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Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Biology The Director of Undergraduate Studies is Matthew Palmer Program Requirements Requirements for Major  |   Requirements for Concentration Major I. Relation to Columbia University Core Curriculum It is possible for some "major cultures" core offerings to fill the policy or economics requirements of the major. Please consult the Departmental Representative for details. II. Lower Division Curriculum Required Subject Area with Sample Courses Number required Total Points Required Introductory biology sequence: EEEB W2001 Molecules to Cells, W2002 Organisms to Ecosystems 2 8 Introductory environmental science sequence: EESC V2100 Climate System, V2200 Solid Earth System 2 9 General chemistry + lab: CHEM C1403, C1404 and C1500, or C2407 & C2507 3 10 Introductory physics: PHYS V1201 1 3 Statistics : STAT W1111, W1211 or BIOL BC3386 1 3 Calculus: MATH V1101, V1102, V1105 or V1106 1 3 Total points for lower division requirements: 36 III. Upper Division Curriculum Courses in this section must be 3000 level or above, and chosen in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Please consult current catalog for courses offered in a specific year. Required subject area with courses offered Credits Total Points Required Foot Note Ecology/Behavior/Conservation Biology BIOL BC3280 Animal behavior 3 6 BIOL BC3372 Population and community ecology 3 EEEB W3940 Current controversies in primate behavior and ecology 3 EEEB G4060 Invasion biology 3 EEEB G4086 Ethnobotany 3 1 EEEB G4100 Forest ecology 4 1 EEEB G4120 Islands: ecology, evolution and conservation 3 EEEB G4127 Disease ecology and conservation 3 EEEB G4130 Restoration and urban ecology 4 1 EEEB G4150 Modeling populations and communities 3 EEEB G4180 Zoological gardens as conservation partners 3 2 EEEB G4184 Plant conservation in theory and practice 3 2 EEEB G4185 Insect ecology and conservation 3 EEEB G4205 Extinction science 3 3 EEEB G4650 Biodiversity and ecosystem function 3 4 EEEB G4xxx Conservation genetics 3 3 EEEB W3011 Behavioral biology of the living primates 3 EEEB W3087 Conservation biology 3 EEEB W4610 Case studies in conservation biology: the Hudson Valley ecosystem 3 2 EESC BC3021 Forests and environmental change 4 EESC W4550 Plant ecophysiology 3 4 EESC W4835 Wetlands and climate change 3 Evolution/Genetics ANEB W3204 Dynamics of human evolution 4 3 ANEB W3970 Biological basis of human variation 4 ANEB G4146 Human brain evolving 4 ANEB W4200 Fossil evidence of human evolution 3 BIOL BC3200 Genetics 3 BIOL BC3240 Plant evolution 3 4 BIOL BC3260 Vertebrate evolution 3 4 BIOL BC3278 Evolution 3 BIOL W3031 Genetics 3 BIOL W3032 Genetics 3 BIOL W3208 Introduction to evolutionary biology 3 BIOL W4205 Origins of life 3 EEEB G4205 Extinction science 3 5 EEEB G4789 Biogeography 3 EEEB G4xxx Conservation genetics 3 5 EEEB W4020 Population genetics 3 EEEB W4601 Biological systematics 3 Morphology/Physiology/Diversity ANEB G4147 Human skeletal biology I 3 3 1 ANEB G4148 Human skeletal biology II 3 1 BIOL BC3240 Plant evolution 3 3 BIOL BC3250 Invertebrate zoology 3 BIOL BC3260 Vertebrate evolution 3 3 BIOL BC3340 Plant physiology 3 BIOL BC3360 Animal physiology 3 BIOL W3002 Animal structure and function 6 1 BIOL W3006 Physiology 3 BIOL W3022 Developmental Biology 3 BIOL W3041 Cell Biology 3 EEEB W3030 Biology, systematics, and evolutionary history of the apes 3 EEEB W3204 Primate skeletal anatomy 3 1 EEEB W3215 Forensic osteology 3 1 EEEB G4100 Forest ecology 3 5 EEEB G4140 Ornithology 3 EEEB G4200 Ecotoxicology 3 EEEB G4210 Herpetology 4 1 EEEB G4650 Biodiversity and ecosystem processes 3 EEEB G4660 Fish biodiversity, systematics, and evolution 3 EEEB W4666 Insect biodiversity 4 1 EEEB W4668 Diverity in fungi 3 EEEB W4910 Field Botany 4 1 EESC W4550 Plant ecophysiology 3 5 Policy/Economics ANTH V3004 Introduction to environmental anthropology 3 3 ANTH W3973 Environment and development 3 ANTH W4022 Political ecology 3 ANTH W4124 People and their environment 3 ECON BC3039 Environmental and natural resource economics 3 EEEB G4180 Zoological gardens as conservation partners 3 5 EEEB G4184 Plant conservation in theory and practice 3 5 EEEB W4610 Case studies in conservation biology: the Hudson Valley ecosystem 3 5 EESC BC3032 Agricultural and urban land use 4 EESC BC3035 Environmental hazards and disasters 3 EESC BC3040 Environmental law 3 EESC W3018 Weapons of mass destruction 3 EESC W4917 The earth/human system 3 INAF U4729 Alternative energy resources 3 INAF U4737 Economics of the environment 3 INAF U4740 Introduction to environmental sociology 3 SOCI W3290 Environmental sociology 3 SUSD W3300 Challenges of sustainable development 3 Lab ANEB G4147 Human skeletal biology I 3 3 4 ANEB G4148 Human skeletal biology II 3 4 BIOL BC3201 Genetics lab 3 BIOL BC3241 Plant evolution lab 3 BIOL BC3341 Plant physiology lab 3 BIOL BC3361 Animal physiology lab 3 BIOL BC3373 Ecology lab 3 BIOL C3052 Project lab in molecular genetics 5 BIOL W2501 Contemporary biology lab 3 EEEB W3208 Primte anatomy 3 4 EEEB W3215 Forensic osteology 3 4 EEEB G4086 Ethnobotany 3 5 EEEB G4100 Forest ecology 4 5 EEEB G4130 Restoration and urban ecology 4 5 EEEB G4210 Herpetology 4 4 EEEB W4666 Insect biodiversity 4 4 EEEB W4910 Field Botany 4 4 EESC BC3014 Field methods in environmental science 3 ENVB 2102 AND ENVB 2103 SEE-U summer course 6 6 ENVB 2106 AND ENVB 2107 Punta Cana I and II 6 6 Senior Seminar in Enviornmental Biology 3 3   Footnotes 1 - May be used for LAB requirement instead. 2 - May be used for POLICY requirement instead. 3 - May be used for EVOLUTION requirement instead. 4 - May be used for MORPHOLOGY requirement instead. 5 - May be used for ECOLOGY requirement instead. 6 - Whole summer counts as one upper-level course. Total points for upper division requirements: 21 IV. Internship requirement Each student is required to complete an environmental biology research internship after the junior year. This research serves as the basis for the senior thesis, which is developed during optional independent study (EEEB 3398 or EESC BC 3997) and the required senior thesis seminar (EEEB 3392). Students participate in a wide range of research projects run by scientists working at Center for Environmental Research consortium institutions. For example, they have studied maroon-fronted parrots in Mexico, blue monkeys in Kenya, the ecology of corals in Belize, and community gardens in New York City. Students do real fieldwork under the guidance of an experienced researcher who not only assists with the field work, but also provides guidance as the student writes up his/her thesis. Students have the opportunity to develop a professional working relationship with a respected researcher, and experience first hand the realities of conducting original research under field conditions. Many interns have found these experiences pivotal in choosing a career path. Summer Internship Program webpage. Concentration Requirements for the concentration are 35 points. All students must take EEEB 2001 and 2002 (or equivalents); EESC 2100 and 2200; CHEM 1403 and 1404 OR equivalents; STAT 1111, 1211, OR BIOL BC 3386; EEEB 3087; and two other 3000 or 4000-level courses from the upper division of the environmental biology major requirements. The concentration differs from the major in omitting calculus, physics, the chemistry lab, the policy course, and the senior seminar with thesis project. Summary of Requirements Total points required for graduation: 124 Total points required for concentration: 35 Total points required for major: 57 Organic chemistry and a second semester of calculus are strongly recommended to all students who intend to attend graduate school in a biological science or medical school. Related Experiences for Undergraduates Although study at the Biosphere 2 Center will no longer be an option after Fall 2003, please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for information on other research and study opportunities outside of Columbia. SEE-U Program: The SEE-U program (Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates), can be used to fullfill one upper division course in environmental biology