSC 634 - Advanced Biological Oceanography Units: 4
• MSC 642 - Plate Tectonics Units: 3
• MSC 646 - Geology of the Monterey Bay Region Units: 4
• MSC 648 - Marine Benthic Habitat Mapping Techniques Units: 4
• MSC 651 - Marine Geochemistry Units: 4
• MSC 661 - Mixing, Estuarine and Sediment Transport Units: 4
• MSC 663 - Data Analysis Techniques in Marine Science Units: 4
• MSC 671 - Population Biology Units: 3
• MSC 672 - Subtidal Ecology Units: 4
• MSC 674 - Advanced Topics in Oceanography Units: 4
• MSC 680 - Scientific Writing Units: 3
• MSC 681 - Coastal Dynamics Units: 4
• MSC 689 - Research in Marine Science Units: 2
• MSC 690 - Independent Study Units: 1-4
• MSC 691 - University Thesis Units: 4
• MSC 697 - Graduate Seminar in Marine Science Units: 2