教师 commitment to meaningful research experiences for our students is a hallmark 云顶集团的科学研究. 大约有三分之一的专业学生选择参加 in directed research or independent research experiences, either with departmental 其他机构的教员或研究导师. 大量的研究型大学， medical schools, and biotechnology companies in the Baltimore area provide nearly unlimited opportunities for our students to gain research experience in virtually 生命科学或相关领域的任何学科.
The biology faculty are actively-engaged in research and many have extramural support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 以及其他联邦机构和私人基金会. 学院还提供重要的 支持师生研究. 学生们在国家展览会上展示他们的研究成果 and international meetings and co-author a third of peer-reviewed faculty publications. 大约40%的生物学专业学生进入研究生课程. 在过去的15年中， 14.5 percent have earned doctorate degrees within 6 years of graduation, ranking this program in the top 20 percent among liberal arts colleges in the United States.
For more information about the biology faculty research interests, 请参阅本页的学院部分.
Students who are unsure whether they want to pursue an independent research experience 可以选择参加指导研究(BIO 291)课程. 在这门课程中，学生的行为 laboratory or field research under the direction of a departmental faculty member. The project begins with the student writing a brief research plan, outlining major 研究项目的目标. 研究完成后，一份书面报告， in the form of a journal article, is submitted to the faculty sponsor.
The course may be repeated once with the same, or a different, faculty member, but only two credits of directed research may be counted toward the 40-credit total for 生物科学专业. 二年级学生或院系许可 需要修生物课291吗.
Students who wish to be considered for honors within 生物科学专业 must complete an appropriate senior independent research course (BIO 390Y-399Y). 导演 研究不符合这些要求.
Independent research provides an opportunity for students to pursue a research topic 在他们感兴趣的领域. Students considering graduate studies are especially encouraged to explore this possibility with a departmental faculty sponsor.
The student designs a two semester (or summer plus one semester) laboratory or field 研究项目，在教师赞助人的指导下. 教师赞助人的经历 is helpful in establishing what can reasonably be accomplished given available resources 以及项目的有限期限. 实验工作不应迟于 the fall semester of the 大四 and, preferably, in the summer preceding the 大四. The research may take place on campus or at an off-campus location.
The 云顶集团夏季科学研究计划 offers undergraduate students the opportunity 在研究项目上与教师密切合作. 这个程序是设计好的 for students who have taken relevant course(s) that pertain to faculty research and who want to learn more about the graduate or professional school experience and pursue 从事科学研究的人.
Funding from government and private research foundations, as well as generous donations from 云顶集团 alumnae/i, allow students to participate in this research. 夏天的研究 at 云顶集团 typically entails 8 weeks of full-time research and includes a stipend 生活费. 校内住房由学院提供大量补贴.
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The research experience is typically supplemented by two student-faculty research 会谈. The first is in mid-June and serves to informally introduce students' research 给同学和老师的项目. 学生做第二次口头报告 about their research at the end of the program in late July or early August. 在 fall, students also hold a poster session, highlighting their summer research in the 云顶集团 Student Research Symposium for 女毕业生/我 Weekend and 探索 云顶集团 Day.
For further details about specific research opportunities and program requirements, refer to the research interests of individual faculty members by reading about them on the departmental websites and/or by contacting professors directly. 的Hoffberger Conversations series is also a good venue for learning about faculty-student research 云顶集团正在发生的事.
Occasionally, students demonstrate sufficient competence and maturity to pursue a program of scientific investigation in an off-campus research setting. 校外 independent research is equivalent to 云顶集团-based independent study and earns 300-level 生物学信贷. It requires both careful planning and approval by all three parties involved (student researcher, Department of 生物科学, and the off-campus 赞助商). 最好提前做好适当的安排. 本研究 may also fulfill the off-campus experience requirement (BIO 290 internship).
Most universities and some independent laboratories have programs during January term, or during the summer months, that emphasize studies of living organisms in their natural 环境. Students who wish to meet the requirement for an off-campus experience through a scheduled program at a marine biology laboratory or a biological field station 必须得到部门的批准吗. 玛丽·德瑞克森·麦考迪奖学金提供 支持在外地站进行海洋生物学研究.