Molecular and Biomedical Biology, Bachelor of Science
To obtain a BS in Molecular and Biomedical Biology (MBB), a student must fulfill university, college, and department requirements. Minimum hour requirements follow:
- 46 hours of University General Education courses-most commonly, Biology majors do not complete 46 hours of coursework exclusively to meet university General Education requirements, but may reduce this number, possibly to 30 hours or fewer, in following ways:
- Test out of at least three hours of fundamental academic skills,
- Take six hours of coursework that meets both the six hours of diversity requirements and six hours of distribution requirements,
- Meet the seven-hour University General Education natural sciences distribution requirement through completing major courses.
- 12 hours college breadth requirement
- 51 hours of major courses
- Elective hours as required to total of 120 hours
TOTAL HOURS: 120
Requirements
The Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Biomedical Biology degree requires 36-45 credits of biology courses of which 18 credits must be 3000-4000 level courses. The course requirements are below.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses | ||
BIOL 1450 | BIOLOGY I | 5 |
BIOL 1750 | BIOLOGY II | 5 |
BIOL 2140 | GENETICS | 4 |
BIOL 3020 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL | 3 |
BIOL 3240 | INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY | 3 |
Biochemistry Lecture and Lab | ||
Select one of the following: | 4 | |
BIOCHEMISTRY I (with the following lab) | ||
BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | ||
or | ||
BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM | ||
Additional Courses | ||
Select three of the following, at least two must be lab-based: | 10-13 | |
MOLECULAR GENETICS | ||
CELLULAR BIOLOGY | ||
VIROLOGY and VIROLOGY LABORATORY | ||
COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY | ||
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY | ||
BEHAVIORAL GENETICS | ||
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY and DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS | ||
COMPARATIVE GENOMICS | ||
BIOCHEMISTRY II | ||
BIOCHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | ||
GENOME TECHNOLOGY AND ANALYSIS | ||
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY | ||
Required Chemistry Sequence | ||
CHEM 1180 & CHEM 1184 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 4 |
CHEM 1190 & CHEM 1194 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 4 |
CHEM 2250 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
CHEM 2260 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
CHEM 2274 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 2 |
Physics | ||
PHYS 1110 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | 4 |
or PHYS 2110 | GENERAL PHYSICS I - CALCULUS LEVEL | |
PHYS 1154 | GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I | 1 |
Mathematics | ||
Two courses in mathematics or statistics are required and must include one of the following calculus courses: | 6 | |
CALCULUS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (3 cr) | ||
CALCULUS FOR BIOMEDICINE (5 cr) | ||
CALCULUS I (5 cr) |
To complete the degree, students choose one of the following two tracks:
Track 1: Molecular Biotechnology
This track will position students to excel in graduate, medical, business, or law schools, as well as industry careers. Students will have about 10 hours of free electives with this track.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Internship | 3 | |
MOLECULAR AND BIOMEDICAL BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP | ||
Six hours in Information, Innovation, and Development | 6 | |
FOUNDATIONS OF BIOINFORMATICS | ||
APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS | ||
INTRODUCTION TO IT INNOVATION | ||
APPLIED I.T. INNOVATION | ||
ENTREPRENEURIAL FOUNDATIONS | ||
TECHNOLGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT | ||
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | ||
MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS | ||
INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE | ||
Track 1 Total Credits | 70-73 |
Track 2: Biomedical Humanities
This is a path to prepare students for success in healthcare and affiliated training programs. Students will have approximately 4 hours of free electives with this track. Requires completion of minor in Medical Humanities. BIOL 1060 Intro to Health Careers and Ethics must be taken as part of the minor and nine credits must be in upper division (3000 or higher) courses.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Track 2 Total Credits | 76-79 |
Writing in the Discipline
All students are required to take a writing in the discipline course within their major. For the Molecular and Biomedical Biology major, the writing in the discipline requirement can be fulfilled by completing a sequence of approved biology courses at UNO that incorporate discipline specific writing as part of their requirements. To satisfy the requirement for the writing in the discipline course students must complete BIOL 1450 AND BIOL 1750, two courses from BIOL 2140, BIOL 3020 and BIOL 3340 and two additional 3000/4000 level courses that are approved as meeting the writing requirement by the Department of Biology. Only courses taken at UNO and after January 1, 2010 can be applied to this requirement. Students not meeting the writing requirement through this sequence of courses will fulfill the writing requirement by completing BIOL 3150, ENGL 3980, or another college-approved advanced writing course.
Track 1: Molecular Biotechnology Track
Freshman | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 3 |
CMST 1110 or CMST 2120 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | 3 |
CHEM 1180 & CHEM 1184 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 4 |
BIOL 1450 | BIOLOGY I | 5 |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
CHEM 1190 & CHEM 1194 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 4 |
BIOL 1750 | BIOLOGY II | 5 |
Humanities/Fine Arts Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
Calculus Course* | 3-5 | |
CHEM 2250 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
BIOL 2140 | GENETICS | 4 |
Social Sciences | 3 | |
US Diversity if 3 credit Calculus course was taken. | 3 | |
Credits | 16-18 | |
Spring | ||
CHEM 2260 & CHEM 2274 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 5 |
BIOL 3020 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL | 3 |
Math or Statistics | 3 | |
Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
CHEM 4650 & CHEM 4654 | BIOCHEMISTRY I and BIOCHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 4 |
BIOL 3240 | INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY | 3 |
Humanities/Fine Arts*** | 3 | |
Social Sciences | 3 | |
Course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 3 | |
***HFA course must be in a 2nd field. | ||
^Students must have a minimum of 120 credits, with 27 upper-level credits (3000-4000 level) throughout the degree, 18 of which must come from the major. Biology and Chemistry classes required for the major will include at least 24 credits at the 3000-4000 level so 3 additional credit hours will need to be at 3000-4000 level somewhere in the degree program. | ||
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
Upper Level BIOL course with Lab* | 4 | |
PHYS 1110 & PHYS 1154 | GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I | 5 |
Course in Information, Innovation, and Development*** | 3 | |
Course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
Upper Level BIOL Course with lab* | 4 | |
Social Sciences** | 3 | |
Global Diversity | 3 | |
Course in Information, Innovation, and Development*** | 3 | |
Course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 2-3 | |
**Social Sciences course must be in a 2nd field. | ||
^Students must have a minimum of 120 credits, with 27 upper-level credits (3000-4000 level) throughout the degree, 18 of which must come from the major. Biology and Chemistry classes required for the major will include at least 24 credits at the 3000-4000 level so 3 additional credit hours will need to be at 3000-4000 level somewhere in the degree program. | ||
Credits | 15-16 | |
Spring | ||
Upper Level BIOL Course* | 3-4 | |
BIOL 4550 | MOLECULAR AND BIOMEDICAL BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP (**) | 3 |
US Diversity if 3-credit Calculus was taken; or if 5-credit Calculus was taken, course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 3 | |
Course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 3 | |
Course towards Minor/2nd Major or Elective^ | 2-3 | |
**Requires a 4000-level upper level MBB course as a co- or prerequisite. | ||
^Students must have a minimum of 120 credits, with 27 upper-level credits (3000-4000 level) throughout the degree, 18 of which must come from the major. Biology and Chemistry classes required for the major will include at least 24 credits at the 3000-4000 level so 3 additional credit hours will need to be at 3000-4000 level somewhere in the degree program. | ||
Credits | 14-16 | |
Total Credits | 120-125 |
Track 2: Biomedical Humanities Track
Freshman | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
ENGL 1150 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 3 |
CMST 1110 or CMST 2120 | PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS or ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE | 3 |
MATH 1320/ or MATH 1300 | PRE-CALCULUS ALGEBRA (**) or COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT | 3-4 |
BIOL 1450 | BIOLOGY I | 5 |
BIOL 1060 | INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CAREERS & ETHICS (^) | 2 |
^BIOL 1060 is required within the Medical Humanities minor/Biomedical Humanities Track. | ||
Credits | 16-17 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 1160 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
Humanities/Fine Arts Course + Global Diversity course | 3 | |
CHEM 1180 & CHEM 1184 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | 4 |
BIOL 1750 | BIOLOGY II | 5 |
Credits | 15 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
CHEM 1190 & CHEM 1194 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | 4 |
Medical Humanities Minor Course – Lower Level | 3 | |
Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 | |
Social Science + US Diversity Course | 3 | |
Calculus Course** | 3-5 | |
Credits | 16-18 | |
Spring | ||
CHEM 2250 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
BIOL 2140 | GENETICS | 4 |
Social Science | 3 | |
Humanities/Fine Arts*** | 3 | |
Elective | 2-3 | |
***HFA course must come from a 2nd discipline. | ||
Credits | 15-16 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
CHEM 2260 & CHEM 2274 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 5 |
BIOL 3020 | MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL | 3 |
Elective | 3 | |
Ethical/Religious/Cross-cultural course for minor^ | 3 | |
^The Medical Humanities minor requires 15 credits, of which 9 must be 3000-4000 level. Take an upper or lower level course, accordingly. | ||
Credits | 14 | |
Spring | ||
CHEM 4610 | BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLISM | 4 |
BIOL 3240 | INTRODUCTION TO IMMUNOLOGY | 3 |
Upper Level BIOL course with Lab*** | 4 | |
Race/Ethnicity/Gender/Sex/Age course for minor^ | 3 | |
Elective | 1 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
Upper Level BIOL Course* | 3 | |
PHYS 1110 & PHYS 1154 | GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I | 5 |
Medical humanities minor course^ | 3 | |
Elective or Medical humanities minor course | 1-3 | |
Elective*** | 3 | |
***Students must have a minimum of 120 credits, with 27 upper-level credits throughout the degree and 18 of those upper level credits must be concentrated in the major. Electives may need to be selected at the 3000-4000 level to reach these minimums. | ||
^The Medical Humanities minor requires 15 credits, of which 9 must be 3000-4000 level. Take an upper or lower level course, accordingly. | ||
Credits | 15-17 | |
Spring | ||
Upper Level BIOL Course with Lab* w | 4 | |
Narrative medicine/Communication course for minor^ | 3 | |
Elective** | 3 | |
Elective** | 1 | |
Social Science*** | 3 | |
^The Medical Humanities minor requires 15 credits, of which 9 must be 3000-4000 level. Take an upper or lower level course, accordingly. | ||
**Students must have a minimum of 120 credits, with 27 upper-level credits throughout the degree and 18 of those upper level credits must be concentrated in the major. Electives may need to be selected at the 3000-4000 level to reach these minimums. | ||
***SS must come from a 2nd discipline. | ||
Credits | 14 | |
Total Credits | 120-126 |
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
This plan is not a contract and curriculum is subject to change.
Additional Information About this Plan:
University Degree Requirements: The minimum number of hours for a UNO undergraduate degree is 120 credit hours. Please review the requirements for your specific program to determine all requirements for the program. In order to graduate on-time (four years for an undergraduate degree), you need to take 30 hours each year.
Placement Exams: For Math, English, Foreign Language, a placement exam may be required. More information on these exams can be found at https://www.unomaha.edu/enrollment-management/testing-center/placement-exams/information.php
**Transfer credit or placement exam scores may change suggested plan of study
GPA Requirements: 2.0