About the Degree:
A degree in biology will provide you with a strong critical thinking and biological foundation while allowing you to tailor your education to your career goals. Understanding complex biological processes is becoming increasingly important on a global scale from the evolution of antibiotic resistance to climate change. This degree will provide diverse educational opportunities that will allow students to pursue graduate studies or careers in a wide range of biological sciences.
What Can I Do With This Major?
Your Future Career with Our General Biology Degree
As a graduate of ºÚÁϳԹÏ's general biology program, you will gain hands-on experience and skillsets that will prepare you for professional and graduate opportunities.
- Students who have graduated with a biology degree from ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï have continued their success at:
- Federal positions (Army Corps of Engineers, The National Park Service)
- Graduate schools (MS and PhD programs)
- Laboratory facilities (both animal and biomedical)
- Medical schools (DO and MD programs)
- Private industry (National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, etc)
- Professional schools (dental, physical therapy, nursing)
- Regional positions (habitat managers, biologists)
- State positions (Missouri Department of Conservation, Department of Natural Resources)
- Veterinary school (DVM and vet tech programs)
- Zoos and aquariums
What You’ll Learn:
- Students can take courses from within all areas of biology, including biomedical sciences and ecology/conservation biology.
- Biomedical courses include Human Anatomy, Advanced Cell Biology, Human Dissection, Human Physiology, Immunology, Pathophysiology, Histology, and more.
- Ecological courses include Entomology, Evolution, Herpetology, Mammalogy, Parasitology, Taxonomy of Flowering Plants, and more.
- Other courses include Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Epidemiology, Research Methods and Statistics in Biology, and more.
This Degree is Great for You if:
- Students interested in a wide array of career options in biology should consider courses that are applicable to your specific field. ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï offers many of the needed courses for all careers in biology.
Options:
Current Catalog
Bachelor of Science
