Mission Statements
The School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics provides curricula fulfilling general education and degree requirements. Areas of study include Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Pre-Engineering, Pre-Nursing, and Radiologic Technology. The school and its faculty are committed to professionalism and excellence within the framework of a Christian worldview and within the mission of the University as a whole.
Biology: Biology courses are offered to serve the needs of students in major and minor fields, as well as students in allied health and professional majors and non-science majors, fulfilling general education and degree requirements. Majors will be prepared to face regional competition for employment and academic placement. In accord with the general mission of the University, courses are taught with a Christian worldview while maintaining a perspective of objective analysis and rigorously discriminating between observation and derived theories.
Biotechnology: The biotechnology program is designed to serve those students interested in pursuing a career in research or higher academic degrees. Majors will be well-equipped to compete for employment in major pharmaceutical or industrial laboratories, governmental laboratories, or not-for-profit research institutions and will be competitive for academic placement in graduate degree programs. In accordance with the general mission of the University, courses are taught from a Christian worldview.
Chemistry: Chemistry courses are offered to serve the needs of students in major and minor fields as well as students in allied health professional majors. The program prepares students to compete effectively in the job market of pursue further academic opportunities. The courses are taught with an emphasis on objective analysis, distinguishing between observations and theoretical interpretations. Additionally, there is an underlying perspective that views the study of science as revealing the glory of creation through a Christian lens, reflecting the broader mission of the university.
Mathematics: Mathematics plays a key role in understanding the principles of our physical environment and is an important tool in successful utilization and conservation of human, physical, and financial resources. The mission of the Mathematics department is to instill in its students an understanding of the mathematical concepts necessary to be productive members of society, and to provide the mathematics foundation necessary for graduate study in mathematics and careers in mathematics, education, business, finance, science, medicine, and engineering. This mission follows from our Christian worldview which states, in part, that we are to live in harmony with the physical environment God has created for us and utilize its resources intelligently and conservatively.
Pre-Nursing: The Associate of Science degree with a concentration in Pre-Nursing is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the basic skills needed to prepare for a career in nursing. Obtaining this degree gives students a broad basis in the liberal arts tradition, from a Christian worldview, for pursuit of more advanced nursing degrees. Following the Associate of Science – Pre-Nursing with two years of clinical study will complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and prepare the student for a successful career in the critically important nursing profession.
For additional degree options, the MBU undergraduate programs in Biology or Biochemistry can lead to a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Chiropractic, or a Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. For additional information about articulation agreements into professional academic programs, please visit the Academic Programs page under “Articulated Programs and Corporate Partnerships.”
Two-Plus-Two Degree in Nursing
Missouri Baptist University and the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College have teamed to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Through this agreement, two years of study in the Associate of Science degree in Pre-Nursing program will be completed at MBU and the final two years of clinical studies will be completed at Barnes. An articulation agreement between MBU and Barnes was signed in March 2010.
The MBU Associate of Science degree in Pre-Nursing is a 64-69 hour program, and 55 of those hours are fully transferable to Barnes. Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average at MBU to gain admissions to Goldfarb School of Nursing.
Programs of Study
Specific course requirements can be found on the corresponding program page.
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