Department of Biology

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Jeffrey S. McKinnon, Chairperson, BN-108 Howell Science Complex
Jean-Luc Scemama, Director of Undergraduate Studies, BN-105 Howell Science Complex

The Department of Biology offers a BS in biochemistry and a BS in biology (general). The BS in biology (general) provides three areas of concentration: ecology/evolution, general biology, and molecular/cell biology.

The goals of our BS degrees are to: prepare our students with the knowledge and confidence to apply the scientific method in biochemical and biological research; train our students to communicate scientific discoveries in standard scientific formats; educate our students so they understand, and are able to apply, foundational biochemical and biological concepts necessary for graduate education or a career in the biochemical and biological sciences.

Admission Requirements

In order to declare a major in biochemistry or biology, a student must satisfy foundations curriculum requirements as stated in the catalog for transfer to departments in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences and must have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA in all biology and chemistry courses below the 3000-level.

Faculty

• Department of Biology Faculty  

Programs

• Biochemistry, BS
• Biology (General), BS

• Biology Honors

• Biology Minor

Courses

• BIOL 1010 - Biodiversity of Coastal North Carolina
• BIOL 1030 - Plants and Human Affairs
• BIOL 1050 - General Biology
• BIOL 1051 - General Biology Laboratory
• BIOL 1060 - Environmental Biology
• BIOL 1061 - Environmental Biology Laboratory
• BIOL 1100 - Principles of Biology I
• BIOL 1101 - Principles of Biology Laboratory I
• BIOL 1150 - Principles of Biology: A Human Approach
• BIOL 1151 - Principles of Biology: A Human Approach Discussion
• BIOL 1200 - Principles of Biology II
• BIOL 1201 - Principles of Biology Laboratory II
• BIOL 2015 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• BIOL 2016 - Biological Anthropology Laboratory
• BIOL 2100 - Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology
• BIOL 2101 - Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology Laboratory
• BIOL 2110 - Fundamentals of Microbiology
• BIOL 2111 - Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory
• BIOL 2130 - Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy
• BIOL 2131 - Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy Laboratory
• BIOL 2140 - Human Physiology and Anatomy I
• BIOL 2141 - Human Physiology and Anatomy I Laboratory
• BIOL 2150 - Human Physiology and Anatomy II
• BIOL 2151 - Human Physiology and Anatomy II Laboratory
• BIOL 2250 - Ecology
• BIOL 2251 - Ecology Laboratory
• BIOL 2300 - Principles of Genetics
• BIOL 2800 - Biological Instruction
• BIOL 3030 - Principles of Physiology
• BIOL 3070 - Survey of Plants and Fungi
• BIOL 3071 - Survey of Plants and Fungi Laboratory
• BIOL 3150 - Plant Biology
• BIOL 3220 - Microbiology
• BIOL 3221 - Microbiology Laboratory
• BIOL 3230 - Field Botany
• BIOL 3231 - Field Botany Laboratory
• BIOL 3240 - Field Zoology
• BIOL 3241 - Field Zoology Laboratory
• BIOL 3260 - Cell and Developmental Biology
• BIOL 3310 - Cellular Physiology
• BIOL 3311 - Cellular Physiology Laboratory
• BIOL 3320 - Principles of Animal Physiology
• BIOL 3321 - Principles of Animal Physiology Laboratory
• BIOL 3504 - Research in Biology
• BIOL 3550 - Biology Honors
• BIOL 3620 - Biological Evolution
• BIOL 3621 - Biological Evolution Laboratory
• BIOL 3660 - Introduction to Marine Biology
• BIOL 3661 - Introduction to Marine Biology Laboratory
• BIOL 3740 - Animal Behavior
• BIOL 3741 - Animal Behavior Laboratory
• BIOL 3820 - Plant Biotechnology
• BIOL 4030 - Principles of Toxicology
• BIOL 4040 - Human Genetics
• BIOL 4050 - Comparative Anatomy
• BIOL 4051 - Comparative Anatomy Laboratory
• BIOL 4060 - Embryology
• BIOL 4061 - Embryology Laboratory
• BIOL 4071 - Human Gross Anatomy
• BIOL 4130 - Astrobiology
• BIOL 4150 - Pestilence, Politics and Conquest
• BIOL 4170 - Immunology I
• BIOL 4200 - Population and Community Ecology
• BIOL 4201 - Population and Community Ecology Laboratory
• BIOL 4205 - Population Genetics
• BIOL 4210 - Phylogenetic Theory
• BIOL 4220 - Microbes and Immunity
• BIOL 4230 - Concepts in Cell Biology
• BIOL 4240 - Genome Evolution
• BIOL 4250 - Biological Oceanography
• BIOL 4260 - Cell Biology
• BIOL 4270 - Behavioral Neurobiology
• BIOL 4300 - Ecosystem Ecology
• BIOL 4301 - Ecosystem Ecology Laboratory
• BIOL 4320 - Ecological Responses to Global Climate Change
• BIOL 4400 - Terrestrial Field Ecology
• BIOL 4440 - Wetland Ecology and Management
• BIOL 4441 - Wetland Ecology and Management Laboratory
• BIOL 4500 - Marine Field Ecology
• BIOL 4504 - Research Problems in Biology
• BIOL 4514 - Research Problems in Biology
• BIOL 4550 - Biology Honors
• BIOL 4600 - Biology of Invertebrates
• BIOL 4601 - Biology of Invertebrates Laboratory
• BIOL 4650 - Biology of Cancer
• BIOL 4740 - Behavioral Ecology
• BIOL 4741 - Behavioral Ecology Laboratory
• BIOL 4770 - Ornithology
• BIOL 4771 - Ornithology Laboratory
• BIOL 4800 - Topics in Biology
• BIOL 4880 - Principles of Biochemistry I
• BIOL 4890 - Principles of Biochemistry II
• BIOL 4891 - Principles of Biochemistry Laboratory
• BIOL 4991 - Internship
• BIOL 4992 - Internship
• BIOL 4993 - Internship
• BIOL 4995 - Biology Honors Thesis
• BIOL 5150 - Herpetology
• BIOL 5151 - Herpetology Laboratory
• BIOL 5220 - Limnology
• BIOL 5221 - Limnology Laboratory

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