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Accounting 010
African Area Studies 016
Africana Studies
Aging 018
American History 512
American Literature
American Studies 050
Anthropology 070
Archaeology
Armenian 078
Art 080, 081
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Arts and Sciences 090
Asian Studies 098
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Catalan 145
Cell Biology
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Chemistry 160
Chinese 165
Cinema Studies 175
Classics
Cognitive Science 185
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Comparative Literature 195
Computer Science 198
Criminal Justice 202
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Dance 203, 206
Dentistry
Douglass College Courses
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Education 300
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English
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Film Studies
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Food Science 400
Foreign Language Proficiency Certificates
French 420
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Geography 450
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German 470
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Greek 490
Greek, Modern Greek Studies 489
Hindi 505
History
History/French Joint Major 513
History/Political Science Joint Major 514
Hungarian 535
Individualized Major
Interdisciplinary Studies
Italian 560
Japanese 565
Jewish Studies 563
Journalism and Media Studies 567
Junior Year Abroad
Korean 574
Labor Studies 575
Latin 580
Latin American Studies 590
Law
Life Sciences
Division of Life Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Life Sciences Core Curriculum
Biological Sciences 119
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Major Requirements
Minor Requirements
Independent Study and Research in Biology
Rutgers/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Bachelor's/Medical Degree Program (B.A./M.D.)
Departmental Honors Program
Courses
Cell Biology and Neuroscience 146
Entry Requirements of the Major
Major Requirements
Options
Departmental Honors Program
Courses
Genetics 447
Entry Requirements of the Major
Major Requirements
Elective Courses
Departmental Honors Program
Courses
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry 694
Entry Requirements of the Major
Major Requirements
Options
Departmental Honors Program
Courses
Linguistics 615
Livingston College Courses
Management 620
Marine Sciences 628
Marketing 630
Mathematics 640
Medical Technology 660
Medicine and Dentistry
Medieval Studies 667
Microbiology
Middle Eastern Studies 685
Military Education, Air Force 690
Military Education, Army 691
Molecular Biology
Music
Neurobiology
Nursing
Nutritional Sciences 709
Operations Research 711
Pharmacy
Philosophy 730
Physics 750
Physiology and Neurobiology
Polish 787
Political Science 790
Portuguese 810
Psychology 830
Public Health
Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean Studies 836
Religion 840
Russian 860
Russian, Central and East European Studies 861
Rutgers College Courses
Science, Technology, and Society
Social Work 910
Sociology 920
Spanish 940
Statistics 960
Statistics-Mathematics
Study Abroad 959
Theater Arts 965, 966
Ukrainian 967
University College-New Brunswick College Courses
Urban Studies and Community Health
Visual Arts
Women's and Gender Studies 988
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Rutgers College
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Mason Gross School of the Arts
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers Business School: Undergradute
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
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  New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2003-2005 Programs of Study for Liberal Arts Students Programs, Faculty, and Courses Life Sciences Major Requirements  

Major Requirements

The department offers three options (tracks). Students interested in any of the departmental options will be required to take 01: 447:315 Introduction to Research in Genetics and Microbiology. The aim of the course is to introduce students to both the theory and practice of research, so that they may be prepared to conduct a research project in molecular genetics, microbiology, or genomics. A minimum of 20 credits of course work in the life sciences must be completed in residence.

Required Core Courses (58 credits)

  01:119:101-102  General Biology (4,4) *

  01:160:161-162 or 01:160:163-164  General Chemistry (4,4) *

  01:160:171  Introduction to Experimentation (1) *

  01:160:307-308 or 01:160:315-316  Organic Chemistry (4,4) * 

  01:160:311  Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) *

  01:447:315   Introduction to Research in Genetics and Microbiology (3)

  01:447:380  Genetics (4) *

  01:447:403,404  Seminar in Genetics and Microbiology (1,1)

  01:640:135,138 or 01:640:151-152  Calculus (4,4) * **

  01:694:407-408  Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (3,3)

  01:750:203-204  General Physics (3,3) * ***

  01:750:205-206  General Physics Laboratory (1,1) * ***

Option A (Genetics Laboratory Research Track; 18 credits)

  01:447:406-407  Research in Genetics and Microbiology (3-6,3-6) or  01:447:408-409 Honors in Genetics and Microbiology (6,6) ****

A minimum of 12 credits is required in research courses. In addition, students must take at least two electives (3 or more credits each) from the list of Genetics Electives below.

Option B (Genetics Nonlaboratory Research Track; 17 credits)

  01:447:382  Genetics Laboratory (1)

  01:447:489,490  Literature Research in Genetics and Microbiology (3,3)

In addition, students must take at least 10 credits of electives from the Genetics Electives list below. Substitutions are permitted only with the approval of the student`s adviser.

Option C (Microbiology Track; 17 credits)

  01:447:382  Genetics Laboratory (1)

  01:447:390  General Microbiology (4)

In addition, students must take at least 12 credits of electives from the Microbiology Electives list that follows. Substitutions are permitted only with the approval of the student`s adviser.

* Life sciences core courses.
** 01:960:401 Basic Statistics for Research (3) may substituted for the second semester of Calculus.
*** 01:750:193-194 (4,4) may be substititued for 203-204 (3,3) plus 205-206 (1,1).
**** A grade-point average of 3.4 in courses required for the majors is a prerequisite for this course.


 
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