The Human Biology Program
Preparing future leaders to deliver equitable health care and address challenges in health, medicine, and the biomedical sciences.
Human Biology is an interdepartmental, undergraduate major in the College of Natural
Science that serves students interested in careers in medicine, health sciences, and
biomedical sciences. Human Biology graduates are leading efforts to provide equitable
health care to a diverse society as doctors, nurses, physician assistants, and dentists
among other medically focused careers. Some graduates are working to solve population
health challenges as public health professionals and community leaders. Others are
engaged in biomedical research that informs our understanding of health and disease.
The Human Biology Program prepares students to take on these and other roles by focusing
on four main goals.
Connect
Connect core ideas in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics/statistics with the broader fields of human biology and human health.
Apply
Apply information literacy, critical thinking, and scientific inquiry to effectively solve problems and explain biological and cultural phenomena.
Communicate
Communicate and collaborate with diverse groups in an effective, respectful, and empathetic manner.
Integrate
Identify and address health inequities by integrating scientific knowledge and skills with an understanding of relevant social, political, economic, and environmental forces.