Biology/Chemistry Concentration
The Chemistry Concentration
The chemistry concentration provides a comprehensive
conceptual overview of the chemical sciences while affording the student
significant flexibility to choose courses in biological chemistry and
various aspects of organic, materials and physical chemistry,. The cornerstones
of the concentration in chemistry are the laboratory experience and the
scholarly paper that will be written under the direction of a faculty
mentor. In addition to CLFS 710, or the chemistry equivalent,
and the scholarly paper student must take at least 15 credit hours from
the courses listed below. Additional courses in the 30-credit program
may be chosen from that list or from those in the biology concentration.
The concentration area in chemistry requires that a student be admitted
either by passing the Chemistry
Concentration Admission Exam or by earning an acceptable grade in
CLFS 520, Concepts of Modern Chemistry.
Courses
CLFS 520 Concepts of Modern Chemistry (3 credits)
CLFS 610 Natural Products Chemistry (3 credits)
CLFS 650 Materials Chemistry (3 credits)
CLFS 655 The Chemistry and Application of Electrochemical Cells (3 credits)
CLFS 680 Chemical Ecology (3 credits)
CLFS 690 Biochemistry (3 credits)
CLFS 695 Pharmaceutical Chemistry (3 credits)
CLFS 619 Special Topics in Chemistry (3 credits)
CLFS 619A: Molecular Spectroscopy (3 credits)
CLFS 619B Environmental Chemistry (3 credits)
CLFS 619C Chemical Biology (3 credits)
CLFS 608 Seminar (1-2 credits)
CLFS 725 Statistics & Experimental Design (2 credits)
The Biology Concentration
The biology concentration provides a comprehensive conceptual overview of the biological sciences while affording the student significant flexibility to choose courses in genetics, molecular biology, evolution, etc. The cornerstones of the concentration in biology are the laboratory experience (CLFS 710) and the scholarly paper that will be written under the direction of a faculty mentor. In addition to CLFS 710 (or the equivalent) and the scholarly paper, students must take at least 15 credit hours from the courses listed below. Additional courses in the 30 credit program may be chosen from that list or from those in the chemistry concentration The concentration in biology requires that a student be admitted either by passing the Biology Concentration Admission Exam or earning an acceptable grade in CLFS 510, Concepts of Modern Biology. .
Courses
CLFS 510 Concepts of Modern Biology (3 credits)
CLFS 620 Modern Molecular Genetics (3 credits)
CLFS 630 Principles of Transmission Genetics: Historical and Modern Perspectives (3 credits)
CLFS 640 Human Physiology (3 credits)
CLFS 660 Biodiversity and Conservation Biology (3 credits)
CLFS 665 Ecology and Global Change (3 credits)
CLFS 680 Chemical Ecology (3 credits)
CLFS 690 Biochemistry (3 credits)
CLFS 608 Seminar (1-2 credits)
CLFS 609 Special Topics in Biology (1-3 credits)
CLFS 609A Food Safety and Genetically Modified Foods (3 credits).
CLFS 609B Human Reproductive Biology (3 credits)
CLFS 609C Emerging Infectious Diseases (3 credits)
CLFS 609D Microbiology (3 credits)
CLFS 609E Immunology (3 credits)
CLFS 609F Principles of Paleobiology (3 credits)
CLFS 609G Evolutionary Biology
CLFS 609H Environmental Biology
CLFS 710 Experimental Biology (6 credits)
CLFS 725 Statistics)& Experimental Design (2 credits)