{"id":120,"date":"2016-08-15T11:54:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T16:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:05:04","slug":"college-of-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Marshall University\u2019s College of Science<\/h2>\n
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The Third Avenue facade of Marshall University’s Science Building<\/a> in Huntington, WV is adorned with a stunning stone bas-relief featuring tributes to influential scientists<\/a> – all framing the phrase, “Science is Truth, Truth is Beauty.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Science<\/em>, at its core, is the collaborative search for truth<\/em>. The process – making observations, asking a question, performing research, formulating a hypothesis, developing an experiment, collecting data, analyzing results, and reporting conclusions – is more than just a method. It’s critical thinking. It’s identifying problems and problem solving.<\/p>\n

The process is collaborative by its nature. New perspectives bring in different experiences and additional expertise, improving each step of the process. Cultivating consensus coalesces confidence. Each answer discovered spurs new questions.<\/p>\n

Science<\/em> is the process of discovery that seeks to explain the truth<\/em> of the world in which we live, and better understanding this truth<\/em> amplifies the beauty<\/em> of our world.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Academic Programs<\/h2>\n

Students in the College of Science (COS) have a variety of options<\/strong> when it comes to choosing a degree program. Each degree at Marshall University starts with the core curriculum<\/a>, a series of courses designed to foster critical thinking skills<\/strong> and introduce students to the basic domains<\/strong> of thinking in the disciplines. From there, students will have a foundation from which to explore there chosen field. Each curriculum is\u00a0 from the respective fields, pairing modern approaches and standards<\/strong> with proven teaching methods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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