From the smallest molecule to the largest biome, the study of biology crisscrosses the living world, uncovering its processes and patterns. Working side-by-side, students and faculty collaboratively push the boundaries of discovery.
Why study Biology at Sewanee?
Through a combination of laboratory courses, field courses, and research projects with faculty, our students explore our fundamental understanding of biological complexity. More importantly, our students are introduced to the pressing questions that remain in the life sciences and are exposed to the ways that scientists at Sewanee and beyond are working to address these questions.
The biology department offers a major in biology for which students can select from three tracks:
The biology department also offers, in collaboration with the psychology department, a major in Neuroscience and, in collaboration with the chemistry department, a major in Biochemistry.