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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Human Biology Program

Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology

Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements HUBIBA
The Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology provides students with a holistic understanding of our species with a focus on our biology, including consideration of how that biology is altered by our evolutionary history and a contemporary environment that includes natural, social, and technological components. Students explore these diverse aspects of humanity while gaining a solid knowledge of our biological foundations. The focus of the B.A. is at the organismal level, with attention to lower levels as needed, and B.A. students are encouraged to investigate human biology with a broad interdisciplinary lens. Students can focus their coursework in an area of concentration most suited to their interests. The B.A. degree allows for breadth and flexibility in the curriculum and the possibility for pursuing a double major. Students can also fulfill the requirements necessary for a variety of post-baccalaureate health sciences and graduate school programs.

The Human Biology program is designed around a core sequence of two interdisciplinary 4 credit courses and a 3 credit senior capstone course. In addition to these, students take required courses in a variety of disciplines to gain expertise in the diverse aspects of human biology, and courses in a single area of concentration, which allow for more in-depth study in their area of interest. Each area of concentration includes courses from the life sciences and historical, social, arts, and humanities disciplines.

Requirements

The major requires at least 39 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. The Intricate Human. One (1) course:
    • HUBI-B 200 The Intricate Human
    • HUBI-S 200 The Intricate Human, Honors
  2. Human Dilemmas. One (1) course:
    • HUBI-B 300 Human Dilemmas
    • HUBI-S 300 Human Dilemmas, Honors
  3. Complex Problems of Humanity. One (1) course:
    • HUBI-B 400 Complex Problems of Humanity
  4. Physiology or Anatomy. One (1) course:
    • BIOL-P 451 Integrative Human Physiology
    • ANAT-A 215 BASIC HUMAN ANATOMY
    • ANAT-A 225 when taken Summer 2024 or later
    • ANAT-A 480 HUMAN ANATOMY FOR MEDICAL IMAGING EVALUATION
    • PHSL-P 215 BASIC HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
    • PHSL-P 225 when taken Summer 2024 or later
  5. Bioanthropology. One (1) course:
    • ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology
  6. History and Philosophy of Science. One (1) course:
    • HON-H 240 Science and Society when taken Summer 2024 or later
    • HPSC-X 102 Revolutions in Science: Plato to NATO
    • HPSC-X 104 Science and Culture
    • HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning
    • HPSC-X 205 Introduction to Medical History when taken Summer 2024 or later
    • HPSC-X 235 From Sick Care to Health Care
    • HPSC-X 340 Scientific Methods: How Science Really Works
  7. Psychology or Biology. One (1) course:
    • PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I
    • PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences
    • BIOL-L 222 The City as Ecosystem when taken prior to Summer 2024
    • BIOL-L 350 Environmental Biology
  8. Statistics. One (1) course:
    • ANTH-A 306 Anthropological Statistics
    • CJUS-K 300 Techniques of Data Analysis
    • ECON-E 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics
    • ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors
    • LAMP-L 316 Junior Seminar: Analytical Problem Solving
    • POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis
    • PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques
    • SOC-S 371 Statistics in Sociology
    • STAT-S 300 Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods
    • STAT-S 303 Applied Statistical Methods for the Life Sciences
  9. Concentration. One (1) of the following concentrations (see requirements below):
    • Human Environment and Ecology
    • Human Growth and Development
    • Human Health and Disease
    • Human Origins and Survival
    • Human Reproduction and Sexuality
  10. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    2. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    5. Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Concentrations