Biology and Microbiology

SPECIAL NOTE:

The hard choice made was to cancel BIO 111 and BIO 112 (Biology & Healthcare Orientations, respectively).  These were offered and taught during Fall 2011, but are NOT offered for Spring 2012 or after.

These cancellations ONLY affect students whose majors require BIO 111 or 112.

Students who have TAKEN BIO 111 or 112 ALREADY need do nothing.

Students who have NOT TAKEN BIO 111 or 112 YET must choose ONE of these TWO options:

#1: Remain in Catalog Year 2011 or earlier AND take 2 more credits of ANY biology course than you originally planned to take.   In other words, in “losing” the 2 cr of BIO 111 or 112, which you cannot now take as they are cancelled, you have to “make them up” with at least 2 cr of another biology course.

     ·    ANY other Biology course will serve the “make up” purpose!

#2: Change your Catalog Year to 2012.  This will automatically delete the requirement for BIO 111 or 112 from your major AND you do NOT need to “make up” the deleted 2 credits.

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Welcome to the Department of Biology & Microbiology at UW Oshkosh, winner of the Best Teaching Department in UW System! 

Phone (920) 424-1102

FAX (920) 424-1101

Postal Address: Biology & Microbiology, UW Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI  54901-8640

Location: Halsey142, 921 Elmwood Avenue, Oshkosh.

We are a versatile Department with faculty expertise in areas of biology from ichthyology to immunology, from parasitology to proteomics, from mycology to medical bacteriology.  Visit our faculty research page to appreciate the diversity.

• Biology (which itself has six Emphases)
• Microbiology
  
• Environmental Health. 
  

Our roster of available Majors includes a highly flexible and customizable one (Biology-Liberal Arts) as well as options that specialize students in various areas of biology as they choose (e.g. Microbiology, Environmental Health, Biology-Ecology & Organismal Biology, and more). 

Alternatively, a minor in Biology or Microbiology can round out a major in another department altogether.  

We offer a Master's degree in Biology as well, which has an ideal time to degree of two years.  In addition to course work, Master's students complete a research-driven thesis that often results in a publication. 

Though all faculty have active research projects, we are committed to teaching undergraduate and Master's students.  Our teaching achievements were formally recognized by UW System when our department won the 2005 UW System Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Excellence in teaching refers not just to classroom teaching and academic advising, but also to incorporating students in research projects.  Our faculty are highly productive teacher-scholars and were awarded $1.5 million of grant money last year.  Some students work alongside our faculty as volunteers; others earn course credit toward the major; and others are paid. This funding lets us continue to acquire state-of-the-art equipment and pay selected students to work in our laboratories.  Many of our undergraduate students and all of our Master's students have presented their work at professional meetings.  Last year, multiple publications had student co-authors.  

We have many support programs associated with the Department, including research support funds, faculty advisers for all of our majors and student-based organizations.