2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 11, 2025  
2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Biology Ecological Science Major


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Program Learning Goals. Upon completion of the program: students will be able to:

1: Communicate effectively as a biologist. Students will demonstrate written (general and discipline-specific) and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate via figures and tables.

2: Demonstrate Content Knowledge. Students will demonstrate that they have acquired knowledge and understanding of subject matter introduced in the foundational courses and built upon in subsequent courses relevant to their intended career field or field of graduate study. Major-specific subject matter is delineated as follows: Ecological Science: genetics, organismal biology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology

3: Demonstrate Critical Thinking.  Students will demonstrate that they have acquired the analytical skills that will allow them to derive thoughtful solutions to biological problems.  Students will demonstrate their abilities to design experiments, obtain meaningful data, and interpret those data appropriately to arrive at meaningful conclusions.

4: Articulate an interaction of Christian beliefs and biology. Students will be able to articulate their current worldview integrating Christian theology with biology.

 

Total credits required: 50


Field experience:


All Biology Ecological Science majors are required to complete at least one field experience. This requirement can be met in one of two ways:

Option 1: Completion of a pre-approved Au Sable or other experiential ecology course.

Option 2: Complete an approved summer field research or professional employment experience. Submission of a form requesting approval of a summer experience must be submitted to the department chair at least 60 days prior to the initiation of the experience. Experiences will not be approved retroactively.

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