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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Insect Science Major

Public Health Option

 

Outline of Program of Study

 

First Year, First Semester

AGRI 103 3 cr Intro to Agricultural and Natural Resources Systems
ENTO 115/116 4 cr Insect Biology and Insect Identification
BIOS 103 4 cr Organismic Biology
MATH 102 2 cr Trigonometry
ELECTIVE 3 cr Humanities
     
TOTAL 16 credit hours  

 

First Year, Second Semester

 

ENGL 150 3 cr Composition (Written Communication Elective)
STAT 218 3 cr Intro to Statistics
AECN 141 3 cr Intro to Economics of Agriculture
MAJOR ELECTIVE 3 cr Entomology Requirement
BIOS 102 4 cr Cell Structure and Function
     
TOTAL 16 credit hours  

 

Second Year, First Semester

 

ENTO 108 3 cr Insects Science and Society
CHEM 109 4 cr General Chemistry I
COMM 109 3 cr Fundamentals of Human Communication
ELECTIVE 3 cr Human Behavior Requirement
ELECTIVE 3 cr Free Elective
     
TOTAL 16 credit hours  

 

Second Year, Second Semester

 

CHEM 110 4 cr General Chemistry II
BIOS ELECTIVE 4 cr Biological Sciences Requirement
MAJOR ELECTIVE 3 cr Entomology Requirement
ALEC 102 3 cr Interpersonal Skills
ELECTIVE 3 cr Free Elective
     
TOTAL 17 credit hours  

 

Third Year, First Semester

 

CHEM 251 3 cr Organic Chemistry
ENTO 400 4 cr Biology and Classification of Insects
ELECTIVE 3 cr Historical Studies
ELECTIVE 6 cr Free Electives
     
TOTAL 16 credit hours  

 

Third Year, Second Semester

 

BIOC 321/321 L 4 cr Elements of Biochemistry and Laboratory
BIOS 205 2 cr Genetics, Molecular, and Cellular Biology Laboratory
BIOS 206 4 cr General Genetics
ENTO 406 3 cr Insect Ecology
ELECTIVE 3 cr Free Elective
     
TOTAL 16 credit hours  

 

Fourth Year, First Semester

 

ENTO 401 4 cr Insect Physiology
BIOS 207 4 cr Ecology and Evolution
MAJOR ELECTIVE 3 cr Experiential Learning
ELECTIVE 3 cr Arts
ELECTIVE 3 cr Free Elective
     
TOTAL 17 credit hours  

 

Fourth Year, Second Semester

 

ENTO 485 3 cr Current Issues in Insect Science
MAJOR ELECTIVE 3 cr Entomology Requirement
MAJOR ELECTIVE 2 cr Experiential Learning
ELECTIVE 3 cr Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
FREE ELECTIVE 3 cr Free Elective
     
TOTAL 14 credit hours