Location, mission, & overview of the curriculum ……

J. Peter Gergen (Director, Undergraduate Biology)

UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY at STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY FACILITIES - LOCATION

Located in Center for Molecular Medicine/ Biology Learning Laboratories (a.k.a. CMM/BLL)

The UG BIO Facility (BLL) contains:• Teaching Labs• BIO Learning Ctr (BLC) • Administrative Offices:

o Advising (G-04)o Registration (G-05)oCourse Admin (G-05)•Preparatory Facilities• Executive Offices

Provide support and coordinate efforts of the Departments of:

• Biochemistry and Cell Biology• Ecology and Evolution• Neurobiology and Behavior

in offering the Biology and Biochemistry majors at Stony Brook University.

UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY MISSION

BIOLOGY PROGRAM - Overview• As of 4/28/2011 there were 2,111 eligible and

registered Majors and Minors in Biology

• There are 7 different tracks of the Biology Major

General Biology Developmental Genetics Neuroscience Ecology & Evolution Environmental Biology BIO Major/BNG Minor BIO/CLS Double Major

AND a Biology Minor

• The most popular of these tracks are: General Biology (70-75%) Developmental Genetics Neuroscience

Biology (the beginning) at Stony Brook

Required courses in other areas:(Biology @ SBU builds on a foundation in math and

chemistry) Calculus (2 semesters)General Chemistry (2 semesters, with lab)Organic Chemistry (2 semesters, with lab)Physics (2 semesters, with lab)Statistics (1 semester)Introductory Biology Lecture Courses (not a sequence!)

:BIO201: Organisms to ecosystemsBIO202: Molecular & cellular biologyBIO203: Cellular and organ physiologyIntroductory Biology Laboratory Courses (a sequence!)

:BIO204 & 205: Fundamentals of scientific inquiry in

the Biological Sciences

The first couple of years of the Biology Major basically cover the PRE-MED Requirements

BIOLOGY MAJORThe Upper Division Level

Five Upper Division Biology Lectures

Two Upper Division Biology Labs

It is at the UPPER DIVISION Level the BIOLOGY TRACKS differ

Advanced Track in Developmental Genetics

• Prerequisite course from the core curriculum = • Fundamentals of Molecular & Cellular Biology (BIO202)

• Advanced lecture courses =• General Genetics (BIO320) • Animal Development (BIO325) • Either Cell Biology (BIO310), or

Cancer Biology (BIO314), or Evolution (BIO354), orMolecular Development of the Nervous System

(BIO339)• + 2 courses outside of track (can use optional courses listed

above)

• Advanced laboratory courses =• Developmental Genetics Laboratory (BIO327)

Offered in spring semesters - aim for junior year!• + 1 advanced lab outside track,

e.g. Techniques in Molecular & Cellular Biology (BIO311)

Developmental Genetics Track:(Pre-requisites and the plan of

attack) • BIO202, a prerequisite for all courses in the

Developmental Genetics track, is offered every semester.

• Animal Development (BIO325), which is offered in the fall, is a prerequisite for the laboratory course in Developmental Genetics.

• General Genetics (BIO320), which is offered in the spring should be taken either before, or concurrent with the Developmental Genetics laboratory.

• BIO202 first (& ASAP), BIO325 in the fall, BIO320 and BIO327, the Developmental Genetics Laboratory the following spring!!!!

and that’s all folks……………….

ANY QUESTIONS?

For more info see: www.stonybrook.edu/biology