Biology

 Biology

is the natural science that studies life and living organisms, including their physical structure, chemical processes, molecular interactions, 

physiological mechanisms, development and evolution. Despite the complexity of the science, certain unifying concepts consolidate it into a single, coherent field.

 

Jobs for biological sciences majors

 

What can you do with a major in biology? Marquette's biology graduates have found success and leadership roles in:

    Academic and hospital research

    Biotechnology

    Dentistry

    Ecology

    Environmental science

    Food industries

    Forensic science

    Government agencies (FBI, FDA, DNR, NASA, USDA)

    Graduate school

    Law

    Medicine

    Nursing

    Pharmaceuticals

    Physical therapy

    Physician assistant

    Public health

    Science writing or journalism

    Veterinary medicine

    Wildlife management

 

Biology Biological Sciences Major

 

    Biochemistry.

    Biology.

    Chemistry.

    Genetics.

    Mathematics.

    Microbiology.

    Organic Chemistry.

    Physics.

    Botany.

    Zoology.

 

Students who study the biological sciences will be able to pursue many career avenues particularly within research, teaching, sales and in field 

work roles. Biology students will have a good base to move into medicine, and many go into research laboratories, or the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

 

"Biology" derives from the Ancient Greek words of βίος; romanized bíos meaning "life" and -λογία; romanized logía (-logy) meaning "branch of study" or "to speak".

Those combined make the Greek word βιολογία; romanized biología meaning biology. Despite this, the term βιολογία as a whole didn't exist in Ancient Greek. 

The first to borrow it was the English and French (biologie). Historically there was another term for "biology" in English, lifelore; it is rarely used today. 

 

 Natural philosophy formal study of medicine dates back to Pharaonic Egypt, it was Aristotle (384–322 BC) who contributed most extensively to the development of biology.



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