Health Sciences Concentration

Biology Department

<	BACK TO TTU HOME
<	BIOLOGY HOME

Biology Concentration
•	Options
•	Cellular Biiology (BIBC)
•	Environmental Biology (BIEB)
•	Health Sciences (BIHS)
•	Catalog Course Descriptions

Wildlife and Fisheries Science
•	Conservation Biology (WFSC)
•	Fisheries Science (WFSF)
•	Wildlife Science (WFSW)
•	Catalog Course Descriptions

Page last updated: 3/23/05

Health Sciences Concentration (BIHS) (120 hrs)

Biology (45-47 hrs):		Writing (6 hrs):
1000 Intro to Biological Methods	1	1010 Expository Writing I	3
1110 General Zoology	4	1020 Expository Writing II	3
1120 General Botany	4
2010 Anatomy & Physiology I	4	Humanities (9 hrs):
2020 Anatomy & Physiology II	4	ENGL 2130 OR 2230 OR 2330	3
2130 General Ecology	4	Humanities electives (from Gen Ed list)	6
2140 Cellular Biology	4
3230 Health Science Microbiology	4
3810 General Genetics	4	Oral Communication (3 hrs):
3920 Biological Communication Skills	3	PC 2500 Communicating in the Professions	3
4150 Molecular Genetics	3
Choose two of the following seven courses:		History (6 hrs):
3040 Comp Vertebrate Anatomy	4	2010 American History	3
3060 Comp Vertebrate Embryology	4	2020 American History	3
4000 Gen. Parasitology	4
4040 Immunology	3	Social Science (6 hrs):
4060 Hormones & Chemical Comm.	3	2010 General Psychology	3
4750 Medical Microbiology	4	Social Science elective (from Gen Ed list)	3
4940 Radiation Biology	3

Chemistry (16 hrs):		Electives ( 10-12 hrs)
1110 General Chemistry	4	N.B., must include 0-5 hrs in upper division to satisfy 36 hrs requirement
1120 General Chemistry	4	Other Requirements:
3010 Organic Chemistry	4	36 Hours Upper Division
3020 Organic Chemistry	4	College Base Exam
		English Qualifying Exam
Physics (8 hrs):
2010 Algebra-based Physics I	4
2020 Algebra-based Physics II	4

Math (9 hrs):
1130 College Algebra	3
3070 Statistical Methods I	3
1830 Concepts of Calculus OR 3080 Statistical Methods II	3

Biology Department
Tennessee Tech University
P.O. Box 5063
Cookeville, TN 38505
Phone: (931) 372-3134
Questions or Comment, please e-mail: Biology@tntech.edu

Search and Directories | Library and Media Center | University Calendars | Ask TTU | News and Events