Biology: the study of life, from cells to ecosystems.

Biology is a dynamic field of study, where new research is leading to unprecedented advances in our understanding of plants, animals and microorganisms, and their interactions with each other, their environments, and humans.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Get your UBC degree in biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, microbiology, or zoology. Go on to graduate studies or one of the many careers possible in the biological sciences.

Undergraduate

Birds and Insects of UBC’s Okanagan Campus Calendar

The limited edition Birds of the UBC Okanagan Campus 2020 and Insects of the UBC Okanagan Campus 2020 wall calendars were created by a trio of camera-wielding biology professors.

A colourful collection of photos showing the diversity of UBC Okanagan’s campus wildlife is back by popular demand — and now on sale.

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GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Our graduate programs offer tier-one research-based degrees to students in a collegial, close-knit setting. Our high-calibre graduate students dedicate themselves to bettering our world through research.

Graduate

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RESEARCH

The effect of global climate change on natural and managed ecosystems, emerging infectious diseases, food security, species extinctions — these are all critical current global problems being tackled by our faculty and students.

Research

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