Bachelor of Science in Biology-Biomedical Research

This concentration within the biology major is designed to prepare students for admission into post-graduate research programs in the biomedical sciences. Students will complete a year-long research internship.

General Education		Semester Hours
ACAD 101	Principles of the Learning Academy	1
Shared Skills and Proficiencies
Writing and Critical Thinking
WRIT 101	Composition	3
HMXP 102	Human Experience	3
CRTW 201	Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing	3
Oral Communication	Met in major with BIOL 480	0
Technology	Met in major with BIOL 300 & 480	0
Intensive Writing	Met in major with BIOL 300	0
Constitution Requirement	See approved list; may be met with another requirement	0-3
Physical Activity	See approved list	1
Thinking Critically Across Disciplines
Global Perspectives	See approved list	3
Historical Perspectives	See approved list	3
Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives
Social Science	See approved list; must include 2 designators	6
Humanities and Arts	See approved list; must include 2 designators	6
Quantitative Skills and Natural Science	(3 courses)
Quantitative Skills	Met in major with MATH 105 or 201	0
Natural Science	Met in major with BIOL 220/222 or 220/270 & CHEM 105	0
Subtotal		29-32
Requirements in Major	A minimum of 44 hours of BIOL is required.	71-80
BIOL 202	Freshman Symposium in Biology	0
BIOL 220/222 or 220/270	Principles of Cell & Molecular Biol & Lab or SEA PHAGES lab	4-5
BIOL 221/223 or 221/271	Principles in Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiv & lab or SEA PHAGES Bioinfo	4-5
BIOL 300	Scientific Process in Biology	4
BIOL 307, 308, or 321	Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Microscopic Anatomy	4
BIOL 310	Microbiology	4
BIOL 315	Cell Biology	4
BIOL 316 or 317	Principles of Human Genetics, Genetics	3-4
BIOL 450H or 471	Selected topics or Research	3
BIOL 480	Integration of Biological Principles	3
BIOL 390, 490	Departmental Seminars	1
BIOL 517, 519, 522, 526, 530, 532, 539. 555, or 560		3-4
Select one course from Area A (If BIOL 321 is chosen from above, choose one additional course from either Area C.)		3-4
A. Ecology and Evolution
BIOL 301	Nat. Hist. Carolina Piedmont	3
BIOL 302	Ecology Evolution of Mammals	3
BIOL 314	Animal-Plant Interactions	3
BIOL 323	Tropical Water and Coastal Ecology	4
BIOL 340	Ecology Lecture	3
BIOL 403	Ecology	4
BIOL 405	Freshwater Ecology	4
BIOL 407	Environmental Biology	4
BIOL 507	Advanced Environmental Biology	3
BIOL 513	Organic Evolution	3
BIOL 542	Global Change Biology	3
BIOL 551	Conservation Biology	3
BIOL 552A or B	Conservation Biol Practicum A, Conservation Biol Practicum B	3
B. Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 321	Microscopic Anatomy	4
BIOL 422	Developmental Biology	4
BIOL 517	Human Genetics	3
BIOL 519	Mechanisms of Disease	3
BIOL 522	Immunology	4
BIOL 526	Applied Microbiology	4
BIOL 528	Biology of Bone	4
BIOL 529	Stem Cell Biology	4
BIOL 532	Cancer Biology	3
BIOL 539	Neuroscience and Disease	3
BIOL 555	Molecular Biology	3
BIOL 560	Bioinformatics	3
Area C. Biodiversity and Organismal Biology
BIOL 303	Field Botany	4
BIOL 304	Insect Field Studies	4
BIOL 305	General Botany	4
BIOL 306	General Zoology	4
BIOL 307	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL 308	Human Physiology	4
BIOL 309	Economic Botany	3
BIOL 505	Primate Biology	3
BIOL 508	Invertebrate Biology	4
BIOL 510	Vertebrate Natural History	4
BIOL 511	Ornithology	4
BIOL 518	Animal Behavior	3
BIOL 524	Advanced Botany	3
BIOL 525	Mycology	4
Area D. Select additional courses to total 44 hours in BIOL from the above areas and from the following:		0-3
BIOL 275	Clinical Health Career Preparation-CNA Cert	3
BIOL 371	Undergraduate Research Biology	1
BIOL 440	Readings in Biology	1
BIOL 450 (H)	Select Topics in Biology, Honors	4
BIOL 460	Professional Development for Biology Internships	1
BIOL 461	Academic Internships in Biolog	1
BIOL 463	Academic Internships in Biolog	3
BIOL 471, 472	Undergraduate Research Biology	3
BIOL 530	Current Methods in Microscopy	4
BIOL 540	Special Topics in Biology	3
BIOL 570	Introduction to Biological Statistics	3
(Students must complete two semesters of undergraduate research. A paid summer research position may count as one semester if approved by the Department Chair. A maximum of six hours of credit for research may be used toward the total 44 hours of BIOL required for the BS degree.)
Required Math and Science Courses
CHEM 105, 108	General Chemistry and lab	6
CHEM 301, 302, 304	Organic Chemistry I & II	8
CHEM 323, 520, or 523/525	Intro to Biochemistry, Essentials of Biochem, Biochem I/Lab	3-5
MATH 105 or 201	Applied Calculus, Calculus I	3-4
MATH 141, 341, 541, 546 or BIOL 570	Statistics	3
PHYS 201/202 or 211/212	Physics I and II	8
Foreign Language Requirement		3-8 ^
General Electives		0-17
Total		120

 ^This requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized examination or by passing any foreign language course numbered 102 or any course with 102 as a prerequisite. 

The student must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of BIOL courses in residence at Winthrop University. No more than 3 semester hours of credit may be awarded toward a degree in Biology for a student completing any combination of BIOL 461 and 463.

For additional degree requirements, please visit the Degree Requirements page.