About Us

Discover Your Successful Future in Biology

Do your career goals include laboratory or field research? Do you plan to attend medical school? Are you interested in dentistry or veterinary medicine? Maybe you are more interested in teaching biology or helping to make our environment a healthier place. Our graduates are competitive for any of those goals. If biology fascinates you and you want to build your future around that fascination, then Minnesota State Mankato is the place for you.

The Department of Biological Sciences supports Bachelor of Science (B.S.) programs in Biology (8 areas of emphasis), Biotechnology, Environmental Science, Food Science Technology, Medical Laboratory Science, and Science Education. Our faculty strive to prepare our students with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and experience to begin a career or to continue with either post-graduate study or professional school.