Biology

The biology degree at Clayton State University is designed to be flexible to help you meet your career goals.

• Prepares students for a variety of biology careers in industry, government, nonprofit, and academia.
• Opportunities for undergraduate research and internships directly with faculty or local industry/government.
• Flexible curriculum that can be tailored to your goals
• Faculty expertise in a variety of biology fields
• Fully equipped laboratories with cutting edge instrumentation for skill building and experience relevant for your career goals.
• Minors available in environmental science, forensics, chemistry, and physics to tailor your degree.

Program Outcomes

• Identify and/or describe the biological core concepts: evolution; structure and function; information flow, exchange, and storage; pathways and transformations of energy and matter; and systems.
• Formulate hypotheses and collect, evaluate, and interpret scientific data to solve problems in biological science and supporting fields.
• Apply quantitative reasoning, modeling and simulations, and laboratory skills to answer questions in the biological sciences.
• Relate knowledge of the other sciences, including computer and social sciences, to biological concepts and skills.
• Effectively communicate scientific ideas to others inside and outside of the biology discipline.
• Identify and describe the impact of biological science on the environment and society.
• Collaborate with other students inside and outside of the biology discipline.

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