Below you can find a list of course offerings by semester(s) typically taught. Use this list only as a general reference. There is no guarantee courses will be offered in the same semester every year and offerings may change without notice. Courses vary by semester based on faculty availability, student interest, and space allowance. Be sure to plan accordingly. Consult the UMBC Schedule of Classes for exact course offerings.
For specific course information and GEP status, please visit the Undergraduate Catalog.
| Course Number | Course Title | Semester(s) Typically Taught 1 | Gen. Ed. Requirement |
| BIOL 101 | Concepts of Biology | Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer | Science (non-lab) (GEP) |
| BIOL 101L | Concepts of Biology Lab | Lab Component (must be paired with Science course) (GEP) | |
| BIOL 106 | The Human Organism | Science (non-lab) (GEP) | |
| BIOL 109 | Life: Introduction to Modern Biology | Winter | Science Plus Lab (GEP) |
| BIOL 123 | Human Genetics | Spring | Science (non-lab) (GEP) |
| BIOL 141 | Foundations of Biology: Cells, Energy and Organisms | Fall, Spring, Summer | Science (non-lab) (GEP) |
| BIOL 141H | Foundations of Biology: Cells, Energy and Organisms – Honors | Fall | Science (non-lab) (GEP) |
| BIOL 142 | Foundations of Biology: Ecology and Evolution | Fall, Spring, Summer | Science (non-lab) (GEP) |
| BIOL 216L | Phage Hunters Genome Analysis | Study Abroad Special Sessions | Lab Component (must be paired with Science course) (GEP) |
| BIOL 233 | Nutrition and Health | Fall | |
| BIOL 251 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 251L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 252 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 252L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 273 | Microbiology for Allied Health Students | Fall | |
| BIOL 273L | Microbiology Laboratory (formerly number BIOL 275L) | Spring, Summer | Lab Component (must be paired with Science course) (GEP) |
| BIOL 275 | See BIOL 375 below. Course has been renumbered | ||
| BIOL 300L | Experimental Biology Laboratory | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 302 | Molecular and General Genetics | Fall, Spring, Summer | Science (non-lab) (GEP) |
| BIOL 302L | Molecular and General Genetics Laboratory | Fall, Spring, Summer | Lab Component (must be paired with Science course) (GEP) |
| BIOL 303 | Cell Biology | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 303L | Cell Biology Laboratory | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 304 | Plant Biology | Fall | |
| BIOL 304L | Plant Biology Laboratory | ||
| BIOL 305 | Comparative Animal Physiology | Spring | |
| BIOL 305L | Physiology Laboratory | Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 306 | Molecular Biology | ||
| BIOL 306L | Projects in Molecular Biology | Spring | |
| BIOL 307 | Human Physiology | Fall, Summer | |
| BIOL 312L | Modeling in the Life Sciences | ||
| BIOL 313 | Introduction to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Spring | |
| BIOL 316L | Phage Hunters Genome Analysis | Spring | |
| BIOL 340L | Developmental Biology Laboratory | Spring | |
| BIOL 375 | General Microbiology (formerly numbered BIOL 275) | Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 395 | MARC U*STAR Writing in the Sciences | Spring, Fall | |
| BIOL 396 | Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship | Spring, Fall | |
| BIOL 397 | Ethics and Integrity in Scientific Research | Spring | |
| BIOL 398 | Co-op Internship in the Biological Sciences | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 399 | Tutorial Projects in Biological Sciences | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 410 | Modeling in the Life Sciences | Writing Intensive (WI) | |
| BIOL 411 | Bacterial Physiology | Fall | |
| BIOL 412 | Microbial Systems and Synthetic Biology | Spring | |
| BIOL 414 | Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics | Spring | Writing Intensive (WI) |
| BIOL 415 | Systems Biology | Spring | |
| BIOL 420 | Advanced Topics in Cell Biology | Fall, Spring | Writing Intensive (WI) |
| BIOL 421 | Topics in Molecular Genetics | Fall | |
| BIOL 422L | Microscopy & Imaging Techniques | ||
| BIOL 425 | Immunology | Spring | Writing Intensive (WI) |
| BIOL 426 | Approaches to Molecular Biology | Fall | Writing Intensive (WI) |
| BIOL 429 | Advanced Topics in Molecular Biology | Spring | |
| BIOL 430 | Biological Chemistry | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 434 | Microbial Molecular Genetics | ||
| BIOL 442 | Developmental Biology | Fall | |
| BIOL 443 | Advanced Topics in Developmental Biology | Writing Intensive (WI) | |
| BIOL 444 | Development and Cancer | Fall3 | |
| BIOL 445 | Signal Transduction | Fall | Writing Intensive (WI) |
| BIOL 451 | Neurobiology | Fall | Writing Intensive (WI) |
| BIOL 453 | Physiological Bases of Behavior | Writing Intensive (WI) | |
| BIOL 454 | Vision Science | Spring3 | Writing Intensive (WI) |
| BIOL 456 | Plant Molecular Biology | Spring3 | Writing Intensive (WI) |
| BIOL 457 | Physiology of Marine and Estuarine Animals | Spring3 | |
| BIOL 463 | Theoretical and Quantitative Biology | ||
| BIOL 466 | Population & Conservation Genetics | Spring3, Summer | |
| BIOL 468 | Ecology of Rivers and Streams | ||
| BIOL 470 | General Virology | ||
| BIOL 480 | Animal Behavior | Fall2 | Writing Intensive (WI) |
| BIOL 481 | Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Biology | ||
| BIOL 483 | Evolution: From Genes to Genomes | Fall3 | Writing Intensive (WI) |
| BIOL 486 | Genome Science | Spring | |
| BIOL 487 | Medical Case Studies | Fall | |
| BIOL 490 | Chemical Communication and Brain Disorders | ||
| BIOL 495 | Seminar in Bioinformatics | Spring | |
| BIOL 497H | Honors Capstone course | Fall, Spring | |
| BIOL 499 | Undergraduate Laboratory/Field Research | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| BIOL 499H | Undergraduate Laboratory/Field Research-Honors | Fall, Spring | |
| BIOL 499L | Undergraduate Research Seminar | Spring | Writing Intensive (WI) |
**Data based on course offerings in the past 5 years (updated 3/5/2019). Courses left blank do not have regular scheduling.
1 To be used as a general reference ONLY. Always consult the Schedule of Classes for available courses.
2 Occasional Spring & Summer
3 Every other year