Molecular Biology dept

wazou7303
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:00:40 +0000

I am a former MoBio major that’s had enough sciences and has switched to Media Studies, so keep that in mind. Molecular Biology is really a mix of biology and chemistry, though there is a dedicated MoBio professor. Pomona’s chemistry department is outstanding. In intro classes, I’ve found the biology department to be a mix–I’ve had one phenomenal professor and one that wasn’t nearly as good. I have a feeling that the classes get better as they’re more advanced–as they tend to focus on specific topics that professors are more interested in. I haven’t taken any more advanced courses, though and can’t really speak about them. Professors are generally very accessible and there are some great research opportunities (with a SURP, for example, Pomona will pay students $4000 to do research over the summer with a faculty member for 10 weeks–awesome program: [Pomona College : Dean of the College](http://www.pomona.edu/adwr/academicdean/research/StudentFacSummerResearch.shtml))