Global Disease Biology Minor

Students are required meet with a GDB advisor to set up an academic plan before their last year at UC Davis in order to complete the GDB minor. Students who do not meet with a GDB advisor according to this timeline may not be able to complete and declare the GDB minor within their graduation timeline.

Listed below are the requirements for an undergraduate minor in Global Disease Biology. You can also find them on our GDB Minor Requirements Sheet. Some of these courses have prerequisites that are not included as part of the minor, so students should plan accordingly. Total number of units: 20-22.

GDB Minor Requirements (20-22 units)

COURSEPREREQUISITE(S)UNITSQUARTERS OFFERED
Core GDB minor coursework (17 units):   
SAS 013 — Disease & Society---3Fall, Winter
PMI 129Y — One Health: Human, Animal & Environment InterfacesLimited to upper division undergraduate students in good standing and who fulfill the course prerequisites.3Fall, Winter
VME 158 — Infectious Disease in Ecology and ConservationBIS 002A; BIS 002B; BIS 002C. EVE 100 is recommended.3Winter, Spring
GDB 101 — EpidemiologySAS 013; BIS 002A; BIS 002B; BIS 002C; ((STA 013 or STA 013Y) or (STA 100 or PLS 120)).4Fall, Winter
GDB 102 — Disease Intervention and PolicyGDB 101; SAS 013; BIS 002A; BIS 002B; BIS 002C; PMI 129Y; VME 158.4Spring
ONE of the following Pathogen/Disease courses (3-5 units):   
ENT 153 — Medical EntomologyBIS 002A; BIS 002B; or consent of instructor; upper division standing in one of the biological sciences.3Winter
ENT 156 — Biology of Parasitism (ENT 156L is optional)BIS 002A; or consent of instructor.4Spring
GDB 103 — Microbiome of People, Animals, and PlantsBIS 002A; BIS 002B; BIS 002C.3Winter, Spring
PLP 100 — Biology of Plant PathogensBIS 002A; BIS 002B; BIS 002C.3Winter
PLP 120 — Introduction to Plant PathologyBIS 002C; or consent of instructor; MIC/MMG 102 recommended.4Spring
PLP 130 — Fungal Disease BiologyBIS 002A (can be concurrent); BIS 002B (can be concurrent); BIS 002C (can be concurrent); or consent of instructor.3Spring
PLP/PLB 148 — Introductory MycologyBIS 002A; BIS 002B; BIS 002C.4Fall
PMI 127 — Medical Bacteria and FungiAny Microbiology course with lab; Immunology strongly recommended. Pass One registration open to Microbiology majors.5Spring

PMI 128 — Biology of Animal Viruses

OR

MMG 162 — General Virology

OR

MMI 177 — Human Virology

BIS 102.

OR

BIS 101 C- or better; BIS 102 or BIS 105 recommended.

OR

BIS 102 or BIS 101 or BIS 103 or BIS 104 or BIS 102.

3

OR

3

OR

3

Spring

OR

Winter

OR

Winter

How to declare the Global Disease Biology Minor

  1. Review GDB Minor Requirements.
  2. Schedule an appointment with a GDB advisor to incorporate minor requirements into your academic plan. You are required to meet with a GDB advisor prior to declaring your minor.
    • We recommend that you also meet with your major advisor to make sure that GDB minor coursework fits into your graduation plan and that there is no more than one class overlapping between your major and the GDB minor. For students with more than one minor, no courses may overlap between minors.
  3. Register for and complete the required coursework for the GDB minor with passing letter grades.
    • NOTE: You will NOT be able to register for GDB 101 and GDB 102 during your Pass One registration appointment. This is because GDB 101 and 102 registration is limited to GDB majors for Pass One. Please register or waitlist for GDB 101 and GDB 102 during your Pass Two registration appointment. You can find your Pass One and Two appointments on Schedule Builder and myucdavis once they become available. Please refer to the UC Davis Registration Calendar for specific dates and deadlines.
  4. Submit a Minor Declaration form on OASIS once you have registered for the last course you need to complete for the GDB minor. This form must be submitted before the deadline for the graduation application. 

Please email any questions about the Global Disease Biology minor to GDB Advising at gdb-advise@ucdavis.edu.