Biology, Molecular Biology Option

Biology Core

• BIOL054 HM - Experimental Biology Laboratory
• BIOL101 HM - Comparative Physiology
• BIOL108 HM - Ecology and Environmental Biology
• BIOL109 HM - Evolutionary Biology
• BIOL113 HM - Molecular Genetics
• BIOL154 HM - Biostatistics
• CHEM056 HM - Carbon Compounds
• CHEM058 HM - Carbon Compounds Laboratory
• CHEM105 HM - Organic Chemistry

Molecular Biology Core

Biology Core from above, plus the following additional courses and modified requirements:

• BIOL111 HM - Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory
• BIOL122 HM - Cell and Developmental Biology
• BIOL182 HM - Chemistry of Living Systems
• CHEM051 HM - Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics
• CHEM111 HM - Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Electives

• Six credits of advanced biology electives, selected by the student and advisor. One chemistry course may be substituted for an advanced biology course with the prior approval of the department. Electives must include:

   

  At least one Harvey Mudd laboratory course, selected from: 

• BIOL103 HM - Comparative Physiology Laboratory
• BIOL110 HM - Experimental Ecology Laboratory
• BIOL128 HM - Prokaryotes Laboratory
• BIOL166 HM - Cell Biology and Genetics Laboratory
• BIOL184 HM - Methods in Biochemistry

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  and

   

  One Harvey Mudd seminar-style course (requiring student presentations and reading from the primary literature), some examples include: 

• BIOL121 HM - Marine Ecology
• BIOL122 HM - Cell and Developmental Biology
• BIOL164 HM - Genetics
• BIOL183 HM - Topics in Physiology
• BIOL185 HM - Special Topics in Biology (most offerings)
• BIOL186 HM - Special Topics in Biology (most offerings)
• BIOL189 HM - Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (most offerings)

Colloquium

Four semesters of Biology Colloquium or Chemistry Seminar:

• BIOL191 HM - Biology Colloquium
• BIOL192 HM - Biology Colloquium
• CHEM199 HM - Chemistry Seminar

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  The colloquium requirement is waived for any semester during which a student is away on a study abroad program.

Capstone Project

• Two semesters (at least 6 credits total) of Senior Thesis Research:

   

• BIOL193 HM - Senior Thesis Research: Biology and
• BIOL194 HM - Senior Thesis Research: Biology

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  or

   

• BIOL195 HM - Intensive Research in Biology and
• BIOL196 HM - Intensive Research in Biology

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  Or an approved biology-related Clinic:

   

• CHEM151 HM - Research Problems in Chemistry
• CHEM152 HM - Research Problems in Chemistry

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  or

   

• CSCI183 HM - Computer Science Clinic I and
• CSCI184 HM - Computer Science Clinic II

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  or

   

  Two from:

• ENGR111 HM - Engineering Clinic I
• ENGR112 HM - Engineering Clinic II
• ENGR113 HM - Engineering Clinic III

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  or

   

• MATH193 HM - Mathematics Clinic (taken twice)

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  or

   

• PHYS193 HM - Physics Clinic and
• PHYS194 HM - Physics Clinic