Biology, Organismal Biology and Ecology Concentration (Ecology), B.S.

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Dennis Mullen, program coordinator
Dennis.Mullen@mtsu.edu

The major in Biology requires 42 semester hours including a biology core for all concentrations of 29 semester hours:

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All Biology majors are assigned a professional advisor. The student is responsible for seeking the assistance of the advisor. This catalog is not intended to provide the detail necessary for self-advising.

Every Biology major is required to declare a concentration area. Each area requires semester hours to be selected from a set of designated courses.

Students may select from the Organismal Biology and Ecology concentration courses below or may choose from the botany, zoology, ecology, or general biology (satisfies Teacher Education requirements) tracks.

Concentration Requirements

Minimum of 10 hours selected from

BIOL 3020 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 3021 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 3030 - Non-Flowering Plants 4 credit hours
BIOL 3040 - Entomology 3 credit hours
BIOL 3050 - Parasitology 3 credit hours AND
BIOL 3051 - Parasitology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4060 - Dendrology 3 credit hours
BIOL 4080 - Mycology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4081 - Mycology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4120 - Flowering Plants 4 credit hours
BIOL 4140 - Invertebrate Zoology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4141 - Invertebrate Zoology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4180 - Vertebrate Zoology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4181 - Vertebrate Zoology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4220 - Ichthyology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4221 - Ichthyology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4250 - Limnology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4251 - Limnology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4390 - Ethology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4391 - Ethology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4520 - Plant Anatomy and Development 4 credit hours
BIOL 4570 - Principles of Toxicology 3 credit hours AND
BIOL 4571 - Principles of Toxicology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4580 - Marine Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4581 - Marine Biology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4590 - Principles of Environmental Toxicology 4 credit hours
BIOL 4700 - Principles of Plant-Animal Interactions 3 credit hours AND
BIOL 4701 - Principles of Plant-Animal Interaction Lab 0 credit hours

Ecology Track

Select at least two courses from the following:

BIOL 4250 - Limnology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4251 - Limnology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4580 - Marine Biology 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 4581 - Marine Biology Lab 0 credit hours
BIOL 4700 - Principles of Plant-Animal Interactions 3 credit hours AND
BIOL 4701 - Principles of Plant-Animal Interaction Lab 0 credit hours
and one from among the concentration courses (above) if only two are selected from the list of three

Curriculum: Biology, Organismal Biology and Ecology (Ecology)

Curricular listings include requirements in Communication, History, Humanities, and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (Math)
BIOL 1110 - General Biology 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 1111 - General Biology Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses: