Biology
About the Major
Biology majors develop a fundamental knowledge of animals, plants and microorganisms. This major takes a broader approach to biology than the more specialized majors of Botany and Zoology.
Preprofessional students, students seeking careers in education, and those with interdisciplinary interests in ecology, physiology and biochemistry, systematics, or molecular biology will be interested in this major.
Our graduates have gone on to become...
- A private practice doctor specializing in general and preventative internal medicine and a clinical faculty member for Florida Atlantic University's affiliate medical school
- Administrative Counsel for the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions
- A writer detailing the history of the Lake Pontchartrain basin
Possible Careers for this Major
Prehealth & Prelaw
Any CLAS major may prepare you for admission to professional schools such as medical school, vet school, law school, etc.
For more possibilities visit the Career Resource Center Web Site
More options can be found on the Biology Department's Careers in biology
- Bioinformatician
- Biological Illustrator
- Biotechnologist
- Computational Biologist
- Conservationist
- Forensic Scientist
- Professor
- Public Health Campaign Director
- Research Biologist
- Science Advisors
- Science Museum Educator
- Science Writer
- Teacher
Cool Courses You Might Take
- Evolution (PCB 4674)
- Evolutionary and Developmental Biology (ZOO 3603C)
- Invertebrate zoology (ZOO 2203C)
- Plant Ecology (PCB 3601)
- For more course descriptions, please visit the course descriptions page in the Undergraduate catalog
