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Accountancy (B.Acc.)

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Why Study Accountancy at UND?

Program Highlights

  • Build strong research and communication skills by participating in interactive classes and graduate and faculty research projects.

  • Engage in independent studies under direct faculty supervision.

  • Work in state-of-the-art facilities including three greenhouses, animal rooms for terrestrial and aquatic organisms, tissue culture facilities, a biology core molecular facility and three field stations.

  • Participate in internships or experiential learning supported by local and national programs such as the McNair and REFUNDU programs, the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) and the National Institutes of Health Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (NIH-SURF).

Outcomes

 
60K

Median annual salary for wildlife biologists*

11%

Anticipated job growth for environmental scientists**

 

*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Wildlife Biologists

**U.S. Bureau of Labors Statistics: Environmental Scientists

 

UND Biology graduates have built rewarding careers in a wide range of industries, including:

  • Biotechnology
  • Conservation biology/ecology
  • Dentistry
  • Education (secondary and higher education)
  • Fisheries and wildlife management
  • Health sciences
  • Medical laboratory research
  • Medicine
  • Natural resource management
  • Optometry
  • Scientific research
  • Secondary school teaching
  • Veterinary medicine

 

Courses You Could Take

 

BIOL 341. Cell Biology. 3 Credits.

Description of processes common to life at the cellular level including: biochemical and structural organization, membrane function, motility, signal transduction, growth, division and genetic regulation of the cell. Prerequisites: BIOL 150, BIOL 150L, BIOL 151, BIOL 151L. Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHEM 122. S.

BIOL 312. Evolution. 3 Credits.

A study of the processes that have led from the origin of life to the diverse patterns and forms of life observable today. Prerequisites: BIOL 150, BIOL 150L, BIOL 151, and BIOL 151L or an equivalent approved by the department. S.

BIOL 364. Parasitology. 2 Credits.

Classification, structure, functions, and life-cycles of parasites having importance to human, wildlife and veterinary health. Prerequisites: BIOL 150, BIOL 150L, BIOL 151, and BIOL 151L. F, odd years.

BIOL 410. Molecular Biology Techniques. 4 Credits.

Applications of DNA and RNA analysis and recombinant DNA technologies, emphasizing practical experience in the laboratory. This class will meet twice a week for 50 minutes in the classroom, and students will be expected to work approximately 4-6 hours a week in the lab during open lab times. Counts as an upper-division laboratory course. Prerequisite: BIOL 315 is recommended. S.

BIOL 332. General Ecology. 3 Credits.

An introduction to ecology. Covers the relationship of individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems to their biotic and abiotic environments. Prerequisites: BIOL 150, BIOL 150L, BIOL 151, and BIOL 151L or an equivalent approved by the department. F.

BIOL 336. Systematic Botany. 4 Credits.

Morphology, evolution, and classification of vascular plants with emphasis on the flora of the Great Plains. Counts as an upper-division laboratory course. Prerequisites: BIOL 150, BIOL 150L, BIOL 151, and BIOL 151L or permission of instructor. F, even years.

  

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