Biology is the science of life.
Humans share life on Earth with some ten million other living forms, all of which belong to one complex and fragile ecosystem. The study of biology prepares the student to understand this complex ecosystem and our interactions with it. Biology is for those who are curious about living things and wish to learn scientific methods for observing and evaluating life processes. The student may eventually be involved in social and political decisions requiring biological understanding, as well as furthering scientific knowledge through occupations dealing with biological research, natural resource management, agriculture, human health, education and other endeavors. Undergraduate training in biology is good preparation for advanced study in subdisciplines of biology such as medicine, environmental science, physiology, microbiology, molecular biology, aquatic biology, conservation biology, ecology, animal behavior, and other areas of zoology and botany.