What are List I, II and III courses?
In the past, university biology courses were roughly divided into zoology (animal) and botany (plant) courses. As you will have already learned in high school, this no longer reflects our understanding of the diversity of life. The Department of Biological Sciences therefore divides its courses into three main streams based not on the type of organism being studied, but on the level at which the study takes place. Studies at the cell and molecular level are designated List I (e.g. cell biology, molecular biology). Studies of whole organisms are designated List II (e.g. plant physiology, animal physiology, developmental biology). And studies of interactions between organisms, and their evolution, are designated as List III(e.g. Principles of Ecology, Evolution). Students in the Biology major are required to take courses from each of the three lists, but most will tend to specialize in one List, depending on their interest and goals after graduation.
