Biology Program
Tending to the plants in the departmental green house on the 2nd floor of Parkinson Hall
For information on departmental scholarships, click here.
Biology degrees available
MUW offers majors in Biology (B.A. and B.S.) and Biology with Teacher Certification. It also offers minors in Biology.
Overview
The biological sciences offer a broad range of coursework and opportunities to students. The Biology major starts with a collection of central biology courses. Students then can branch out or focus their studies through the wide variety of advanced biology courses offered. Courses are offered on plants, animals, ecology, physiology, anatomy, cell biology, molecular biology, and evolution.
Graduates
MUW graduates in Biology are well prepared for the next step in their academic and/or professional lives. Students continue on to graduate school, industry positions, teaching positions, and professional programs. MUW offers all the pre-requisite coursework required for admission to professional programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, and veterinary medicine and has academic advisors who are knowledgeable about admissions requirements of these programs.
Undergraduate Student Research
Many students complete a faculty/student research project or internship either at MUW or at another institution during the summer. Here at MUW, Dr. Lauren Brandon, Dr. Ghanshyam Heda, and Dr. Ross Whitwam have all been awarded multi-year grants from the National Institutes of Health which have allowed them to establish well equipped laboratories for microbiology, cell biology, molecular biology, and genomics research in Parkinson Hall. Dr. Brandon, Dr. Heda, Dr. Whitwam, and other departmental faculty have several students involved in their research efforts at any point in time. The grant funds have allowed for the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment, faculty release time, stipends for student researchers, and student travel to professional meetings. To learn more about undergraduate research experiences, click on the Departmental Activities link at the top of the page.
Department of Sciences and Mathematics
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Columbus, MS 39701
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Dr. Lauren Brandon demonstrates a new protocol to some of her undergraduate research interns.
