The program provides the necessary preparation to students who wish to pursue graduate training in biology, medicine, or veterinary science. Graduates who have been trained in the analytical and investigative techniques of the biological sciences, are ready to embark on promising careers in government, industry, and biomedical sciences. In addition, Medaille's B.S. Program in Biology builds on the strengths of and is designed to offer an upper division complement to the College's highly successful Veterinary Technology Program. The curriculum is designed to allow students to explore in depth the analytical procedures and principle tenets of thought in biological science. A choice of electives from courses that include immunology, animal behavior, advanced vertebrate physiology, herpetology, ichthyology, ornithology, mammalogy, organic evolution, and developmental biology.
Students also take courses in general and organic chemistry, biochemistry, and mathematics.
The design of the Biology curriculum is such that graduates of Medaille's A.S. Degree Program in Veterinary Technology may transfer into the B.S. in Biology degree program without losing any credits. In addition, graduates may transfer credits into the program from science programs of two-year colleges in the Western New York region. Medaille's Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree programs in Psychology provide a comprehensive introduction to the many concepts, methods, and theories important to the field. Related coursework includes child development, adolescence, social psychology, health psychology, psychology of adulthood, neuroscience, abnormal human behavior, research, and psychology relating to business. Medaille's Bachelor of Arts program in Psychology provides a strong preparation for students who desire to continue with graduate work in psychology, or who desire to continue graduate study in fields such as business, human services, or law.