Departments & Programs
Department of Biology
Minor in Biology
The Department of Biology offers an undergraduate minor in biology with the following requirements:
- BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I (5 cr.)
- BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II (5 cr.)
- BIOL-K 322 Genetics and Molecular Biology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-K 324 Cell Biology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-K 341 Principles of Ecology and Evolution (3 cr.)
At least half of the minimum 19 credit hours required to minor in biology must be completed at IU Indianapolis. The minor requires a minimum grade point average of 2.00, and all grades must be C- or higher. Correspondence courses may not be used to fulfill requirements for the minor.
Doctoral Minors
The Department of Biology offers four Ph.D. minor programs that require 6 credit hours of selected course work. The doctoral minors are restricted to School of Science Ph.D. students. Course requirements are as follows:
Minor in Developmental Biology & Genetics
Take any 2 of the following courses (6 credit hours total needed):
- BIOL-I 564 Molecular Genetics of Development (3 cr.)
- BIOL-I 566 Developmental Biology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-I 573 Stem Cell Biology (3 cr.)
- FIS-I 560 Population Genetics (3 cr.)
- MGEN-Q 580 Basic Human Genetics (3 cr.)
- NSCI-I 560 Behavioral Genetics (3 cr.)
- NSCI-I 571 Developmental Neurobiology (3 cr.)
- PSY-I 535 Developmental Neuroscience (3 cr.)
Minor in Neurobiology
Take any 2 of the following courses (6 credit hours total needed):
- BIOL-I 569 Cellular Neurobiology (3 cr.)
- NSCI-K 451 Neuropharmacology (3 cr.)
- NSCI-I 559 Endocrinology (3 cr.)
- NSCI-I 560 Behavioral Genetics (3 cr.)
- NSCI -I 561 Immunology (3 cr.)
- PSY-I 545 Psychopharmacology (3 cr.)
- PSY-I 570 Drugs of Abuse (3 cr.)
Minor in Physiology
Required course:
- BIOL-I 556 (3 cr) Physiology I
And one of the following electives (for a total of 6 cr hours):
- BIOL-I 559 Endocrinology (3 cr)
- BIOL-I 561 Immunology (3 cr)
- BIOL-I 571 Developmental Neurobiology (3 cr)
Minor in Scientific Foundations
Take any 6 credit hours total from among the following courses:
- BIOL-I 507 Principles of Molecular Biology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-I 516 Advanced Cell Biology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-I 609 Scientific Research Bootcamp (1 cr.)
- CHEM-I 533 Introductory Biochemistry (3 cr.)
- FIS-I 540 Forensic Biology I (3 cr.)
- FIS-I 560 Population Genetics (3 cr.)
- FIS-N 570 Laboratory Project Design (2 cr.)
- GEOL-G 567 Medical Geology (3 cr.)
- GEOL-G 585 Environmental Geochemistry (3 cr.)
- GRDM-G 855 Experimental Design and Research Biostatistics (3 cr.)
- PBHL-B 561 Introduction to Biostatistics (3 cr.)
- PSY-I 518 Memory and Cognition (3 cr.)
- PSY-I 570 Drugs of Abuse (3 cr.)
- STAT-I 514 Design of Experiments (3 cr.)
