2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Marine biology includes specialized courses in marine biology and
oceanography to provide the knowledge and skills for the study of
marine life. Emphasis is on the diversity of marine organisms, their
characteristics, interrelationships and interactions with the marine
environment. The program prepares students for employment or
graduate work on subjects from marine microbes to mammals, and
from molecular marine biology to ecology.
Admission Requirements
Students intending to apply for admission to study in the department
of biological sciences should complete at least one year each of high
school biology, chemistry and physics. Prospective students should
also have at least three years of high school mathematics, including
second-year algebra and trigonometry.
Florida Tech has articulation agreements with many of the community
colleges in Florida. Students contemplating transfer to Florida
Tech should consult with the department to determine transferability
of credits. If there is a question regarding specific courses needed,
students should contact the associate department head for undergraduate
studies.
Degree Requirements
Candidates for a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences – Marine
Biology must complete the minimum course requirements outlined in
the following curriculum. Electives are selected in consultation with
the faculty advisor to reflect the knowledge a student needs either
for employment or graduate school.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................ 1
BIO 1010 Biological Discovery 1 ............................................................ 4
CHM 1101 General Chemistry 1 .............................................................. 4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 .............................................................................. 4
16
SPRING
BIO 1020 Biological Discovery 2 ............................................................ 4
CHM 1102 General Chemistry 2 .............................................................. 4
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ........................................................ 3
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................... 4
15
Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
BIO 2110 General Genetics .................................................................... 4
CHM 2001 Organic Chemistry 1 .............................................................. 3
CHM 2011 Organic Chemistry Lab 1 ....................................................... 2
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................... 3
PHY 1001 Physics 1 ................................................................................. 4
16
SPRING
BIO 2801 Biometry ................................................................................. 4
CHM 2002 Organic Chemistry 2 .............................................................. 3
CHM 2012 Organic Chemistry Lab 2 ....................................................... 2
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ................................................................................. 4
Humanities Core Course ....................................................... 3
16
Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
BIO 3410 General Ecology ..................................................................... 4
BIO 3510 Invertebrate Zoology ............................................................... 4
BIO 4010 Biochemistry 1 ........................................................................ 4
Social Science Elective ........................................................... 3
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SPRING
BIO 2010 Microbiology ........................................................................... 4
BIO 4410 Community Ecology (Q) ........................................................ 4
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication .............................. 3
Humanities Elective ............................................................... 3
Technical Elective .................................................................. 3
17
Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
BIO 4550 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy .......................................... 4
BIO 4710 Marine Biology ....................................................................... 4
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3
Liberal Arts Elective............................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (BIO, CHM, ENS, OCN) ....................... 3
17
SPRING
BIO 3701 Evolution ................................................................................. 3
BIO 4720 Marine Ecology (Q) ................................................................ 4
Liberal Arts Elective............................................................... 3
Restricted Electives (BIO, CHM, ENS, OCN) ..................... 7
17
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED........................................ 129
Biological Sciences – Molecular Biology, B.S. ________
Major Code: 7025 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
The Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences – Molecular Biology
seeks to educate students in unifying themes in biology, while encouraging
them to expand their knowledge in more specialized subject
areas. The department offers six undergraduate programs in which a
student may specialize: aquaculture, conservation biology and ecology,
general biology, marine biology, molecular biology and premedical
biology. The curriculum is organized so that in the first two years
students learn concepts fundamental to all biological sciences, and
in the last two years students follow their own interests in selecting
courses that are more specialized.
Molecular biology provides training in DNA and protein purification,
recombinant DNA technology, gene manipulation, PCR, nucleic
acid hybridization, DNA sequence analysis, gene expression assays
and genomics. Students completing the program are qualified for
employment in the rapidly growing biotechnology industry and for
entry into graduate study in a wide variety of areas encompassed by
molecular biology.
Admission Requirements
Students intending to apply for admission to study in the department
of biological sciences should complete at least one year each of high
school biology, chemistry and physics. Prospective students should
also have at least three years of high school mathematics, including
second-year algebra and trigonometry.
Florida Tech has articulation agreements with many of the community
colleges in Florida. Students contemplating transfer to Florida
Tech should consult with the department to determine transferability
of credits. If there is a question regarding specific courses needed,
students should contact the associate department head for undergraduate
studies.