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Biology BS

Program Goals

We strive to offer our students an educational experience that encompasses the theoretical, quantitative, and applied aspects of the biological sciences. We provide students with intensive practical laboratory and field experiences and advanced elective options that prepare them to successfully enter the workforce or pursue advanced degrees. Biology at Temple University is broadly based, with faculty interested in biological problems at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and population levels.

Learning Objectives

After completing this program, students should:

have a thorough understanding of the principal levels of organization of living organisms.

Molecular Structure
Cellular Structure
Tissue Organization
Organ integration
Organism interaction
Ecosystems and Sustainability

have an understanding of the biochemical and biophysical principles that underlie living organisms.

Physical Interactions
Chemical Bonds
Molecular Interaction
Polymerization
Emergent Properties of Supramolecular Organization

understand the principles that govern interaction between and within cells, tissues and organisms.

Neural systems
Immune system
Signaling systems

understand the major principals of the discipline, i.e, proliferation, generation of diversity, evolution by natural selection.
be able to critically evaluate experimental data.
develop familiarity with laboratory procedures.

knowing how to use a microscope, spectrophotometer, pH meter etc.
making stock solutions
running gels
computer models
making measurements
constructing informative graphs.

be able to communicate using oral, written, or electronic media, and understand attribution and acknowledgement of sources.

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