{"id":337,"date":"2023-05-23T10:50:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T15:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2025-12-06T08:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:39:16","slug":"biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/minors\/biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/IMG_9781-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Biology Instructor Thomas Dodson instructs students during field research\" class=\"wp-image-266\" style=\"width:512px;height:342px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/IMG_9781-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/IMG_9781-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/IMG_9781-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/IMG_9781-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/scimath\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/05\/IMG_9781-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minor Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>20 hours of BSB\/BSM courses (grade of C or better required.) At least 12 credit-hours must be at the 200 level or higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BSB Biological Science Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list w-flow\">\n<li>BSB 109 &#8211; Introduction to Biology I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 109L &#8211; Introduction to Biology I Lab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 111 &#8211; Introduction to Biology II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 111L &#8211; Introduction to Biology II Lab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 141 &#8211; Human Anatomy and Physiology I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 142 &#8211; Human Anatomy and Physiology II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 151 &#8211; General Biology I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 151L &#8211; General Biology I Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 152 &#8211; General Biology II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 152L &#8211; General Biology II Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 201 &#8211; Humans: Origins and Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 230 &#8211; General Genetics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 251 &#8211; General Botany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 252 &#8211; Zoology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 255 &#8211; Pathophysiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 303 &#8211; Comparative Anatomy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 304 &#8211; Research Methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 322 &#8211; Animal Physiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 330 &#8211; Advanced Genetics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 332 &#8211; Cellular and Molecular Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 351 &#8211; Plant Physiology and Biotechnology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 360 &#8211; Comparative Biomechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 408 &#8211; Animal Behavior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 410 &#8211; General Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 446 &#8211; Evolutionary Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 451 &#8211; Conservation Biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 452 &#8211; Immunology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 459 &#8211; Histology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 461 &#8211; Protein Misfolding and Human Diseases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 467 &#8211; Biochemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSB 485 &#8211; Special Topics in Biology or Microbiology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BSM Microbiology Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list w-flow\">\n<li>BSM 131 &#8211; General Microbiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSM 131L &#8211; General Microbiology Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSM 340 &#8211; Microbiology for Majors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSM 342 &#8211; Food Microbiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSM 456 &#8211; Pathogenic Microbiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSM 485 &#8211; Special Topics in Biology or Microbiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BSM 499 &#8211; Independent Study in Biology or Microbiology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Total: 20 Credit Hours<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minor Requirements 20 hours of BSB\/BSM courses (grade of C or better required.) 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