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Suggested Course Selection for Various Career Paths

"Today you need to think of yourself as an entrepreneur at the helm of at least one living, growing start-up venture ... your career."

As a service to help you with course selection that will allow you to be prepared for various career paths, we have put together a series of recommended courses that you may want to consider for the following careers.  Remember that your departmental advisor can help you to choose within these lists as to which will best meet your specific career goals.

Pre-health Professions

Marine Biology

Generic Pre-health majors:

Biology majors planning a career in medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, or other pre-professional fields should follow the recommended curriculum for biology majors.

A year of physics, Calculus I, and one or more semesters of genetics and cell biology are strongly recommended for pre-health professional students.

Biology Pre-Med / Pre-Vet:

Physical Therapy:  ST210, PH114/115, Human Phys. or Animal Phys (BLY436)., & Microbiology (BLY314)

USA’s Physicians Assistant program: Click for details

Auburn Harrison School of Pharmacy at USA: Click here for details

314 - Molecular Microbiology (W)
360 - Invertebrate Zoology
332 - Biology of Algae
367 - Marine Biology*
368 - Dolphins and Whales*
369 - Biology & Conservation of Marine Turtles*
370 - Marine Aquaculture*
371 - Shark and Ray Biology*
430 - Marine Botany*
440/441 - Biochemistry
451 - Marine Vertebrate Zoology*
468 - Coral Reef Ecology*
471 - Marine Invertebrate Zoology*
472 - Marine Behavioral Ecology*
474 - Intro to Oceanography*
478 - Marsh Ecology*
475 - Marine Ecology*
481 - Marine Technical Methods*
483 - Field Marine Science*
530 - Marine Microbiology Ecology

 

 Thinking about graduate school...

For student planning to pursue graduate education in the sciences, you should take PH 114/115, MA 125 and ST210 as the choices for courses within general biology requirements.		  

Cell & Molecular Biology

 Ecology
314 - Molecular Microbiology (W)
363 - Vertebrate Embryology
431 - Plant Physiology (W)
436 - Animal Physiology (W)
440/441/443 - Biochemistry
511 - Developmental Biology

Botany/Plant Biology

BLY 332 - Biology of Algae
BLY 430 - Marine Botany
BLY 431 - Plant Physiology (W)
BLY 432 - Morphology of Vascular Plants
BLY 433 - Taxonomy of Flowering Plants
BLY 434 - Plant Physiological Ecology
BLY 435 - Biology of Fungi
BLY 466 - Introduction to Neurology*
BLY 484 - Conservation Biology
BLY 520 - Biometry

Environmental Sciences

(recommended to minor in geography or geology)
314 - Molecular Microbiology (W)
360 - Invertebrate Zoology
332 - Biology of Algae
354 - Entomology
425 - Freshwater Ecology
433 - Evolution of Vasculat Plants
435 - Biology of Fungi
455 - Ornithology (W)
459 - Parasitology
470 - Herpetology
481 - Marine Technical Methods*
484 - Conservation Biology
520 - Biometry

BLY 332 - Biology of Algae
BLY 352 - Biology of Terrestrial Vertebrates
BLY 354 - General Entomology
BLY 360 - Invertebrate Zoology
BLY 426 - Freshwater Ecology
BLY 434 - Plant Physiological Ecology
BLY 455 - Ornithology (W)
BLY 470 - Herpetology
BLY 475 - Marine Ecology (DISL)
BLY 484 - Conservation Biology
BLY 520 - Biometry
BLY 530 - Marine Microbial Ecology

Zoology

352 - Biology of Terrestrial Vertebrates (W)
354 - Entomology
360 - Invertebrate Zoology
368 - Dolphins and Whales*
363 - Vertebrate Embryology
369 - Biology & Conservation of Marine Turtles*
436 - Animal Physiology (W)
451 - Marine Vertebrate Zoology*
455 - Ornithology (W)
459 - Parasitology
466 - Introduction to Neurobiology*
470 - Herpetology
472 - Marine Behavioral Ecology*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
* These courses are taught in the summer at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab