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YOUR BIOLOGY CAREER CAREER AWAITS


PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS —

  • Prepares students for a variety of biology careers in industry, government, nonprofit, and academia
  • Opportunities for undergraduate research and internships directly with faculty or local industry/government
  • Flexible curriculum that can be tailored to your goals
  • Faculty expertise in a variety of biology fields
  • Fully equipped laboratories with cutting edge instrumentation for experience and skill building
  • Minors available in environmental science, forensics, chemistry, and physics to tailor your degree

Biology

Program Outcomes

  • Identify and/or describe the biological core concepts: evolution; structure and function; information flow, exchange, and storage; pathways and transformations of energy and matter; and systems.
  • Formulate hypotheses and collect, evaluate, and interpret scientific data to solve problems in biological science and supporting fields.
  • Apply quantitative reasoning, modeling and simulations, and laboratory skills to answer questions in the biological sciences.
  • Relate knowledge of the other sciences, including computer and social sciences, to biological concepts and skills.
  • Effectively communicate scientific ideas to others inside and outside of the biology discipline.
  • Identify and describe the impact of biological science on the environment and society.
  • Collaborate with other students inside and outside of the biology discipline.

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Guy Melvin

Paul Melvin
Professor of Biology, Chair