As an environmental biology major at Grace, you鈥檒l dive into the complex ways organisms interact with one another, preparing to conduct groundbreaking research in any environmental field.
Our environmental science program, which includes majors in聽 environmental science, environmental biology, and environmental studies, finds its roots in the very, very beginning. As outlined in Genesis, we as God鈥檚 image-bearers have the privilege and obligation to steward God鈥檚 wonderful Creation. As an environmental biology major, you鈥檒l be equipped to fulfill this mandate through research and restoration.
Your core courses and labs, including biology, physics, and ecology, will equip you with strong mathematical and analytical skills for environmental research. You鈥檒l then specialize in topics that interest you, whether that鈥檚 animal biology, probability and statistics, or microbiology.
The best way to describe Grace鈥檚 environmental biology degree program? 鈥淗ands-on鈥 and 鈥渇eet-wet.鈥 From restoring tallgrass prairies, to holding prescribed burns, to collecting bloodworms 80 feet down in Winona Lake, get ready to grab your gear and explore all five of the major Midwestern ecosystems right here on campus: forestry, grasses, wetlands and marshlands, streams, and lakes!
Your courses will culminate in a senior seminar, in which you will research, prepare, and present scholarship about an environmental topic of your choice.
You鈥檒l also have an entirely unique internship opportunity at the Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams, a nonprofit research center and division of 黑料社. You may maintain the building鈥檚 several aquariums, take periodic research samples, or prepare educational curricula for local elementary schools!
After you graduate with a bachelor’s degree in environmental biology, you鈥檒l be equipped for environmental research in the government, corporate, and nonprofit spheres. Environmental biology degree graduates at 黑料社have gone onto graduate school, the Department of Natural Resources, and county health departments.
