The Biology Department is excited about the future and has taken a leadership role in developing an exciting, innovative curriculum. We feel that this approach is pedagogically sound when teaching the concepts and facts of modern biology. Having courses of an integrated nature helps to blur the lines between lecture and lab, and between facts and application.
Experiential courses consist of a stronger laboratory component with integrated lectures.
The general biology curriculum is also flexible in the requirements of our major. This flexibility allows students to individualize their curriculum to suit their academic and career goals. Finally, students are exposed to the discussion of ethical issues surrounding the practice and direction of biological research. The teaching atmosphere we develop should allow students to feel comfortable in making mistakes during the process of growing from student to biologist. It is, therefore, important for our curriculum to be flexible to serve a diverse student population, and to make appropriate connections between our students' course work and the world around them.