Middle East University - Lebanon
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Sabtiyeh, Lebanon
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor of Science in Biology programme at MEU trains scientists, health professionals and educators in a faith-affirming, multicultural setting. It combines a strong scientific foundation with practical training to develop critical thinking, communication and lab skills and a service focus. You'll pursue academic and research activities and engage in community health and humanitarian work, gaining real-world experience through MEU’s holistic model and diverse faculty.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter research, healthcare and education roles. Careers include research scientist; clinical laboratory technologist; public health officer; educator; community health worker; NGO professional; biomedical technician. Keywords: biology, biomedical research, community health, public health.
Do you picture yourself becoming a well-qualified scientist or health professional ready to play an important role in helping to revolutionize medical and biological work in the Middle East?
The Department of Natural Science & Health provides a program that seeks to train future scientists, health professionals, and educators. The program provides a strong scientific foundation, that develops critical thinking and communication skills and focuses on service.
The Bachelor of Science in Biology program offers academic excellence with practical training. Pursue academic and research activities and be actively involved with community health and humanitarian work.
Students must complete 96 credits as follows: (Students desiring to become secondary science teachers will also need to complete the Teaching Diploma in the Faculty of Education.)
General Education Courses
- COMM211 Communication Skills
- CPTR208 Foundations of Information Technology
- ENLG211 English Composition I
- ENLG212 English Composition II
- ENLG215 Research Methodology
- HLED135 Wellness 360
- PEAC___ Physical Education Course
- PHIL241 Ethics in Modern Society
- RLGN274 God and Human Life
- SOCI200 Philosophy of Service
- ARAB101 Arabic for Beginners I
- ARAB211 Arabic Language Skills
- RLGN212 Jesus in His Time and Ours
- RLGN213 Old Testament Survey
- RLGN214 New Testament Survey
- RLGN281 Introduction to World Religions
- PSYC201 General Psychology
- SOCI210 General Sociology
Core Courses
- BIOL201 General Biology I
- BIOL202 General Biology II
- BIOL320 Genetics
- BIOL372 Molecular Biology
- BIOL373 Molecular Biology Seminar
- BIOL390 Statistics and Research Design
- BIOL449 Historical and Philosophical Biology
Major Courses
- BIOL211 Human Health Clinical I
- BIOL311 Human Health Clinical II
- BIOL330 Ecology
- BIOL370 Plant Biology
- BIOL405 Topics in Biology
- BIOL410 Human Physiology
- BIOL421 Immunology
- BIOL450 Biochemistry
- BIOL465 Histology
- BIOL471 Parasitology
- PHYS301 Physics for Life Sciences I
- PHYS302 Physics for Life Sciences II
Cognate Courses
- CHEM201 General Chemistry I
- CHEM202 General Chemistry II
- CHEM301 Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM302 Organic Chemistry II
Department of Natural Sciences Health graduates will:
- Have a solid foundation in scientific knowledge and the skills required to observe nature, form hypotheses, design experiments, and analyze and evaluate data.
- Be able to communicate effectively about science, in both written and oral formats.
- Have developed a thoughtful perspective about the intersections of science, faith, ethics, social responsibility, and origins.
