Biology Curriculum 

Modern biology encompasses an extraordinary range of disciplines, from molecular genetics at one end of the spectrum to global ecology at the other .  The biology curriculum at St. Thomas reflects this diversity, providing the breadth of experience that students need in their freshman and sophomore years with the depth that they value as juniors and seniors. Courses at all levels of the curriculum emphasize two fundamentals:  mastering the essential materials of each discipline and developing the intellectual skills needed to do science--asking the right questions and critically evaluating the results of these investigations.  As well as providing a broad-based liberal arts in the biological sciences, the biology program serves as an excellent basis for student planning careers in academia, agricultural and forest science, bioinformatics and genomic research, biotechnology, biomedical research, conservation biology, environmental science, forestry and wildlife management, medicine, dentistry, other health professions, and veterinary medicine.