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Nanoscience Comprehensive Major-Biology Emphasis, 77-79 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 300101 

This is an interdisciplinary major in conjunction with the Department of Natural Sciences and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Three emphasis areas are available: Nanoscience Biology, Nanoscience Chemistry, and Nanoscience Physics.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Nanoscale Science Core Courses (51-53 hours)

BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3
BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1
BIOL 04310Cell Biology

4
BIOL 04350Genetics

4
CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3
CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1
CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHEM 24342Organic Chemistry I

3
CHEM 24343Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

1
 
PHYS 25110General Physics I *

3
PHYS 25111General Physics I Laboratory *

1
OR
PHYS 25120Fundamentals of Classical Physics I *

4
PHYS 25121Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory *

1
 
PHYS 25112General Physics II

3
PHYS 25113General Physics II Laboratory

1
OR
PHYS 25230Fundamentals of Classical Physics II

4
PHYS 25231Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory

1
 
MATH 17114General Statistics *

3
NANO 48314Nanoscale Science I

4
NANO 48315Nanoscale Science II

4
MATH 17120Calculus I

4
PHIL 39276Biomedical Ethics *

3

BIOL 04106 & BIOL 04107: This lecture/lab combination fulfills the Life Science requirement in the Northwest Core as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

PHYS 25110 & PHYS 25111 or PHYS 25120 & PHYS 25121: Either of these lecture/lab combinations fulfills the Physical Science requirement in the Northwest Core as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

MATH 17120: This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

PHIL 39276: This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

 

Nanoscale Biology Emphasis Required Courses (16 hours)

BIOL 04440Molecular Biology

4
BIOL 04511Techniques in Biotechnology

4
CHEM 24344Organic Chemistry II

3
CHEM 24345Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

1
CHEM 24562General Biochemistry

3
CHEM 24563General Biochemistry Laboratory

1

Nanoscale Biology Emphasis Elective Courses (10 hours)

Choose 10 credit hours from the following courses:

BIOL 04140General Microbiology

4
BIOL 04401Research: Cellular Biology

1 to 3
BIOL 04444Immunology

5
BIOL 04478Readings in Molecular Biology

2
BIOL 04491Biological Science Seminar

1
CHEM 24135Laboratory Safety

3
CHEM 24566Macromolecular Structure

3
CHEM 24520Protein Chemistry

4

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Note: Students with an emphasis in Nanoscale Biology may take either the General Physics or Classical Physics sequences. Students with an emphasis in Nanoscale Chemistry or Nanoscale Physics must take the Classical Physics sequence. Please see the Academic Catalog for the prerequisites for each sequence.