Department of Biology
Note: The Department of Biology is pleased to offer a new major in Environmental Biology, pending final approval from the Board of Directors. We are expecting a decision in September, which would allow us to officially offer this major.
The major in Environmental Biology will offer a rigorous program of study in science related to the environment. This major is designed to porvide students with a foundation in population, whole organism, evolutionary and environmental biology as well as in chemistry and mathematics. Additionally, the Environmental Biology major will emphasize critical reading and writing skills, the ability to communicate scientific concepts and results, an education in core scientific priciples, and quantitative background related to hypothesis testing.
Graduates of the Environmental Biology program will be grounded in the fundamentals of natural science and prepared to enter graduate programs in Ecology, Evolution, Genetics and others. Students will also be prepared for careers in public policy, conservation, science education, medicine and international relations.
Each student will participate in in-depth independent research or an internship experience while being mentored by a member of the faculty with experience and expertise in some area of environmental science and studies. Students will also enroll in the course Communicating Science to help students develop communication and writing skills via their own senior thesis research topics.