Concentrations

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Biological Sciences

A biological sciences concentration will focus your studies on a broad, integrated, and in-depth approach to the life sciences. It will give you a strong foundation in the fundamental principles of biology. You’ll gain hands-on learning through laboratory courses and practical experiences. The concentration in biological sciences offers a specialized track of upper-level courses to help you gain a wide range of exposure to the life sciences, allowing you the opportunity to focus on what interests you the most.

Examples of Courses

  • Clinical Microbiology
  • Population Genetics
  • Plant Biology
  • Ornithology
  • Ichthyology
  • Marine Biology

Cell/Molecular Biology and Health Sciences

A cell/molecular biology and health sciences concentration will focus your studies on molecular and cellular processes that govern normal physiological and disease states of living organisms. This concentration will prepare you for graduate programs and careers in basic and biomedical research. The concentration in cell/molecular biology and health sciences offers a specialized track of upper-level courses to help you gain understanding of biological processes at the molecular level and how to apply this knowledge to a variety of health sciences.

Examples of Courses

  • Advanced Cell Biology
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Microbiology
  • Disease Ecology and Evolution
  • Forensic DNA Profiling
  • Neuromuscular Physiology

Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB)

An EEOB concentration will focus your studies on interactions between organisms and their environment, how species evolve over time, and how organisms and organ systems function. This concentration will prepare you for a career or graduate studies in conservation and management of biodiversity, wildlife, nature reserves, and other natural resources. The EEOB concentration offers a specialized track of upper-level courses to help you gain understanding of the diversity of life, how organisms interact with their environments, and how species change over time.

Examples of Courses

  • The Aquatic Environment
  • Conservation Biology
  • Population Genetics
  • Animal Physiology
  • Ornithology
  • Invertebrate Zoology

Genetics

A genetics concentration will focus your studies on fundamental laboratory skills and knowledge in the areas of transmission, population, molecular, and environmental genetics. It will prepare you to pursue graduate programs and careers in the growing field of genetics and genomics. The genetics concentration offers a specialized track of upper-level courses to help you gain understanding of the genes, heredity, and how genetic information influences all aspects of life.   

Examples of Courses

  • Human Microbiome
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology of Cancer
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Bioethics
  • Disease Ecology and Evolution

View the Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences program information and degree requirements in the Academic Catalog. To view the complete list of requirements for all concentrations, scroll to the bottom of the page.