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Biology and Geology

Biology professor and students collecting samples in nets in a stream in the Metroparks

Department of Biology and Geology
Life and Earth Science Building
(440) 826-2262

                                                           
 
Hear biology major Joe Ropelewski talk about great guest speakers
... more from Joe

Biology major Deric Budendorf and
his newly published novel, "Quentel"

Wildlife…wild about studying life.
Hands-on learning…learning about hands.

Whichever interests you, biology is a multi-faceted program focusing on the study of life processes and living organisms (human, plant, animal and aquatic).  

Interactive
From the nearby Metroparks and Cleveland Zoo to Iceland and beyond, you can be in the neighborhood and across the world. You’ll learn with your hands, contemplate with your mind and stretch your imagination by taking the complex and applying it to the real world through independent research studies, field experiences and internships.

Results-driven
Small class sizes, individual attention and faculty mentoring make B-W’s biology program ideal for career preparation and/or medical, professional or graduate school. Student successes include presenting at conferences, having papers published and earning coveted national summer research positions.

Greenhouse, gross anatomy and more
Infusing plant cells, inspecting human cadavers and identifying bacteria, you can do research alongside your professors.  Starting at the freshman level, you’ll have hands-on access at nine biology labs:

•botany/plant  •genetics/molecular biology 
•scanning electron microscopy •histology 
•ecology/evolution •physiology
•microbiology/immunology •anatomy
•zoology/invertebrate

View the department’s greenhouse and see our plant collection, which was beautifully compiled by Katherine McConnell, B-W '04.   (Note: This will open in a new window.)

Versatile Field
A bachelor’s degree in biology can be a stepping-stone to post graduate education or can lead directly to a career.  Biology-related opportunities include: 

•aquatic biologist  •pharmaceutical sales
•pharmacist  •physician
•dentist •teacher 
•ecologist  •forensic scientist
•nurse  •medical technologist
•geneticist •wildlife biologist
•naturalist •veterinarian


The Department of Biology and Geology offers biology as a major and minor.  Geology is offered as a minor.

B-W’s neuroscience program unifies several disciplines, including biology.