undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College
undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College
undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College
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INTRODUCTION<br />
BIOLOGY<br />
The Biology curriculum provides a broad base of knowledge of biology while improving the creative, critical,<br />
and communicative abilities of students. Biology, the study of life, is intriguing to students on a fundamental<br />
level, because it is essentially the study of themselves, their bodies, and the living world around them. The<br />
Biology faculty works with their majors to help them develop an understanding and working knowledge of the<br />
life phenomenon at subcellular through organismal levels. Within the major, a student may elect to emphasize<br />
human biology, field-oriented biology, or biochemical and microscopic aspects of life science.<br />
MISSION<br />
The Department of Biology provides students with the opportunity to explore, understand, and<br />
explain the unity, diversity, and complexity of life.<br />
GOALS<br />
The Department of Biology strives to<br />
1. provide opportunities for all students to understand the nature of science, to improve their<br />
scientific literacy, and to develop a greater knowledge of and appreciation for living<br />
systems.<br />
2. provide a broad-based biology curriculum for students who pursue degrees in Biology,<br />
providing them with the background needed for post-graduate study and the guidance to inform<br />
their choices.<br />
3. provide a supportive and nurturing environment for faculty in which they can develop teaching<br />
expertise as well as engage in discipline-specific research and scholarship.<br />
4. provide collaboration opportunities for student-faculty research, including the necessary<br />
equipment, space, and funding.<br />
5. provide opportunities for students to develop their abilities in critical and creative thinking and<br />
effective communication.<br />
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR THE MAJOR<br />
The Department of Biology offers a curriculum that will provide the basis for all students majoring<br />
in Biology to be able to:<br />
1. demonstrate knowledge in major fields of biology.<br />
2. demonstrate effective communication skills, using both written and oral formats.<br />
3. demonstrate critical and analytical thinking and the ability to creatively address issues in the biological<br />
sciences.<br />
4. demonstrate competency in reading primary literature in the biological sciences.<br />
5. demonstrate mastery of basic laboratory and field skills and techniques.<br />
6. apply the scientific method to answer questions in the biological sciences.<br />
7. effectively collect and analyze data and to creatively solve problems in the biological sciences.<br />
8. work collectively and collaboratively on group projects in the biological sciences.<br />
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