The Integrated Science Minor

Note:  The grade point average of the coursework comprising the minor must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade in the minor below C- (1.7).  Students are strongly advised to consult with faculty in planning their minor curriculum.

6.75-7.75 units, including:

• BIOL192 or BIOL199 Biology

• CHEM192 or CHEM141 Chemistry

• CMSC150 Computer Science

• MATH211 Mathematics

• PHYS131 Physics

• IDST284 Research Training Seminar

• IDST484 Integrated Science Senior Seminar

• Two units, (one of which must be in addition to courses completed for a major or other minor), chosen from:

  • BIOL310 The Science of Poisoning

  • BIOL315/ENVR315/GEOG315 Landscape Ecology

  • BIOL317 Mechanochemical Cell Biology

  • BIOL320 Experimental Design and Biostatistics

  • BIOL335 Structural Biology

  • BIOL336 Eco-epidemiology

  • BIOL342 Neurodevelopment

  • BIOL344 Behavioral Ecology

  • BIOL351 Molecular Phylogenetics

  • CHEM310 Physical Chemistry II

  • CHEM316 Environmental Chemistry

  • CHEM326 Biochemistry

  • CHEM329 Protein Structure, Function, and Biophysics

  • CHEM330 Special Topics in Biochemistry: Interdisciplinary Thinking in the Molecular Life Sciences

  • GEOG360 Environmental Remote Sensing

  • MATH304 Mathematical Models in Biology and Medicine

  • PHYS204 Biophysics

  • PHYS215 Computational Methods in Physics

  • or another approved elective

• An undergraduate research project in any science, math, or computer science area of significant length that culminates in a written report or poster presentation, chosen from:

  • One unit in:

    • BIOL394 Undergraduate Research

    • CHEM320 Introduction to Research

    • PHYS381 Research

    • CMSC340 Directed Independent Study

    • MATH340 Directed Independent Study

    • or a full time summer research experience of at least 8 weeks.

Students are expected to fulfill all prerequisites necessary for courses within the minor. Prerequisites do not count toward the minor unless otherwise noted.