Evolutionary Medicine Minor

Overview

The Evolutionary Medicine minor is designed for students who wish to augment their major program of study with courses that combine the disciplines of ecology and evolutionary biology, anthropology, psychology, and zoology with medicine to create new paradigms for investigating and understanding disease. The minor provides students with a greater … For more content click the Read More button below.

The Evolutionary Medicine minor is designed for students who wish to augment their major program of study with courses that combine the disciplines of ecology and evolutionary biology, anthropology, psychology, and zoology with medicine to create new paradigms for investigating and understanding disease. The minor provides students with a greater depth of experience and understanding of the integration of evolutionary biology and medical education.

Entry to the Minor

Admission

To enter the minor, students must (1) be in good academic standing (2.0 grade-point average or better), (2) have completed Life Sciences 7B, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 100, and 120 or 185 with minimum grades of C or better, and (3) submit a petition through Message Center to the Undergraduate Advising Office. All degree requirements, including the specific requirements for this minor, must be fulfilled within the unit maximum set forth by the College of Letters and Science.

Non-life sciences majors wishing to minor in Evolutionary Medicine should be aware that preparation courses in chemistry, life sciences, mathematics, and physics are requisites to some of the upper-division courses accepted for the minor.

Minor Requirements

The Minor

Required Lower-Division Course (5 units)

Required Upper-Division Courses (24 units minimum)

Complete seven to nine courses, including Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 100, as follows:

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 120 or 185

Areas

Select four to five courses from the following (no more than two courses from any area):

Required Research Project or Internship (4 units minimum)

Research Symposium (Poster Session)

Policies

The Minor Policies

A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor. Transfer credit for any of the above is subject to departmental approval; consult with the undergraduate counselors before enrolling in any courses for the minor.

Each minor course must be taken for a letter grade, and students must have a minimum grade of C (2.0) in each and an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better in the minor. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.