Jeff Twiss, Interim Chair

Overview

The Department of Biological Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in biological sciences. Specific degree requirements and course descriptions are listed below. For more information about the department, please visit www.biol.sc.edu.

Programs and Courses

Programs

• Biological Sciences, BS
• Biology Minor

Courses

• BIOL 101 - Biological Principles I
• BIOL 101A - Biological Principles I
• BIOL 101L - Biological Principles I Laboratory
• BIOL 102 - Biological Principles II
• BIOL 102A - Biological Principles II
• BIOL 102L - Biological Principles II Laboratory
• BIOL 110 - General Biology
• BIOL 110A - General Biology (Audio-Tutorial)
• BIOL 120 - Human Biology
• BIOL 120L - Laboratory in Human Biology
• BIOL 200 - Plant Science
• BIOL 200L - Plant Science Laboratory
• BIOL 206 - Genetics and Society
• BIOL 208 - Our Hungry World from Malthus to McDonalds
• BIOL 232 - Anatomy
• BIOL 232L - Anatomy Laboratory
• BIOL 240 - Applied Human Physiology
• BIOL 242 - Human Physiology
• BIOL 243 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL 243L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory
• BIOL 244 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• BIOL 244L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory
• BIOL 250 - Microbiology
• BIOL 250L - Microbiology Laboratory
• BIOL 260 - Physiology
• BIOL 270 - Introduction to Environmental Biology
• BIOL 270L - Introduction to Environmental Biology Laboratory
• BIOL 301 - Ecology and Evolution
• BIOL 301L - Ecology and Evolution Laboratory
• BIOL 302 - Cell and Molecular Biology
• BIOL 302L - Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory
• BIOL 303 - Fundamental Genetics
• BIOL 351 - Introduction to Animal Science
• BIOL 398 - Laboratory Teaching Experience
• BIOL 399 - Independent Study
• BIOL 405 - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
• BIOL 415 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
• BIOL 420 - Survey of the Plant Kingdom
• BIOL 420L - Survey of the Plant Kingdom Laboratory
• BIOL 425 - Plant Form and Function
• BIOL 425L - Plant Form and Function Laboratory
• BIOL 450 - Principles of Biological Oceanography
• BIOL 460 - General Physiology
• BIOL 460L - General Physiology Laboratory
• BIOL 461 - Advanced Human Anatomy
• BIOL 461L - Advanced Human Anatomy Laboratory
• BIOL 465 - Domestic Animal Nutrition
• BIOL 498 - Biological Research: An Introduction
• BIOL 499 - Independent Study
• BIOL 502 - Environmental Microbiology
• BIOL 505 - Developmental Biology
• BIOL 505L - Developmental Biology Laboratory I
• BIOL 506 - Developmental Biology II
• BIOL 506L - Developmental Biology Laboratory II
• BIOL 510 - Invertebrate Zoology
• BIOL 523 - Plant Development
• BIOL 523L - Plant Developmental Laboratory
• BIOL 524 - Mycology
• BIOL 525 - Marine Plants
• BIOL 526 - The Fall Flora
• BIOL 527 - The Spring Flora
• BIOL 528 - The Summer Flora
• BIOL 530 - Histology
• BIOL 531 - Parasitology
• BIOL 534 - Animal Behavior
• BIOL 534L - Animal Behavior Laboratory
• BIOL 535 - Fishery Management
• BIOL 536 - Ichthyology
• BIOL 537 - Aquaculture
• BIOL 538 - Behavior of Marine Organisms
• BIOL 541 - Biochemistry
• BIOL 541L - Biochemistry Laboratory
• BIOL 543 - Comparative Physiology
• BIOL 543L - Comparative Physiology Laboratory
• BIOL 545 - Biochemistry/Molecular Biology I
• BIOL 546 - Biochemistry/Molecular Biology II
• BIOL 549 - Plant Physiology
• BIOL 550 - Bacteriology
• BIOL 550L - Bacteriology Laboratory
• BIOL 552 - Population Genetics
• BIOL 553 - Genomics
• BIOL 558 - Stem Cells and The Physiological Environment
• BIOL 570 - Principles of Ecology
• BIOL 570L - Principles of Ecology Laboratory
• BIOL 571 - Conservation Biology
• BIOL 572 - Freshwater Ecology
• BIOL 574 - Marine Conservation Biology
• BIOL 575 - Marine Ecology
• BIOL 575L - Marine Ecology Laboratory
• BIOL 576 - Marine Fisheries Ecology
• BIOL 577 - Ecology of Coral Reefs
• BIOL 588 - Genomic Data Science
• BIOL 599 - Topics in Biology
• BIOL 610 - Hallmarks of Cancer
• BIOL 612 - Virology - Classical and Emerging Concepts
• BIOL 614 - Stem Cell Biology
• BIOL 620 - Immunobiology
• BIOL 625 - Medical Mycology.
• BIOL 627 - Marine Phytoplankton
• BIOL 630 - Biology of Birds
• BIOL 634 - Biology of Neurological Diseases
• BIOL 635 - Neurophysiology
• BIOL 640 - Microbial Ecology
• BIOL 641 - Biophysical Ecology
• BIOL 643 - Advanced Microbiology
• BIOL 643L - Advanced Microbiology Laboratory
• BIOL 645 - Senior Seminar
• BIOL 650 - Biochemical Evolution
• BIOL 651 - Limnology
• BIOL 652 - Evolutionary Biology
• BIOL 653 - Bioinformatics
• BIOL 654 - Speciation
• BIOL 655 - Biotechnology
• BIOL 656 - Experimental Biotechnology
• BIOL 660 - Biology of Mammals
• BIOL 662 - Signal Transduction and Pathogenesis
• BIOL 665 - Human Molecular Genetics
• BIOL 667 - Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms of Disease Pathogenesis
• BIOL 668 - Metabolic Biochemistry of Human Disease
• BIOL 670 - Plant Ecology
• BIOL 670L - Plant Ecology
• BIOL 671 - Plant Responses to the Environment
• BIOL 690 - Electron Microscopy