Biology - Field Ecology
Bachelor of Science - Biology; Field Ecology Concentration
College Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 69
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Catalog Year: 2017-2018
Note: The Field Ecology Concentration is for students interested in field-based ecology. Students with this concentration spend one or two summers taking field courses at the Flathead Lake Biological Station . This concentration is a graduate prep program, and is for students interested in academia or employment at a governmental, private or non-profit agency.
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biology/Microbiology Lower Division Core | 17 | |
| Upper Division Core Courses Required for the Field Ecology Concentration | 5 | |
| Additional Upper Division Major Courses Required for the Field Ecology Concentration | 8 | |
Evolution Course Requirement | ||
-Ology Course Requirement | ||
| Ecology Requirement at the Flathead Lake Biological Station | 13 | |
Aquatic Emphasis | ||
Terrestrial Emphasis | ||
| Required Courses Outside of the Major | 26-42 | |
Mathematics - Calculus | ||
Mathematics - Statistics | ||
Chemistry | ||
Physics | ||
| Upper Division Writing Expectations for the Major | 8-13 | |
| Total Hours | 77-98 | |
Biology/Microbiology Lower Division Core
Rule: All of the following courses are required.
Note: The lower division core should be completed before attempting most upper division major courses.
AP Biology credit may be substituted for either BIOB 160N/BIOB 161N or BIOB 170N/BIOB 171N
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Code Title Hours BIOB 160N Principles of Living Systems 3 BIOB 161N Prncpls of Living Systems Lab 1 BIOB 170N Princpls Biological Diversity 3 BIOB 171N Princpls Biological Dvrsty Lab 2 BIOB 260 Cellular and Molecular Biology 4 BIOB 272 Genetics and Evolution 4 Total Hours 17
Upper Division Core Courses Required for the Field Ecology Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 5 | |
BIOE 342 | Field Ecology (at Flathead Lake Biological Station) | |
BIOE 370 & BIOE 371 | General Ecology and Gen Ecology Lab (equiv to 271) | |
| Total Hours | 5 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Additional Upper Division Major Courses Required for the Field Ecology Concentration
Rule: Complete a minimum of 8 credits of Upper Division Biology or Microbiology, with at least one course from each subcategory
Minimum Required Grade: C-
8 Total Credits Required
Evolution Course Requirement
Rule: Complete at least one evolutionary biology course from the following list
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
BIOB 480 | Conservation Genetics | |
BIOB 483 | Phylogenics and Evolution | |
BIOB 486 | Genomics | |
BIOE 406 | Behavior & Evolution | |
BIOL 484 | Plant Evolution | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
-Ology Course Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one of the following: | 3-5 | |
BIOM 360 & BIOM 361 | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | |
BIOM 427 & BIOM 428 | General Parasitology and General Parasitology Lab | |
BIOO 320 | General Botany | |
BIOO 335 | Rocky Mountain Flora | |
BIOO 340 | Biology and Mgmnt of Fishes | |
BIOO 462 | Entomology | |
BIOO 470 | Ornithology | |
BIOO 475 | Mammalogy | |
| Total Hours | 3-5 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Ecology Requirement at the Flathead Lake Biological Station
Rule: Complete either the Aquatic Emphasis or the Terrestrial Emphasis
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Aquatic Emphasis
Rule: All of the following courses are required for the Aquatic Emphasis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOE 439 | Stream Ecology | 3 |
| BIOE 440 | Conservation Ecology | 3 |
| BIOE 451 | Landscape Ecology | 3 |
| BIOE 453 | Ecology of Small & Large Lakes | 3 |
| BIOL 492 | Seminars in Ecol & Res Man | 1 |
| Total Hours | 13 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Terrestrial Emphasis
Rule: All of the following courses are required for the Terrestrial Emphasis
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOE 416 | Alpine Ecology | 3 |
| BIOE 440 | Conservation Ecology | 3 |
| BIOE 451 | Landscape Ecology | 3 |
| BIOE 458 | Forest and Grassland Ecol | 3 |
| BIOL 492 | Seminars in Ecol & Res Man | 1 |
| Total Hours | 13 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Required Courses Outside of the Major
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Mathematics - Calculus
Rule: Required
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| M 162 | Applied Calculus | 4 |
| or M 171 | Calculus I | |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Mathematics - Statistics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select either one semester or a full year of statistics from the following: | 4-8 | |
| One Semester: | ||
STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| Full Year: | ||
STAT 451 & STAT 452 | Statistical Methods I and Statistical Methods II | |
STAT 457 & STAT 458 | Computer Data Analysis I and Computer Data Analysis II | |
| Total Hours | 4-8 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Chemistry
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select either one or two years of chemistry from the following: | 8-20 | |
| One Year: | ||
CHMY 121N | Introduction to General Chemistry | |
CHMY 123 & CHMY 124 | Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lab | |
| Two Years: | ||
CHMY 141N | College Chemistry I | |
CHMY 142N | College Chemistry I Lab | |
CHMY 143N | College Chemistry II | |
CHMY 144N | College Chemistry II Lab | |
CHMY 221 & CHMY 222 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | |
CHMY 223 & CHMY 224 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | |
| Total Hours | 8-20 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Physics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following physics sequences: | 10 | |
| Algebra- and Trigonometry-based: | ||
PHSX 205N & PHSX 206N | College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | |
PHSX 207N & PHSX 208N | College Physics II and College Physics II Laboratory | |
| Calculus-based: | ||
PHSX 215N & PHSX 216N | Fund of Physics w/Calc I and Physics Laboratory I w/Calc | |
PHSX 217N & PHSX 218N | Fund of Physics w/Calc II and Physics Laboratory II w/Calc | |
| Total Hours | 10 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Advanced College Writing Requirement
Rule: Complete the equivalent of a full writing course (either three 1/3 writing courses or one 2/3 writing course + one 1/3 writing course or one complete writing course)
Note: To meet the Advanced College Writing Requirement, Biology students take 2 or 3 partial writing courses (either three 1/3 writing courses or one 1/3 writing course and one 2/3 writing course) or one complete writing course. The Field Ecology concentration requires BIOE 371 or BIOE 342
Minimum Required Grade: C-
1/3 Advanced Writing Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BCH 482 | Advanced Biochemistry II | 3 |
| BIOB 410 | Immunology | 3 |
| BIOB 425 | Adv Cell & Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOB 483 | Phylogenics and Evolution | 3 |
| BIOE 403 | Vert Design & Evolution | 5 |
| BIOE 409 | Behavior & Evolution Discussion | 1 |
| BIOE 428 | Freshwater Ecology | 5 |
| BIOL 484 | Plant Evolution | 3 |
| BIOM 402 | Medical Bacteriology& Mycology | 3 |
| BIOO 320 | General Botany | 5 |
| BIOO 434 | Plant Physiology Lab | 1 |
| BIOO 470 | Ornithology | 4 |
| BIOO 475 | Mammalogy | 4 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
2/3 Advanced Writing Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BCH 486 | Biochemistry Research Lab | 3 |
| BCH 499 | Senior Thesis/Capstone | 3-6 |
| BIOB 411 | Immunology Laboratory | 2 |
| BIOB 499 | Undergraduate Thesis | 3-6 |
| BIOE 342 | Field Ecology | 5 |
| BIOE 371 | Gen Ecology Lab (equiv to 271) | 2 |
| BIOM 411 | Exprmntl Microbial Genetcs Lab | 1 |
| BIOM 499 | Undergraduate Thesis | 3-6 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Complete Advanced Writing Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOH 462 | Principles Medical Physiology | 3 |
Exception to the Modern/Classical Languages Requirement
Rule: Choose one of the following Math courses
Note: The Division of Biological Sciences has been granted an exception to the Modern/Classical Language Requirement. Either of these Calculus courses (required by the major) will satisfy this requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| M 162 | Applied Calculus | 4 |
| or M 171 | Calculus I | |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-