Conservation & Biodiversity Minor

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The Conservation and Biodiversity minor may accompany any major other than the Biology B.S., but it is especially suitable for students with interests in Sustainability, ecology, or natural resources.

19 Credit Hours Required

Core Courses (7 hours)

Electives (12 hours)

Two courses from the Biodiversity Course Group
Two courses from the Conservation & Ecology Course Group

Lab Course: Two of the elective courses must include a laboratory component.

Biodiversity Course Group

BIOL 401 - Plant Systematics 4 cr ^B
BIOL 401L - Plant Systematics Laboratory 0 cr ^L
BIOL 405 - Entomology (C) 3 cr ^Z
BIOL 405L - Entomology Laboratory 0 cr ^L
BIOL 407 - Plants and Civilization 3 cr ^B
BIOL 407L - Plants and Civilization Laboratory 1 cr ^L
BIOL 434 - Herpetology (C) 3 cr ^Z
BIOL 434L - Herpetology Laboratory (C) 1 cr ^L
BIOL 435 - Animal Diversity & Evolution 3 cr ^Z
BIOL 436 - Biogeography 3 cr
BIOL 452 - Comparative Plant Morphology 3 cr ^B
BIOL 452L - Comparative Plant Morphology Laboratory 0 cr ^L
BIOL 463 - Ornithology (C) 3 cr ^Z
BIOL 463L - Ornithology Laboratory 0 cr ^L
BIOL 469 - Ichthyology 3 cr ^Z
BIOL 469L - Ichthyology Laboratory 0 cr ^L
BIOL 473 - Evolution 3 cr
BIOL 486 - Vertebrate Paleontology 4 cr
BIOL 486L - Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory 0 cr ^L

Conservation & Ecology Course Group

BIOL 310 - Environmental Science 3 cr
BIOL 311 - Principles of Ecology (C) 3 cr
BIOL 311L - Principles of Ecology Lab (C) 1 cr ^L
BIOL 402 - Animal Behavior 3 cr ^Z
BIOL 408 - Landscape Ecology 3 cr
BIOL 408L - Landscape Ecology Laboratory 0 cr ^L
BIOL 410 - Conservation Biology (C) 3 cr
BIOL 412 - Freshwater Ecology 3 cr
BIOL 412L - Freshwater Ecology Laboratory 0 cr ^L
BIOL 417 - Field Ecology 3 cr
BIOL 417L - Field Ecology Laboratory 0 cr ^L
BIOL 418 - Ecosystem Ecology 3 cr
BIOL 419 - Plant Ecology 3-4 cr ^B
BIOL 419L - Plant Ecology Laboratory 0-1 cr ^L
BIOL 424 - Disease Ecology 3 cr
BIOL 436 - Biogeography 3 cr
BIOL 440 - Restoration Ecology (C) 3-4 cr
BIOL 440L - Restoration Ecology Lab (C) 0-1 cr ^L
BIOL 466 - Environmental Toxicology & Contaminants (C) 3 cr