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The B.S. in Integrative Sciences was designed to start with the basics of biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics, and then allow students the flexibility to concentrate in Biology, Chemistry, Biological Chemistry or Forensics.

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The Integrative Sciences program produces well-prepared alumni with knowledge in the physical and life sciences as well as practical instrument and technical skills needed to enter graduate school or a career in government or industry.

An environment favorable to interdisciplinary learning in science is provided, and through classroom and experiential learning opportunities, the student is allowed to develop his or her own interests in the areas where the different disciplines overlap.

Program Goals

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Integrative Sciences program are able to:

Demonstrate the basic knowledge and technical skills to work effectively in a cross-disciplinary scientific field by demonstrating the knowledge and skills from more than one of the scientific disciplines;
Demonstrate the ability to communicate scientific information, including information that results from laboratory experimentation or fieldwork, in oral and written formats to both scientists and nonscientists;
Demonstrate the ability to make effective use of the library and other information resources in an academic area, including finding, conveying and critically evaluating scientific information obtained in scholarly journal articles, as well as sources obtained through an internet search;
Demonstrate the ability to make effective use of computers in addition to using technology as a tool in writing, collaborating with a team, illustrating, and data analysis to communicate scientific information; and,
Demonstrate sufficient mathematical and quantitative reasoning skills to perform competently in a professional position in the chosen field or in continuing professional training.

Program Concentrations

Biology
Biological Chemistry
Chemistry
Forensics

Interested in a medical career? Harrisburg University Biotechnology and Integrative Science majors offer programs that set you up for success in medical, veterinary or pharmacy school. You can tailor our programs in Integrative Sciences and Biotechnology to meet the exact requirements of your chosen health professional school. Plus, the experiential learning you’ll gain through the HU academic program can help you score a health-based internship or complete a medically based applied project that will help smooth the way for your entrance into a health professional school.

Program Lead

Catherine Santai, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Integrative Science Program Lead

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Full Time Faculty

Rachel Fogle, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

Robert Furey, Ph.D.

Professor of Integrative Sciences

rfurey@HarrisburgU.edu

Richard Jackson, M.D.

Associate Professor of Integrative Sciences

Jacquelyn Maddox, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biological Science

JMaddox@HarrisburgU.edu

J. Bernardo Mesa Cruz, M.V., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

bmesa@harrisburgu.edu

Catherine Santai, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Integrative Science Program Lead

Andrea Nagy, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry

Jillian Yeakel

Lecturer in Forensic Science

JYeakel@HarrisburgU.edu

Carrie Wise

Lecturer in Forensic Science

cwise@harrisburgu.edu

Douglas Rumbaugh

Lecturer of Computer Science

DBRumbaugh@harrisburgu.edu

Justin Lawrence

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Physics

jlawrence@harrisburgu.edu

Akeisha Belgrave, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences & Applied Mathematics

Scott Foulkrod, IV, J.D.

Associate Professor of Philosophy & Legal Studies

sfoulkrod@HarrisburgU.edu

Corporate Faculty

Gordon Goodrow

Corporate Faculty (Integrative Sciences)

GGoodrow@HarrisburgU.edu

Graham S. Hetrick, MS, FD. B.C.F.E.

Corporate Faculty (Integrative Sciences)

ghetrick@HarrisburgU.edu

Pamela J. Higgins, Ph.D.

Corporate Faculty (Integrative Sciences)

phiggins@harrisburgu.edu

Bernadine McNamara

Corporate Faculty (Integrative Sciences)

bmcnamara@harrisburgu.edu

Program Courses

This program requires a total of 43-50 semester hours: 15 semester hours from the core courses listed below and 28-35 semester hours completed in one of the following concentrations: Biology, Biological Chemistry, Chemistry, and Forensics. The semester hour value of each course appears in parentheses ( ).

BIOL 102 – General Biology Lecture (3 credits)

This course introduces the student to the major themes of biology, including properties of living organisms, comparison of eucaryotes vs. procaryotes, patterns of inheritance, the central dogma, mitosis and meiosis, the diversity of life in both plants and animals, classification of organisms, evolution, metabolism, photosynthesis, cell structures, basic structure of the body, infectious desease, the Hardy-Weinberg principle, biodiversity, ecosystems, and the biosphere. A broad understanding of biology and living organisms in the biosphere is developed through hand-on, mulit-modal engages learning opportunities in both the classroom and the companion laboratory compenent.