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Biology degree from a Christian college that doesn't believe in evolution?
Just wanted to hear your guy's thoughts on this. My cousin has recently committed to a college with an intended major of biology. When she told me which college I was kind of shocked because it is an extremely religious school that teaches stuff along the lines of how the earth is only a couple thousand years old and that Genesis 1 is to be taken literally (so all of creation was made in 7 days).
I got curious and looked up the curriculum and as I expected, no coursework on evolution, literally just general bio, genetics, cell bio, and organic chem. Also marine biology for some reason. In fact, there were more theological course requirements for bio majors than biology courses.
I don't know her personal beliefs on evolution or whatever, but I am a little worried because she told me that she wants to do grad school for genetics and I'm wondering if she'll even be accepted into any grad schools with that curriculum? How do you even teach genetics under the belief that evolution isn't real? I'm also wondering if they'll present misleading ideas under the pretense of "science". I'm also pretty sure the program was added only a couple years ago and she would be the only person there pursuing that major (pretty small college)
I don't want to tell her not to go there, but also I want her to be successful and I don't want her set up for failure.
Just wanted to hear your guy's thoughts on this. My cousin has recently committed to a college with an intended major of biology. When she told me which college I was kind of shocked because it is an extremely religious school that teaches stuff along the lines of how the earth is only a couple thousand years old and that Genesis 1 is to be taken literally (so all of creation was made in 7 days).
I got curious and looked up the curriculum and as I expected, no coursework on evolution, literally just general bio, genetics, cell bio, and organic chem. Also marine biology for some reason. In fact, there were more theological course requirements for bio majors than biology courses.
I don't know her personal beliefs on evolution or whatever, but I am a little worried because she told me that she wants to do grad school for genetics and I'm wondering if she'll even be accepted into any grad schools with that curriculum? How do you even teach genetics under the belief that evolution isn't real? I'm also wondering if they'll present misleading ideas under the pretense of "science". I'm also pretty sure the program was added only a couple years ago and she would be the only person there pursuing that major (pretty small college)
I don't want to tell her not to go there, but also I want her to be successful and I don't want her set up for failure.
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