About the Courses
Degree Plan
Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 32 credits in the courses approved for a graduate major in biology. A minimum of 20 credits must be taken in biological sciences. A maximum of 6 credits may be transferred from another institution with the permission of the school director if these credits are not part of an existing master’s degree. In addition, courses may be taken in other colleges and campuses of the University, with the director’s permission.
Before a student may register beyond 9 credits, he or she is required to obtain a biology adviser. The adviser will help the student select courses most appropriate for the student’s needs and interests. Ideally, the student will select a faculty member in the area of interest most closely paralleling his or her own. This faculty member also may serve as the student’s mentor.
Degree Plan
Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 32 credits in the courses approved for a graduate major in biology. A minimum of 20 credits must be taken in biological sciences. A maximum of 6 credits may be transferred from another institution with the permission of the school director if these credits are not part of an existing master’s degree. In addition, courses may be taken in other colleges and campuses of the University, with the director’s permission.
Before a student may register beyond 9 credits, he or she is required to obtain a biology adviser. The adviser will help the student select courses most appropriate for the student’s needs and interests. Ideally, the student will select a faculty member in the area of interest most closely paralleling his or her own. This faculty member also may serve as the student’s mentor.
Students have the option of completing their degrees with or without a research option. Students electing to do the research and the thesis option must take the 4-credit sequence consisting of:
BIOL7803 Research and Thesis I, 2 credits
BIOL7804 Research and Thesis II, 2 credits
Required biology courses (2 credits)
(With or without the research option above of 2 credits.)
The following 1-credit courses are both required and must be taken in the fall and spring semesters.
BIOL6900 Biology Seminar I
BIOL6901 Biology Seminar II
Elective courses (30 credits)
These courses may include additional graduate biology courses, independent studies, or other graduate chemistry or science sources that would fulfill a student’s specific needs as approved by the graduate advisor and director for the Master of Science in Biology.
Choose from the following courses. All the courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.
BIOL5306 Immunology
BIOL6240 Molecular Cell Biology, 4 credits
BIOL6241 Molecular Cell Biology Lab, 0 credits
BIOL6705 Advances in Cell Biology
BIOL6724 Human Genetics
BIOL6725 Human Evolution
BIOL6728 Bioethics
BIOL6733 Enzymology
BIOL6740 Molecular Endocrinology
BIOL6743 Topics in Bioinformatics, 4 credits
BIOL6744 Topics in Bioinformatics Lab, 0 credits
BIOL6761 Advances in Microbiology
BIOL6771 Behavioral Ecology
BIOL6775 Physiological Ecology
BIOL6779 Darwinian Medicine
BIOL6845 Molecular Biology Techniques, 4 credits
BIOL6846 Molecular Biology Techniques Lab, 0 credits
BIOL6888 Physiology of Disease
BIOL6892 Human Physiology
ENVR6552 Environmental Risk Assessment
ENVR6569 Wetland and Watershed Resources
Students have the option of completing their degrees with or without a research option. Students electing to do the research and the thesis option must take the 4-credit sequence consisting of:
BIOL7803 Research and Thesis I, 2 credits
BIOL7804 Research and Thesis II, 2 credits