Bio Course Selection

[HessExpress]

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All right, so this year I'm switching to a biology major, but I want to be sure to take bio classes that I won't really redue in med school like genetics or whatever...

Would anyone say ecology, botany, insect ecology type classes are worthwhile? I'm switching my major from pscyh to bio, but I want to be sure to avoid any overlapping of material i'll relearn.

I guess the whole point of this thread was that I intend on like a "wide-spectrum" of learning during undergrad, so if anyone has taken any bio classes not affiliated w/ med school that they enjoyed, could you possibly discuss them and what you got out of them? Thanks...

 

[Gleevec]

Originally posted by HessExpress
All right, so this year I'm switching to a biology major, but I want to be sure to take bio classes that I won't really redue in med school like genetics or whatever...

Would anyone say ecology, botany, insect ecology type classes are worthwhile? I'm switching my major from pscyh to bio, but I want to be sure to avoid any overlapping of material i'll relearn.

I guess the whole point of this thread was that I intend on like a "wide-spectrum" of learning during undergrad, so if anyone has taken any bio classes not affiliated w/ med school that they enjoyed, could you possibly discuss them and what you got out of them? Thanks...

I dont know exactly what you mean with bio classes "not affiliated with med school" but here are some of my favorites:

Immunology, Pharmacology, Population Genetics, Origin of Life, Emerging Diseases, Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Evolution, Ecology.

But it really varies based on a person's interest and the quality of instruction at your school. The best thing would be to ask upperclassmen what bio classes they liked the best and who they took it with.

 

[ASDIC]

well, make sure u take classes in genetics, biochemistry and physiology, since these classes will help u on the MCAT.

 

[AverageMan]

Biomechanics is an interesting course. It's a little engineery, but there's also a lot of topics in it that don't come up in your average biology or physiology course. The version offered at my school had things like gait analysis, force reactions in the skeletal system, and bone remodeling due to skeletal implants.

 

[DrThom]

Botany is nothing more than hell with textbooks, picture altases and seeds. I became a big fan of mowing my lawn after botany. damn dirty complicated plants. stay away at all costs.