Biology Education, B.A.
The curriculum leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Biology Education (BIOE) degree at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) couples the coursework required for the regular Biology B.A. degree with additional courses necessary and recommended for certification to teach biology at the secondary level.
Duration
4 years
Starting Date
August
Tuition Fee
$29,370 per year
Location
Baltimore, MD, United States
About the program
Students completing this Biology Education (BIOE) degree at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) will have a strong foundation in the biological sciences and will be capable of working in a range of technical positions in addition to secondary education.
With more than 30 tenured and tenure-track faculty members and lecturers, UMBC’s Department of Biological Sciences is one of the university’s largest academic departments encompassing a wide breadth of research and teaching. Research faculty in the Biological Sciences focus on:
- Cell Biology
- Computational Biology
- Developmental Biology & Immunology
- Evolutionary Biology
- Molecular Biology & Genetics
- Neuroscience
- Plant Biology
The department offers a full complement of baccalaureate and graduate programs leading to B.A., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, which are recognized for their emphasis on research, scientific approach, faculty contact, and extensive laboratory offerings. These programs serve to train a broad spectrum of future biologists and researchers, and to prepare students for graduate and professional schools.
Courses Included
- Foundations of Biology: Cells, Energy & Organisms
- Foundations of Biology: Ecology & Evolution
- Molecular and General Genetics
- Cell Biology
- Experimental Biology Laboratory
- Molecular and general genetics Laboratory
- Animal Physiology
- Ethics and Integrity in Scientific Research
- Principles of Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Elementary Calculus or Calculus and Analytical Geometry
- Basic Physics
- Statistics with Applications in the Biological Sciences
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