BLFSCI-BA - Life Science (BA)

Life Science is an interdisciplinary major that deals with studies of living organisms and life processes. It is a flexible major combining biology, psychology, chemistry, and biological anthropology. It provides students a well-rounded approach to the science of people and associated career paths with its interdisciplinary approach. Life Sciences promotes critical thinking and problem solving skills that can be applied to real-world issues. The flexibility and content within this major provide training and readiness for those interested in health, research, non-profit, and other people and science centered careers.  

This major combines a series of fundamental courses key in the life sciences along with open major electives so that students have the flexibility to build an academically diverse educational experience across the life science disciplines in a way that highlights their interests and career goals.  

Towards the end of the major, students will participate in an applied experience. The applied experience for the Life Science major allows students to engage in an experience (i.e. internship, practicum, research, project, etc) and have opportunities to connect it to their life science studies and career goals through guided reflection.