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Why Hartwick?
Interested in healthcare, bench science, or environmental conservation? Ready to make a difference as a physician, an educator, or a researcher? Want to gain research experience before you even apply to grad school? Hartwick is ready for you.
MANY CAREER PATHS
Real-world experience is at the core of Hartwick’s Biology program. Get into our Center for Craft Food & Beverage labs, apply for an opportunity to assist accomplished alumni in their labs, or ask to work alongside one of your professors on their National Science Foundation-funded research. You’ll complete a research-based senior thesis, present your findings at our Showcase or a research symposium, then publish in the department’s online Journal of Biological Research. Work hard, show what you’re made of, and you may get to co-author a professional paper with your Faculty Mentor and present at a national conference.
Small classes, challenging research projects, and an impressive array of laboratory equipment allow you to develop the practical skills of analytics and identification as you become familiar with the tools of your career. Phase-contrast, fluorescence, and electron microscopes; equipment for genetic engineering, cloning, and immunology; even a lab devoted to collected tissue cultures – it’s all ready for you right here on the Hartwick campus.
Your Flightpath will begin with a broad introduction to the core concepts of biology, from physiology to ecology evolution, allowing you to master the basic principles before you, your Faculty Mentor, and Success Coach refine your focus.
FlightPath In Action
EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES
Hartwick will help change your view of the world and your place in it. Our short-term J Term study abroad courses might take you to Portugal for an interdisciplinary study of the microbiology of food, or to the Bahamas to examine the biogeography of marine animal and plant life. Research assistantships give you advanced work experience that will build your Digital Resume and set you apart as a graduate school or job candidate.
Take your research to the next level and test your career aspirations with funding from one of our Emerson International Research grants. These are competitive opportunities that will greatly increase both your understanding of this complex discipline and your post-graduate career options.
AN EDUCATION BUILT FOR YOU
From the beginning of your Hartwick journey, you’ll balance textbook learning with lab and field research. Working alongside your Faculty Mentors will prepare you for the collaborative partnerships in any advanced field of science. Our multidisciplinary approach will allow you to try many lines of inquiry before selecting your focus.
AT HARTWICK, CONNECTIONS ARE MADE QUICKLY AND RUN DEEP.
Autumn Pope ’23 and Professor Stephanie Carr ’06, PhD, clicked even before Pope enrolled. “I visited Hartwick on Accepted Students Day and went straight to Johnstone Science Center,” says Pope, who comes from Mount Vision, NY. “Dr. Carr showed me around and we talked about my interests and hers. Now I’m on her research team and she’s helped put me on a path.”
Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Program
Ready to move faster? Get the full Hartwick biology experience in three-quarters the time at three-quarters the cost.
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