The BSc in Environmental Biology is designed to provide a detailed understanding of the concepts, strategies and practices available to scientifically investigate and analyse species, communities and ecosystems towards the successful monitoring, management and development of strategies for sustainable use of these systems.
The BSc in Environmental Biology cannot be taken with any other major or minor because of the number of credits required, which are as follows:
| A minimum of 24 credits from Level 1, 18 of which must be FST courses and must include: | ||
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| BIOL1017 | Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL1018 | Molecular Biology and Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL1262 | Living Organisms I | 3 |
| BIOL1263 | Living Organisms II | 3 |
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A B.Sc. in Environmental Biology requires a total of sixty (60) credits from Levels 2 and 3 and must include: |
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| BIOL2164 | Principles of Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL2401 | Research Skills and Practices in Biology | 3 |
| BIOL2402 | Fundamentals of Biometry | 3 |
| BIOL2403 | Principles of Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL2406 | Eukaryotic Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL2407 | Biological Evolution | 3 |
| BOTN2401 | Plant Form and Systematics | 3 |
| BOTN2402 | Physiology of Plants | 3 |
| ZOOL2403 | Maintenance Systems in Animals | 3 |
| ZOOL2404 | Coordination and Control in Animals | 3 |
| 30 advanced credits including 12 core credits: | ||
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| BIOL3400 | Issues in Conservation Biology | 3 |
| BIOL3406 | Freshwater Biology | 3 |
| BIOL3408 | Coastal Ecosystems | 3 |
| BOTN3405 | Plant Ecophysiology | 3 |
| Plus at least eighteen (18) credits from: | ||
| BIOL2408 | Diving for Scientists | |
| BIOL3402 | Biology of the Fungi | 3 |
| BIOL3403 | Biology of Soil | |
| BIOL3407 | Oceanography | 3 |
| BIOL3409 | Caribbean Coral Reefs | 3 |
| BIOL3410 | Water Pollution | |
| EITHER | ||
| BIOL3412 | Internship | 3 |
| OR | ||
| BIOL3413 | Biology Project | 3 |
| BOTN3406 | Tropical Forest Ecology | 3 |
| ZOOL3403 | Entomology | 3 |
| ZOOL3405 | Vertebrate Biology | 3 |
| ZOOL3407 | Human Biology | 3 |
| ZOOL3408 | Sustainable use of Marine Fishable Resources | 3 |
| ZOOL3409 | Aquaculture | 3 |
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