Biology majors don’t just learn facts about living things, they learn how to be scientists. This means they can often be found in the lab, actively engaged in research with faculty. Students have exciting opportunities for internships and research at world-class Chicago institutions like the Field Museum, Chicago Botanic Garden, Shedd Aquarium, and Rosalind Franklin University of Medical Sciences. Biology students are well-trained by hypothesis-driven coursework. While a major or minor in biology is great preparation for postgraduate training in academic research or the health professions, our students also become competitive graduates and professionals in industry and fields like environmental policy, education and museum administration.
Department News
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On February 11, Vidya Babu, a junior from Illinois Math and Science Academy, became the First Place winner of the 2017 Chicago Brain Bee that took place at Lake Forest College. She will represent the Chicago region at the USA World Bee on March 17 (2017) in Washington, D.C. -
Associate Professor of Biology Sean Menke was interviewed by WBBM Newsradio about urban ant communities. -
Notes from Abroad is a new feature on the Off-Campus Programs website, in which we highlight small snippets of a student’s experience. This week’s feature is from Yvette Ramirez’18 a Biology major and Chinese minor currently studying abroad with ACM in Costa Rica.
Biology grads have fulfilling careers, such as…
- Physician scientist in child neurology
- Soil conservationist
- Public health worker in cancer research
- Toxicologist for Environmental Protection Agency
- Nurse practitioner in women’s health
- Forensic entomologist
- Physical therapist in sports medicine
- Ethnobotanist
- Veterinarian
- Biotechnologist at a pharmaceutical company