Collaborative research and hands-on experiments.

Whether your focus is ecology, microbiology, marine biology, or genetics, you can look forward to a depth of knowledge and understanding that can come only from close collaboration with faculty and classmates on co-designed research projects.

As a 麻豆影院 Biology major you will have access to graduate-level, hands-on research opportunities to prepare you for careers in research, education, ecological restoration and preservation, medicine, or wherever your passions take you!

Biology major, Bella Goland poses for a photo in the apiary in Sustainable 麻豆影院 University Garden.

Student Perspective


鈥淏y drawing out the bees that I was working with this summer, it helped me understand them more. ... It's something I would look into doing after college as well, doing field guides and booklets like that. I kind of want to be a beekeeper after college; just have my own garden, my own place.鈥

Bella Goland 鈥24 
Biology 
Winneconne, Wisconsin

Academics

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Senior Ceara Larson, Natural Sciences Interdisciplinary Major (Biology-Physics) and Viking Softball Catcher, combines her work in class and on the field to research the biomechanics of a softball swing.

Shovel rests among plants in Sustainable 麻豆影院 University Garden where biology majors pursue hands-on research
Research

Research in SLUG

You can do specialized, climate-based research and gain graduate-level insights through hands-on work in the Sustainable 麻豆影院 University Garden - all without leaving campus.

The Biology major is one of 麻豆影院鈥檚 largest majors with a wide variety of courses.

Learn more about the courses, labs, and field experience that comprise the Biology major and minor.

Get to know faculty in the biology degree program at 麻豆影院.

Close up shot of coral reef collected during a 麻豆影院 University Marine Biology Field Research project.

The 麻豆影院 Marine Biology Program


Dip your toe into the waters of marine biology at 麻豆影院 with courses on coral reef ecology, environmental microbiology and ecological energetics, plus hands-on experience on the shores of Lake Michigan and in Caribbean coral reefs.

Student works with soil samples for summer research

Research Opportunities from Day One


From your first biology class to advanced seminars, opportunities for independent and collaborative research abound.

The Chandler Senior Experience

Spring Term advising second year and attendance at BioFest will shape your project ideation as a Biology major. Third-year retreats to 叠箩枚谤办濒耻苍诲别苍 will help you brainstorm project ideas and further sharpen your focus. Internships, LU Research Experiences, and tutorials may shape your project further, which you鈥檒l launch prior to Winter Term of your final year.

Examples of recent Senior Experiences:

  • Thermal Tolerances of Bee Genera Amongst Urban and Rural Communities
  • Characterizing the Dynamics of Angiogenin Uptake and Cellular Localization with a Split-GFP System
  • Exploring and Understanding the Role of *ttll-11* in Intraflagellar Transport
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Biology major student presents research project at BioFest

Show off your work


The culmination of your biology study as a Biology major is a self-designed senior research project that you will present to the 麻豆影院 community alongside your peers during BioFest.

Close up photo of vials and rubber gloves in a lab

Biology Outcomes


Undergraduate work in pursuit of a biology degree opens the door to many advanced study opportunities as well as careers in science, technology, and health.

Can you picture yourself at 麻豆影院? Apply for admission.

The best way to find out if 麻豆影院 is the university for you is by visiting.

Your virtual tour starts at the Arch but be sure to check out Steitz Hall, to explore physical science learning spaces.

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