Core Biology Requirements

Core Science and Math

Concentration Specific Requirements

Concentration Specific Electives (14 Credits)

Graduates of the MCB Concentration will be able to:

1. Describe of the nature of science and knowledge of the factual and theoretical bases of biology, including mechanisms on the molecular and cellular levels.
2. Differentiate the components of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
3. Relate the structure, interaction and regulation of organic molecules to essential functions and metabolic processes and pathways of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the structures and functions of and relationships among informational and cell signaling molecules, including their roles in cell division, inheritance, gene expression, phenotype and cell death.
5. Analyze interactions between and among molecules, molecular systems and assemblages, cells and cellular systems, and multicellular entities essential to systems biology.
6. Relate scientific concepts to contemporary issues such as disease processes, inherited disorders, drug resistance, and recombinant DNA and transgenic organisms.
7. Demonstrate understanding of scientific inquiry and explain how scientific knowledge is acquired and validated.
8. Apply quantitative knowledge and reasoning to describe or explain phenomena in the natural world.
9. Compose written and/or oral presentations utilizing scientific information. 
10. Develop research methods employing up-to-date scientific tools to study molecular and cellular biology.