2012-2013 Pitzer Catalog 
    
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2012-2013 Pitzer Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biology Major


Requirements for the Major


Learning Outcomes of the Program in Biology

The Biology major aims to provide students with skills and knowledge to effectively engage and evaluate biological issues and innovations in the wider world, and to prepare them as leaders in research, biotechnology, and health-related career fields.

We see the following specific student learning goals as critical to achieving the above:

  1. Understand the foundational scientific principles and findings In the student’s major field of biology.
  2. Develop critical thinking and analytical skills by developing specific hypotheses and designing controlled experiments to test those hypotheses.
  3. Read, understand and critique original research articles.

Courses required for the Biology major: