Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology (MCD) Major

Students who successfully complete the MCD major will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of how biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology are used to elucidate both the function of cells and their organization into tissues.
• Recognize that biology has a basis in chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
• Describe how scientific method is used to explain natural phenomena.
• Use effective oral and written language skills to communicate scientific data and ideas.
• Understand safe laboratory practices and perform basic molecular biology techniques.
• Generate hypotheses, evaluate data, and design experiments to investigate a scientific problem.  
• Present advanced knowledge in the specialized fields of molecular and cell biology.

Human Biology Major

Students who successfully complete the Human Biology major will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of how biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology are used to elucidate both the function of cells and their organization into tissues.
• Recognize that biology has a basis in chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
• Describe how scientific method is used to explain natural phenomena.
• Use effective oral and written language skills to communicate scientific data and ideas.
• Understand safe laboratory practices, perform basic molecular biology techniques, generate hypotheses, and evaluate data.
• Achieve fluency in Spanish and an understanding of how cultural differences can affect health care delivery.
• Refine a career-related and/or postgraduate goal through internship experience.
• Present advanced knowledge in the specialized field of human physiology.

Biology Major

Students who successfully complete the Biology major will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of how biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology are used to elucidate both the function of cells and their organization into tissues.
• Recognize that biology has a basis in chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
• Describe how scientific method is used to explain natural phenomena.
• Use effective oral and written language skills to communicate scientific data and ideas.
• Understand safe laboratory practices and perform basic molecular biology techniques.
• Generate hypotheses, evaluate data, and design experiments to investigate a scientific problem.
• Present broad knowledge in biochemistry, genetics, evolutionary biology, cell biology, developmental biology, physiology, and ecology.

Neuroscience Major

Students who successfully complete the Neuroscience major will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of how biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology are used to elucidate both the function of cells and their organization into tissues.
• Recognize that biology has a basis in chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
• Describe how scientific method is used to explain natural phenomena.
• Use effective oral and written language skills to communicate scientific data and ideas.
• Understand safe laboratory practices and perform basic molecular biology techniques.
• Generate hypotheses, evaluate data, and design experiments to investigate a scientific problem.
• Present advanced knowledge in the specialized field of neuroscience.