The Biology (B.S.) program at East Stroudsburg University provides students with hands-on, personalized instruction in the fundamental biological principles and techniques for graduates to be successful in the careers and graduate programs of their choice.
The B.S. Biology program at ESU teaches students the fundamental biological principles and techniques for graduates to be successful in the career or graduate program of their choice. Biology faculty have a diverse background of skills and interests, and they mentor students on independent research projects in microbiology, animal and plant biology, pathology, and neuroscience. Our facilities include a microscopy lab including a scanning electron microscope, a research collection of thousands of preserved local animal and plant specimens, a greenhouse, an advanced molecular biotechnology laboratory, and a state-of-the-art marine aquaculture facility.
Our professional affiliations include the Jane Huffman Wildlife Genetics Institute (a leading Lyme Disease testing center in Pennsylvania), the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and USDA-APHIS.
Destiny graduated from ESU in 2019 with her Bachelors of Science in Biology and has since been a laboratory technician at the PA Tick Research Laboratory. She has two years of research experience performing tick testing.
Destiny Sample '19
Biology Major
Why ESU?
Biology faculty have diverse skills and interests, teach a wide range of courses, and mentor students on independent research projects in microbiology, animal and plant biology, pathology, and neuroscience.
Our curriculum gives students the flexibility to design a course plan based on their
interests, while also completing a standard core of
courses in introductory biology, ecology, genetics, and physiology.
Our facilities include a microscopy lab with a scanning electron microscope, a research collection of thousands of local animal and plant specimens, a greenhouse, an advanced molecular biotechnology laboratory, and a state-of-the-art marine aquaculture facility.
What You'll Learn
ESU Biology majors will learn fundamental principles of biology at both cellular and organismal levels. Students will learn standard laboratory techniques including microscopy, spectrophotometry, and polymerase chain reaction, and also standard field techniques used for studying local plants, animals, and ecosystems. Students will also learn about the hierarchy in the diversity of life and the characteristics of major lineages of plants, animals, and other organisms.
Students will learn the following fundamental and critical skills:
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