About the Program
The Minor in Human Biology (21 credits) is designed for students majoring in a wide range of fields. Psychology majors interested in behavioral and mental health, Sociology majors interested in public health, and any student interested in medical and allied health professions might benefit from additional coursework in human anatomy and physiology, applied microbiology, and human heredity. The Human Biology minor acknowledges the breadth of disciplines that inform human biology by including up to 6 credits of non-Biology electives.
About the Biology Department
166 Science and Math Complex
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-5203
Fax: (716) 878-4524
https://biology.buffalostate.edu/
Program Requirements
Required Courses (15 credit hours)
BIO 101 HUMAN BIOLOGY 3
BIO 100 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY 3
or BIO 111 FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY
BIO 308 SURVEY OF HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 3
BIO 322 GENES AND SOCIETY 3
or BIO 324 BIOLOGY OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION
BIO 355 SURVEY OF MICROBIOLOGY 3
Electives (6 credit hours) 6
Choose one of the following courses (3 credit hours)
ANT 100 HUMAN ORIGINS
ANT 101 UNDERSTANDING CULTURE
HEW 225 INTRODUCTORY EPIDEMIOLOGY
NFS 102 INTRODUCTORY NUTRITION
PHI 111 ETHICS FOR SCIENTISTS
PSY 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 100 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
Choose one of the following courses (3 credit hours)
ANT 323 DISEASE AND GLOBAL HEALTH
ANT 324 THE HUMAN SKELETON
ANT 326 THE HUMAN FOSSIL RECORD
ANT 327 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
HEW 304 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY I
HEW 350 EPIDEMIOLOGY
PSY 308 SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
PSY 333 BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
PSY 340 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 355 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
SOC 353 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
Total Credit Hours 21
Please note the following restrictions:
1. At least three courses must be taken at Buffalo State.
2. A maximum of 3 transfer courses (12 credits maximum) will be accepted as part of the Biology minor. The Department Chairperson will judge the acceptability of transfer courses.
3. A student considering the Human Biology minor should check the Undergraduate Catalog for prerequisite requirements.