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CNS at a
Glance
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McCollum
Science Hall
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The College of
Natural Sciences includes the departments of Biology,
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer
Science, Earth Science,
Industrial Technology, Mathematics,
Physics, and Science
Education. Students can select from a wide variety of teaching
and nonteaching majors in these areas. (See Listing
of CNS Programs for specific information.)
Students also have the option of combining an interest in one of the
natural sciences with an environmental emphasis, or they may decide
on an interdisciplinary major such as biotechnology or chemistry/marketing.
New majors and courses in bioinformatics, networking and system administration,
and nanoscience and nanotechnology are now available.
The College offers 43 bachelor's degree (both B.A. and B.S.) programs, 15 master's degree programs (including five professional science master's degree programs), and one doctoral program. Approximately
230 faculty and staff members, housed in eight campus buildings, serve
roughly 2,100 graduate and undergraduate CNS majors.
CNS students benefit from a favorable instructor-to-student ratio
and many opportunities to participate in undergraduate research projects
and other experiential learning opportunities such as field trips
and internships. A host of student organizations offer many ways for
students to become involved.
Many of the special programs in
the College, such as the Recycling
and Reuse Technology Transfer Center and the Metal
Casting Center, offer students opportunities for experiential
learning and at the same time serve the local community and the region
by providing technology transfer. Still others, such as the Center
for Energy and Environmental Education, are an important resource
for educating specific groups within the community as well as the
community at large.
Among the College's facilities are two
observatories, two greenhouses, a federally funded weather simulation
laboratory, and the UNI Biological Preserves System, which consists
of 145 acres of native and reconstructed prairies and forests.
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