MASTER'S COURSE LIST
The curriculum includes a list of courses common to all Biology M.S. students, plus two options for independent study:
| Course |
Hours |
|
|
| Core Requirements: |
|
| BIO 402 Biometrics |
4 |
| BIO 502 Biological Research & Policy I* |
2 |
| BIO 503 Biological Research & Policy II* |
2 |
| BIO 551 Advanced Cell Biology |
4 |
| BIO 571 Advanced Ecology & Evolution |
4 |
| Subtotal: |
16 |
|
|
| Choose ONE of two Thesis Options: |
|
| Thesis Option** |
|
| BIO 585 Master's Thesis |
8 |
| Approved Electives |
12 |
| Project Option** |
|
| BIO 575 Master's Project |
4 |
| Approved Electives |
16 |
| Subtotal: |
20 |
| |
|
| Total Credit Hours: |
36 |
*BIO 502 & 503 are a sequence of two 2-credit hour courses that are required in the first 10 hours of graduate work.
**Enrollment in the Master's Thesis or Project requires that you:
- first complete BIO 502 & 503;
- first successfully defend a research proposal to your advisory committee; and
- obtain the signature by your research advisor.
Electives approved by the Biology Department for graduate credit toward an M.S. in Biology include 400- and 500-level BIO courses, plus courses in other departments, such as:
- MPH 511 Foundations of Epidemiology
- CHE 416 Biochemistry II
- CHE 421 Instrumental Analysis
- CHE 431 Environmental Chemistry
- CHE 465 Environmental Toxicology
- ENS 468 Environmental Geology
- ENS 419 Environmental Law
- Others as deemed appropriate by your advisor and advisory committee.
Representative BIO elective courses (400- and 500- level) for the Cell & Molecular Biology theme include:
- BIO 422 Electron Microscopy
- BIO 429 Human Physiology
- BIO 439 Comparative Physiology
- BIO 510 Topics courses which include
- Molecular Genetics
- Protein Chemistry
- Membrane Receptors
- Microbial Genetics
- Others as deemed appropriate by your advisor and advisory committee.
Representative BIO elective courses (400- and 500-level) for the Ecology & Evolution theme include:
- BIO 444 Aquatic Ecology
- BIO 445 Biology of Water Pollution
- BIO 479 Evolution
- BIO 510 Topics courses which include
- Microbial Ecology
- Foundations in Ecology
- Introduction to Ecological Modeling
- Others as deemed appropriate by your advisor and advisory committee
