<p>I'm interested in biology (especially evolutionary bio), but I haven't found any mention of a bio minor on the Berkeley website. On the whole I'm more of a liberal arts person and plan on majoring in that, but I would like to minor in some form of bio.</p>
<p>Does it exist?</p>
<p>no bio minors in L&S. Look around in CNR</p>
<p>Doesn’t look like they have bio minors in Natural Resources either.</p>
<p>Double major time baby boo.</p>
<p>[Minoring</a> at CNR](<a href=“http://nature.berkeley.edu/site/minoring_cnr.php]Minoring”>Majors & Minors | UC Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources)</p>
<p>I guess your options are either Nutri Sci or Toxicology.</p>
<p>Any particular reason for wanting an official minor, as opposed to just taking the courses you are interested in?</p>
<p>I would like the official aspect of a minor, it verifies that I am as knowledgable about the subject (although of course taking some bio classes w/o an official minor would result in the same knowledge).</p>
<p>Does Cal have very many minors in comparision to majors?</p>
<p>Bumpbumpbump</p>
<p>It’s not really worth going out of your way to get a minor; it doesn’t really count for much, so if there’s no official minor then w/e.</p>
<p>You might want to look into Berkeley’s Interdisciplinary Studies Field (ISF) major at [Interdisciplinary</a> Studies : UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://ugis.ls.berkeley.edu/isf/major.php?page=faq]Interdisciplinary”>http://ugis.ls.berkeley.edu/isf/major.php?page=faq). You basically consult with an ISF major advisor to define your own curriculum and concentrations.</p>
<p>For your interest in biology, you could take the Environmental Sciences program at [Environmental</a> Sciences at UC Berkeley: Welcome](<a href=“http://ugis.ls.berkeley.edu/environ/index.php]Environmental”>http://ugis.ls.berkeley.edu/environ/index.php), in which “students must be trained to apply tools and techniques from a variety of disciplines, such as biology, ecology, chemistry, toxicology, geology, hydrology, meteorology, geography, engineering, statistics, behavioral science, policy analysis, economics, and law.”</p>
<p>I would recommend doubling with whatever liberal arts major you want to do and Integrative Biology. It should be pretty manageable. </p>
<p>Which major(s) are you primarily thinking about? Social science/humanities?</p>
<p>Considering you want to study “Liberal Arts,” this most likely means that you’ll be a student in the College of Letters and Science. At that, I would (highly) recommend possibly pursuiting a double-major in your primary chosen field (Liberal Arts) and Integrative Biology. The Department of Integrative Biology (or IB) is a fantastic one with a breadth of courses on evolution, ecology, human biology, genetics, physiology, biogeography, zoology, etc. </p>
<p>This will require careful planning and dedication. Otherwise, I’d recommend the opposite of your request. That is - Majoring in Integrative Biology and getting a minor in one of the arts,humanities, or social sciences. </p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>