The undergraduate biology curriculum at Towson University includes courses oriented toward majors in biology and related disciplines, pre-professional courses, and courses designed to serve as important elements in the liberal arts education of students with a variety of majors. The B.S. in Biology provides an exceptional foundation for students who plan to enter the workforce as biologists immediately following graduation or to study at the graduate/professional level. The biology major is designed to articulate smoothly with the backgrounds of secondary school graduates as well as transfer students from community colleges and other four-year institutions.
The Department is especially proud of our emphasis on undergraduate research, which our faculty feel is an essential component of training undergraduates in modern biology. In addition to research opportunities offered by individual faculty members, the Department offers several federally funded opportunities, especially an NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates program. As one colleague told us, "at our school, we just pay lip service to undergraduate research; at Towson, you actually do something about it!". For more information on undergraduate research opportunities and the Department return the homepage and browse the pages of our site.
Richard Seigel, Ph.D.
Biology Department Chair