• In this program, students will gain a broad-based education in biology, building a strong foundation for a number of career paths. 
  • Students will thrive in MSU’s supportive learning community, where they are likely to find mentors among their faculty and graduate students.   
  • MSU’s program is uniquely encouraging undergraduate research, and many of its majors publish or showcase their research. 
  • Students have the option of tailoring their curriculum toward their strengths and goals by choosing a track option.
  • In this track, students will learn:
    • How life forms interact to create an ecosystem
    • Factors that influence, promote, or disrupt the development of communities
    • How to conduct effective research as students engage in fieldwork experiences
    • Learning outcomes:
      • Students will be able to describe living systems, including their nature, organization and evolution
      • Students will be able to apply methods of scientific inquiry in biology
      • Students will be able to describe how human activities affect the living world and the physical environment 
      • Students will be able to describe the flow of energy and matter within and among organisms
      • Students will be able to explain the historical context of biological discoveries
      • Students will be able to evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science
      • Students will be able to evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method
      • Students will be able to practice safety and proper techniques in the laboratory
      • Students will be able to write accurately and clearly about biology topics
      • Students will be able to explain why science is an integral activity for addressing social and environmental problems 
      • Students will be able to explain how resource limitation influences populations