The Department of Biological Sciences offers the following undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Undergraduate Programs

Descriptions of undergraduate-level courses.

Graduate Programs

Descriptions of graduate-level courses.

Meet Our Faculty & Students

Payal Patel sits in front of laptop
Payal Patel '21
Biology, UTeach

When Payal Patel started college as an engineering major, she missed tutoring and teaching – so she decided to make education her career.

At UMass Lowell, you have that flexibility to change your career path.
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Emmanuelle Oliveira poses outdoors holding hands with her husband and four children.
Emmanuelle Oliveira ’10, ’12
Biological Sciences/Biotechnology

Despite multiple roadblocks, biological sciences alum Emmanuelle Oliveira ’10, ’12 is on her way to becoming a doctor.

UMass Lowell offered scholarships that allowed me to go to college.
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UMass Lowell alumna Sabrina Pedersen ’17 speaks at a workshop for Braver Angels, a bipartisan, nonprofit organization that seeks to depolarize American politics.
Sabrina Pedersen '17
Biological Sciences

With the nonprofit Braver Angels, alumna Sabrina Pedersen ’17 is working to depolarize American politics.

It’s about how you can build relationships with people whom you disagree with.
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Alex Eden teaches biology to a group of students in his classroom at Greater Lowell Technical High School
Alexander Eden '18, '21
Biology

UTeach graduate Alexander Eden won the Exemplary New Teacher Award for science education in his first year of teaching.

I want to teach high school students, because I think I can help them and serve as a role model.
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Grace Hansen '23
Biology, UTeach

Grace Hansen is researching sports nutrition and brain injuries.

I’ve always wanted to find a way to combine sports and science.
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