生物科学涉及各种不同形式的生命活动。过去几十年里，分子技术、细胞技术、基因组技术和生物信息技术的发展，使生命科学发生了彻底改变。人们正在利用这些技术，研究生物体内的基本过程，运用这些信息改善人类健康，加强对环境的合理管理，推进法医科学，在扩大可再生能源生产的同时隔离污染物，探讨与解决影响生物科学发现及其应用的伦理道德和法律问题。生物科学专业课程设置的宗旨，是培养独于行、敏于思，对探索自然界怀有热忱与的科学家。
在化学、物理、生物科学基础科学课程的基础上，生物科学专业的学生，将学习利用当代工具与方法，解决当下生命科学领域的问题。在设置本专业的过程中，首先强调要涵盖“生物科学概念的重要支柱”——分子和细胞生物学、遗传学、进化，并确保学生接受先进的定量和计算分析方法训练。专业结构便于学生在完成核心课程后，修读更高级别的多门课程。这些中高级课程，为有志于从事研究、健康相关领域、生物技术和教育等职业的学生，提供广泛而深入的现代生物科学背景。生物科学专业可以让学生进行独立研究，并完成本科毕业论文。
上海纽约大学生物科学专业课程，与纽约大学生物系及基因组学和系统生物学中心、纽约大学阿布扎比分校生物科学项目，以及纽约大学全球教育体系的各大实验室建立了密切的联系。
* = offered in Fall ’18 in Shanghai
| PREREQUISITE COURSES | ||
| BIOL-SHU 21 | Foundations of Biology I | Pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus |
| BIOL-SHU 22 | Foundations of Biology II* | Pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I |
| BIOL-SHU 123 | FoS Biology Laboratory* | Pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I |
| CHEM-SHU 125 | Foundations of Chemistry I* | Pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus |
CHEM-SHU 126 | Foundations of Chemistry II | Pre-req: CHEM-SHU 125 Foundations of Chemistry I AND pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus |
| CHEM-SHU 127 | FoS Chemistry Laboratory | Pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND CHEM-SHU 126 Foundations of Chemistry II |
PHYS-SHU 91 OR PHYS-SHU 11 | Foundations of Physics I Honors* OR General Physics I* | Pre-req or co-req: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus Calculus - pre-req OR co-req, this can be waived by the instructor based on student's prior experience |
PHYS-SHU 93 OR PHYS-SHU 12 | Foundations of Physics II Honors OR General Physics II | Pre-req: PHYS-SHU 91 Foundations of Physics I Honors PHYS-SHU 11 General Physics I - pre-req OR Instructor Permission; AND Calculus pre-req OR co-req - this can be waived by the instructor based on student's prior experience |
| PHYS-SHU 71 | FoS Physics Laboratory* | Pre-req or co-req: PHYS-SHU 91 Foundations of Physics I Honors or PHYS-SHU 11 General Physics I |
| PHYS-SHU 94 | Physics II Lab | Pre-req or co-req: PHYS-SHU 93 Foundations of Physics II Honors OR PHYS-SHU 12 General Physics II. Note that Foundations of Physics III is NOT required for Biology majors. |
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| BIOL-SHU 42 | Biostatistics | Pre-reqs: BIOL-SHU 21, 22 Foundations of Biology I and II): Note that NEUR-SHU 100 Math Tools for Life Sciences (pre-req: BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I and/or NEUR-SHU 201 Introduction to Neural Science) can fulfill this requirement. |
| BIOL-SHU 250 | Organismal Systems | Pre-req: BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I |
| CHEM-SHU 225 | Organic Chemistry I* | Pre-req: CHEM-SHU 126 Foundations of Chemistry II; co-req: CHEM-SHU 225L Organic Chemistry I Lab |
| CHEM-SHU 225L | Organic Chemistry I Lab* | Co-req: CHEM-SHU 225 Organic Chemistry I |
| BIOLOGY ELECTIVES: Choose Five | ||
| Note: Not every course listed is taught every semester, and in any given semester other courses may be offered that fulfill this requirement. Requirements may be met through equivalent courses in the Global Network with prior approval. | ||
| BIOL-SHU 30 | Genetics* | Pre-req: BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II |
| BIOL-SHU 31 | Genetics Laboratory* | Pre-req or co-req is BIOL-SH 30 Genetics or BIOL-UA 30 Genetics |
| BIOL-SHU 44 | Microbiology and Microbial Genomics | Pre-req: BIOL-SHU 250 Organismal Systems |
| BIOL-SHU 50 | Immunology | Pre-req: BIOL-SHU 250 Organismal Systems |
| BIOL-SHU 58 | Evolution | |
| BIOL-SHU 200 | Topic: Molecular Biology of Cancer | Pre-req: BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II |
| BIOL-SHU 261 | Genomics and Bioinformatics* | Pre-req: BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I, BIOL-SHU 42 Biostatistics or other Statistics course, and CSCI-SHU 11 Intro to Programming |
| BIOL-SHU 263 | Developmental Biology | Pre-req: BIOL-250 Organismal Systems, or BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II |
| BIOL-SHU 314 | Advanced Cell Biology Lab | Pre-req: Foundations of Biology I or II or Foundations of Bio Lab |
| BIOL-SHU 997 | Biology Independent Research* | Note that one 4-credit Independent Study is allowed to count towards the Biology major elective. Two 2-credit Independent Studies can't satisfy the major elective. Students need to fill out the permission form. |
| BIOL-SHU 1128 | Systems Biology | Pre-reqs: BIOL-SHU 250 Organismal Systems and BIOL-SHU 261 Genomics and Bioinformatics |
| CCEX-SHU 116 | Where the City Meets the Sea | Pre-req: None |
| CHEM-SHU 881 | Biochemistry I | Pre-req: CHEM-SHU 226 Organic Chemistry II |
| CHEM-SHU 882 | Biochemistry II | Pre-req: CHEM-SHU 881 Biochemistry I |
| MATH-SHU 160 | Networks and Dynamics | Pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND MATH-SHU 140 Linear Algebra |
| NEUR-SHU 201 | Introduction to Neuroscience* | Pre-req: BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I and co-req: BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II |
| NEUR-SHU 222 | Perception | Pre-req: NEUR-SHU 201 Intro to Neural Science or PSYC-SHU 101 Intro to Psychology but pre-req can be waived based on the student's background |
| Students are strongly encouraged (but not required) to take Organic Chemistry II as a general elective. Additionally, pre-health students may wish to take Introduction to Psychology or another relevant social sciences course, as required or recommended by some medical schools. Students interested in pursuing careers in the health sciences should meet with advising staff early on to ensure adequate course planning. | ||
- Perspectives on Humanities (4 credits)
- Foundations of Biology II (3 credits)
- FoS Biology Laboratory (2 credits)
- Organic Chemistry I + Organic Chemistry I Lab (5 credits)
- Core curriculum class/Chinese/General elective class (4 credits)
Prof. Danyang Yu Email: dy276@nyu.edu | Profile
| BIOL-SHU 22 | Foundations of Biology II* | Pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I |
| BIOL-SHU 123 | FoS Biology Laboratory* | Pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I |
BIOL-SHU 30 OR
BIOL-SHU 263 | Genetics* OR
Developmental Biology | Pre-req: BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II Pre-req: BIOL-250 Organismal Systems, or BIOL-SHU 22 Foundations of Biology II |
BIOL-UA 36 OR BIOL-UA 37 | At the Bench: Applied Molecular Biology DNA Techniques OR At the Bench: Applied Cell Biology OR One approved class to count towards this minor |
| BIOL-SHU 22 | Foundations of Biology II* | Pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I |
| BIOL-SHU 123 | FoS Biology Laboratory* | Pre-reqs: MATH-SHU 121 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus AND BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I |
| BIOL-SHU 261 | Genomics and Bioinformatics* | Pre-req: BIOL-SHU 21 Foundations of Biology I, BIOL-SHU 42 Biostatistics or other Statistics course, and CSCI-SHU 11 Intro to Programming |
BIOL-SHU 44 OR BIOL-SHU 1128 OR BIOL-SHU 58 | Microbiology and Microbial Genomics OR TBA OR Evolution | Pre-req: BIOL-SHU 250 Organismal Systems Pre-reqs: BIOL-SHU 250 Organismal Systems and BIOL-SHU 261 Genomics and Bioinformatics Pre-req: Foundations of Biology I |