Undergraduate Minors
All minors require at least 15 credits, including at least 6 credits in courses numbered 300 or above taken at Iowa State University. The minor must include at least 9 credits that are not used to meet any other department, college, or university requirement.
Minor - Insect Science
The department offers a minor in Insect Science that may be earned by completing ENT 370 Insect Biology and 12 credits in courses selected from an approved list supplied by the department.
Minor - Global Health
Minor in Global Health Effective Summer 2020
The Global Health minor is a transdisciplinary program designed for students who seek a broad and flexible set of skills for understanding contemporary health challenges and broad-based thinking in finding solutions. Humans are at the core of Global Health, which is viewed and addressed through an understanding of disease, disease transmission, health and well-being. Global health incorporates all cultures and places and integrates knowledge of health's social, anthropological, historical, biological, and ecological dimensions. The program cultivates capacities to deal with complex problems across disciplines and social constructs: how to identify the critical issues, ask the right questions, and create solutions that are meaningful, lasting and effective.
Requirements of the Global Health minor
The Global Health minor will consist of selecting courses that have at their core a focus on health, disease transmission, and social aspects that pertain to health. The minor will require a minimum of 15 credit hours with all students required to take Global Health (V MPM/MICRO/GLOBE 360) and Insects and Our Health (ENT/MICRO 374). The remaining credits to fulfill the minor will come from courses listed in two tracks:
- 1. Biological sciences of health
- 2. Social sciences aspects of health
Students must select a minimum of three credits from each of the two tracks, and an additional three credits from either track. Students may petition to take courses not on the approved list, providing these courses can be shown to include substantial study related to global health.
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| ENT 374 | Insects and Our Health (S) | 3 |
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| H S 350 | Human Diseases (F, S, SS) | 3 |
| MICRO 310 | Medical Microbiology (F) | 3 |
| V PTH 353 | Introductory Parasitology (S) | 3 |
| FS HN 460 | Global Nutrition | 3 |
| BIOL 328 | Molecular and Cellular Biology of Human Diseases (F) | 3 |
| VDPAM 428 | Principles of Epidemiology and Population Health (S) | 3 |
| ENT 374L | Insects and Our Health Laboratory (Alt. S) | 1 |
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| ECON 385 | Economic Development | 3 |
| AGRON 342 | World Food Issues: Past and Present | 3 |
| FS HN 442 | Issues in Food and Society | 2 |
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| SOC 345 | Population and Society (F) | 3 |
| SOC 348 | Global Poverty, Resources and Sustainable Development | 3 |
| SOC 411 | Social Change in Developing Countries (S) | 3 |
Graduate Study
The department offers work for the master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees with a major in entomology. Studies at the Ecosystem, Organismal, and Subcellar levels occur in the following areas: aquatic entomology, biological control, chemical ecology, ecology, host plant resistance, insecticide toxicology, medical/veterinary entomology, pathology, pest management, physiology, population genetics, or systematics.
Graduates have a broad understanding of entomology and related disciplines, and an in-depth command of their area of concentration. They are able to communicate effectively with scientific colleagues and the general public in both formal and informal settings. Graduates are able to address complex problems facing entomology or toxicology professionals, taking into account related ethical, social, legal, economic, and environmental issues. They are skilled in research methods, data analyses, and interpretation of results. They also are skilled in working effectively with their colleagues, and writing concise and persuasive grant proposals. They have an understanding of and can critically evaluate current entomological literature.
Prerequisite to the entomology major and to minor graduate work in the department is completion of at least two years of zoological courses, for part of which credit in other closely allied biological sciences may be substituted. Specific course requirements for advanced degrees depend partly upon previous training and experience in the major field of specialization.
Any student receiving the M.S. in entomology shall have at least one course in insect physiology, one course in insect systematics, two courses of ENT 590 Special Topics (selected from topics A through D, F through I, M and N, inclusive), and at least 1 credit of ENT 600 Seminar.
Any student receiving the Ph.D. in entomology shall have at least one course in insect physiology, one course in insect systematics, four additional courses of ENT 590 Special Topics (selected from topics A through D and F through I, M through N inclusive), and at least 1 credit of ENT 600 Seminar. At least one 590 must be taken from each of these subgroups: Population (C, D, N); Organismal (A, B, F, M); and Suborganismal (G, I).
In addition, Ph.D. students majoring either in Entomology or Toxicology shall have two semesters of teaching experience, taken as ENT 590K Special Topics: Teaching Experience. both semesters or ENT 590K Special Topics: Teaching Experience. one semester and ENT 590L Special Topics: Extension Internship. the other semester.
A student can receive a Ph.D. minor in Entomology by taking 3 Entomology courses (500 level and above) for a total of 9 credits to be determined by the student’s POS committee and approved by the Entomology Director of Graduate Education.
An option for an emphasis in molecular Entomology is available. Any student receiving the M.S. in entomology with an emphasis in molecular entomology is required to take:
| ENT 555 | Insect Physiology | 4 |
| ENT 590G | Special Topics: Molecular Entomology. | 1-3 |
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| ENT 600 | Seminar | 1 |
| BBMB 404 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| BBMB 542A | Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques: DNA Techniques | 1 |
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| Systematic Entomology | |
| Aquatic Insects | |
| Advanced Systematics | |
Any student receiving the Ph.D. in entomology with an emphasis in molecular entomology is required to take:
| ENT 555 | Insect Physiology | 4 |
| ENT 590G | Special Topics: Molecular Entomology. | 1-3 |
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| ENT 600 | Seminar | 1 |
| BBMB 542A | Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques: DNA Techniques | 1 |
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| Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques: Cell Techniques | |
| Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques: Plant Transformation | |
| Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques: Proteomics | |
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| Systematic Entomology | |
| Aquatic Insects | |
| Advanced Systematics | |
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| Biochemistry I | |
| Biochemistry II | |
| Amino Acids and Proteins | |
| Bioenergetics and Metabolism | |
Entomology participates in the interdepartmental majors in ecology and evolutionary biology; genetics; microbiology; molecular, cellular and developmental biology; sustainable agriculture; and in the interdepartmental major and minor in toxicology (see Index).
The Federal Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit is available for advanced study in certain phases of entomological research.
More information about the department, such as current research, faculty resumes, physical facilities, and graduate students can be viewed on the department’s website at www.ent.iastate.edu. Curriculum assessment for the department can be viewed here: http://www.ent.iastate.edu/assessment.
