|
|
|
Academics
> Physical and Biological Sciences
The study of the physical sciences seeks to expand
the physical and mathematical understanding of the universe, from
its microscopic substructure to its largest structures, from the
Earth to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time.
UC undergraduate majors include applied mathematics,
astrophysics, earth science, geology, geophysics, mathematics, physical
science, physics and statistics.
Biological sciences seek to advance the understanding
of the underlying principles and mechanisms governing life. Research
ranges from the study of the structure and dynamics of biological
molecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids, through cells, organs
and organisms, to studies of populations and ecosystems. Besides
biological sciences, it includes cell biology, evolution and ecology
(zoology), exercise biology, genetics, microbiology and plant biology.
UC programs allow students to focus their major
to prepare for careers in professional fields such as health sciences,
veterinary medicine, biotechnology, environmental science and academia.
Berkeley
Biological
Sciences
Physical
Sciences
College
of Chemistry
Davis
Mathematical
and Physical Sciences
College of Biological Sciences
Irvine
Biological Sciences
Physical Sciences
Los Angeles
Life Sciences
Physical
Sciences
Merced
Natural
Sciences
Riverside
Natural and Agricultural
Sciences
Biomedical
Sciences
San Diego
Biology
Physical
Sciences
San Francisco
Biological
Sciences (and health-related studies)
Santa Barbara
College
of Letters and Science (listing by departments)
Santa Cruz
Natural Sciences
|
|
|
Scientific revolutions Scientific
advances increasingly require interdisciplinary collaborations. Drawing
upon biology, mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science and
engineering, one such emerging field is bioinformatics, in which faculty
and students at UC campuses — Berkeley,
Davis,
Irvine, Los
Angeles, Riverside,
San Diego,
San
Francisco, Santa
Barbara and Santa
Cruz — are developing new knowledge and techniques that
will revolutionize our understanding of human health, disease and
medical treatments.
Facilities for
new frontiers
UC programs and facilities are meeting the challenges of these new
frontiers in science. San
Diego's new Natural Sciences Building, which opened in 2003, will
house scientists from biology, chemistry and biochemistry and physics
in shared facilities, encouraging and enhancing interdisciplinary
interaction.
Meanwhile, Davis'
Sciences Laboratory Building (above) will provide state-of-the-art
teaching laboratories for chemistry and biological sciences.
|
|