Biology B.S. - Field Ecology

Bachelor of Science - Biology; Field Ecology Concentration

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 71-84

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2021-22

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

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		28-42
Mathematics - Calculus
Mathematics - Statistics
Chemistry
Physics
Advanced College Writing Requirement
Total Hours		71-85

Biology/Microbiology Lower-Division Core

Note: The lower-division core should be completed before attempting most upper-division major courses. AP Biology credit with a score of 3 may be substituted for either BIOB 160N/BIOB 161N or BIOB 170N/BIOB 171N.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
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

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Upper-Division Core Courses Required for the Field Ecology Concentration

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		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 (BIOB, BIOE, BIOH, BIOL, BIOM, or BIOO), with at least one course from each of the following subcategories. 8 total credits required.

Evolution Course Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Complete at least one evolutionary biology course from the following list:		3
BIOB 480	Conservation Genetics
BIOB 483	Phylogenics and Evolution
BIOB 486	Genomics
BIOE 406	Behavior & Evolution
BIOE 485	Plant Evolution
BIOM 420	Host-Microbe Interactions
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

-Ology Course Requirement

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		3-5
BIOM 360 & BIOM 361	General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab (equiv to 260)
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.

Aquatic Emphasis

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
BIOE 440	Conservation Ecology	3
BIOE 451	Landscape Ecology	3
BIOB 494	Seminar in Biology	1
Complete 2 of the following courses:		6
BIOE 400	Aquatic Microbial Ecology
BIOE 439	Stream Ecology
BIOE 453	Lake Ecology
Total Hours		13

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Terrestrial Emphasis

Code	Title	Hours
If choosing the Terrestrial Emphasis, complete all of the following courses:
BIOE 416	Alpine Ecology	3
BIOE 440	Conservation Ecology	3
BIOE 451	Landscape Ecology	3
BIOE 458	Forest and Fire Ecology	3
BIOB 494	Seminar in Biology	1
Total Hours		13

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Required Courses Outside of the Major

Mathematics - Calculus

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following courses:		4
M 162	Applied Calculus
M 171	Calculus I
Total Hours		4

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Mathematics - Statistics

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 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

Notes:

Students who begin in the advanced chemistry sequence may substitute those courses for introductory sequence courses at the discretion of the major advisor.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete a sequence of general and organic chemistry:		10-20
Introductory Chemistry (10 credits):
CHMY 121N	Introduction to General Chemistry
CHMY 123 & CHMY 124	Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lab
Advanced Chemistry (20 credits):
CHMY 141N & CHMY 142N	College Chemistry I and College Chemistry I Lab
CHMY 143N & CHMY 144N	College Chemistry II and 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		10-20

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Physics

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following Physics sequences:		10
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics:
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 Physics:
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 (require M 171 and M 172)
Total Hours		10

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Advanced College Writing Requirement

Rule: To complete 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 (both 2/3 writing courses). The Advanced College Writing Requirement is completed with one additional course, chosen from any of the following.

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	Comparative Vert Anatomy	4
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
BIOM 420	Host-Microbe Interations	3

Minimum Required Grade: C-