Department of Biology
The Biology Department offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in biology. We offer a variety of undergraduate majors, specializations and minors. We support allied programs, such as nursing and clinical sciences, and we contribute to interdisciplinary programs, including biochemistry, environmental science, and neuroscience.
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Undergraduate Degree Programs
NMU's Department of Biology offers its students an array of hands-on learning opportunities in each of its undergraduate programs. Students engage in biology research through classwork and laboratories, research projects, and independent experiences with faculty mentors.
NMU Biology offers the following bachelor's degree programs:
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Graduate Degree Programs
The Department of Biology offers its students three different graduate degree programs, each providing a unique and immersive learning experience. The master's degrees available include:
"I traveled to the Monongahela National Forest last summer with a field crew from the Northern Museum of Zoology. We did small mammal trapping that led to my trapping of a rare rat in the area that we are currently publishing a paper on."
Cassidy Downing
Biology major, ecology concentration
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Biology News - Winter 2022
WELCOME! To what we hope will be a recurring NMU Biology Department newsletter. We are hoping that this newsletter will provide an avenue for us to keep our community of biologists up to date, and maybe show off a little about the awesome work being done by our students and staff.
Curriculum
Biology courses emphasize fundamental concepts of biology at the molecular, cellular, organismal, population and community levels. Our many laboratory and field courses provide students with first-hand experience in understanding biological concepts, thus furthering their understanding of life.
Research
The Biology Department is active in a variety of biological research programs led by our faculty. In many cases, both undergraduate and graduate students participate in this work. Students also get access to research opportunities through the numerous student organizations affiliated with the biology department.
