Training as a scientist is a marketable skill in agriculture and aquaculture at the local level, and numerous fields at the national level. The curriculum provides a stepping stone to graduate or professional school through laboratory, field, research, and internship activities. The Biology program focuses on providing a quality science education, to train students with skills for the 21st century and beyond. Our current program emphasizes botany, ecology, and aquatic biology. We are working toward establishing a molecular biology research program for conducting genetic and cell biology research would benefit the program and university.
Senior projects are an important component in training scientists and science teachers.
Students develop projects in collaboration with a faculty mentor to conduct experiments. The projects are written in a scientific journal format to report the results. Students are encouraged to present their projects at the Mississippi Academy of Sciences meeting as a poster or talk. Students are encouraged to enroll in the Research Methods course before beginning their senior project.