2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology
2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology
2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology
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environment. The program prepares students for employment or<br />
graduate work on subjects from marine microbes to mammals, and<br />
from molecular marine biology to ecology.<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Students intending to apply for admission to study in the department<br />
<strong>of</strong> biological sciences should complete at least one year each<br />
<strong>of</strong> high school biology, chemistry and physics. Prospective students<br />
should also have at least three years <strong>of</strong> high school mathematics,<br />
including second-year algebra and trigonometry.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Tech has articulation agreements with many <strong>of</strong> the community<br />
colleges in <strong>Florida</strong>. Students contemplating transfer to <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Tech should consult with the department to determine transferability<br />
<strong>of</strong> credits. If there is a question regarding specific courses<br />
needed, students should contact the associate department head for<br />
undergraduate studies.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Candidates for a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science in Biological Sciences –<br />
Marine Biology must complete the minimum course requirements<br />
outlined in the following curriculum. Electives are selected in consultation<br />
with the faculty adviser to reflect the knowledge a student<br />
needs either for employment or graduate school.<br />
Freshman Year<br />
FALL CREDITS<br />
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................. 1<br />
BIO 1010 Biological Discovery 1 ............................................................. 4<br />
CHM 1101 General Chemistry 1 ............................................................... 4<br />
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3<br />
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 .............................................................................. 4<br />
16<br />
SPRING<br />
BIO 1020 Biological Discovery 2 ............................................................. 4<br />
CHM 1102 General Chemistry 2 ............................................................... 4<br />
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ......................................................... 3<br />
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................... 4<br />
15<br />
Sophomore Year<br />
FALL CREDITS<br />
BIO 2110 General Genetics .................................................................... 4<br />
CHM 2001 Organic Chemistry 1 ............................................................... 3<br />
CHM 2011 Organic Chemistry Lab 1 ........................................................ 2<br />
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 ........................................................................... 3<br />
PHY 1001 Physics 1 ................................................................................. 4<br />
16<br />
SPRING<br />
BIO 2801 Biometry.................................................................................. 4<br />
CHM 2002 Organic Chemistry 2 ............................................................... 3<br />
CHM 2012 Organic Chemistry Lab 2 ........................................................ 2<br />
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................... 3<br />
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ................................................................................. 4<br />
16<br />
Junior Year<br />
FALL CREDITS<br />
BIO 3410 General Ecology ...................................................................... 4<br />
BIO 3510 Invertebrate Zoology ................................................................ 4<br />
BIO 4010 Biochemistry 1 ........................................................................ 4<br />
Social Science Elective ........................................................... 3<br />
15<br />
SPRING<br />
BIO 2010 Microbiology ........................................................................... 4<br />
BIO 4410 Community Ecology (Q) ......................................................... 4<br />
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication ............................... 3<br />
Humanities Elective ................................................................ 3<br />
Technical Elective ................................................................... 3<br />
17<br />
Senior Year<br />
FALL CREDITS<br />
BIO 3701 Evolution ................................................................................. 3<br />
BIO 4550 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy ............................................ 4<br />
BIO 4710 Marine Biology ........................................................................ 4<br />
Liberal Arts Elective ................................................................ 3<br />
Restricted Elective (BIO, CHM, ENS, OCN) ....................... 3<br />
17<br />
SPRING<br />
BIO 4720 Marine Ecology (Q) ................................................................ 4<br />
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3<br />
Liberal Arts Elective ................................................................ 3<br />
Restricted Electives (BIO, CHM, ENS, OCN) ...................... 7<br />
17<br />
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED........................................ 129<br />
Biological Sciences – Molecular Biology, B.S. ________<br />
Major Code: 7025 Degree Awarded: Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science<br />
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate<br />
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus<br />
The Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science in Biological Sciences – Molecular Biology<br />
seeks to educate students in unifying themes in biology, while<br />
encouraging them to expand their knowledge in more specialized<br />
subject areas. The department <strong>of</strong>fers six undergraduate programs in<br />
which a student may specialize: aquaculture, conservation biology<br />
and ecology, general biology, marine biology, molecular biology and<br />
premedical biology. The curriculum is organized so that in the first<br />
two years students learn concepts fundamental to all biological sciences,<br />
and in the last two years students follow their own interests<br />
in selecting courses that are more specialized.<br />
Molecular biology provides training in DNA and protein purification,<br />
recombinant DNA technology, gene manipulation, PCR,<br />
nucleic acid hybridization, DNA sequence analysis, gene expression<br />
assays and genomics. Students completing the program are qualified<br />
for employment in the rapidly growing biotechnology industry<br />
and for entry into graduate study in a wide variety <strong>of</strong> areas encompassed<br />
by molecular biology.<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Students intending to apply for admission to study in the department<br />
<strong>of</strong> biological sciences should complete at least one year each<br />
<strong>of</strong> high school biology, chemistry and physics. Prospective students<br />
should also have at least three years <strong>of</strong> high school mathematics,<br />
including second-year algebra and trigonometry.<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Tech has articulation agreements with many <strong>of</strong> the community<br />
colleges in <strong>Florida</strong>. Students contemplating transfer to <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Tech should consult with the department to determine transferability<br />
<strong>of</strong> credits. If there is a question regarding specific courses<br />
needed, students should contact the associate department head for<br />
undergraduate studies.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Candidates for a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science in Biological Sciences –<br />
Molecular Biology must complete the minimum course requirements<br />
outlined in the following curriculum. Electives are selected<br />
in consultation with the faculty adviser to reflect the knowledge a<br />
student needs either for employment or graduate school.<br />
Freshman Year<br />
FALL CREDITS<br />
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................. 1<br />
BIO 1010 Biological Discovery 1 ............................................................. 4<br />
CHM 1101 General Chemistry 1 ............................................................... 4<br />
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