Department of Biology

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The department seeks to foster student appreciation for and understanding of the complexity and interrelatedness of biological systems in the Rockhurst liberal arts tradition. The two tracks within the Biology major serve a student population that is diverse in its academic and career objectives by providing the opportunity to focus on cell and molecular biology or organismal and ecological biology. We also seek to provide students interested in other areas of inquiry the opportunity to supplement their existing knowledge base with an understanding of human and environmental biology. Courses within the biology major help prepare students for careers or post-graduate education in medicine, health care-related fields, biotechnology, biological research, and academia.

Learning Objectives

The Biology Department aims to cultivate student learning and development in the science of biology by graduating students who:

1. can explain the fundamental, unifying concepts of biology
2. exhibit problem-solving skills in the diverse areas of biological study
3. integrate knowledge from various biological disciplines
4. have engaged in laboratory research
5. can critically evaluate scientific literature

Programs

• Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology Track, B.S.
• Biology, Macrobiology Track, B.S.

• Biology Minor

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