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Welcome to the Department of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University. The faculty and staff of the Department of Biological Sciences is committed to providing an outstanding undergraduate experience that includes formal classroom instruction and numerous opportunities for a long term undergraduate research as an Honors-in Discipline student, or as a passionate undergraduate major in biology. In addition, we have opportunities for cooperative education (internships), and we have weekly seminars that introduce undergraduate and graduate students to outstanding local, national, and international investigators from a variety of disciplines. The faculty and staff are considered approachable and always have time for students. Our faculty and staff strive to become the programmatic standard by which other institutions will measure the success of their undergraduate curricular and experiential programs. The Bachelor of Science (Biology or Biochemistry Concentration) prepares students for the workforce, professional schools (Medical, Veterinary, Pharmacy) and graduate school.
The faculty has active research programs and regularly publish technical articles and attend national and international meetings. The department maintains a viable graduate program (M.S.) in a variety of disciplines. The M.S. degree will be the final step in our program toward preparing our students for Ph.D. programs to do original research that will advance the frontiers of science.
The Department of Biological Sciences maintains well equipped teaching and research laboratories with a wide variety of modern equipment including greenhouses, a herbarium, and the ETSU “on campus” arboretum. The department is a significant contributor to the ETSU General Shale Brick Natural History Museum and Visitor Center in Gray, TN, the Institute for Quantitative Biology and the Centers of Excellence in Paleontology, and Math & Science Education. In addition to what is currently held in the department the university makes available a variety of research equipment.
We encourage you to explore the outstanding educational opportunities at ETSU and the Department of Biological Sciences. If you have any questions concerning our programs do not hesitate to contact me.
Michael S. Zavada, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
