Tentative Biology Course Offerings by Term
Below is a list of Biology courses. Course descriptions can be found in the biology section of the University of Oregon Catalog. There is also course syllabi and course web page information available. The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology also offers special courses that are not listed on this master. Biology Advising can help you find out which courses meet Biology degree requirements and assist in program planning and development.
Site Index
| Special Studies & Experimental Courses | In Red |
| Oregon Institute of Marine Biology | In Blue |
| Meets BI Area I requirement | 1 |
| Meets BI Area II requirement | 2 |
| Meets BI Area III requirement | 3 |
| Meets BI 420-499 requirement for BI majors | 4 |
| Meets BI Major Lab/Field component requirement | L |
| Meets BI MAPS requirement | M |
| Group Satisfying – Science requirement | Q |
| Courses | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bi 121 Introduction to Human Physiology | 24 | – | – | 24 | Q |
| Bi 122 Introduction to Human Genetics | – | – | – | – | Q |
| Bi 123 Biology of Cancer | – | 25 | – | – | Q |
| Bi 130 Introduction to Ecology | – | – | – | – | Q |
| Bi 132 Introduction to Animal Behavior | – | – | – | – | Q |
| Bi 140 Science, Policy and Biology | – | – | 25 | – | Q |
| Bi 150 The Ocean Planet | 24 | 25 | 25 | – | Q |
| Bi 160 From Brains to Artificial Intelligence | – | – | – | – | Q |
| Bi 170 Happiness: Neuro Psychology | 24 | – | – | – | Q |
| Bi 199 Habitats of the Oregon Coast |
– | – | – | – | See OIMB Website |
| Bi 199 Intro to Marine Biology (MARB Majors only) |
24 | – | – | – | See OIMB Website |
| Bi 199 Biology of Immortality |
– | – | 25 | – | |
| Bi 211 General Biology I: Cells | 24 | 25 | – | 24 | Q |
| Bi 212 General Biology II: Organisms | – | 25 | 25 | 24 | Q |
| Bi 213 General Biology III: Populations | 24 | – | 25 | – | Q |
| Bi 214 General Biology IV: Mechanisms | 24 | – | 25 | 24 | Q |
| Bi 281H Honors Bi I: Cells, Biochem, & Phys | 24 | – | – | – | Q |
| Bi 282H Honors Bi II: Gen & Mol Bio | – | 25 | – | – | Q |
| Bi 283H Honors Bi III: Evol, Diversity & Ecol | – | – | 25 | – | Q |
| Bi 307 Forest Biology | 24 | – | – | – | L |
| Bi 320 Molecular Genetics | 24 | – | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| Bi 322 Cell Biology | 24 | – | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| Bi 322 Cell Biology (at OIMB) | – | – | – | – | 1/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 326 Immunology & Infectious Disease | 24 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Bi 328 Developmental Biology | – | 25 | – | – | 1, L |
| Bi 328 Developmental Biology (at OIMB) | 24 | – | – | – | 1, L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 330 Microbiology | 24 | – | 25 | – | +BI 331 = 2, L |
| Bi 331 Microbiology Laboratory | 24 | – | 25 | – | + BI 330 = 2, L |
| Bi 353 Sensory Physiology | 24 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Bi 356 Animal Physiology | – | – | – | – | 2, L |
| Bi 357 Marine Biology | – | 25 | – | – | 3, L, Q |
| Bi 358 Investigations in Medical Physiology | – | 25 | – | – | 2 Bi major only |
| Bi 359 Plant Biology | – | – | – | 24 | 2 |
| Bi 360 Neurobiology | 24 | 25 | 25 | – | 1 |
| Bi 370 Ecology | – | 25 | – | – | 3, L |
| Bi 374 Conservation Biology (course description) | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Bi 380 Evolution | 24 | – | 25 | – | 3 |
| Bi 390 Animal Behavior | – | – | 25 | – | 3 |
| Bi 395 Tropical Ecology | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Bi 399 Sp St Computational Genomics |
– | – | – | – | M |
| Bi 399 Sp St Intro Python Bio |
– | – | 25 | – | M |
| Bi 399 Sp St Animal Form & Function |
– | – | – | – | 2 |
| Bi 399 Intro Experimental Design & Statistics | – | – | – | 24 | M/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 403 Biology Honors Thesis | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bi 407 Seminar: Application for Grad Study |
– | – | – | – | – |
| Bi 407 Seminar: SCORE |
24 | – | 25 | – | – |
| Bi 407 Seminar: Marine Biology |
– | – | – | – | See OIMB Website |
| Bi 408 Workshop: SCORE |
– | 25 | – | – | – |
| Bi 408/508 Workshop: Biological Illustration | – | – | – | 24 | See OIMB Website |
| Bi 408/508 Workshop: Marine Bioinvasions |
– | – | – | – | See OIMB Website |
| Bi 408/508 Workshop: Marine Bioacoustics |
– | – | – | – | See OIMB Website |
| Bi 408/508 Workshop: Sex in the Sea |
– | – | – | 24 | See OIMB Website |
| Bi 410/510 Ecological Field Methods |
– | – | – | – | 4, L, M |
| Bi 410/510 Epigenetics Inheritance |
– | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Microbial Metabolism & Human Health |
24 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Microbial Ecology |
– | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Analysis of Neural Data |
– | – | 25 | – | 4, M |
| Bi 410/510 Neurobiology of Motivation & Addiction |
– | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Stochastic Dynamic Modeling Biology |
– | – | – | – | 4, M |
| Bi 410/510 Data Visualization |
– | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Neural Basis Cognition | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Functional Genetics |
– | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
– | – | 25 | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Tropical Marine Biology |
– | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Matlab for Biologists |
– | – | – | – | 4, M |
| Bi 410/510 Conservation Genetics |
– | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Neurogenetics |
– | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Biology of Aging |
– | – | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Stem Cells Disease & Medicine |
– | 25 | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Evo-Devo |
– | – | 25 | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Genetics of Fertility |
– | 25 | – | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Ecosystems & Global Change |
– | – | 25 | – | 4 |
| Bi 410/510 Data Science Ecology & Conservation |
24 | – | – | – | 4, M |
| Bi 410/510 Cell Physio/Marine Lab |
– | – | – | – | + BI 457 Cell Physio/Marine = L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 410/510 Microbial Discovery |
– | – | – | 24 | See OIMB Website |
| Bi 422/522 Protein Toxins in Cell Biology (new course description) |
24 | – | – | – | |
| Bi 423/523 Human Molecular Genetics | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 424/524 Advanced Molecular Genetics | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 426/526 Genetics of Cancer | – | 25 | – | – | |
| Bi 427/527 Molecular Gen Human Disease | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 428/528 Developmental Genetics | – | – | 25 | – | |
| Bi 432/532 Mycology | 24 | – | – | – | 4, L |
| Bi 433/533 Bacterial-Host Interactions | – | 25 | – | – | |
| Bi 442/542 Systematic Botany | – | – | 25 | – | L |
| Bi 448/548 Field Botany | – | – | – | 24 | L |
| Bi 451/551 Invertebrate Zoology | – | – | 25 | 24 | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 452/552 Insect Biology | – | – | – | – | L |
| Bi 454/554 Estuarine Biology | 24 | – | – | – | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 455/555 Marine Birds and Mammals | – | – | – | 24 | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 457/557 Topics: Biology of the Fishes | – | – | – | 24 | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 457/557 Topics: Marine Environmental Issues |
– | – | – | – | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 457/557 Topics: Deep-Sea Biology |
– | – | – | 24 | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 457/557 Topics: Cell Physiology in the Marine Realm |
– | – | – | – | + Bi 410 Cell Physio/Marine Lab = L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 457/557 Topics: Comp. Embryology & Larval Biol | – | – | 24 | – | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 457/557 Topics: Seaweed Biology |
– | – | 24 | – | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 457/557 Topics: Marine Molecular Biology |
24 | – | – | – | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 457/557 Topics: Marine Science Communication |
24 | – | – | – | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 458/558 Biological Oceanography | 24 | – | – | – | L/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 461/561 Systems Neuroscience | – | – | 25 | – | |
| Bi 463/563 Cellular Neuroscience | – | – | 25 | – | Asynch. WEB |
| Bi 464/564 Biological Clocks | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 466/566 Developmental Neurobiology | – | 25 | – | – | |
| Bi 468/568 Amphibians & Reptiles in Oregon | – | – | – | – | L |
| Bi 471/571 Population Ecology | – | 25 | – | – | M |
| Bi 472/572 Community Ecology | – | 25 | – | – | |
| Bi 474/574 Marine Ecology | – | – | 25 | – | L,3/See OIMB Website |
| Bi 476/576 Terrestrial Ecosystems Ecology | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 484/584 Molecular Evolution | – | – | 25 | – | |
| Bi 485/585 Techniques in Computational Neuroscience | – | – | – | – | M |
| Bi 486/586 Population Genetics | – | – | – | – | |
| OMBI 488 BI: Tropical Marine Biology in Panama | – | – | – | – | 4, L |
| ONEO 488 BI: Neotropical Ecology Field Study | – | – | – | 24 | 4, L |
| ONEO 488 BI: Neotropical Ecology Field Project | – | – | – | 24 | 4 |
| Bi 488/588 Evolutionary Processes | 24 | – | – | – | |
| Bi 493/593 Genomic Approaches & Analysis | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Prof. Development Life Sci (Evol Gen Series) | 24 | – | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Evol Gen I, II, and III (Topics Variable) | – | 24 | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Evol Gen IV, V, and VI (Topics Variable) | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Advanced Cellular Neuroscience | 24 | – | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Advanced Biological Statistics I | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Advanced Biological Statistics II | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Scientific Writing | – | 25 | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Ethics Life Science Research | 24 | – | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Scientific Reasoning | 24 | – | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Careers in Bioscience | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 610 Grant Writing Workshop | – | – | – | – | |
| Bi 620 Molecular Genetics | 24 | – | – | – |