The Department of Biological Science ad Environmental Biology (formerly known as the Department of Biology and hereinafter referred to as “the Department”) belongs to the College of Life Science and has been established for 30 years.
The department features two fields, including biological science and environmental biology. Hence, the department spares no efforts in training skilled persons in interdisciplinary fields from molecular biology to macro evolutionary ecology based on professional instructions of interdisciplinary fields, the medical resources of medical university, and the specific human geography.
With regards to faculty, the department offers full-time, appointed and part-time foreign faculty to substantially improve courses instructed in English. Apart from the positive involvement in the team operation of the university research center, the department also participates in various research programs commissioned by the government and establishes the university's social responsibility of Namasia. Hence, the department will continue to integrate the energy of the research team by expanding the base of international research and providing the foundation for faculty and students to international links.
With regards to course study, the department also designs the biodiversity program and micro program, apart from the complete credit program. The department encourages undergraduate freshmen to discover their interests in the laboratory, which results in considerable success with the execution of the Five-Year BA-MA program. With regards to study counseling, the department assigns three full-time faculty as mentors for each class. Meanwhile, counseling care for academic work and life is enhanced through the peer laboratory study and senior system. The department also provides counseling on the biology camps and holds biology Olympics and various activities as entertainment for faculty and students, apart from allocating funds for strengthening the student association system. With regards to the master's program, the department accepts admission of international students and hence most of the courses are instructed in English. Apart from the advisors, the department directors also act as a mentor to provide help and counseling. To help students with employment, the department not only conducts a survey on the status of alumni each year but also offers career planning for juniors, where information on openings for employment is provided. Moreover, the Facebook page established by students is closely linked with the alumni association while the department also employs faculty from the industries that provide employment counseling for students of the department.
生物醫學暨環境生物學系(原名生物學系,以下簡稱本學系),隸屬於生命科學院,成立至今屆滿30年。
本學系特色為橫跨生物醫學及環境生物二大領域。是以,秉持跨領域專業教師、醫學大學之醫療資源,以及南臺灣特有人文地理,極力培養分子生物至巨觀之生態演化之跨域人才。
在師資方面,本學系具有專任以及合聘兼任外籍師資,大幅提升英文授課課程。除積極參與本校研究中心團隊運作,亦參與政府各項委託研究計畫,並建立那瑪夏學之大學社會責任。是以,本學系未來將持續整合研究團隊能量,拓展國際研究基地,供師生作為國際鏈結的基石。
在課程學習上,本學系除完整之學分規劃,亦規劃生物多樣性學程以及微學程。本學系鼓勵大一新生即進入實驗室發掘自我興趣,因此五年一貫學碩士執行相當成功。在學習輔導上,本學系每年級由三位專任老師擔任導師,同時,利用實驗同儕學習與學長姊傳承系統,增進課業與生活之輔導關懷。本學系每年除提撥經費強化學會系統外,亦輔導生物營營隊,以及舉辦師生同樂之生奧盃及各項活動。在碩士班部分,因本學系招收外籍學生,因此多為英文課程。除指導教授外,系主任亦為導師進行協助與輔導。為增進學生就業,除每年進行畢業生流向調查外,亦於大三開設職涯規劃,提供職缺訊息,並藉由學生創設之臉書平台與系友會密切連結。本學系亦聘有業界師資,提供本學系學生就業輔導。