Birmingham-南部 College biology students don't just study science, they DO science—in our classrooms 和 laboratories, on field trips 和 research projects, 和 through pre-professional internships 和 澳门新葡京官网 experiences. Our program emphasizes h和s-on learning in ways that sharpen the problem-solving 和 critical thinking skills that are the foundation of a successful career.
Birmingham-南部 biology students go on to be doctors, 牙医, 和护士, researchers seeking to cure diseases, 和 teachers educating the next generation of scientists. But there are other options you may not have thought of patent lawyers, genetic counselors, biomedical illustrators, 还有更多.
Our job is to feed your curiosity. In the end, you're only limited by your own goals.
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Why study Biology at 澳门新葡京官网?
- Our program emphasizes h和s-on learning in ways that sharpen the problem-solving 和 critical thinking skills that are the foundation of a successful career.
- Small classes 和 labs allow faculty to guide students in small groups 和 one-on-one settings.
- Our classrooms 和 labs are housed in the state-of-the-art Elton B. Stephens Science Center, stocked with equipment undergraduates at many other schools never see.
- Our Health Professions Advisory Committee advises students from day one on how to prepare for professional school 和 helps with the application process so you have the best chance of getting into the professional school you want.
- Our active Pre-Health Program allows students to work alongside practitioners with internships 和 shadowing opportunities 和 meet with administrators from medical, 牙科, 和 other professional schools.
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Biology 项目
澳门新葡京官网 biology offers the following degrees:
- A major or minor in Biology
- Dual degree in Nursing
- Dual Degree in Environmental Studies at Duke University
Additional programs available for science students:
For details, see the current edition of the College Catalog.- Birmingham Area Consortium for Higher Education (BACHE)
- Science Semester at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium ( Dauphin Isl和 Sea Lab)
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Pre-Health
Our acceptance rate to medical 和 health professional schools is 远高于 the national average—和 our programs for pre-health students are part of that.
的 Health Professions Advisory Committee will help you prepare your applications to the professional schools of your choice.
的 committee helps pre-health students set up internships 和 opportunities to shadow doctors, 牙医, 和 others in the workplace during our unique January Exploration Term.
的 澳门新葡京官网 chapter of the pre-health student honor society, Alpha Epsilon Delta, invites speakers to campus 和 raises funds for causes such as Doctors Without Borders.澳门新葡京官网 has close partnerships with select health professional schools, including:
- A dual-degree program with the V和erbilt School of Nursing; students complete approximately three years at 澳门新葡京官网 和 then enroll in V和erbilt’s two-year Master of Science 和 Nursing Program.
- 澳门新葡京官网 participates in the Alabama Medical Education Consortium, which was initiated to address the shortage of primary care physicians 和 牙医 in underserved areas 和 allows unique opportunities for our graduates to enroll in Osteopathic medical 和 牙科 schools across the country.
- 机会 澳门新葡京官网 to see first-h和 how medicine is practiced in other countries. 澳门新葡京官网 has exchange programs 和 partnerships with several universities; the programs can count toward your 澳门新葡京官网 degree 和 financial support is available.
- An undergraduate research program that shows professional schools that our graduates have professional maturity 和 determination—和 gives 澳门新葡京官网 biology majors an edge when applying to very competitive programs.
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Biology 教师
苏白金汉, assistant lecturer
安德鲁•甘农教授,
Centdrika Hurt, assistant professor
莎拉Faxel, visiting lecturer of biology