Undergraduate
Biology B.S.
BIOLOGY B.S. (CIP26.0101)
Offered at all 3 campuses to completion
The Bachelor of Science in Biology provides a broad, robust foundation in the biological
sciences. It prepares students for graduate programs in biology (e.g. zoology, botany,
conservation biology, microbiology, marine biology, ecology and evolution), as well
as professional degrees in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and pharmacology,
or biology careers with industry and government agencies. The program emphasizes the
development of critical thinking and communication skills, as well as competency in
experimental design, data analysis and methodology for lab and field research.
A wide range of skill-building opportunities are available to students through undergraduate research, internships, study abroad, service learning, and field courses. This program also allows students the option to concentrate in one of four subdisciplines of biology: Animal Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Medical Biology, and Plant Biology.
Ecology and Evolution
This concentration is intended to serve students interested in ecology, environmental management and consulting, restoration, and natural resources management, environmental justice, museum conservators, as well as other biological and professional careers.
Plant Biology
The plant biology concentration is intended to provide students with a firm foundation in the principles of biology, with special emphasis on the form and function, ecology and evolution, and diversity of plants. This concentration is intended to serve students interested in careers or graduate studies in the plant sciences.
Animal Biology
The animal biology concentration is intended to provide students with a firm foundation in the principles of biology, with special emphasis on the form and function, ecology and evolution, and diversity of animals. This concentration is intended to serve students interested in veterinary medicine, wildlife management, careers working in a zoo or aquarium, as well as other biological and professional careers.
Medical Biology
The medical biology concentration has a pre-professional focus and is intended to prepare students for careers in medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, veterinary medicine, physical therapy and nursing.
Questions about this major? Please contact an advisor or faculty member
| Advising Contact/ Link | |
| Biology Advisor Tampa campus |
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| Biology Advisor St. Petersburg campus Megan Porath |
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| Biology Advising Sarasota- Manatee campus |
| Faculty Contact | |
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| Faculty member Tampa campus Dr. Chris Osovitz |
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| Faculty member St. Petersburg campus Dr. Deby Cassill |
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| Chair of Integrative Biology Tampa campus Dr. Stephen Deban |
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| Campus Chair of Integrative Biology St. Petersburgh campus Dr. Melanie Riedinger-Whitmore |