Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
Hampton University
Key Information
Campus location
Hampton, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 26,198
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Request info
Scholarships
Explore scholarship opportunities to help fund your studies
Introduction
The Department of Biological Sciences of Hampton University offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences. The principal objective of our program is to incorporate the instructional and research expertise of our faculty to provide a scholarly atmosphere where students are exposed to a variety of ways to define, analyze, question, and solve scientific research problems. Our curriculum provides fundamental and advanced interdisciplinary academic and professional enrichment for students who aspire to pursue careers in molecular, genetic, microbial, botanical, ecological, and organismal research, as well as those with an interest in medical and health-related professional careers.
Research opportunities
The Department of Biological Sciences emphasizes faculty and student research. The field of biological sciences is expanding at an unprecedented rate; data acquisition, analysis, and scientific design enable faculty and students to directly contribute to the realm of scientific knowledge and technologies. As such, the Department of Biological Sciences offers opportunities to develop research training in areas including Pre-Medical Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Integrative Organismal biology. The department houses a 16-station ultra-modern interdisciplinary research laboratory funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute; a bioinformatics laboratory funded through the W.M. Keck Foundation and a cancer research laboratory established through partnerships between the Department of Biological Sciences of Hampton University and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. The Ecological Society of America funds the Native Plant Butterfly Garden, which contains more than 100 perennial plants native to southeastern Virginia that serves as an educational vehicle for botanical and entomological courses offered in the Department as well as an environmental teaching tool for preschool children in the Child Development Center.
Program Outcome
- To academically prepare scholars who aim to become professional biologists and health-related professionals;
- To provide students with an awareness and understanding of the fundamental importance of the biological sciences;
- To establish efficient research skills in our students by providing research environments conducive to analytical and creative thinking;
- To coordinate and foster external experiences in environments such as national laboratories and private industry;
- To produce students with critical thinking proficiency to facilitate success in doctoral and professional programs;
- To provide academic and professional experiences that will be significant and relevant upon graduation from Hampton University.
Facilities
Curriculum
The Department of Biological Sciences at Hampton University offers an academic program in which students develop competence in analytical techniques, investigative design, and effective communication appropriate to the discipline of biological sciences. Students acquire the ability to recognize and formulate effective responses to moral and ethical scientific issues and current trends in the biological sciences. Our curriculum promotes the opportunity to develop a collective understanding and appreciation of Cellular signaling and molecular biology; developmental, organismal, and microbial biology; ecology, evolution, and population biology; genetic and bioinformatic analyses.
Pre-Med Biology
Freshman Year
First Semester
- BIO 105
- BIO 110
- ENG 101
- CHEM 201
- MATH 117
- UNV 101
Second Semester
- BIO 106
- HEA 200 or 2PE
- ENG 102
- CHE 202
- MTH 130
Sophomore Year
First Semester
- BIO 305
- CHE 301
- COM 103
- HUM 201
- SOC 205
Second Semester
- BIO 304
- BIO 203
- CHE 302
- HIS 106
- HUM Elective
- PSY 203
Junior Year
First Semester
- BIO 415
- CHE 303
- PHY 201
- PHY 215
- Statistics
Second Semester
- BIO 311
- BIO 425
- BIO 336
- PHY 202
- PHY 216
Senior Year
First Semester
- BIO 408
- BIO ELECTIVE
- BIO ELECTIVE
- BIO 513
Second Semester
- BIO 407
- BIO 413
- BIO ELECTIVE
- FREE ELECTIVE
- BIO 510
- BIO ELECTIVE