Geobiology Minor

The minor in geobiology is designed to allow students majoring in biology to incorporate interdisciplinary courses in earth sciences into their program or to allow students majoring in geology to incorporate interdisciplinary courses in biology into their program. This field represents the intersection of what have been traditional disciplines and is valuable for understanding evolution, environmental contaminant behavior and ocean sciences. Students with majors offered by biological or earth or geological sciences will be able to complete this minor with 16 to 24 units of course work beyond their major requirements. Other students may need to complete up to 48 units of course work beyond their major requirements. For example, students majoring in biological sciences might take an introductory GEOL course; GEOL 315L ; GEOL 433L  or BISC 483 ; and two additional upper-division elective courses from the list below. Students majoring in earth or geological sciences must take BISC 120Lg  and BISC 220Lg ; GEOL 433L  or BISC 483 ; and three additional elective courses. Courses selected must include at least 16 units unique to the minor and at least 16 units in a department outside the major.