HEALTH COMMUNITIES FLIGHT PATH
BIOLOGY
(BIO)
The Department of Biology at the University of Oregon offers expertise and research opportunities in a wide range of disciplines including cell and developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, marine biology and neuroscience. Our undergraduate curriculum provides an introductory overview in each of these areas and provides the opportunity for advanced training and specialization in particular areas through course work and research experience. Course work for the biology major provides an exceptional foundation for students who plan to pursue graduate programs in biomedicine and research, and jobs.
TOP FIVE
REASONS TO STUDY BIOLOGY
- Learn about dynamic human societies in the past.
- Examine past cultures in order to help understand the origins of our species.
- Understand the diversity of past human culture and behavior.
- Comprehend how, why, and when people came to inhabit the globe.
- Prepare yourself for a wide variety of career paths.
BIOLOGY
College of Arts and Sciences
541-346-5102
biology.uoregon.edu
WHERE CAN I GO?
- Biotechnology companies
- Clinics and hospitals
- Colleges and universities
- Industry and laboratories
- Inspection agencies and control boards
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Private research institutions
- Public health departments
- State and federal government agencies
- Zoos and aquariums
ALUMNI JOBS
- Biochemist
- Biology teacher
- Field biologist
- Foreign service officer
- Medical scribe
- Molecular biologist
- Nurse practitioner
- Ophthalmologist
- Physician
- Physician assistant
- Physical therapist
- Science journalist
COURSES YOU
MIGHT NEED
1ST YEAR
- CH 221-223 or CH 224H-226H;
- CH 227-229 or CH 237-239
2ND YEAR
- CH 221-223 or CH 224H-226H;
- CH 227-229 or CH 237-239
3RD YEAR
- CH 221-223 or CH 224H-226H;
- CH 227-229 or CH 237-239
4TH YEAR
- CH 221-223 or CH 224H-226H;
- CH 227-229 or CH 237-239
MAJOR CREDITS
Required 65-66
Electives 44
Total 109-110
CORE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
BS or BA Degree
Minimum = 180 credits
Core Education is approximately 71-83 credits depending on transfer credits and placement scores and requires courses in:
- Writing
- Math and/or CIS (BS) or Language (BA)
- US: Difference, Inequality, Agency
- Global Perspectives Areas of Inquiry in:
- Arts and Letters
- Social Science / Science
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
- Conservation
- Grant writing
- Information management
- Laboratory research
- Medicine and allied health practice
- Quantitative analysis
- Teaching, tutoring, and advising
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
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SPECIALIZED COURSES
- Animal behavior
- Cellular neuroscience
- Developmental neurobiology
- Field ecology
- Marine conservation biology
- Medical physiology
- Microbiology
- Molecular genetics
- Sensory physiology
ADD A MINOR OR CERTIFICATE
- Anthropology
- Biochemistry
- Business
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Environmental Science
- Global Health
- Japanese