CWU's graduate program in the Biological Sciences offers opportunities for gaining research experience and expertise through a diverse complement of academic courses. Biology faculty in our department are active in research using multidisciplinary approaches to answer questions across the Biological Sciences. These research areas include: Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Infectious diseases, Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Physiology, and Science Education.

Our graduates go on to be:

• Biomedical researchers in academic, government and industrial labs
• Technicians in research labs
• Regional field biologists in government agencies
• Biologists with environmental consulting firms
• PhDs in the sciences and professional fields
• Educators at K-12 schools and community colleges

This collection features theses from Master of Science students in the Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Program at Central Washington University.