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 2024-25
*Limited enrollment. Pre-registration is required for all First-Year Seminars. Information regarding application procedures may be found on the program website.
- ANTH 011 – Reproductive Techologies - Instructor Permission Required
- ANTH 018 – Scientific Thinking and Reasoning - Instructor Permission Required
- APHY 050/ENAS 050/PHYS 050 - Science of Modern Tech & Public Policy
- APHY 080/ENAS 080/EPS 080/EVST 080/PHYS 080 - Energy, Environment and Public Policy - Instructor Permission Required
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ASTR 040 - Expanding Ideas of Time &Space - Instructor Permission Required
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E&EB 035 – The Ecology of Food - Instructor Permission Required
- ENAS 080/APHY 080/ENAS 080/EVST 080 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy Instructor Permission Required
- EPS P80/ENAS 080/APHY 080/ENAS 080/EVST 080 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy - Instructor Permission Required
- EVST 040 - Collections of the Peabody Museum - Instructor Permission Required
- MB&B 050 - Topics in Cancer Biology - Instructor Permission Required
- MCDB 050 – Immunity and Microbes - Instructor Permission Required
- MCDB 065 - The Science and Politics of HIV/AIDS - Instructor Permission Required
- PHYS 040 - Expanding Ideas of Time and Space
- PHYS 050 - Science of Modern Technology and Public Policy - Instructor Permission Required
- PHYS 060 - What’s the Universe made of? From Quarks to the Cosmos - Instructor Permission Required
- PHYS 070 - Nuclear Physics: The Good, The Bad, and the Misunderstood
- PHYS 080/APHY 080/ENAS 080/EPS 080/EVST 080 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy
- SCIE 030/SCIE 031 - Current Topics in Science
Other Courses Without Prerequisites
- ANTH 116 - Intro to Biological Anthropology
- ANTH 204 - Molecular Anthropology
- ANTH 230/WGSS 230 - Evolutionary Biology of Women’s Reproductive Lives - Instructor Permission Required
- ANTH 316L – Introduction to Archaeological Laboratory - Instructor Permission Required
- ANTH 394 - Methods and Research in Molecular Anthropology I
- ANTH 464/ARCG 464/E&EB 464 - Human Osteology
- ANTH 405 – Causal Inference in Behavioral Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Sciences - Instructor Permission Required
- ANTH 464/ARCG 464/E&EB 464 – Human Osteology - Instructor Permission Required
- APHY 100 /ENAS 100/EPS 105/EVST 100/ PHYS 100 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy
- APHY 449 - Solid State Physics II
- ASTR 105 – The Earth in its Cosmic Context
- ASTR 110 - Planets and Stars
- ASTR 120 - Galaxies and the Universe
- ASTR 155 - Introduction to Astronomical Observing
- ASTR 170 - Introduction to Cosmology
- ASTR 210 - Stars and Their Evolution
- ASTR 255 - Research Methods in Astrophysics - Instructor Permission Required
- 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 - Instructor Permission Required
- E&EB 115 – Conservation Biology
- E&EB 125/EPS 125 – History of Life
- E&EB 145 - Plants and People
- E&EB 223L - Laboratory for Principles of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and the Tree of Life
- E&EB 225 - Evolutionary Biology
- E&EB 246 – Plant Diversity and Evolution
- E&EB 247L - Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Evolution - To be taken concurrently with E&EB 246
- E&EB 262 - The Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives - To be taken with E&EB 263L. Instructor Permission Required.
- E&EB 263L - The Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives - To be taken with E&EB 262. Instructor Permission Required.
- E&EB 272 – Ornithology
- E&EB 273L – Laboratory for Ornithology
- E&EB 275 – Biological Oceanography - Instructor Permission Required
- E&EB 290 - Comparative Development Anatomy of Vertebrates
- E&EB 291L - Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates Laboratory - To be taken with E&EB 290.
- E&EB 464/ANTH 464/ARCG 464 - Human Osteology - Instructor Permission Required
- E&EB 469 - Tutorial - Instructor Permission Required
- ENAS 100/EPS 105/EVST 100/PHYS 100 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy - Instructor Permission Required
- ENAS 118 – Introduction to Engineering, Innovation, and Design - Instructor Permission Required
- ENAS 120/ENVE 120/CENG 120 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
- ENAS 217 – Disruptive Technologies and Responsible Innovation
- EPS 100 – Natural Disasters - Instructor Permission Required
- ESP 102 - Understanding Climate Change Solutions
- 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 - After or concurrently with EPS 110, or after EPS 115.
- EPS 125/E&EB 125 – History of Life
- EPS 126L - Laboratory for History of Life - To be taken concurrently with or following EPS 125.
- EPS 140 – Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Change
- EPS 212 – Global Tectonics
- EPS 216 – Global Warming: Climate Physics
- EPS 220 – Minerology
- EPS 222 – Origins of Everything
- EPS 274 - Fossil Fuels and World Energy
- EPS 275 - Renewable Energy
- EPS 312 – Structural Geology
- EPS 355 – Extraordinary Glimpses of Past Life
- EVST 100/APHY 100/EPS 105/PHYS 100- Energy, Environment, and Public Policy - Instructor Permission Required
- EVST 206 – Sustainable Energy: Physics and History
- EVST 234L - Field Science: Environment and Sustainability - Instructor Permission Required
- EVST 244 - Coastal Environments in a Changing World - Instructor Permission Required
- EVST 323 - Wetlands Ecology Conservation & Management - Instructor Permission Required
- EVST 335 - Global Human-Wildlife Interactions
- EVST 347 – Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
- EVST 385/E&EB 385 - Soil Science
- EVST 386 - Fisheries and Aquaculture - Students are expected to have some basic ecological knowledge (e.g., ENV 511, ENV 602, E&EB 220) and a strong interest in aquatic ecosystems.
- EVST 400/E&EB 275 – Biological Oceanography Instructor Permission Required
- EVST 431 - The Physical Science of Climate Change
- EVST 450 - Carbon Containment
- MB&B 105 – Biology, the World and Us
- MB&B 121 L - Introduction to Physics in Living Systems I: Observation and Analysis - Instructor Permission Required
- MCDB 103 - Cancer Instructor Permission Required
- MCDB 105 - Biology, the World, and Us
- MCDB 106/E&EB 106/HLTH 155 - Biology of Malaria, Lyme, and Other Vector-Borne Diseases Instructor Permission Required
- MCDB 109 - Immunity and Contagion
- MCDB 221L – Laboratory for Foundations of Biology - With permission of instructor or concurrently with or after BIOL 101, 102 or 103
- MCDB 303L – Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory
Instructor Permission Required - MCDB 320/NSCI 320 - Neurobiology
- MCDB 415 - Cellular and Molecular Physiology
- MCDB 469/HSHM 469/AMST 467 - Biology of Humans through History, Science and Society
- MCDB 482 – Advanced Seminar in Cell Biology: Intracellular signal Transduction - Instructor Permission Required
- NSCI 160/PSYC 160 - The Human Brain
- NSCI 320/MCDB 320 - Neurobiology
- PHYS 100/APHY 100/ENAS 100/EPS 105/EVST 100 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy - Intructor Permission Required
- PHYS 121L/MB&B 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 171 - University Physics for Life Sciences - Concurrently with MATH 115. See comparison of introductory sequences and laboratories in the YCPS.
- PHYS 180 - University Physics - Concurrently with MATH 115 and 120 or equivalents. See comparison of introductory sequences and laboratories in the YCPS. May not be taken for credit after PHYS 170, 171.
- PHYS 181 - University Physics - Concurrently with MATH 115 and 120 or equivalents. See comparison of introductory sequences and laboratories in the YCPS. May not be taken for credit after PHYS 170, 171.
- PHYS 205L – Modern Physical Measurement
- PHYS 206L – Modern Physical Measurement
- PHYS 260 - Instensive Introductory Physics - Concurrently with MATH 120, ENAS 151, PHYS 151, or PHYS 301, or equivalent. Students considering an alternative MATH course should check with the DUS in Physics.
- PHYS 261 - Intensive Introductory Physics - Concurrently with MATH 120, ENAS 151, PHYS 151, or PHYS 301, or equivalent. Students considering an alternative MATH course should check with the DUS in Physics.
- PHYS 295 - Research Methods in Astrophysics
- PHYS 345 - Introduction to Quantum Information Processing and Communication
- PHYS 382L - Advanced Physics Laboratory - After or concurrently with PHYS 439 or 440, or with permission of instructor
- PSYC 160/NSCI 160 - The Human Brain