ETX Specializations

Please note: these courses are not required or necessarily recommended, they are simply intended to help ETOX students choose restricted electives by outlining areas of specialization.The list of courses is by no means exhaustive so be sure to consult your faculty advisor for additional suggestions and remember, ALL RESTRICTED ELECTIVES MUST BE APPROVED BY YOUR FACULTY ADVISOR. 

Ø Biomedical Toxicology

Pre—Medicine:

CHA 101/101L—Human Gross Anatomy

IDI 141—Infectious Diseases of Humans

MMI 107—Chemical and Cellular Immunology

NPB 100—Neurobiology

NPB 101/101L—Systemic Physiology

NPB 102—Animal Behavior

NPB 113—Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Renal Physiology

NPB 114—Gastrointestinal Physiology

NPB 121/121L—Physiology of Reproduction

NPB 140—Principles of Environmental Physiology

NPB 168—Neurobiology of Addictive Drugs

OBG 190—Seminar in Early Mammalian Development

PMI 126—Fundamentals of Immunology

PMI 127—Medical Microbiology

Forensics:

ANT 153—Human Biological Variation

CHA 101/101L—Human Gross Anatomy

EME 161—Combustion

EMS 148—Failure Analysis in Forensics

ENT 158—Forensic Entomology

FPS 161—Structure and Properties of Fibers

FPS 161L—Textile Chemical Analysis Laboratory

MMI 107—Chemical and Cellular Immunology

NPB 101/101L—Systemic Physiology

NPB 168—Neurobiology of Addictive Drugs

PLB 102—California Floristics

PSC 115—Psychology and Law

Biomedical Toxicology (continued)

Pharmacology:

BIS 103—Bioenergetics and Metabolism

BIS 104—Regulation of Cell Function

CHA 101/101L—Human Gross Anatomy

EPP 188—Economics of Preventive Medicine 

IDI 141—Infectious Diseases of Humans

MIC 102/102L—General Bacteriology/lab

MCB 121—Molecular Biology of Eukaryotic Cells

MCB 123—Behavior and Analysis of Enzyme and Receptor Systems 

MMI 107—Chemical and Cellular Immunology

NPB 101—Systemic Physiology

NPB 160—Advanced Cellular Neurobiology

PMI 126—Fundamentals of Immunology 

Ø Biotechnology

Animal Biotechnology:

ANG—Molecular Biology Laboratory Techniques (Animal Genetics)

BIS 103—Bioenergetics and Metabolism 

BIS 104—Regulation of Cell Function

BIT 171—Professionalism and Ethics in Genomics and Biotechnology

NPB 101—Systemic Physiology

MCB 161—Molecular Genetics

MIC 102/102L—General Bacteriology

MIC 140/155L—Bacterial Physiology

MIC 150/150L—Bacterial Genetics

MIC 106—Bacterial Regulatory Mechanisms

MIC 162—General Virology

PMI 128—Biology of Animal Viruses

PMI 126/126 L—Fundamentals of Immunology

Plant Biotechnology:

BIS 102—Structure and Function of Biomolecules

BIS 103—Bioenergetics and Metabolism 

PLP 140—Agricultural Biotechnology, Ethics and Public Policy

PLB 152—Plant Genetics 

PLB 160—Principles of Plant Biotechnology 

PLB 161A/B—Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Labs 

PLB 177—Action of Herbicides 

MCB126—Plant Biochemistry 

ØEcology, Wildlife, and Aquatic Toxicology 

Pre—Veterinary Medicine:

ABI 103—Animal Biochemistry and Metabolism (not open for credit to students who have completed BIS 103)

ANG 107—Genetics and Animal Breeding

ANG 111—Molecular Biology Laboratory Techniques 

ANS 123—Animal Growth and Development

APC 100 —Comparative Organology of Vertebrates 

MCB 150—Embryology

MMI 116—Parasitology for Wildlife Biologists

NPB 101—Systemic Physiology

NPB 121—Physiology of Reproduction

NUT 123—Companion and Captive Animal Nutrition

PMI 126—Fundamentals of Immunology

PMI 127—Medical Microbiology

VMD 170—Ethics of Animal Use

WFC 153—Wildlife Ecotoxicology

Freshwater and Marine Toxicology:

***Coming Soon…ETX Aquatic Toxicology Course***

BIS 122/122P—Population Biology and Ecology

ESP/GEL 116/116G—The Oceans

ESP/GEL 150C—Biological Oceanography

ESP 151/151C—Limnology

ESP 124—Marine and Coastal Field Ecology

ESP 155/155L—Wetland Ecology 

ETX 127—Environmental Stress & Development in Marine Organisms

EVE 112—Invertebrate Zoology

HYD 122—Biology of Running Waters

NPB 141/141P—Physiological Adaptation of Marine Organisms

WFC 120—Biology and Conservation of Fishes

WFC 121—Physiology of Fishes

WFC 157—Coastal Ecosystems

Ecology:

EVE 101—Introduction to Ecology

EVE 104—Community Ecology

PMI 127—Medical Microbiology

WFC 151—Wildlife Ecology

WFC 153—Wildlife Ecotoxicology

WFC 154—Conservation Biology

ØEnvironmental Chemistry and Fate 

ATM 121A—Atmospheric Dynamics

ATM/ENG 149—Introduction to Air Pollution

ATM 160—Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry

CHE 107 A/B—Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences

CHE 115—Instrumental Analysis

ERS 100—Principles of Hydrologic Science

ERS 136—Chemistry of the Hydrosphere

ESP 116—The Oceans

HYD 134—Aqueous Geochemistry

HYD 141—Physical Hydrology

HYD 103—Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

HYD/ENG 144—Groundwater Hydrology

HYD 146—Hydrogeology and Contaminant Transport

MIC 102/102L—General Bacteriology

MIC 105—Bacterial Diversity

SSC 100—Principles of Soil Science

SSC 102—Soil and Water Chemistry

SSC 107—Soil Physics

SSC 111—Soil Microbiology

VEN 123—Analysis of Musts and Wines

ØEnvironmental Policy and Management

Pre—Law:

ETX 135—Risk Assessment 

ETX 138—Legal Aspects of Toxicology

ETX 146—Exposure Assessment

ESP 160—Environmental Decision Making

ESP 161—Environmental Law

ESP 164—Ethical Issues in Environmental Policy

ESP 166—Policy Making in Natural Resource Agencies

ESP 179—Environmental Impact Reporting

POL 107—Environmental Politics and Administration

POL 150—Judicial Politics and Constitutional Interpretation

PSC 153—Psychology and Law

ØFood and Nutrition Toxicology

ETX 128—Food Toxicology

FST 100 A/101 A—Food Chemistry

FST 100 B/101 B—Food Properties

FST 103—Physical and Chemical Methods for Food Analysis

FST 104/104L—Food Microbiology

MIC 102—General Bacteriology

MMI 130—Medical Mycology

NPB 101—Systemic Physiology

NUT 101—Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism

NUT 111—Human Nutrition 

NUT 112—Nutritional Assessment

NUT 114—Developmental Nutrition

PHR 150—Food-Borne Infections and Intoxications

PLB 111—Plant Physiology

ØPublic/Community Health

Epidemiology, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational 

Health and Safety:

EPP 101—Perspectives in Community Health

EPP 161—Health Education

ESP 126—Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

IDI 141—Infectious Diseases in Humans

MMI 130—Medical Mycology

PMI 127—Medical Microbiology

ØStudent Designed Specialization

Students who do not wish to follow a specialization or particular area of study should construct their own specializations under the direction of their faculty advisors.

Key to Course Abbreviations

ABI = Animal Biology

ANG = Animal Genetics

ANS = Animal Science

APC = Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology

CHA = Cell Biology and Human Anatomy (School of Medicine)

ENT = Entomology

EPP = Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine

ESP = Environmental Science and Policy

EVE = Evolution and Ecology

FST = Food Science and Technology

GEL = Geology

HYD = Hydrology

IDI = Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases

MCB = Molecular and Cellular Biology

MIC = Microbiology

MMI = Medical Microbiology and Immunology

NPB = Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior

NUT = Nutrition

OBG = Obstetrics and Gynecology

PHR = Population Health and Reproduction

PLB = Plant Biology

PLP = Plant Pathology

PMI = Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology

PSC = Psychology

VEN = Viticulture and Enology

VMD = Veterinary Medicine

WFC = Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology

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