General Science

1. Intermediate knowledge of:

• Biology
  • General Biology
  • Biological Principles
  • Introduction to the Science of Living Organisms
  • Studying the Biological Sciences
  • Principles of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Introduction to Structural Biology
  • General Microbiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Plant Biology
  • Zoology
  • Biochemistry
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Principles of Evolution
  • Biology of Conservation and Extinction
• Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Frontiers of Chemical Science
  • Introduction to Chemical Analysis
  • Introduction to Quantum Chemistry
  • Marine Geochemistry
• Physics
  • Foundations of Physics
  • Conceptual Physics
  • Introductory Mechanics and Relativity
  • Mechanics, Heat, and Sound
  • Heat, Thermodynamics, and Kinetics
  • Electricity and Magnetism
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Quantum Theory of Atoms
  • Nuclear and Particle Physics
  • Biophysical Chemistry: Physical Principles and the Molecules of Life
• Earth/space science
  • Earth and Life Through Time
  • Evolution of the Physical World
  • Historical Geology
  • Structure of Earth Materials
  • Introduction to Oceanography
  • Introduction to Marine Geochemistry
  • The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System
  • Solar and Planetary Astronomy
  • Observational Astronomy
  • Principles of Ecology
  • Environmental Earth Sciences
  • Biology of Conservation and Extinction
  • Global Climate Change: Past and Present
• Related mathematics (such as statistics)
  • Introduction to Mathematical Analysis
  • Introduction to Functions and Calculus
  • Statistical Methods for Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Statistical Theory and Application
  • Calculus, Series and Differential Equations

2. History and philosophy of science

• The Evolution of Scientific Thought
• Philosophy and the Scientific Revolution
• The Nature of Scientific Inquiry
• Science, Technology, and Contemporary Science
• Directed Reading in History of Science
• Topics in the History and Philosophy of Physics
• Physics in the Modern World
• 20th Century Concepts of Space, Time, and Matter

3. Methods of research in the sciences, including laboratory techniques and the use of computers

• Statistical Theory and Application
• Statistical Methods for Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Computer Science Fundamentals
• Electricity and Light Lab
• Basic Physics Lab
• General Chemistry Lab
• Analysis of Environmental Data
• Laboratory and Numerical Methods in Atmospheric Science