Please keep in mind that choosing a more specialized major in no way restricts the student to only that field of study. These majors appeal to the student who has found an area of Biology to be of great interest and who wishes to study this field in depth. We also offer eight specialized majors (Chemical Biology and Biochemistry Biology Education Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology Genetics Health and Disease Microbiology and Neurobiology and Physiology) where the student follows a plan of study focusing on a particular field of the Biological Sciences. The most popular major is Biology, where the student chooses from a wide variety of Biology courses and the student creates a program that best fits their interests and educational goals. Undergraduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University have the opportunity to choose from nine different plans of study leading to a baccalaureate degree.

Undergraduate Studies Undergraduate Degree Requirements

Structural and Computational Biology and Biophysics.

Microbiology, Immunology, & Infectious Disease.

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