Biology Foundation - DEPTH Courses
The following courses are approved for the DEPTH Course requirement for each approved Biology BREADTH course for the Biology & Society major.
Courses taken to fulfill the Biology Foundation DEPTH requirement must include as a prerequisite a course you have completed as part of the Biology Foundation BREADTH requirement. Please note that a year of introductory biology courses will not count as a prerequisite for the depth requirement. All courses should be 2000 level or above, at least 3-credits, and taken for a letter grade, receiving at least a C- as the final grade. Independent Studies and Lab courses cannot be used to fulfill major requirements.
NOTE: There may be more courses that meet the DEPTH requirement that are not represented on this list. Please contact the Biology & Society Office, bsoc@cornell.edu, or the Director of Undergraduate Studies, sts-bsoc-dus@cornell.edu, with any questions about the DEPTH requirement.
Anatomy and Physiology
ANSC 2400 Biology of Reproduction
- Depth course:
- ANSC 5450 Reproductive Physiology and Management of Dairy Cattle
BIOAP 3110 Principles of Animal Physiology
- Depth course:
- BIOAP 4140 Principles of Pharmacology
NS 3410 Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Depth course:
- BIOAP 4140 Principles of Pharmacology
Animal Behavior
ANTHR 2310 Natural History of Chimpanzees and the Origins of Politics
- No depth courses found.
BIONB 2210 Neurobiology and Behavior – Intro to Behavior
- Depth courses:
- BIONB 4220 Modeling Behavioral Evolution
- BIONB 4260 Animal Communication
- BIONB 4560 Neural Control of Food Intake and Energy Metabolism
- BIONB 4729 Visual Ecology
- HD 3220 Hormones and Behavior
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology
BIOMG 3300 Principles of Biochemistry, Individualized Instruction
- Depth courses:
- BIOMG 3800 Advanced Genetics and Genomics
- BIOMG 4000 Genomics
- BIOMG 4311 Proteins: Structure, Function and Evolution
- BIOMG 4320 Survey of Cell Biology
- BIOMG 4380 RNA in Biology and Medicine
- BIOMG 4390 Molecular Basis of Disease
- BIOMG 4610 Development and Evolution
- NS 3310 Human Nutrition and Nutrient Metabolism (Not open to 1st and 2nd year students)
- NS 4300 Proteins, Transcripts, and Metabolism: Big Data in Molecular Nutrition
- BIOMI 4090 Principles of Virology
- BIONB 3950 Molecular and Genetic Approaches to Neuroscience
- BIONB 4300 Experimental Molecular Neurobiology
BIOMG 3310 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolism
- Depth course:
- BIOMG 4000 Genomics
- BIOMG 4311 Proteins: Structure, Function and Evolution
- BIOMG 4320 Survey of Cell Biology
- BIOMG 4380 RNA in Biology and Medicine
- BIOMG 4390 Molecular Basis of Disease
- BIOMG 4610 Development and Evolution
- NS 3310 Human Nutrition and Nutrient Metabolism (Not open to 1st and 2nd year students)
- NS 3320 Methods in Nutritional Sciences
- BIONB 4300 Experimental Molecular Neurobiology
BIOMG 3350 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism and Molecular Biology
- Depth courses:
- BIOMG 4000 Genomics
- BIOMG 4311 Proteins: Structure, Function and Evolution
- BIOMG 4320 Survey of Cell Biology
- BIOMG 4380 RNA in Biology and Medicine
- BIOMG 4390 Molecular Basis of Disease
- BIOMG 4610 Development and Evolution
- PLBIO 4000 Concepts and Techniques in Computational Biology
NS 3200 Introduction to Human Biochemistry
- Depth courses:
- NS 3310 Human Nutrition and Nutrient Metabolism (Not open to 1st and 2nd year students)
- NS 4300 Proteins, Transcripts, and Metabolism: Big Data in Molecular Nutrition
- NS 4410 Nutrition and Disease
Biological Diversity
BIOEE 2740 The Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Paleontology and Evolution
- Depth courses:
- BIOEE 4700 Herpetology, Lectures
- BIOEE 4760 Ichthyology: Biology of Fishes, Lectures
- BIOEE 4795 Vertebrate Paleontology: Dinosaurs and Other Stories from Deep Time
BIOEE 3730 Biodiversity and Biology of the Marine Invertebrates
- No Depth courses found.
BIOEE 4750 Ornithology, Lectures
- No Depth courses found.
BIOEE 4760 Ichthyology: Biology of Fishes, Lectures
- No Depth courses found.
BIOMI 2900 General Microbiology Lectures
- Depth Courses:
- BIOMI 3210 The Gut Microbiome
- BIOMI 3940 Applied and Food Microbiology
- BIOMI 4040 Pathogenic Bacteriology (3 credit)
- BIOMI 4090 Principles of Virology
- BIOMI 4300 Computational Approaches for Microbial Systems
- BIOMI 4850 Bacterial Genetics (3 Credit)
BIOSM 3210 Anatomy and Function of Marine Vertebrates
- No depth courses found.
BIOSM 3740 Field Ornithology
- No depth courses found.
ENTOM 2120 Insect Biology
- Depth courses:
- ENTOM 3150 Spider Biology
- ENTOM 3310 Insect Diversity and Evolution
- ENTOM 3440 Insect Conservation Biology
- ENTOM 4830 Insect Physiology
PLSCI 2410 Introductory Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Depth courses:
- PLSCI 2430 Ecology and Evolution of Plants
- PLSCI 2480 Vascular Plant Systematics
- PLSCI 3420 Plant Physiology, Lectures
- PLSCI 4020 Plant Propagation
- PLSCI 4480 Plant Evolution and the Fossil Record
PLSCI 2480 Vascular Plant Systematics
- No depth courses found.
PLSCI 3010 Biology and Management of Plant Diseases
- Depth course:
- PLSCI 5020 Systems Epidemiology for Plant Pathology
PLPPM 4300 Mycology
- No Depth courses found.
Genetics and Development
BIOMG 2800 Lectures in Genetic and Genomics
- Depth courses:
- BIOMG 3800 Advanced Genetics and Genomics
- BIOMG 3850 Developmental Biology
- BIOMG 4000 Genomics
- BIOMG 4311 Proteins: Structure, Function and Evolution
- BIOMG 4320 Survey of Cell Biology
- BIOMG 4390 Molecular Basis of Disease
- BIOMG 4610 Development and Evolution
NTRES 2830 DNA, Genes and Genetic Diversity
- No Depth courses found.
PLSCI 2250 Plant Genetics
- No Depth courses found.
Neurobiology
BIONB 2220 Neurobiology and Behavior II: Introduction to Neuroscience
- Depth courses:
- BIONB 3215 Gender and the Brain
- BIONB 3220 Hormones and Behavior
- BIONB 3280 Biopsychology of Learning and Memory
- BIONB 3300 Introduction to Computational Neuroscience
- BIONB 3920 Drugs and the Brain
- BIONB 3950 Molecular and Genetic Approaches to Neuroscience
- BIONB 4320 Neural Circuits for Motor Control in Health and Disease
- BIONB 4370 Neural Circuits of Motivated Behavior
- BIONB 4550 Molecular and Neural Basis of Decision Making
- BIONB 4560 Neural Control of Food Intake and Energy Metabolism
- BIONB 4740 Neural Dynamics of Learning, Memory and Decision Making
- BIONB 4750 Sleep – Evolution and Neural Basis
- BIONB 4910 Principles of Neurophysiology
Nutrition
NS 1150 Nutrition, Health, and Society
- Depth courses:
- NS 2750 Human Biology and Evolution
- NS 3060 Nutrition and Global Health
- NS 3150 Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight (also Psych 3150)
- NS 3200 Introduction to Human Biochemistry
- NS 3310 Nutrient Metabolism
- NS 3320 Methods in Nutritional Sciences
- NS 3410 Human Anatomy and Physiology
- NS 3450 Nutritional and Physiochemical and Biological Aspects of Food
- NS 4200 Diet and the Microbiome
- NS 4250 Nutrition Communications and Counseling
- NS 4300 Proteins, Transcripts, and Metabolism: Big Data in Molecular Nutrition
- NS 4410 Nutrition and Disease
- NS 4500 Public Health Nutrition
NS 1220 Nutrition and the Life Cycle
- Depth courses:
- NS 2750 Human Biology and Evolution
- NS 3060 Nutrition and Global Health
- NS 3150 Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight
- NS 3200 Introduction to Human Biochemistry
- NS 3220 Maternal and Child Nutrition
- NS 3310 Nutrient Metabolism
- NS 3320 Methods in Nutritional Sciences
- NS 3410 Human Anatomy and Physiology
- NS 3450 Nutritional and Physiochemical and Biological Aspects of Food
- NS 4200 Diet and the Microbiome
- NS 4250 Nutrition Communications and Counseling
- NS 4300 Proteins, Transcripts, and Metabolism: Big Data in Molecular Nutrition
- NS 4410 Nutrition and Disease
- NS 4420 Implementation of Nutrition Care