What Can You Do with a Major in Biology
Chapter One
Majoring in Biology
There is probably no area of specialization in today's world undergoing
more change than the field of biology. Dramatic progress
has revolutionized the science, and approaches using mathematics,
chemistry, physics, and technology have led to extraordinary changes in
the method of teaching biology. As a result, you will see wide disparity
in the curricula at different schools, depending on the degree to which
the university is a world leader in research. There will almost always be
some kind of core curriculum essential to building a student's breadth
of knowledge in bio.
In this book we will focus on that core since the breadth of instruction
is so wide. And as new areas of exploration open new frontiers, not
every college will offer every specialty within biology. In some ways that
will make your choice of college harder and in some ways easier. If, for
example, you are an A student with an interest and work experience in,
for example, genetic engineering, your choices of curriculum will be
limited to those colleges offering opportunities for advanced research in
highly specialized fields. In contrast, if you are in high school and, like
most of your classmates, ... read full excerpt from What Can You Do with a Major in Biology? ebook
