Pre-Approved Applied BS Electives

Cluster Elective Policies & Reminders

 

  • All courses should follow a coherent sequence in ONE cluster. The pre-approved courses are divided into clusters that may contain courses with different subject codes (e.g. ARE and ECN).  You may take a combination of courses with different subject codes as long as they are within the same cluster. 
  • A minimum of three courses in the cluster must be QUANTITATIVE in nature. The courses in each cluster are categorized as "quantitative" and "non-quantitative."  The courses may all be quantitative if you choose, but at least three must be quantitative. 
  • Prerequisites for the courses below vary. Be sure to check the General Catalog for an up to date list of prerequisites. 
  • Be aware of registration restrictions.  Many courses on this list have Pass One registration restrictions so please plan carefully. Enrollment is not guaranteed and there is no way to circumvent registration restrictions. The Statistics Department has no authority over enrollment in non-STA courses.
  • Any deviation from the clusters and any addition of courses must be pre-approved by the Undergraduate Vice Chair. This is not a complete list.  There are many other subject areas and courses that may be approved as well. Please submit the major modification request form for any elective requests.  Please include the list of which courses you would like to use and their descriptions. 

Course Clusters

  • Agricultural and Resource Economics/Economics/Management

  • Non-Quantitative:

    ARE 100A Intermediate Microeconomics: Theory of Production and Consumption
    ARE 100B Intermediate Microeconomics: Imperfect Competition, Markets and Welfare Economics
    ECN 100 Intermediate Micro Theory (Discontinued)
    ECN 101 Intermediate Macro Theory
    ECN 100A Intermediate Micro Theory: Consumer and Producer Theory
    ECN 100B Intermediate Micro Theory: Imperfect Competition and Market Failure
    MGT 150 Technology Management 

    Quantitative:

    ARE 106 Econometric Theory and Applications (duplicates ECN 140)
    ARE 107 Econometrics for Business Decisions
    ARE 136 Managerial Marketing
    ARE 155 Operations Research and Management Science
    ARE 156 Introduction to Mathematical Economics
    ARE 157 Analysis for Operations and Productions Management
    ARE 171A Financial Management of the Firm (duplicates ECN 134) (Discontinued)
    ARE 171B Financial Management of the Firm (Discontinued)
    ARE 171 Principles of Finance (duplicates ECN 134)
    ARE 172 Financial Management of the Firm
    ECN 103 Economics of Uncertainty and Information
    ECN 106 Decision Making
    ECN 116 Comparative Economic Systems
    ECN 122 Theory of Games and Strategic Behavior
    ECN 132 Health Economics
    ECN 134 Financial Economics 
    ECN 135 Money, Banks, and Financial Institutions
    ECN 140 Econometrics
    ECN 141 Economic & Financial Forecasting
    ECN 145 Transportation Economics
    MGT 100 Introduction to Financial Accounting
    MGT 120 Managing and Using Information Technology
    MGT 140 Marketing for the Technology-Based Enterprise
    MGT 160 Financing New Business Ventures
    MGT 170 Management Accounting and Control
    MGT 180 Supply Chain Planning and Management

  • Biological Sciences

  • Non-Quantitative:

    BIS 101 Genes and Gene Expression
    BIS 102 Structure and Function of Biomolecules
    NPB 100 Neurobiology
    NPB 101 Systemic Physiology

    Quantitative:

    ANT 157 Advanced Human Genetics
    ANT 157L Advanced Human Genetics Lab
    BIS 132 Introduction to Dynamic Models in Modern Biology
    BIS 181 Comparative Genomics
    BIS 183 Functional Genomics
    ECS 124 Theory & Practice of Bioinformatics
    ECS 129 Computational Structural Bioinformatics
    MAT 124 Mathematical Biology
    MCB 123 Behavior and Analysis of Enzyme and Receptor Systems
    MCB 162 Human Genetics and Genomics
    MCB 182 Principles of Genomics
    NPB 100L Neurobiology Laboratory
    NPB 166 Math Tools for Neuroscience
    NPB 167 Computational Neuroscience

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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Non-Quantitative:

    NPB 101 Systemic Physiology
    BIM 106 Biotransport Phenomena

    Quantitative:

    BIM 105 Probability and Statistics for Biomedical Engineers
    BIM 107 Mathematical Methods for Biological Systems
    BIM 116 Physiology for Biomedical Engineers
    BIM 117 Modeling Strategies for Biomedical Engineering
    BIM 142 Principles and Practices of Biomedical Imaging

  • Civil Engineering

  • Quantitative:

    EAD 115 Numerical Solution of Engineering and Scientific Problems (Discontinued)
    ECI 119 Parallel Processing for Engineering Applications
    ECI 153 Deterministic Optimization and Design
    ECI 165 Transportation Policy
    ECI 114 Probabilistic Systems Analysis for Civil Engineers
    ECI 131 Matrix Structural Analysis
    ECI 153 Deterministic Optimization and Design
  • Communication

  • Non-Quantitative:

    CMN 101 Communication Theories

    Quantitative:

    CMN 102 Empirical Methods in Communication
    CMN 141 Media Effects: Theory and Research
    CMN 150 Computational Social Science 
    CMN 152 Social Science with Online Data
    CMN 170 Digital Technology and Social Change
    CMN 172 Interpersonal Technologies
  • Environmental Science

  • Non-Quantitative:

    ESP 100 General Ecology
    ESP 101 Ecology, Nature, and Society
    ESP 110 Principles of Environmental Science

    Quantitative:

    ABT 150 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
    ABT 181N Concepts & Methods in Geographic Information Systems
    ABT 182 Environmental Analysis Using GIS
    ESP 106 Environmental Data Science
    ESP 121 Population Ecology
    ESP 123 Introduction to Field and Laboratory Methods in Ecology
    ESP 160 The Policy Process
    ESP 168A Methods of Environmental Policy Evaluation
    ESP 168B Methods of Environmental Policy Analysis
    ESP 178 Applied Research Methods

  • Evolution and Ecology

  • Non-Quantitative:

    EVE 100 Introduction to Evolution
    EVE 101 Introduction to Ecology

    Quantitative:

    EVE 102 Population and Quantitative Genetics
    EVE 103 Phylogeny, Speciation and Macroevolution
    EVE 104 Community Ecology
    EVE 119 Population Biology of Invasive Plants and Weeds
    EVE 180A Experimental Ecology and Evolution in the Field
    EVE 180B Experimental Ecology and Evolution in the Field
  • Food Science & Technology/Nutrition

  • Non-Quantitative:

    FST 100A Food Chemistry
    FST 100B Food Properties

    Quantitative:

    FST 109 Principles of Quality Assurance in Food Processing
    FST 107 Food Sensory Science
    FST 117 Design and Analysis for Sensory Food Science
    FST 127 Sensory Evaluation of Foods
    NUT 112 Nutritional Assessment
  • Human Development/Psychology

  • Non-Quantitative:

    HDE 100A Infancy and Early Childhood
    HDE 100B Middle Childhood and Adolescence
    PSC 140 Developmental Psychology
    HDE 101 Cognitive Development 
    PSC 141 Cognitive Development

    Quantitative:

    HDE 117 Longevity
    HDE 120 Research Methods in Human Development
    HDE 121 Psychological Assessment
    PSC 103A Statistical Analysis of Psychological Data
    PSC 103B Statistical Analysis of Psychological Data
    PSC 104 Applied Psychometrics: An Introduction to Measurement Theory
    One of PSC 180A-B-C Research in Psychology
  • Political Science

  • Quantitative:

    POL 109 Public Policy and the Governmental Process
    POL 110 The Strategy of Politics
    POL 114 Quantitative Analysis of Political Data
    POL 121 Scientific Study of War
    POL 164 Public Opinion
    POL 170 Political Psychology
  • Sociology+

  • Non-Quantitative:

    SOC 100 Origins of Modern Sociological Theory
    SOC 162 Society, Culture, & Health
    SOC 164 Health Policy & Politics

    Quantitative:

    SOC 103 Evaluation Research Methods
    SOC 106 Intermediate Social Statistics
    SOC 170 Population
    SOC 154 Health and Illness (Discontinued)
    SOC 163 Population Health: Social Determinants and Disparities in Health
    SPH 101 Introduction to Public Health
    SPH 102 Introduction to Human Epidemiology
    STS 112 Visualizing Society with Data
  • Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology

  • Non-Quantitative:

    EVE 101 Introduction to Ecology
    WFC 110 Biology and Conservation of Wild Mammals

    Quantitative:

    WFC 122 Population Dynamics and Estimation
    WFC 152 Ecology of Human-Wildlife Conflicts
    WFC 100 Field Methods in Wildlife, Fish, & Conservation Biology