Some courses that might be of interest (outside of the Department of Biological Sciences)

  • Maymester GEP Courses
  • BEC220 Intro to Biomanufacturing Careers
  • FLS201-603 Spanish for Health Care Providers (Summer 1 Online)
  • PCC276-601 (Summer II online). Required for the Forensics minor. This course counts as an Interdisciplinary Perspectives GEP
  • SOC295-301 Community and Health (Summer II Online)
  • SW595-301 Trauma Informed Healthcare (Summer II)
  • SW595-301 Integrated Behavior Health (Summer II)
  • Lots of Applied Ecology Courses
  • ARS414 Multi-level Art Production (any major) (Fall)
  • COM466 Nonprofit Leadership & Development (Fall) Students work individually and in teams to build capacity in one of 15 local pre-screened nonprofit agencies giving 30 hours of service over the entire semester.There are no tests, only four short papers and several journal entries, a debate and a final presentation!    Many students get jobs and internships from this class and our alumni in the sector.
  • USC298 Civic Engagement and Social Change (Fall)
  • FB480 The Sustainable Bioeconomy (Fall) (GEP-IP course): Fb480-602 is intended for undergraduate STEM majors who wish to explore bioproducts and bioenergy and their impact on the society, environment and economy. This course is listed at GEP in Interdisciplinary Perspectives What will you learn? The Sustainable Bioeconomy course
    • Illuminates the current and future opportunities and challenges of creating sustainable bioproducts and bioenergy in society.
    • Examines relationships between society’s economic demand for inexpensive energy and products and our responsibility to produce these products in environmentally and socially responsible ways.
    • Explores range of bioproduct categories including biofuels, virgin and recycled paper and wood products, and advanced biomaterials.
    • Highlights careers available in the growing bioeconomy sector and the knowledge and skills necessary for these jobs.
  • TC589: Criminalistic and Forensic Chemical Analysis (Fall) This course has an initial section that will help students with no forensic background get the necessary tools to understand the forensic field and their challenges. The next sections are related to the most common and new analytical techniques used in forensic labs for chemical analysis. In addition, we will study several serial killers and their impact on our society. Senior undergraduate students are welcome!