Biology, with Specializations in Biotechnology or Ecology and Conservation Biology (B.Sc.)

Bachelor of Science in Biology

The undergraduate program at AUC offers interested students a liberal education in biological sciences, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. The program provides graduates with the broad background necessary in today’s job market and prepares them for graduate and professional schools.

Students with a B.Sc. Degree in Biology are securing positions in the growing fields of industry and academia. The recent advances in biology have created important new industries in genetic engineering, biomedicine, biotechnology, and pharmacology. Students with ambitions beyond the bachelor level are entering graduate schools and professional schools (medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine).

Students wishing to receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology will be required to take a total of 132 credits. Out of the 132 credits, 33 credits are allocated for Core Curriculum, 46 credits for Concentration Requirements, 16 credits for Biology Electives, 28 credits for Collateral Requirements, and 9 credits for General Electives.

Students may choose a Biology (B.Sc.) with a Specialization in Biotechnology or Ecology and Conservation Biology after completion of 16 credits from the required respective courses.

The Biology (B.Sc.) program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria.

Core Curriculum (33 credits)

The remaining 7 credit hours required to satisfy the core are fulfilled by the concentration Science/lab (4 cr.) and the capstone projects BIOL 495/4980 - Senior Research Thesis (1 cr.) and BIOL 496/4981 - Seminar in Biology (2 cr.)

Biology Requirements (62 credits)

Concentration Requirements (46 credits)

Biology Electives (16 credits)

Sixteen additional credits from 3000- and 4000- level from the courses listed below:

Collateral Requirements (28 credits)

General electives (9 credits)

Specialization in Biotechnology

The Department of Biology offers a B.Sc. in Biology with Specialization in Biotechnology to provide students with the necessary knowledge to pursue careers in the fields of biotechnology and biomedical sciences in academia and industry.

Required Courses

The Specialization in Biotechnology requires that students complete the following courses:

BIOL 3600 - Introduction to Bioinformatics (3 cr.)
BIOL 3710 - Introduction to Biotechnology (3 cr.)
BIOL 4170 - Molecular Biotechnology (3 cr. + 1 cr. lab)
The remaining 6 credits are to be selected from the list of biology electives.

Specialization in Ecology and Conservation Biology

The Department of Biology offers a B.Sc. in Biology with Specialization in Ecology and Conservation Biology to provide students the opportunity to thoroughly study natural habitats and resources, as well as the biodiversity of our planet, particularly those in Egypt.