| Program Description
The Biology Major curriculum is designed to enable students to apply the scientific method paradigm as a means to understand the importance and interrelationships of the major concepts, tenets and principles of Biology, and to actively engage in the processes of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating data in a competent and professional manner. Students also gain experience in using a variety of scientific information sources in order to collect, analyze and evaluate the work of other scientists and to develop their own research projects. Upon completion of the curriculum, students possess the skills required for postgraduate educational programs and/or employment in areas utilizing biological principles and techniques.
Curriculum
The curricula for Biology Majors as presented herein will ordinarily prepare students for careers in professional and graduate fields. However, certain specialized fields may require more extensive preparation in one or more areas. Hence, it is advantageous for the student to determine career goals as early as possible and to become familiar with the requirements of the specific fields. A special curriculum may be devised to meet the needs of a student whose plans for future study demand it.
Biology majors interested in high school teaching are encouraged to take Ecology and Microbiology in addition to the minimum requirements. Biology majors are encouraged to take advantage of the minor programs available in other academic disciplines. Biology majors wishing to complete the major sequence requirements during the summer and who are unable to take the courses at King’s Summer Session, must complete these requirements at a four year institution and/or have the prior approval of the Biology Department.
Degree Offered: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Compatible Minors:
• Chemistry
• Neuroscience
• Education
• Psychology
• Environmental studies
• Business
• Marketing
• Communications
• Political Science
• Molecular Biology
• Forensic Studies
Special Features:
• Off-campus internships
• Parente Life Science Center with state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories and equipment
• Undergraduate research
• Academic and career advisement programs
• Peer tutoring programs
• Work-study opportunities
• Guest speaker programs
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