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Environmental Biology 1
in Environmental Biology provides a strong background for students
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
interested in the intersection of Biology and Environmental Science. The
major is suitable for students who intend to pursue a research career in
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conservation biology, ecology, or environmental biology as well as for
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students interested in environmental law or policy. Students who elect
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the Environmental Biology major will enroll in introductory and advanced
Department Assistant: Catherine Cook
courses in Biology and Environmental Science and related fields. All
Environmental Biology majors complete a senior essay either in the
Mission Biology or Environmental Science departments.
The mission of the Environmental Biology major is to provide students
Students may substitute courses taught at Columbia (in the Departments
with an understanding of the structure, function and interrelationships
of Biology, E3B, Earth and Environmental Sciences, or Statistics) or
of diverse living systems within the context of earth’s changing
at other institutions with the prior approval of both major advisers.
environment. It addresses some of the most important issues of our
Students interested in Environmental Biology often choose to spend a
time—climate change and declining biological diversity--and efforts to
semester abroad in the field. Courses completed in such programs may
address these problems. To this end, students take courses in both the
be accepted in fulfillment of some major requirements.
Environmental Science and Biology departments, including laboratory
and field courses that help them learn how to design and test hypotheses,
Students may also pursue an interdisciplinary program by electing a
use modern scientific equipment, interpret data, and evaluate and solve
major in either Biology or Environmental Science and a minor in the other
problems. Students learn scientific communication skills by critiquing
discipline, or by planning a double major.
research articles, writing laboratory reports and research papers, and
There is no minor in Environmental Biology.
participating in oral presentations and debates.
Advisers: Hilary Callahan (Biological Sciences), Paul Hertz (Biological
Environmental Biology students are encouraged to become involved in
Sciences), Brian Mailloux (Environmental Science), Krista McGuire
research under the guidance of a faculty member at Barnard or elsewhere
(Biological Sciences), Martin Stute (Environmental Science)
in New York City. Our urban setting, the proximity to the Hudson River,
and the numerous affiliations we maintain with Columbia University
through Lamont#Doherty Earth Observatory, the Earth Institute, and Requirements for the Major
the School of Public Health, as well as Black Rock Forest, the American
For requirement details, see Environmental Biology Major Worksheet,
Museum of Natural History, and other institutions, allow us to offer
envbioworksheet.doc.
undergraduates unparalleled opportunities for student research and
educational experiences. Upon successful completion of our program, Introductory Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science with
our students are well prepared to pursue successful careers in research, Laboratory
teaching or the allied health sciences. The Environmental Biology major BIOL BC1500 Introduction to Organismal and 3
is appropriate for students interested in careers as diverse as university- Evolutionary Biology
level research and teaching, curatorial work and research in natural BIOL BC1501 Introductory Lab in Organismal and 2
history museums and parks, environmental education, and decision- Evolutionary Biology
making in environmental policy, law, public health, and government BIOL BC1502 Introduction to Cell and Molecular 3
agencies. Biology
BIOL BC1503 Introductory Lab in Cell and Molecular 2
Biology
Student Learning Outcomes
EESC UN2100 Earth's Environmental Systems: The 4.5
• Discuss the structure, function, and interrelationships of key
Climate System
environmental systems: climate, earth, life
EESC UN2200 EARTH'S ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS: 4.5
• Demonstrate an appreciation of the many different life forms on
THE SOLID EARTH
planet Earth
CHEM BC2001 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 5.00
• Design and execute an independent scientific analysis, including the
CHEM BC3230 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I-LEC 5-5.5
formulation of a testable hypothesis and assembling a logical chain
- CHEM BC3328 and Introductory Organic Chemistry
of reasoning ranging from observation to inference
Laboratory
• Locate, integrate, and evaluate information from multiple and or CHEM BC2002 General Chemistry II
disparate sources
Ecology Lecture
• Apply appropriate analytical and quantitative approaches including BIOL BC2272 Ecology 3
calculating statistics and displaying data to interpret relationships,
or BIOL BC3380 Applied Ecology and Evolution
trends and make predictions about past and future changes
Ecology Laboratory
• Resolve uncertain, complex problems in the lab and field
BIOL BC2873 Laboratory in Ecology 3
• Clearly communicate analyses, interpretations and significance Organismal Biology Lecture
through variable media: oral presentation, poster, proposal, research
Select one of the following: 3
or review article, report
BIOL BC2240 Plant Evolution and Diversity
BIOL BC2262 Vertebrate Biology
The program in Environmental Biology is jointly administered by the
BIOL BC3320 Microbiology
departments of Biology and Environmental Science, and students
Biology Lecture
should maintain contact with the advisers in both departments. A major
2 Environmental Biology
Select one additional lecture course in Biology (not including those related work experience are more attractive to employers and graduate
listed above under organismal biology) schools.
Environmental Methodology
Students should check the catalogue and the department for additional
Select one of the following: 3
information on the major and courses offered by Barnard and Columbia.
EESC BC3014 Field Methods in Environmental Science
Classes with grades less than C- or taken pass/fail can not be counted
EESC BC3016 Environmental Measurements
towards the major.
EESC BC3025 Hydrology
See also Senior Research Seminar for information on senior thesis
EESC GU4050 Global Assessment and Monitoring
requirements completed in Environmental Science Department.
Using Remote Sensing
EAEE E4009 Geographic information systems
Cross-Listed Courses
(GIS) for resource, environmental and
infrastructure management Biological Sciences (Barnard)
SDEV UN3390 GIS for Sustainable Development
BIOL BC1500 Introduction to Organismal and Evolutionary Biology. 3
SDEV UN3450 SPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR SDEV points.
Environmental Science Prerequisites: This course is suitable for majors & fulfillment of
pre-health requirements. A high school biology background or
Select one additional course in Environmental Science.
equivalent preparation is highly recommended. For those without this
Data Handling
background seeking to major in biology, BIOL BC1002 & BIOL BC1012 are
Select one of the following: 3
recommended in the fall of their freshmen year, followed by the year-long
BIOL BC2286 Statistics and Research Design
1500-level lecture & lab sequence. BIOL BC1500 & BIOL BC1502 do not
EESC BC3017 Environmental Data Analysis
have to be taken in a fall to spring sequence.
EEEB UN3005 Introduction to Statistics for Ecology and
Detailed introduction to biological phenomena above the cellular
Evolutionary Biology
level; development, anatomy, and physiology of plants and animals;
Senior Essay
physiological, population, behavioral, and community ecology;
Select one of the following:
evolutionary theory; analysis of micro-evolutionary events; and
BIOL BC3590 Senior Seminar
systematics.
BIOL BC3593 Senior Thesis Research & Seminar
Fall 2021: BIOL BC1500
- BIOL BC3594 and Senior Thesis Research & Seminar
Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
EESC BC3800 Senior Research Seminar
Number Number
- EESC BC3801 and Senior Research Seminar (x,y)
BIOL 1500 001/00302 M W F 9:00am - 9:50am John 3 221/240
304 Barnard Hall Glendinning,
Note: Calculus, Physics, and a second year of Chemistry are
James Casey
recommended for students planning advanced study in Environmental
Biology.
Advice for the Environmental Biology Major
Adviser: Co-Chair, Brian Mailloux
Students may substitute courses taught at Columbia (in the Departments
of Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, or Statistics) or at other
institutions with the prior approval of both major advisers. Calculus,
Physics, and a second year of Chemistry are recommended for students
planning graduate study in Environmental Biology.
Students interested in Environmental Biology often choose to spend
a semester "abroad", at the School for Field Studies program, the
Organization for Tropical Studies, or at comparable programs offered
by other institutions. We encourage students to take advantage of
such opportunities, and we expect that most of the courses they
complete in these programs will be accepted in lieu of some of the major
requirements. In addition, we recommend that those students planning to
go abroad in the junior year elect to do so in the Fall Semester rather than
the Spring Semester in order to take best advantage of senior seminar
research planning and programming.
Students who elect a major in Environmental Biology will have a major
adviser in each department. Although one member of the faculty will
serve as the primary adviser, requests to substitute courses from
Columbia or other institutions must be approved by both major advisers.
Internships or some type of work or field experience are extremely
valuable in preparing students for careers in the environment. Go to the
Environmental Science website for Opportunities & Affiliations for listings
or see Beyond Barnard. Studies have shown that students who have had
Environmental Biology 3
BIOL BC1501 Introductory Lab in Organismal and Evolutionary Biology. 2 BIOL BC1502 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology. 3 points.
points. Prerequisites: BIOL BC1002 or equivalent preparation. Course suitable
Prerequisites: BIOL BC1500 lecture is a pre- or co-requisite (preferred). for fulfillment of premedical requirements. Together with BIOL BC1500
Students must also enroll for a section of BIOL BC1511 recitation. A this course is part of a yearlong introductory sequence. BIOL BC1500 and
high school biology background or equivalent preparation is highly BIOL BC1502 do not need to be taken in sequence.
recommended. This course is suitable for fulfillment of biology major and Detailed introduction to cellular and subcellular biology: cell structures
pre-health requirements. Enrollment is limited to 16 students per section. and functions, energy metabolism, biogenesis of cell components,
A laboratory-based introduction to the major groups of living organisms; biology of inheritance, molecular genetics, regulation of gene expression,
anatomy, physiology, evolution, and systematics; and laboratory and genes in development.
techniques for studying and comparing functional adaptations.
Spring 2021: BIOL BC1502
Fall 2021: BIOL BC1501 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
Number Number
Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
Number Number BIOL 1502 001/00124 M W F 9:00am - 9:50am Jonathan 3 208/210
Online Only Snow, James
BIOL 1501 001/00303 M 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 15/15
Casey, Henry
912 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
Truong
James Casey
BIOL 1502 002/00125 M W F 7:00pm - 7:50pm Jonathan 3 34/40
BIOL 1501 002/00304 M 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 15/15
Online Only Snow, James
913 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
Casey, Henry
James Casey
Truong
BIOL 1501 003/00305 T 9:10am - 12:00pm Jessica 2 14/15
912 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 004/00306 T 9:10am - 12:00pm Jessica 2 13/15
913 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 005/00307 T 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 15/15
912 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 006/00308 T 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 14/15
913 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 007/00309 W 10:10am - 1:00pm Jessica 2 15/15
912 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 008/00310 W 10:10am - 1:00pm Jessica 2 15/15
913 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 009/00311 Th 9:10am - 12:00pm Jessica 2 12/15
912 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 010/00312 Th 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 11/15
912 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 011/00313 Th 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 11/15
913 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 012/00314 F 10:10am - 1:00pm Jessica 2 15/15
912 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 013/00315 F 10:10am - 1:00pm Jessica 2 15/15
913 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
BIOL 1501 014/00757 Th 9:10am - 12:00pm Jessica 2 5/15
913 Altschul Hall Goldstein,
James Casey
4 Environmental Biology
BIOL BC1503 Introductory Lab in Cell and Molecular Biology. 2 points. BIOL BC2240 Plant Evolution and Diversity. 3 points.
Prerequisites: BIOL BC1502 lecture is a pre- or co-requisite (preferred). Prerequisites: BIOL BC1500, BIOL BC1501, BIOL BC1502, BIOL BC1503 or
Students must also enroll for a section of BIOL BC1513 recitation. A the equivalent.
high school biology background or equivalent preparation (such as BIOL Survey of plant biology emphasizing evolutionary and ecological
BC1002 & BIOL BC1012) is highly recommended. This course is suitable perspectives on mating and reproduction, physiology, anatomy, and
for fulfillment of biology major and pre-health requirements. Enrollment is morphology.
limited to 16 students per section; must attend first lab to hold place.
BIOL BC2262 Vertebrate Biology. 3 points.
A laboratory-based introduction to cell and molecular biology. Both
Prerequisites: BIOL BC1500, BIOL BC1501, BIOL BC1502, and BIOL
classic and modern approaches are used to investigate principles of
BC1503 or the equivalent.
heredity as well as the structure and function of cells and their molecular
Systematic survey of the Phylum Chordata: fossil history, biogeography,
components. Lab exercises introduce practical techniques and data
systematics, natural history, body architecture, energetics, locomotion,
analysis.
feeding, and behavior.
Spring 2021: BIOL BC1503
BIOL BC2272 Ecology. 3 points.
Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
Number Number Prerequisites: BIOL BC1500, BIOL BC1501, BIOL BC1502, BIOL BC1503
BIOL 1503 001/00160 M 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 17/16
or the equivalent. This course is a pre- or co-requisite for BIOL BC2873
Online Only Goldstein,
Laboratory in Ecology.
James Casey,
Introduction to evolutionary ecology; life history strategies, population
Henry Truong
growth, competition, predator-prey interactions, population regulation,
BIOL 1503 002/00161 W 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 15/16
Online Only Goldstein, species diversity, community organization, and biogeography. Lectures
James Casey,
integrate theory with empirical studies.
Henry Truong
BIOL 1503 003/00162 T 9:00am - 11:50am Jessica 2 16/16
BIOL BC2286 Statistics and Research Design. 3 points.
Online Only Goldstein,
Not offered during 2021-22 academic year.
James Casey,
Henry Truong
Prerequisites: BIOL BC1500, BIOL BC1501, BIOL BC1502, BIOL BC1503
BIOL 1503 004/00163 T 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 16/16
Online Only Goldstein, or the equivalent, college-level algebra or the equivalent. General
James Casey,
Educational Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA)
Henry Truong
Introduction to basic principles of statistics and experimental design.
BIOL 1503 005/00164 T 7:00pm - 9:50pm Jessica 2 17/16
Topics include common statistical procedure, analysis of data, sampling
Online Only Goldstein,
James Casey, populations, power analysis, and the design of experiments. This course
Henry Truong
differs from traditional statistics courses by explicitly integrating
BIOL 1503 006/00165 W 10:00am - 12:50pm Jessica 2 15/16
statistics into research process.
Online Only Goldstein,
James Casey,
BIOL BC2873 Laboratory in Ecology. 3 points.
Henry Truong
Not offered during 2021-22 academic year.
BIOL 1503 007/00166 W 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 15/16
Online Only Goldstein,
Prerequisites: BIOL BC2272 (which can be taken as a pre- or co-requisite).
James Casey,
Henry Truong Enrollment is limited to 16; must attend first lab to hold place.
BIOL 1503 008/00167 Th 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 14/16
The definition of ecological problems in experimentally tractable ways;
Online Only Goldstein,
the design of experiments and analysis of ecological data; class projects
James Casey,
on population ecology. Students conduct individual projects during last
Henry Truong
month of term.
BIOL 1503 009/00168 F 10:00am - 12:50pm Jessica 2 16/16
Online Only Goldstein,
James Casey, BIOL BC3320 Microbiology. 3 points.
Henry Truong
Prerequisites: BIOL BC1500, BIOL BC1501, BIOL BC1502, BIOL BC1503,
BIOL 1503 010/00169 F 10:00am - 12:50pm Jessica 2 16/16
and BIOL BC2100 or the equivalent. This course is a pre-requisite for BIOL
Online Only Goldstein,
BC3321 Laboratory in Microbiology.
James Casey,
Henry Truong Survey of the diversity, cellular organization, physiology, and genetics
BIOL 1503 011/00699 M 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 16/16 of the major microbial groups. Also includes aspects of applied
Online Only Goldstein,
microbiology and biotechnology, the function of microorganisms in the
James Casey,
environment, and the role of microbes in human diseases.
Henry Truong
BIOL 1503 012/00700 T 1:10pm - 4:00pm Jessica 2 15/16
Fall 2021: BIOL BC3320
Online Only Goldstein,
Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
James Casey,
Number Number
Henry Truong
BIOL 3320 001/00323 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am JJ Miranda 3 48
BIOL 1503 013/00701 W 10:00am - 12:50pm Jessica 2 16/16
903 Altschul Hall
Online Only Goldstein,
James Casey,
Henry Truong
BIOL 1503 014/00720 T 9:00am - 11:50am Jessica 2 13/16
Online Only Goldstein,
James Casey,
Henry Truong
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