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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Human Biology Program

Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology

Students on Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or Spring 2022 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 33 credit hours (39 with the Addenda requirements), 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. Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms. One (1) course:
    • BIOL-E 112 Basic Biology by Examination II
    • BIOL-H 111 Integrated Freshman Learning Experience I when taken Summer 2024 or later
    • BIOL-L 112 Foundations of Biology: Biological Mechanisms
  7. Concentration. One (1) of the Human Biology concentrations listed below.
  8. Addenda Requirements*.
    1. 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
    2. 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. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Major GPA. 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.
    2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Major Residency. 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.
    5. College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

Major Area Courses

Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

  • Any course at the 100–499 level with the HUBI prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
  • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
  • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
  • Any course, consistent with the policies herein, that is part of a concentration, track, and/or specialization being pursued as part of this academic program

    This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

    • Bachelor of Science in Human Biology (HUBIBS)
    • Minor in Human Biology (HUBIMIN)
    • [Name unavailable] (HMBIOLACRT)

    Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

    Concentrations