Biology
Concentration in Environmental Science
Requirements
Introductory Biology
Select one course from the list below:
Organismal Biology
Select one course from the list below:
| BIO 240 | Vertebrate Physiology | 4 units |
| BIO 250 | Plant Form and Function | 4 units |
| BIO 275 | Flora of Southern California | 4 units |
Cellular and Molecular Biology
| BIO 130 | Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 units |
Environmental Biology
| BIO 260 | Biodiversity and Organization of Marine Ecosystems | 4 units |
| Or | | |
| BIO 270 | Ecology | 4 units |
Evolutionary Biology
Upper-division Biology
Students must select three 300-level Biology courses from the list below. At least two of these must be Occidental College Biology laboratory courses.
| BIO 325 | Microbial Diversity | 4 units |
| BIO 350 | Microbial Symbiosis | 4 units |
| BIO 356 | The Biology of Marine Fishes | 4 units |
| BIO 360 | Avian Biology | 4 units |
| BIO 369 | Biological Oceanography | 4 units |
| BIO 370 | Field Ecology | 4 units |
| BIO 373 | Computational Biology | 4 units |
| BIO 380 | Plant Physiological Ecology | 4 units |
Chemistry Component
| CHEM 120 | Foundations of General Chemistry | 4 units |
| | One additional Chemistry course (with a lab) | 4 or 5 units |
Economics Component:
Students must complete the following two courses:
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics I | 4 units |
| ECON 301 | Environmental Economics and Policy | 4 units |
ECON 301: Students may petition for another 300-level course from another department to substitute for ECON 301. An appropriate substitute must deal with environmental policy and be chosen in consultation with the academic adviser.
Geology Component
Students must complete the following two courses:
| GEO 105 | Earth: Our Environment | 4 units |
| GEO 245 | Earth's Climate: Past and Future | 4 units |
Mathematics Component
Option 1-
Option 2-
| Calculus 1 | | 4 units |
| And | | |
| | Department-approved statistics course | 4 units |
Senior Seminar