Goals

Graduates of the Lewis University Biology department should be able to:

Appreciate

  • The scientific method and its applications in research
  • That living systems and their subcomponents are interdependent and dependent upon the non-living world

Understand

  • That all organisms share a common biochemistry and physiology
  • The diversity of life and the hierarchical levels of organization

Develop

  • Communication skills necessary to interact within scientific and professional communities
  • Critical thinking skills in the forms of analysis, synthesis, and integration