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A small school is a better learning environment for me.
The professors work with you one on one and I really like the aspect about Point Park's Biology program.
There are three programs in the life sciences that I'm particularly proud of. We have one of the few undergraduate programs in biotechnology
Some of our graduates have gone directly into the work force for different chemical and biology companies. Others have gone on to graduate school.
I had a very positive experience at Point Park University. It prepared me for graduate school. During the fall semester of my master's degree, I was able actually to come back and part of my degree work on research here with Dr. Mark Farrell. The research patent that we're working on is specifically within carbon based nanotechnology.
Our most recent addition is a new program in pre-med and pre-professional programs. It was designed specifically to make sure students had the courses and options they need to pursue successful graduate training as a physician, in pharmacy, go on to any type of professional school.
We have just recently revised our biology major. The biology major now has new concentrations including a very important concentration in biological science.
The biological sciences program here at Point Park is designed to give the students an introduction to the breadth of the science and then they're allowed to focus concentration in molecular cellular biology, organismal biology, or environmental science. We've had students that have attended graduate schools and medical schools, and we've had students that have gone directly into a career path.
My future career goals are to become a physician's assistant to go on and get my master's in that study. Point Park's biology program here is helping me to get that edge.
We're right here in the middle of the Pittsburgh area that's becoming a real hot spot for biotechnology with all the technological developments that coming from the universities and the hospitals.
Point Park's downtown location will help me advance my career because there are so many hospitals that are easily accessible right around the university.
The skill set the students get will allow them to utilize this in many, many different fields and will carry them into many different directions in the biology and biotechnology fields.