APPLIED BIOLOGY

Freshman Year Fall Term Credit AB CHEM MA CLSK 110 111 111 100 Biology I............................... General Chemistry I............. Calculus I............................. College  & Life Skills.......... 4 4 5 1       14         Winter Term Credit AB CHEM MA RH 120 113 112 131 Biology II............................ General Chemistry II.......... Calculus II........................... Rhetoric & Composition ... 4 4 5 4       17         Spring Term Credit AB CHEM MA BE 130 115 113 100 Biology III .......................... General Chemistry III......... Calculus III.......................... Problem Solving in the     Biological Sciences and     Engineering..................... 4 4 5 4       17

Sophomore Year Fall Term Credit AB CHEM PH MA 210 251 111 221 Mendelian & Molecular      Genetics.......................... Organic Chemistry I.......... Physics I............................. Differential Equations I..... 4 4 4 4       16         Winter Term Credit AB CHEM PH VA 220 252 112 304 Prokaryotic Cell &     Molecular Biology......... Organic Chemistry II.......... Physics II............................ Bioethics ............................. 4 4 4 4       16         Spring Term Credit AB CHEM PH HSS 230 253 113   Eukaryotic Cell &     Molecular Biology......... Organic Chemistry III........ Physics III ........................... Elective................................. 4 4 4 4       16

Junior Year Fall Term Credit AB   AB RH AB 320   XXX 330 301 Ecology................................ free elective......................... Elective................................ Technical     Communications............ Jr. Colloq. ........................... 4 4 4 4 1       17         Winter Term Credit AB CHEM AB HSS AB 330 330 XXX   302 Evolutionary Biology......... Biochemistry........................ Elective................................. Elective................................. Junior Colloquium............... 4 4 4 4 1       17         Spring Term Credit AB MA AB HSS 310 223 499   Plant Structure &     Function.......................... Statistics.............................. Thesis Research................. Elective................................ 4 4 4 4       16

Senior Year Fall Term Credit AB   HSS 499     Thesis Research.................. Science/Technical     Elective ............................ Elective................................. Free elective.......................... 4 4 4 4       16         Winter Term Credit AB HSS 499   Science/Technical     Elective ........................... Thesis Research................. Elective................................. 4 4 4       12         Spring Term Credit AB AB   HSS 401 XXX     Senior Colloquium.............. Elective................................. Science/Technical     Elective ........................... Elective................................. 2 4 4 4       14             Total credits required:  188

SUMMARY Required AB courses AB electives Free electives HSS electives Required HSS Required MA, CHEM, PH Required EM/CLSK Sci/Tech electives 54 credits 12 credits 8 credits 28 credits 8 credits 63 credits 3 credits 12 credits Total 188 credits

 

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Second Major Only)
   The biochemistry & molecular biology program exists to give students an opportunity to augment their education in this technologically-important field. To support this effort, Rose-Hulman provides students with access to a modern and well-equipped biochemistry lab, along with an excellent biological sciences facility. Two faculty are directly involved with this program: Dr. Mark Brandt, assistant professor of chemistry, is the program coordinator and is a biochemist, and Dr. Richard Anthony, associate professor of applied biology, is a molecular biologist. Many other faculty in both the chemistry and applied biology departments assist with this curriculum.
   Biochemistry & molecular biology is available to Rose-Hulman students as a second major. This means that the student will receive a first degree in some other discipline and then can augment their education with this program. Students whose first degree programs are in chemistry or chemical engineering will find the program easiest since there is considerable overlap between those programs and the biochemistry & molecular biology requirements. Students from other disciplines are also encouraged to participate, but will have to take more courses. All students are encouraged to take individual courses in the program, regardless of whether or not they wish to fulfill the second major requirements, or to participate in related research projects under faculty supervision.

*Students with a major in chemistry need to take 8 credits of electives, with 4 credits from the AB electives listed, and 4 credits chosen from any AB or BE course.

   STUDENTS WITH A MAJOR IN APPLIED BIOLOGY must take 8 credits of electives, with 4 credits from the elective courses listed above with a CHEM prefix, and 4 credits from any of the other qualifying electives except AB330 (total: 26 hours required beyond Applied Biology major). 

Applied Biology Area Minor
   The Area Minor in Applied Biology is designed to allow students to enrich studies in their major area. Students wishing to apply another science, mathematics, or engineering discipline to investigate or solve problems in biological systems are encouraged to pursue the Area Minor in Applied Biology. With proper course selection, the Area Minor will provide another marketable dimension to any Bachelor of Science degree granted by the Institute.