Biology
Biology at Fredonia
Fredonia's Department of Biology offers the most up-to-date facilities, cutting edge instrumentation and technology of any undergraduate biology department in New York State. Fredonia's award-winning faculty blend outstanding instruction with research and professional learning opportunities for every student enrolled in these programs. All of this translates into an outstanding experience for students. Fredonia now has an accelerated program in Biology that enables students to earn B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biology in five years, instead of the conventional six years.
The Fredonia Difference
The Department of Biology offers the smaller class sizes and individualized advising of a small college, and the diverse programs, course offerings and research opportunities of a larger university. The department is housed in Fredonia's $60 million Science Center, which opened in 2014. The Department of Biology has over $4 million worth of cutting edge tools and instrumentation; all of which are used by students in teaching and research labs.
Career Opportunities
- Health care professions (medicine, dental etc)
- Researcher
- Ecology and environmental management and conservation
- Forensic science
- Biotechnology
- Science museums/zoos/aquariums/parks/nature centers
It's Different Here
Student Story
Why Biology at Fredonia?
Health professions
Students interested in health professions such as Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Optometry, or Pharmacy often select the Biology or Molecular Genetics programs as a major.
Research opportunities
Every Biology student engages in research experiences. Our students go to Yellowstone National Park to study ecosystems, and the Bahamas to study marine biology.
Experts in their field
Faculty come from world-renowned universities; and they teach the same courses at Fredonia taught at those institutions.
Sample Courses
BIOL 438 Molecules and Medicine
The course will cover material on traditional drugs used in medicine and discuss the transition to new drugs that have been designed to interact with a specific target. Students will discuss ethical issues relating to medicine and pharmaceuticals.
BIOL 336 Mammalian Physiology
Individual physiological systems, e.g. respiratory, cardiovascular, are examined. Organ and system action are related to demonstrate integration of function within the body. Major emphasis will be on normal human functions.
BIOL 412 Sociobiology
The course covers social behavior from the perspective of evolutionary theory. Topics include sex, aggression, altruism, parent-offspring conflict, and the origin of cooperative societies.
Sample Courses Additional Links
What does a 4-year degree look like?
What are all the required and elective courses offered to obtain this degree?
Biology Faculty
Biology at Fredonia
Biology in the news
Fredonia students enlist elected leaders’ support to strengthen healthcare system
Fredonia students Ava Knapp and Elizabeth Hahn have spent the past few weeks organizing Congressional meetings with Partners in Health Engage, a grassroots network of citizens spanning the entire nation, powered primarily by young adults committed to dismantling barriers to healthcare access.
Biology prof enlists former students, now scientists, for cancer biology lectures
Students enrolled in an upper-level biology course connected with former students of Department of Biology Assistant Professor Nicholas Quintyne who are now working in diverse fields of cancer biology, in a series of Blackboard Collaborate sessions in the last five weeks of the spring semester.
Students to share their Honduras medical mission experience
The unique experience of serving on medical brigades in Honduras during the J-Term will be shared by Fredonia students in an informal presentation they’ll give on Friday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m., in the Science Center’s Kelly Family Auditorium (Room 105).