Biological Sciences

Dartmouth Alums With This Major

• Scientific Consultant, Gates Foundation
  (WA, Dartmouth '04)
• Admissions Officer, Dartmouth College
  (NH, Dartmouth '97)
• Media Director, Modem Media
  (CT, Dartmouth '89)
• International Consultant and Project Manager, World Bank
  (Dartmouth '85)
• Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance, Accountability and Human Resources, Department of the Interior's (DOI) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  (Dartmouth '77)
• Founder of the Worldview Change Project/ Writer/ Photographer, Self-Employed
  (Dartmouth '92)
• Environmental Analyst, Minnesota Health Department
  (MN, Dartmouth '69)
• Corrosion Engineer, Saudi Arabian / Aramco Oil Company
  (NH, Dartmouth '70)
• Nutritionist, Harvest Land Cooperative
  (MN, Dartmouth '76)
• Features Editor, Time/Record News
  (TX, Dartmouth '79)
• Organic Farmer, Luna Bleu Farm
  (VT, Dartmouth '83)
• Sanctuary Superintendent, NOAA Channel Isl. Nat'l. Marine Sanct.
  (CA, Dartmouth '84)
• Regional Specialist for Africa, U.S. Agency for Int'l. Development
  (MD, Dartmouth '92)
• Strategy and Operations Consultant, Deloitte & Touche, L.L.P.
  (NY, Dartmouth '02)

Major Description

The faculty and staff of the Department are committed to providing educational and research experiences of the highest quality for undergraduate and graduate students as a means of developing a deeper understanding of biology at the levels of molecules, cells, organisms and ecosystem through a diverse array of courses and laboratory research opportunities.

Skills Acquired

What is this?

• Critical and Analytical Thinking
• Research/Quantitative skills
• Writing and Presentation skills
• Team work and collaboration
• Ethics and Professional Integrity

Possible Career Paths

• Medicine
• Biomedical Research
• Ecology/Environmental Research
• Veterinary
• Public Health
• Healthcare Consulting
• Bioinformatics
• Education
• Legislation
• Law (e.g patent law)
• Biotech/Pharmaceutical
• Nonprofits (Environmental, Global Health)