Biological Sciences
TWO MAJORS: Biological Sciences (biology), Biology for the ProfessionsBiology (biological sciences) lives at the leading edge of science, using the latest technology to explore molecular medicine, ecology and the environment, genetic regulation of plant and animal development, microbial physiology and cell dynamics and motility.
THE MARQUETTE ADVANTAGE
DO SOMETHING RARE. All Marquette biological sciences majors take at least three courses taught entirely in the lab by a professor, not teaching assistants - an opportunity few national research universities provide their undergraduates.
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CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. You have the opportunity to work as an undergraduate in a research lab - where you work on your own projects - under the guidance of your faculty mentor. And you can also present your findings at regional or national conferences.
TAILOR ELECTIVES TO YOUR GOALS. One of the strengths of this major is its flexibility. Concentrate on the body by taking courses from molecular biology to system physiology, or take a different approach by studying ecology, plant biology and microbiology.
BIOLOGY FOR THE PROFESSIONS. This second major is for students in the College of Education who want to teach high school biology. It's designed for middle and secondary school teaching.
HOW WILL YOU SPEND YOUR SUMMER VACATION? How about a research experience for undergraduates? Marquette offers a 10-week summer program where you can do exciting research - in areas such as microbiology, developmental biology, cell biology, molecular biology, plant biology, neurobiology and vertebrate physiology - and get paid handsomely for it.
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Suggested curriculum
Your major courses blue.
Freshman
- General Biology I & II
- Calculus
- Rhetoric and Composition I & II
- Individual and Social Behavior Elective
- Foreign Language I & II
- General Chemistry I & II
Sophomore
- Cell Biology
- Genetics
- Biological Sciences Lab Course
- Growth of Western Civilization I or II
- Introduction to Theology
- Literature Elective
- Philosophy of Human Nature
- Organic Chemistry I & II
- Literature Elective
- Math or Computer Science Elective
Junior
- Biological Sciences Lab Course
Two Biological Sciences Electives - Diverse Cultures Elective
- Theory of Ethics
- General Physics I & II or General Physics with Calculus I & II
- Gowth of Western Civ. I or II or Social-behavioral Science Elective
- Electives
Senior
- Biological Sciences Lab Course
- Three Biological Sciences Electives
- Theology Electives
- Philosophy Elective
- Electives
WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT
Of our graduates who pursue further education, about 20 percent go to medical school (page 130) and some pursue careers as dentists and physician assistants. Others go on to earn master’s or doctoral degrees in biological research. Those who work typically join firms engaged in food and drug research, biotechnology, environmental protection and forensic medicine.
Recent employers and schools for our graduates include:
- Abbott Laboratories
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- MIT
- Northwestern
- University of Chicago
- University of Minnesota
- University of Wisconsin Medical School
- USDA Forest Products Laboratory
- Washington University (St. Louis)
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