Introductory courses for biology majors are typically offered either every year, or every other year. In addition to four-credit courses that have both lecture and laboratory components, we offer two-credit practicums that focus specifically on the conduct of research.

Full courses (lectures and a lab; 4 credits):

• Environmental Microbiology (Brooke Jude)
• Global Change Biology (Bruce Robertson)
• Introduction to Plant Biology (Emily Pollina)
• From Genes to Traits (Michael Tibbetts)
• Introduction to Neurobiology (Arseny Khakhalin)

Practicum courses (lab only; 2 credits):

• Microbial Techniques Workshop (Brooke Jude)
• Practicum in Neuroethology (Arseny Khakhalin)