Biology Degree at King's

Hands-on learning and a drive to understand the complexity of life in all its forms are at the heart of King's Biology program. Study wild and wonderful creatures in their natural habitats, gain insights into mechanisms that power human health and genetics, and become a better steward of creation.

Inside this program

Learn by Doing

As a biology student you will have opportunities to conduct research in the Rocky Mountains, analyze DNA in our biochemistry labs, and study plant life in our campus greenhouse. 

Discover Your Calling

What are your unique interests and hopes for the future? King's biology program offers a wide variety of courses in human and animal biology, microbiology, and ecology, so you can follow your passions and discover your calling.

Bring Healing

Working closely with others, you'll explore the structure, function, and interconnectedness of living organisms, preparing you to work for the renewal and restoration of God's marvelous creation.

Off-Campus Study

Off-campus study provides invaluable life experiences and learning opportunities. Below are some partner organizations that offer courses for biology student at King's.

Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies

From their five campuses located in Tiruchirappalli, India; Great Lakes, northern Michigan; Vera Blanca, Costa Rica; Pacific Rim Institute, Whidbey Island; and Chicago, Illinois, Au Sable inspires and educates passionate people to serve, protect, and restore the Earth.

Creation Care Study Program (CCSP) - New Zealand

CCSP offers this academically rewarding and spiritually transformative semester abroad. You'll study ideas of God and nature, New Zealand's onshore and offshore ecosystems, and sustainable community development.

Creation Care Study Program (CCSP) - Belize

The CCSP program in Belize allows you to experience vast swaths of unspoiled tropical rainforest—one of the most diverse environments in the world. As Belize is the only English-speaking nation in the Caribbean, students have a unique opportunity to engage with local peoples and organizations that call this amazing ecosystem home without language barriers.

Research Profiles

Dawe, D. Peters, V.S., and Gondwe, E. 2017. "Aborted cones and accuracy in abscission scar counts." Nutcracker Notes 32:16-18.

Peters, V.S. M. S. Gelderman, and D. R. Visscher. 2017. "Resiliency in masting systems: do evolved seed escape strategies benefit an endangered pine?" Ecosphere, 8(9):e01928. 10.1002/ecs2.1928.

Satiation of predispersal seed predators by mast years has been demonstrated in many intact ecosystems. When disease causes mortality of seed-bearing trees in an ecosystem, the abundance of food sources may alter seed predator behavior and abundance, and the ecosystem services derived from mutualistic seed dispersers. We used the endangered limber pine (Pinus flexilis) to examine whether the benefits of interannual variation in cone production vary depending on the severity of white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola) infections, the abundance of seed predator populations, and stand characteristics(...)

Burton, P.J., and Peters, V.S. 2018. "A Crisis in Subalpine Forest Health." In The Alpine Club of Canada’s State of the Mountains Report, Parrott, L., Robinson, Z. and Hik, D. (Editors). Volume 1, May 2018. In press.

Hiemstra, John L. "Worldviews in the Air: The Struggle to Create a Pluralist Broadcasting System in the Netherlands." University Press of America, 1997.

The contemporary Dutch broadcasting system is impossible to categorize according to standard models of broadcasting systems. It crosses the boundaries of public and private, non-profit and for-profit, neutral and value-laden, and secular and religious. This book explains the origins of this unequivocally unique pluralistic system.

Dawe, D.A., Peters, V.S., and Flannigan, M.D. 2020. "Post-fire regeneration of endangered limber pine (Pinus flexilis) at the northern extent of its range", Forest Ecology and Management 457(2020) 117725:1-12.

We present original research on the lack of efficacy of fires for providing regeneration opportunities for limber pine in the immediate post-fire period.  We caution managers about using prescribed burns as a recovery strategy for the endangered limber pine.

Next Steps

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