{"id":354,"date":"2021-10-06T16:50:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/biology\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:58:27","slug":"biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#00a3e0\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--has-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tBiological Sciences\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__subheadline\">A scientific foundation for a world of opportunities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudying Biology prepares you to excel as a broadly trained scientist, with coursework in scientific foundations, literature, laboratory, and experimental design.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hero__button-list is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/biology\/course-offerings\/\">Majors &#038; Minors<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/biology\/student-research\/internships\/\">Internships<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<ul class=\"butler-social-links wp-block-social-links is-style-logos-only is-horizontal hero__social-links is-style-on-image wp-block-butler-social-links\">\n\t\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-x wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/butlerbiology\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\" \/><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Butler-University-Department-of-Biological-Sciences-203531352994510\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__extra\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/Science-Labs-studentatcomputer-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"hero__image\" alt=\"student wearing safety glasses looking at a computer\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/Science-Labs-studentatcomputer-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/Science-Labs-studentatcomputer-300x73.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/Science-Labs-studentatcomputer-1024x249.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/Science-Labs-studentatcomputer-768x187.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/Science-Labs-studentatcomputer-1536x373.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103057\/Science-Labs-studentatcomputer-2048x498.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Biology Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/biology\/biology-major\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About the Department<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/biology\/faculty-staff\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/biology\/course-offerings\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Curriculum &amp; Course Offerings<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/biology\/student-resources\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/biology\/student-research\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Undergraduate Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/biology\/pre-graduate-school\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Pre-Health &amp; Pre-Graduate School<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/biology\/careers\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Alumni Spotlight &amp; Careers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/biology\/faculty-research\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Recent Faculty Publications<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/biology\/sample-schedule\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Sample Schedule<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/biology\/student-awards\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Awards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-use-the-tools-of-scientific-investigation\">Use the tools of scientific investigation.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a Butler Biology major, you will actively use the tools of scientific investigation in labs and fieldwork in courses examining biological organization at many levels\u2014from molecular and cellular to organisms and populations, and through ecosystems.&nbsp;You\u2019ll enjoy hands-on learning through the Fundamentals Courses, advanced electives, a senior capstone course, and on-campus partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also encourage you to team with faculty mentors in challenging research, covering topics such as genetics, animal behavior, neurobiology, plant development, ecology, and biomechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/sciences-complex\/\">Check out Butler\u2019s new Sciences Complex<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/seitz-award\/\">Study through the Seitz Award<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"three-column-text-links alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-three-column-text-links\">\n\t<div class=\"three-column-text-links__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"three-column-text-links__headline-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"three-column-text-links__headline butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTake advantage of your undergraduate research opportunities.\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"three-column-text-links__body-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"three-column-text-links__body butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCheck out our Faculty page to view a professor&#8217;s area of expertise. Visit and talk with them as early in your career as possible. Although most undergraduate research is done in the junior and senior years, some students begin as early as their first year.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"three-column-text-links__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons three-column-text-links__button-list is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fb128502 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/biology\/faculty-staff\/\">Biology Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"--butler-gallery-carousel-slide-count:4;--butler-gallery-carousel-autoplay-delay:7000ms\" class=\"butler-gallery-carousel alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-gallery-carousel\" data-paused=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-background\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103032\/stobartcoronaresearch0120-006.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Student research on campus\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card\" style=\"--butler-two-column-full-width-media-accent:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-contrast-7);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-kicker\">Work Alongside Faculty<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline-text butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tButler Summer Institute\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-description\">The Butler Summer Institute (BSI) is the University&#8217;s preeminent undergraduate research program that allows you to pursue a significant research question, contribute to a scholarly conversation, or produce creative work while being mentored by a faculty member and supported by a peer community comprised of equally enthusiastic student researchers and artists.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-actions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-buttons is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/biology\/student-research\/\">Student\/Faculty Research Opportunities<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-butler-two-column-full-width-media\" data-slide-label=\"Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute\">\n\t\t<article class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide has-card has-no-block-start-margin no-cutout is-overlay-gradient\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-background\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103026\/iStock-472563478.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"fish swimming\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card\" style=\"--butler-two-column-full-width-media-accent:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-contrast-7);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-kicker\">Tropics Research<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline-text butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-description\">The STRI in Panama is dedicated to understanding tropical biodiversity. Through Butler-STRI partnership, students serve as paid interns on research projects conducted by STRI scientists. Butler Biology faculty teach an intensive field-based course in Panama involving new research initiatives.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-actions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-buttons is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/biology\/research\/smithsonian-tropical-institute\/\">Study Biodiversity in Panama<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-butler-two-column-full-width-media\" data-slide-label=\"Internships\">\n\t\t<article class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide has-card has-no-block-start-margin no-cutout is-overlay-gradient\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-background\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/12\/08102625\/downtownIndy.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"photo of downtown indianapolis\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card\" style=\"--butler-two-column-full-width-media-accent:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-contrast-7);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-kicker\">Real-World Experience<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline-text butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInternships\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-description\">Many Indianapolis businesses and organizations seek out our students as interns in supervised work\/research experiences.  Butler Biology majors have interned with such groups as the Marion County Coroner\u2019s Office, Central Indiana Land Trust, U.S. Department of Energy, and the Air Force Research Laboratory.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-actions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group butler-two-column-full-width-media-card-buttons is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/biology\/internships\/\">Apply What You\u2019ve Learned in Class<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-butler-two-column-full-width-media\" data-slide-label=\"Friesner Herbarium\">\n\t\t<article class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-slide has-card has-no-block-start-margin no-cutout 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