Field Biology Minor
Coordinator:
Lynn J. Moseley
A minor in field biology will allow students to select four courses that emphasize studies of animals and plants in their natural environment. The minor aims to increase students’ awareness of the biological diversity of plants and animals in different habitats and to enable students to develop a detailed understanding of specific groups of animals (such as birds or fish) and plants (e.g., deciduous trees).
Courses in the field biology minor involve hands-on work in the field and laboratory, supplemented by reading in the scientific literature and, where appropriate, by computer models or simulations. By careful selection of courses for the minor, students will be able to study in all the major habitat types found in North Carolina. Through summer programs such as Seminar West, Biology and Geology of East Africa or School for Field Studies courses, students are able to study in some of the most biologically rich field sites in the world. An independent research project could also substitute for one of the four courses in the minor.
The minor in field biology is not available to biology majors.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses). Appropriate prerequisites are necessary for upper-level courses.
1.-4. Four courses from the following: (At least one course must be at the 300- level or above.) |
16 credits |
BIOL 112 Integrative Biology: Organisms, Ecology and Evolution |
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BIOL 115 General Botany |
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BIOL 224 Field Botany |
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BIOL 233 North Carolina Freshwater Fishes |
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BIOL 235 Vertebrate Field Zoology |
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BIOL 242 Natural Science Seminars |
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BIOL 332 Invertebrate Zoology |
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BIOL 333 Ichthyology |
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BIOL 334 Animal Behavior |
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BIOL 336 Ornithology |
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BIOL 438 General Ecology |
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Total credit hours required for field biology minor |
16 credits |