WLC students exploring a local waterway

生物学专业

Your natural curiosity and awe at the complexities of life and God’s creations are right at home as a biology major at WLC.

Immersive learning in classrooms, labs, and beyond
  • Work side-by-side with professors in classes and reSearch to better understand organisms as seemingly simple as viruses, to the incredibly complex human body.
  • Value how soil and plants form the essential foundation of life on earth and how insects are critical components of ecosystems.
  • 操纵DNA, investigate how viruses like COVID-19 and bacteria infect, and learn how humans physically and immunologically combat mic抢劫es.
  • Assess the health of local waterways and engage in conservation reSearch in marine habitats.
  • Appreciate the beauty and intricacy of the human body using cutting-edge technology and human cadaver study.

From your very first introductory science classes you’ll have the opportunity to go beyond the book and learn by doing. This culminates in your senior reSearch project in which you design, execute and share your original reSearch ideas. Recent students have presented the results of their senior reSearch project at the National Conference for Undergraduate ReSearch and the Milwaukee-area Undergraduate Biological ReSearch Conference.

Your experience in the biology program, 和你的同学, 会很有趣吗, 当你毕业的时候, you’ll be ready for a professional and meaningful career.

Excel in a supporting and 培养环境

我们的生物专业 consistently scored above the national average compared to their peers at other American colleges and universities in the ETS major field test in biology and nearly 35% continue their education in graduate or professional school.

Participate in impressive undergraduate reSearch

The number of faculty-guided undergraduate reSearch projects is always growing.

You may be able to help faculty on reSearch projects like aquatic ecology in local and tropical watersheds, molecular genetics to engineer mic抢劫ial phosphate biosensors, heart development and non-embryonic stem cell biology, field and greenhouse soil science, subcelluar workings of bacteria to identify targets for new antibiotics, 植物发育遗传学, 以及传染病.

You may also have the opportunity to attend and present at national conferences, contribute to academic journals, and take part in academic competitions.

Work alongside expert faculty and enthusiastic reSearchers

Our students learn by working closely with faculty who are not only dedicated teachers, but also enthusiastic reSearchers. Like professors at many major reSearch universities, nearly all WLC faculty members in the biology department hold a doctorate degree and have made meaningful contributions to their field of expertise. But unlike these larger schools, you will never find yourself supervised by a teaching assistant.

Learning shouldn't be a spectator sport. 

Our students learn science by doing science.

You will develop close, personal relationships with your classmates and faculty. They want you to succeed academically as well as grow spiritually in a supportive, 培养环境. They'll engage you in experiential learning that extends far beyond a lecture hall.

Study in a premier academic hall filled with state-of-the-art labs and classrooms

Generac Hall is filled with state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms focused around STEM fields. This distinguished academic building houses four nursing labs, 人体解剖实验室, 生理实验室, 这项运动 & 运动科学实验室, the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer (NMR) Lab, a marine biology lab (with 500-gallon marine reef tank), 一个温室, 的Makerspace, 物理实验室, 还有生物和化学实验室, 在许多其他方面.

自己看吧! 安排你的 个人参观体验 and request a tour of our biology labs, or explore Generac Hall via our panoramic 360° immersive virtual tour.

计划行程

The Outstanding 生物学 Student Award

Each spring the biology department recognizes a junior or senior student who has demonstrated outstanding dedication and accomplishments above and beyond the expectations of students in the biology major.

生物咨询资源

与生物系联系

罗伯特轻木
罗伯特轻木 生物学 Dean, College of Health Sciences 414.443.8908 抢劫.balza@kkqja.com
汉娜巴特尔
汉娜巴特尔 生物学, 体育与运动科学 助理教授 414.443.8697 汉娜.bartels@kkqja.com
杰罗德·Erbe
杰罗德·Erbe 生物学 Dean, College of Arts and Sciences 414.443.8622 杰罗德·.erbe@kkqja.com
Allison菲利普斯
Allison菲利普斯 学生成功中心, 生物学 Dean of Student Success/教授 of 生物学 414.443.8517 埃里森.phillips@kkqja.com