UC Davis

The UC Davis College of Biological Sciences explores fundamental questions about life to advance our planet’s knowledge and address many of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Below, you’ll find majors, minors and graduate programs offered by the college.

College of Biological Sciences Majors

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biological Sciences

Cell Biology

Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity

Genetics and Genomics

Human Biology

Marine and Coastal Science—Marine Ecology and Organismal Biology

Molecular and Medical Microbiology (Formerly Microbiology)

Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior

Plant Biology

Systems and Synthetic Biology

Undeclared — Life Sciences

UC Davis Majors

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