• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

在这里学什么？

Southern Utah University’s biology major educates students in a variety of areas, including: botany, forensic science, biology education, zoology. Because classes are purposely kept small, students have opportunities to work closely with their biology instructors on research projects, assignments, and field trips to the major ecoregions located within driving distance of SUU. This combination of coursework and experiential learning prepares students for post-baccalaureate pursuits.

The mission of the Biology Department is to provide our students with personalized, participative educational experiences over a broad range of biological disciplines that promote critical thinking, effective communication and lifelong learning skills. We provide learning opportunities where students can gain the knowledge, develop integrity and acquire the empathy needed to become independent researchers in the advancement of science.

Program Goal Statement

Biology strives to provide our students with quality lecture, laboratory, and field instructional experiences which foster student inquiry into science, and prepare them for post-baccalaureate pursuits by doing the following:

Maintain a highly qualified faculty with diverse areas of specialization covering the scope of the biological world. Foster student inquiry into science and experiential education using a variety of pedagogical approaches including laboratory and field-based activities. Provide a personalized learning environment where students are educated in critical thinking, effective communication and lifelong learning skills scientific literacy. Provide opportunities for research, scholarship, and other professional experiences with qualified faculty mentors. Prepare students for post-baccalaureate pursuits including:

graduate programs professional health programs science teaching careers natural resources management other biology-related careers

Provide service courses for general education purposes and that adequately prepare students for acceptance to and success in other academic programs. Establish short-term and long-term goals defining the future direction of the department and establish specific policies to describe departmental governance. Develop departmental criteria to define excellence in teaching, exceptional service and outstanding scholarly activities and establish support mechanisms to encourage and reward those efforts. Periodically review and modify curriculum to ensure that we are meeting our students’ needs while remaining current within our discipline and the evolving goals of SUU.

Student Learning Outcomes

Biology degrees are engineered to provide graduating students with the following learning outcomes. Specific course learning objectives or required skills and experiences are listed beneath each learning outcome:

Students will demonstrate an understanding of general knowledge of biology: its language, history, findings and applications, including:

the basic chemistry of life, DNA, RNA, proteins the processes associated with inheritance cell structure and function physiological systems and processes

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of interactions and adaptations within and among biological systems, including:

population biology and the importance of organismal interactions the importance of the interaction between biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem the diversity of living organisms and the evolutionary relationships among them evolutionary processes and their importance

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ Walter Maxwell Gibson College of Science and Engineering

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Foreign transcripts will be converted to a U.S. 4.0 grade point average (GPA) scale and must meet a 2.0 minimum GPA requirement. English Language Requirements: a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) IBT minimum score 71; TOEFL paper based minimum score 525; IELTS 6.0.

课程信息

学制：全日制(120-123 学分)

学费：US$20,822.00 (¥ 134,800) /年

开学时间：预计在八月 2022

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留学地点：Walter Maxwell Gibson College of Science and Engineering351 W. University Blvd.,CEDAR CITY,Utah,84720, United States