The following introductory-level courses without prerequisites enable students to fulfill the area requirement in science (Sc) through study in a wide range of disciplines. In addition, there are a multitude of Sc courses with prerequisites (such as single-variable calculus or introductory work in a natural or social science) that can be fulfilled through introductory-level course work or advanced placement. Students may view the complete list of Sc courses or search for Sc courses in specific departments using the Yale Course Search web site. Please note, not all course are offered every semester.
First-year STEM Seminars 2023-2024
*Limited enrollment. Pre-registration is required for all First-Year Seminars. Information regarding application procedures may be found on the program website.
- APHY 050/ENAS 050/PHYS 050 - Science of Modern Tech & Public Policy
- ASTR 040 - Expanding Ideas of Time &Space
- EVST 040 - Collections of the Peabody Museum
- HLTH 081 - Issues in Medicine & Public Health
- MB&B 050 - Topics in Cancer Biology
- MCDB 040 - The Science and Politics of Cancer
- MCDB 065 - The Science and Politics of HIV/AIDS
- PHYS 040 - Expanding Ideas of Time and Space
- SCIE 030/SCIE 031 - Current Topics in Science
Other Courses Without Prerequisites
- ANTH 116 - Intro to Biological Anthropology
- ANTH 204 - Molecular Anthropology
- ANTH 242 - Human Evolutionary Biology and Life History
- ANTH 230/WGSS 230 - Evolutionary Biology of Women’s Reproductive Lives
- ANTH 267 - Human Evolution
- ANTH 336 - Geoarchaeology
- ANTH 394 - Methods and Research in Molecular Anthropology I
- ANTH 464/ARCG 464/E&EB 464 - Human Osteology
- ANTH 336 - Geoarchaeology
- ANTH 394 - Methods and Research in Molecular Anthropology I
- APHY 100 /ENAS 100/EPS 105/EVST 100/ PHYS 100 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy
- APHY 110 - The Technical World
- APHY 449 - Solid State Physics II
- ASTR 110 - Planets and Stars
- ASTR 120 - Galaxies and the Universe
- ASTR 155 - Introduction to Astronomical Observing
- ASTR 160 - Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics
- ASTR 170 - Introduction to Cosmology
- ASTR 180 - Introduction to Relativity and Black Holes
- ASTR 255 - Research Methods in Astrophysics
- BIOL 101 - Biochemistry and Biophysics
- CGSC 175 - The Mystery of Sleep
- E&EB 106/HLTH 115/MCDB 106 - Biology of Malaria, Lyme, and other Vector-Borne Disease
- E&EB 223L - Laboratory for Principles of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and the Tree of Life
- E&EB 225 - Evolutionary Biology
- E&EB 250 & 251L - Biology of Terrestrial Arthropods
- E&EB 290 - Comparative Development Anatomy of Vertebrates
- E&EB 291L - Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates Laboratory
- E&EB - Human Osteology
- ENAS 100/EPS 105/EVST 100/PHYS 100 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy
- ENAS 123/EVST 123 - You, Your Planet, and A Sustainable Future
- ENAS 345/CENG 345 - Principles and Applications of Interfacial Phenomena
- ENVE 120/CENG 120/ENAS 120 - Intro to Environmental Engineering
- EPS 101 - Climate Change
- ESP 105/APHY 100/ENAS 100/EVST 100/PHYS 100 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy
- EPS 110 - Dynamic Earth
- EPS 111L - Dynamic Earth Laboratory and Field Methods
- EPS 240 - Forensic Geoscience
- EPS 335 - Physical Oceanography
- EVST 100/APHY 100/EPS 105/PHYS 100- Energy, Environment, and Public Policy
- EVST 234L - Field Science: Environment and Sustainability
- EVST 244 - Coastal Environments in a Changing World
- EVST 323 - Wetlands Ecology Conservation & Management
- EVST 431 - The Physical Science of Climate Change
- EVST 450 - Carbon Containment
- MCDB 105 - Biology, the World, and Us
- MCDB 109 - Immunity and Contagion
- MCDB 300 - Biochemistry
- MCDB 469/HSHM 469/AMST 467 - Biology of Humans through History, Science and Society
- MB&B 121 L - Introduction to Physics in Living Systems I: Observation and Analysis
- MB&B 124L - Introduction to Physics in Living Systems IV: Electricity Magenetism, and Radiation
- MB&B 200/MCDB 300 - Biochemistry
- NSCI 160/PSYC 160 - The Human Brain
- NSCIL - Laboratory for Neurobiology
- PHYS 100/APHY 100/ENAS 100/EPS 105/EVST 100 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy
- PHYS 120 - Quantum Physics and Beyond
- PHYS 121L - Introduction to Physics in Living Systems I: Observation and Analysis - There are no prerequisites to this ½ credit class and it is helpful to take it in the same semester as MB&B 124L.
- PHYS 124L - Introduction to Physics in Living Systems IV: Electricity, Magnetism, and Radiation - There are no prerequisites to this ½ credit class and it is helpful to take it in the same semester as MB&B 121L. May not be taken after PHYS 166L
- PHYS 165L - General Physics Laboratory
- PHYS 166L - General Physics Laboratory
- PHYS 180 - University Physics
- PHYS 205/PHYS 206 - Modern Physical Measurement
- PHYS 260 - Intensive Introductory Physics
- PHYS 295 - Research Methods in Astrophysics
- PHYS 345 - Introduction to Quantum Information Processing and Communication
- PHYS 382L - Advanced Physics Laboratory
- PSYC 160/NSCI 160 - The Human Brain
- PSYC 270/NSCI 270 - Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience