The Department of Biology is an important basic science department of Boston College, with perfect biological experiment teaching facilities and a complete progressive talent training system from undergraduate basic biology to advanced biological research. It has always been the preferred basic major choice for a large number of overseas students who plan to continue their studies in clinical medicine, biomedical research and public health-related majors in the future.
The undergraduate courses focus on laying a solid foundation in basic biology knowledge, covering cell biology, molecular biology, organism physiology, ecological environment biology and other core contents. The course pays attention to the combination of classroom theoretical explanation and laboratory experimental operation, requiring students to master standard biological experiment operation specifications and data recording and analysis methods.
The postgraduate stage of the department is divided into many refined research directions such as biomedical research, ecological biology and microbial research. Teachers have long been engaged in frontier research in the field of life sciences, and can guide students to carry out targeted academic research according to their future study and career planning. The department maintains long-term cooperative research relations with many local medical research institutions and biological science laboratories in Boston, providing students with rich scientific research practice resources. For overseas students who take pre-medical preparatory routes, studying biology here can lay a very solid professional foundation for subsequent medical major application and study.
Department of Biology Website(https://www.bc.edu/morrissey/departments/biology)
