HN Biology Topics

Honors Biology Topics is a two-semester course offered as an elective to motivated junior and senior students who are interested in exploring more deeply several selected topics in the field of life science. The course primarily focuses on an in-depth study of the following topics: ecology, botany, genetics, and animal behavior and learning. Students will be required to complete quarterly research projects in natural history (The Great Biology Scavenger Hunt), botany (Botany 101), genetics (the Fruit Fly Project), and animal behavior and learning (The Mouse Olympics).