The Department of Integrative Biology is committed to providing the best training and education in the field of biology for UW-Madison undergraduate and graduate students.
With over 40 faculty and affiliated faculty members from several departments across campus, research and education in the Department of Integrative Biology spans all levels of biological organization (from the molecular level to ecosystems), and addresses a wide array of basic and applied research questions.
The Department of Integrative Biology is home to the Biology (L&S), Molecular and Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Zoology undergraduate majors. Nearly 2,500 students enroll in our introductory biology courses (BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 101 Animal Biology and ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY 102 Animal Biology Laboratory; BOTANY/BIOLOGY/ZOOLOGY 151 Introductory Biology and ZOOLOGY 153 Introductory Biology and ZOOLOGY/BIOLOGY/BOTANY 152 Introductory Biology). Another 1,000 students enroll in a variety of courses in the field of biology.