A Biology Major with a Health and Medical Sciences Emphasis will be available August 1, 2000. Specialized majors in Cytotechnology and Medical Technology are also available. A new Biotechnology Emphasis leads to a double major in Biology and Chemistry. A Health and Medical Sciences Emphasis will be available August 1, 2000. All of MSUM's biology faculty have Ph.D.s, and their areas of expertise include a number of specializations.
Faculty members are active in biological research and professional development.
The biology department occupies a building devoted exclusively to the biological sciences, and all of the equipment is available for undergraduate students. A new science laboratory building is in the planning stage. Students have access to the Regional Science Center, a 220-acre outdoor science classroom, to conduct research, study, teach, or intern. The Center is a landscape of woodland and prairie along the Buffalo River. D. program at Vanderbilt University.