Biology - Mount Mercy University

Biology from Mount Mercy University is a Campus Bachelor Biology degree that prepares you for a Science career. The Biology Progrm at Mount Mercy aims to deepen your appreciation for the life sciences and to increase concern for living things and their environment. Another goal is to help you develop the intellectual competence and the technical skills necessary in your chosen career. Our new introductory sequence of courses emphasize the interconnectedness of knowledge, analysis, and communication in science. Your education in biology will build upon a foundation that emphasizes fundamental principals, evolution of organisms, genetics, ecology, chemistry, mathematics, and statistics. Because diversity is encouraged, the department accommodates students who double major and/or minor in other fields. We support a wide variety of career goals, such as physician assistant, physical therapist, medical technologist, educator, lab technician, and students who hope to attend medical school or graduate school in biology-related fields. Laura Howell McCreeryWith the addition of our newest building, Basile Hall, you will have the opportunity to learn in new, state-of-the-art biology labs, as well as a new computer lab. You will have access to the lab 24-hours a day, as well as to current technology in the biology and chemistry laboratories. Our new tissue culture lab will be completed January 2011. We\\\'re proud of the success of our alumni, such as Laura Howell McCreery, pictured at left. Laura is the 2010 winner of the Excellence in Science Teaching Award for her outstanding work and innovation in science education. Many of our alumni go on to be leaders in their chosen field taking with them the knowledge, principles and values learned at Mount Mercy. View more details on Mount Mercy University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Biology courses.