Welcome to the UNCA Biology Department!
The Biology Department is housed in a modern science facility, Robinson Hall, which opened in 1988. Construction of a new science building that will house the Biology Department is scheduled to begin in 2006. Ramsey Library maintains a well-defined collection of scientific texts and journals. Computer labs are located throughout the building and provide biology students convenient access to computer resources.
The biology faculty includes specialists in the fields of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, botany, herpetology, ecology, evolution, animal behavior, human anatomy and physiology, animal and plant physiology, cellular biology, microbiology, and genetics. You will find that we work closely together, and are always available to assist you. One advantage of a small department such as ours is the opportunity for individual attention; you will get to know and work with each of your professors. Although we represent diverse specialties, we each work toward a common goal of quality education for our students.
One unique aspect of our program of study is the opportunity for field work. You may have the chance to travel to the desert, tropics, or coast for an on-site ecology course. Our students benefit greatly from field experience, which supplements and enhances our laboratory and research thrust.
The Biology Department encourages student participation in activities which strengthen scientific awareness and learning outside the classroom. Missing Links, the biology club, provides opportunities for you to interact with other biology students and faculty in service and social activities.