生物学部门致力于通过萌芽的生命科学家严格的科学推理来培养批判性地检查信息和发现新知识的能力。生物系的研究生课程是为准备在生物学领域中需要高级培训的职业或教学专业人士准备的。动手研究培训是我们计划和课程的基础。您获得的研究和课程工作将强调生物学研究的综合性质。我们的大多数研究生学位课程都提供论文和非论文选项。我们强烈鼓励学生完成论文研究。硕士学位论文是在研究生学习期间进行的深入而原始的研究项目。通常，学生会在老师的指导下，在几个学期的时间内进行这些项目。所有学生都应考虑“论文选题”，因为准雇主和继续进修课程
The Department of Biology provides undergraduate and graduate programs covering the breadth of biology. Course work ranges from introductory biology to specialized courses in broad disciplines of biology. The department has grouped courses into concentrations to help advise students of appropriate programs of study in various biology disciplines. Each concentration provides a breadth of background in basic biological concepts as well as depth in the specific discipline. A student interested in pursuing an advanced degree in any of these programs must meet the general requirements as outlined as well as any additional requirements specified by the major field of study.