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Twin Cities Campus
Physiology B.A.Integrative Biology and Physiology
College of Liberal Arts
The physiology major concentrates on understanding the functions of the human body from individual cells to organ systems. The program is based upon principles from chemistry, physics, mathematics, and biological sciences.
This major is particularly appropriate for students who intend to enter medical school or graduate study in any of a variety of biological, health, or biomedical sciences. The required courses form a strong core in biomedical science. Many of the required courses are identical to those required for admission to medical school. Students may tailor the overall degree program to specific needs and may choose additional science courses in preparation for medical school, other health sciences professional schools, or graduate school. Students may also take advantage of the freedom to pursue a more diverse undergraduate experience in CLA. Others may benefit from an opportunity to pursue a double major.
For the latest information, visit the physiology major website: http://physiology.med.umn.edu/undergraduate-program.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
CLA BA degrees require 4 semesters or the equivalent of a second language.
CLA degrees require students to complete 48 credits of upper division coursework taken at the 3xxx, 4xxx, or 5xxx level. For a BA at least 18 of the 48 upper division credits must be outside of the major. For some specific majors, there are exceptions to this requirement.
This program requires 18 upper division credits outside the major. See your advisor for a list of courses that can or cannot be used to meet this requirement.
All incoming CLA freshmen must complete the First Year Experience course sequence.
Preparatory Coursework
Take 27-30 credits of prerequisites for future physiology coursework, such as PHSL 3061 and 3701.
Quantitative Sequence
Take 2 courses for a total of 7-8 credits.
MATH 1271 - Calculus I
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
MATH 1272 - Calculus II
(4.0 cr)
or
ANSC 3011 - Statistics for Animal Science
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 3270 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
BIOL 3272 - Applied Biostatistics
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 5272 - Applied Biostatistics
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 1113 - Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 1133 - Introduction to Computing and Programming Concepts
(4.0 cr)
or
CSCI 3003 - Introduction to Computing in Biology
(3.0 cr)
or
EPSY 3264 - Basic and Applied Statistics
[MATH]
(3.0 cr)
or
PSY 3801 - Introduction to Psychological Measurement and Data Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
SOC 3811 - Social Statistics
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
or
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
Chemistry Sequence
Take 4 courses for a total of 8 credits.
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
Physics Sequence
Take 2 courses for a total of 8-10 credits.
Physics I
PHYS 1201W {Inactive}
[PHYS, WI]
(5.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
Physics II
PHYS 1202W {Inactive}
[PHYS, WI]
(5.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
General Biology
Take the following course for 4 credits.
BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
Major Core Curriculum
Take a minimum of 10 courses for 27-33 credits.
Physiology
PHSL 3061 - Principles of Physiology
(4.0 cr)
PHSL 3062W - Research Paper for Physiology Majors
[WI]
(1.0 cr)
PHSL 3701 - Physiology Laboratory
(2.0 cr)
Advanced Physiology Course(s)
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 1 - 6 credit(s) from the following:
·
PHSL 3095 - Problems in Physiology
(1.0-5.0 cr)
·
PHSL 4xxx
·
PHSL 5xxx
·
BIOC 5444 - Muscle
(3.0 cr)
Electives
A course taken as a major requirement cannot also count as an elective.
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ANAT 3601 - Principles of Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
·
ANAT 3602 - Principles of Human Anatomy Laboratory
(2.0 cr)
·
ANAT 3608H - Principles of Human Anatomy Laboratory for Honors Students
(3.0 cr)
·
ANAT 3611 - Principles of Human Anatomy
(3.0 cr)
·
ANAT 3612 - Principles of Human Anatomy Laboratory
(2.0 cr)
·
ANAT 4900 - Directed Studies in Anatomy
(1.0-6.0 cr)
·
ANAT 5525 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Pelvis and Urinary System
(1.0-2.0 cr)
·
BIOC 4xxx
·
BIOL 4993 - Directed Studies
(1.0-7.0 cr)
·
BIOL 4994 - Directed Research
(1.0-7.0 cr)
·
CHEM 4xxx
·
CSCI 3xxx
·
CSCI 4xxx
·
GCD 4025 - Cell Biology, Development & Regeneration Laboratory
(3.0 cr)
·
GCD 4034 - Molecular Genetics and Genomics
(3.0 cr)
·
GCD 4111 - Histology: Cell and Tissue Organization
(4.0 cr)
·
GCD 4161 - Developmental Biology
(3.0 cr)
·
GCD 5036 - Molecular Cell Biology
(3.0 cr)
·
MATH 2xxx
·
MICB 3301 - Biology of Microorganisms
(5.0 cr)
·
MICB 4131 - Immunology
(3.0 cr)
·
PHSL 3095 - Problems in Physiology
(1.0-5.0 cr)
·
PHSL 4xxx
·
PHSL 5xxx
·
PSY 3011 - Introduction to Learning and Behavior
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3031 - Introduction to Sensation and Perception
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3061 - Introduction to Biological Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3604 - Introduction to Psychopathology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5012 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
PSY 5031W - Perception
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5036W - Computational Vision
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5037 - Psychology of Hearing
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5038W - Introduction to Neural Networks
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5137 - Introduction to Behavioral Genetics
(3.0 cr)
·
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis
[MATH]
(4.0 cr)
·
STAT 3022 - Data Analysis
(4.0 cr)
·
STAT 5021 - Statistical Analysis
(4.0 cr)
·
BIOC 5444 - Muscle
(3.0 cr)
·
Intercultural Competency Electives
These electives provide a broader perspective on health and society.
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 3003 - Cultural Anthropology
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3306W - Medical Anthropology
[GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4071 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 4075 - Cultural Histories of Healing
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3351W - The Body and the Politics of Representation
[HIS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
ECON 3101 - Intermediate Microeconomics
(4.0 cr)
·
ECON 5890 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 1301W - Our Globalizing World
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3411W - Geography of Health and Health Care
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 1015W - Globalization: Issues and Challenges
[GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3143 - Place, Community, Culture
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3305 - Science for Sale: Environment, Capital, and Medicine
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3602 - Other Worlds: Globalization and Culture
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3701W {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3003 - Gender and Global Politics
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
GWSS 3203W - Blood, Bodies and Science
[TS, SOCS, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3464 - The Politics of Economic Inequality
[DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3301 - Introduction to Cultural Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4246 - Sociology of Health and Illness
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 1002 - Indigenous Peoples in Global Perspective
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
POL 1019 - Indigenous Peoples in Global Perspective
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3023 {Inactive}
[GP, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3961 {Inactive}
[GP, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
or
AMES 3676 {Inactive}
[GP, SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
GEOG 3381W - Population in an Interacting World
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3701W {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
AAS 3211W - Race & Racism in the U.S.
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
SOC 3211W - Race and Racism in the US
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3231 - Geography of the World Economy
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
GEOG 3331 - Geography of the World Economy
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 3251W - Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender
[SOCS, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AAS 3251W - Sociological Perspectives on Race, Class, and Gender
[SOCS, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3613W - Stuffed and Starved: The Politics of Eating
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3613V {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
SOC 3613W - Stuffed and Starved: The Politics of Eating
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
SOC 3613V {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 3681 - Gender and the Family in the Islamic World
(3.0 cr)
or
GWSS 3681 - Gender and the Family in the Islamic World
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 3716 - Gender and the Family in the Islamic World
(3.0 cr)
or
SOC 3681 - Gender and the Family in the Islamic World
(3.0 cr)
·
GLOS 4221 - Globalize This! Understanding Globalization Through Sociology
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
SOC 4321 - Globalize This! Understanding Globalization through Sociology
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
·
AAS 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
or
AFRO 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
or
AMIN 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
or
CHIC 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S.
(3.0 cr)
·
ANTH 1003W - Understanding Cultures
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
ANTH 1003V - Understanding Cultures: Honors
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CSCL 3350W - Sexuality and Culture
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLBT 3456W - Sexuality and Culture
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
PHSL 3062W - Research Paper for Physiology Majors
[WI]
(1.0 cr)
·
PSY 5031W - Perception
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5036W - Computational Vision
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5038W - Introduction to Neural Networks
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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