How F&M Does the Sciences
The sciences at F&M cross boundaries and weave subjects in unexpected ways. Step into the laboratory and find a place of discovery, a culture of collaboration, and world-class faculty eager to welcome you into their cutting-edge research.
Subjects You Can Study
- Animal Behavior Studies
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Cognitive Science
- Computer Science
- Earth & Environmental Science
- Engineering (through F&M’s Career Center)
- Environmental Studies
- Mathematics
- Moral Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Physics
- Pre-Dental (through F&M’s Career Center)
- Pre-Health (through F&M’s Career Center)
- Pre-Medicine (through F&M’s Career Center)
- Pre-Veterinary (through F&M’s Career Center)
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Science, Technology and Society
- Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Real-World Learning
Field experience is a fundamental component of teaching and research in the sciences at F&M. You’ll have opportunities to immerse yourself in fieldwork as part of science courses, as well as collaborative and independent research, internships and even weeks- or weekend-long departmental field excursions with faculty and other students to places like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Grand Canyon, Florida Keys, and Death Valley.
Careers in the Sciences
After graduating from F&M, many of our students pursue advanced degrees and cutting-edge research at leading programs around the world. Other students leverage the skills they've gained from the sciences — the ability to reason, analyze data, and understand scientific methodology among others — and find success in careers in medicine, healthcare, law, government, finance, software development, information technology, engineering, education, and much more.
Explore success beyond F&M »See Science at F&M in Action
March 6, 2026
New Student Mural Celebrates Historic Women
The Alice Drum Women’s Center has served as a welcoming space to students since 1992, but something was missing. A new mural by Hope Clarke ’27 draws attention to the Center and legacies of pioneering women.
February 26, 2026
Carrying a Torch for Inorganic Chemistry
While his uncle was among thousands chosen to carry the Olympic torch to the Milano Cortina Winter Games, Davide Lionetti was in the classroom, enlightening his students about processes of inorganic chemistry
February 20, 2026
Work on the Wild Side with Lillian Basom '08, F&M Vivarium Director
Lillian Basom ’08 loved Franklin & Marshall’s vivarium so much that she never left. In fact, she has been the director of operations since 2011. The research facility houses a variety of rodents, reptiles, birds, fish, invertebrates and capuchin monkeys.