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    Animal Behavior

    In Bucknell University's animal behavior major, which combines biology and psychology, students can pursue their own research alongside our teacher-scholar faculty.

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    Biology

    Biology majors at Bucknell University examine the very essence of life — from the molecular level to the origin of species.

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    Students in motion capture lab
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    Biomedical Engineering

    In Bucknell University's biomedical engineering program, students get into the lab and start designing from their first semester on campus.

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    Biophysics

    In Bucknell University's biophysics major, students uncover a unique perspective on the living world by connecting fundamental physics principles with biological processes.

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    Cell Biology/Biochemistry

    Bucknell University's cell biology/biochemistry major is interdisciplinary by design, and it prepares students to tackle these challenges from perspectives including biology, chemistry, math and physics.

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    Chemical Engineering

    Students in Bucknell University's chemical engineering program nearly all get jobs or enroll in graduate school within six months of graduating.

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    Chemistry

    Bucknell University chemistry majors launch their scientific career by gaining hands-on experience and working toward groundbreaking discoveries.

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    Civil Engineering
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    Civil & Environmental Engineering

    Bucknell offers separate bachelor of science degree programs in civil engineering and environmental engineering, each major featuring hands-on labs and independent research opportunities.

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    Computer Science & Engineering

    Develop coding expertise and a problem-solving mindset in one of three offered degree programs: bachelor of science in computer science, bachelor of arts in computer science, or bachelor of science in computer science & engineering.

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    A student's hands are seen in the keyboard of a laptop showing a graph.
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    Data Science

    This interdisciplinary co-major will be available as a co-major to students whose primary major is business analytics, computer science, statistics or mathematics.

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    Electrical & Computer Engineering

    Students can choose between two distinct bachelor of science degree tracks in electrical engineering and computer engineering.

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    Environmental Studies & Sciences

    Environmental studies majors seek solutions to environmental problems faced by humans, while environmental science allows students majoring in the natural sciences to add an environmental concentration to another degree.

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    Faculty and students in geography class
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    Geography

    Bucknell geography majors have access to some of the finest field sites in the East, including small towns, forests, mines, rivers and wetlands.

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    Student in geology lab
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    Geology & Environmental Geosciences

    United by a common core of foundational geology courses, Bucknell's Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences offers bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degree tracks in both disciplines.

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    Students working in mechanical engineering lab
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    Mechanical Engineering

    Bucknell mechanical engineering majors design and build real devices that confront challenges facing society in state-of-the-art research facilities.