Biophysics
An intensive and broad training in the wide range of natural sciences that pertain to understanding how living systems operate await you when you major in biophysics at Iowa State University. Courses in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer science will be a part of your curriculum, which has the flexibility to also emphasize laboratory training. By the time you are a junior or senior biophysics major, you will be encouraged to work as an undergraduate research assistant in a faculty member’s laboratory, developing skills that will remain with you in your post-undergraduate career. A wide variety of career opportunities are available to biophysics graduates in most biological, biophysical or physical science fields where a broad preparation in natural sciences is needed. You will widely apply the sophisticated biophysical techniques that are emphasized at Iowa State in the biomedical industry. Career OpportunitiesRecent biophysics graduates have gone onto graduate school and professional programs or moved directly into professional positions including
ScholarshipsThe Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology offers several scholarships. Information is available on-line at www.bbmb.iastate.edu/scholarships.shtml. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences also offers a wide variety of scholarships for both incoming and continuing undergraduates. More information on the scholarships is available on-line at www.discoverlas.com/scholarships.shtml.  
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