Biological Sciences - DePaul University

Biological Sciences from DePaul University is a Campus Bachelor Biology degree that prepares you for a Science career. The Department of Biological Sciences provides programs for both biology majors and non-majors. For its majors, the department offers six different concentrations, briefly described below. These concentrations provide a core program consisting of six to seven lecture/laboratory courses. Beyond the core program, the concentrations allow the students to have a moderate degree of specialization in any one of several areas. It also provides a number of opportunities for learning outside the classroom, including a program of seminars, internships and opportunities for research with, or under the direction of, a member of the faculty. Typically students enter the program under the General Concentration, and choose their concentration of interest after they have completed the first year of General Biology. The General concentration is also available to all Biology majors who want an overall degree in Biology without a specific concentration, or students who started off in a different concentration and changed their mind about whether they want to continue in it.The General Concentration can also provide a means by which students can select electives in their own area of interest. Students who intend to enter medicine or a wide range of other health-related professions such as dentistry, veterinary medicine, physical therapy, pharmacy, or optometry may find it most appropriate to select the Pre-Health Concentration. The Pre-health science curriculum includes core classes that will prepare students for application to health profession training after graduation from DePaul. It will also expose students to the breadth of fields within biology while allowing them to select from courses with a human biology focus. In addition, the department is working with other science departments at DePaul to provide health advising, and has a specialized pre-medical advisor. The Neuroscience concentration at DePaul will provide students majoring in either Biology or Psychology the opportunity to design a curriculum that will prepare them for a career or future study in Neuroscience.In addition to a core curriculum with the major the concentration will also provide recommendations for courses within the LA&S learning domains that relate to Neuroscience. For students more interested in the fields of ecology or evolution, the department has a designated Ecology-Evolutionconcentration, allowing a degree of specialization in these disciplines building on the first year sequence. Courses focus on understanding the relationships between organisms and the natural environment as well as how those relationships change or have changed over time. This concentration is appropriate for students with an interest in ecology, evolution, animal behavior, developmental biology, paleontology or organismal biology . The Cell and Molecular Biologyconcentration curriculum is designed for those students who wish to focus on the structure and function of living organisms at the cellular and molecular level. It is designed to expose biology students to recent advances in the field of Cell and Molecular Biology and acquire relevant technical skills in the field. Students interested in the more technological side of modern biosciences can follow the Biotechnology concentration. This concentration allows students to pursue a more focused course of study in those areas most relevant to Biotechnology. Students in the Biotechnology option take a core course in Principles of Biotechnology, as well as courses in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Immunobiology. This concentration may be particularly suited for students whose interests include areas such as microbiology, bioethics, agriculture, environmental biology , forensic sciences, health, and medicine. View more details on DePaul University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Biology courses.