The biology department offers courses that prepare students for work and advanced study in the biological and biomedical sciences and meets the needs of non-science majors who wish to integrate the perspectives of the science of biology into a liberal arts curriculum. The major in biology is especially suitable for students who intend to go on to professional schools in the health sciences or graduate work in a variety of subfields of the biological sciences. The department encourages students to identify an area to emphasize within biology and to plan a sequence of courses that will provide depth of exposure to the topics within that area, including a research experience, if possible. Two general curricula are offered: one in cell and molecular biology and one in ecology and evolution.
Research Foundations /Industrial Labs Biotechnology Industry |
Research & Development, Bioinformatics |
Government |
Research, Conservation, Armed Services, Law, Science Policy |
Clinics and Hospitals |
Research, Medical doctor, Teaching |
Education |
Elementary, Secondary, University teaching, Museum, zoo, nature center education |
Pharmaceutical Companies |
Biotechnical Research, Genetic Research, Pharmaceutical Sales |
Botanical Gardens, Arboretums, Zoos, Aquariums, Science Museums |
Field and lab work, Teaching, Research |
Scientific Journals, Textbook Publishers |
Technical writing, Scientific Illustration / Photography |
Law |
Patent Law, Environmental Law, Lobbying |
Additional fields to consider: Grant writing, Public Health, Food industry, Wildlife Preservation, Textile industry, Pest control, Agricultural industry
'08 alumna: |
Applications Chemist I, Waters Corp. |
'91 alumna: |
Physician, internal medicine, St. Vincent Hospital |
'87 alumnus: |
R & D Specialist, Shire Human Genetic Therapies |
'87 alumna: |
Business Manager, Vmed Medical Aid Administrators |
'87 alumna: |
Healthcare Consultant, Ernst & Young |
'81 alumnus: |
Attorney, Office of the Attorney General |