Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biology
Faculty Mentor
Recommended Courses for Freshmen and Sophomores
Major and Minor Requirements
NYUSH STEM Resources
Prof. Danyang Yu
Email: dy276@nyu.edu | Profile
Biology Student Testimonial
“I like knowing how things function so before coming to NYU Shanghai I knew I wanted to study natural sciences, I just did not know what particular area I would be studying. I started off as a Neuroscience major, but quickly realized I did not like the brain as much as I thought I would, so I switched to Biology/Chemistry. I really enjoyed learning about molecular pathways that happen every second in our bodies. I soon became fascinated by the immune system and realized that I could actually dedicate my future to studying it and all the things that could possibly go wrong with it.” – Ena Cemalovic, Class of 2017, Fall 2016 Peer Advisor
Recommended courses for Freshmen (Class of 2021) to take in Spring 2018
- Writing as Inquiry (4 credits)
- English for Academic Purpose (EAP)(2 credits)/Chinese (2 credits)
- Foundations of Chemistry II (3 credits)
- FoS Chemistry Lab (2 credits)
- Foundations of Biology I (3 credits)
- Core curriculum class/General elective class (4 credits)
Recommended courses for Sophomores (Class of 2020) to take in Spring 2018
- Biostatistics (4 credits) – NEUR-SHU 100 Math Tools for Life Sciences offered in Spring 2018 can fulfill this requirement.
- Organismal Systems (4 credits)
- Foundations of Physics II Honors or General Physics II (3 credits)
- English for Academic Purpose (EAP)(4 credits)/Chinese (2 or 4 credits)
Note that students are required to have completed Elementary Chinese II or 8 credits of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) before they are eligible to study away. Pre-med students should also consider taking Organic Chemistry II and Physics II Lab.
Degree Requirements – 2017-18 Bulletin
* = offered in Spring ’18 in Shanghai
The requirements below are from the online version of the 2017-2018 bulletin. Please refer to the Pre-2016-17 Registrar’s All Majors Degree Requirements Record or 2016-17 Registrar’s All Majors Degree Requirements Record if you are following a different major version. Not every course listed is taught every semester, and in any given semester other courses may be offered that fulfill this requirement. Requirements may be met through equivalent courses in the Global Network with prior approval.
| PREREQUISITE COURSES |
| *BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I (pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus) BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II (pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I) BIOL-SHU 123 FoS Biology Laboratory (pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I) CHEM-SHU 125 Foundations of Chemistry I (pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus) *CHEM-SHU 126 Foundations of Chemistry II (pre-req: CHEM-SHU 125 Foundations of Chemistry I AND pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus) *CHEM-SHU 127 FoS Chemistry Laboratory (pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND CHEM-SHU 126 Foundations of Chemistry II) PHYS-SHU 91 Foundations of Physics I Honors (pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus) OR PHYS-SHU 11 General Physics I (Calculus – pre-req OR co-req, this can be waived by the instructor based on student’s prior experience) *PHYS-SHU 93 Foundations of Physics II Honors (pre-req: PHYS-SHU 91 Foundations of Physics I Honors) OR *PHYS-SHU 12 General Physics II (PHYS-SHU 11 General Physics I – pre-req OR Instructor Permission; AND Calculus pre-req OR co-req – this can be waived by the instructor based on student’s prior experience) PHYS-SHU 71 FoS Physics Laboratory (pre-req or co-req: PHYS-SHU 91 Foundations of Physics I Honors or PHYS-SHU 11 General Physics I) *PHYS-SHU 94 Physics II Lab (pre-req or co-req: PHYS-SHU 93 Foundations of Physics II Honors OR PHYS-SHU 12 General Physics II)Note that Foundations of Physics III is NOT required for Biology majors. |
| MAJOR COURSES |
| BIOL-SHU 42 Biostatistics (pre-reqs: BIOL-SHU 21, 22 Foundations of Biology I and II): Note that NEUR-SHU 100 Math Tools for Life Sciences (pre-req: BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I and/or NEUR-SHU 201 Introduction to Neural Science) offered in Spring 2018 can fulfill this requirement. *BIOL-SHU 250 Organismal Systems (pre-req: BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I) CHEM-SHU 225 Organic Chemistry I (pre-req: CHEM-SHU 126 Foundations of Chemistry II; co-req: CHEM-SHU 225L Organic Chemistry I Lab)+ CHEM-SHU 225L Organic Chemistry I Lab (co-req: CHEM-SHU 225 Organic Chemistry I) |
| BIOLOGY ELECTIVES: Choose Five |
| Note: Not every course listed is taught every semester, and in any given semester other courses may be offered that fulfill this requirement. Requirements may be met through equivalent courses in the Global Network with prior approval.
BIOL-SHU 30 Genetics (pre-req: BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II) |
| Students are strongly encouraged (but not required) to take Organic Chemistry II as a general elective. Additionally, pre-health students may wish to take Introduction to Psychology or another relevant social sciences course, as required or recommended by some medical schools. Students interested in pursuing careers in the health sciences should meet with advising staff early on to ensure adequate course planning. |
Minor Requirements
Students choose from two concentration areas for the Biology Minor:
| A. Molecular and Cell Biology Minor |
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| *BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I (pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus) BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II (pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I) BIOL-SHU 123 FoS Biology Laboratory (pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I) BIOL-SHU 30 Genetics (pre-req: BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II) or *BIOL-SHU 263 Developmental Biology (pre-req: BIOL-250 Organismal Systems, or BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II) BIOL-UA 36 At the Bench: Applied Molecular Biology DNA Techniques or BIOL-UA 37 At the Bench: Applied Cell Biology or One approved class to count towards this minor |
| B. Genomics and Bioinformatics Minor |
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| *BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I (pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus) BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II (pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I) BIOL-SHU 123 FoS Biology Laboratory (pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I) BIOL-SHU 261 Genomics and Bioinformatics (pre-req: BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I, BIOL-SHU 42 Biostatistics or other Statistics course, and CSCI-SHU 11 Intro to Programming) BIOL-SHU 44 Microbiology and Microbial Genomics (pre-req: BIOL-SHU 250 Organismal Systems), or BIOL-SHU 1128 (pre-reqs: BIOL-SHU 250 Organismal Systems and BIOL-SHU 261 Genomics and Bioinformatics), or BIOL-SHU 58 Evolution (pre-req: Foundations of Biology I) |