CURRICULUM
Undergraduate
Graduate
Courses
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 |
Degree 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 |
|
16 |
| Thesis Option | |
| BIO 585 Master's Thesis | 8 |
| Biology Approved Electives* | 12 |
|
36 |
| Non-Thesis Exam Option | |
| BIO 583 Closure Exam Preparation | 4 |
| Biology approved Electives* | 16 |
Total |
36 |
*It is expected that students will take elective courses in the areas of the selected concentration.
*BIO 502 & 503 must be taken within the first 14 hours of graduate work.
Thesis Option: BIO 402 must be taken concurrently in the term that the thesis proposal will be defended.
Non-Thesis Exam Option: This option is officially implemented in the Fall of 2010. BIO 402 must be taken before the closure exam can be administered. BIO 583 must be taken in the semester that the student plans on taking the Comprehensive Examination. Additional information
and procedures for completing the master's closure exercise are available in the Biology Graduate Student Handbook in the department office.
**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.
Representative BIO elective courses (400- and 500- level) for the Cell & Molecular Biology theme include:
- BIO 428 Human Diseases (Online)
- BIO 429 Human Physiology
- BIO 410 Topics courses which include
- Biology of Cancer
- Modelling Biological Systems
- BIO 510 Topics courses which include
- Introductin of Bioinformatics
- BIO 561 Advanced Microbiology: Microbial Ecology
- CHE 415 Biochemistry I
- CHE 416 Biochemistry II
- CHE 421 Instrumental Analysis
- CHE 433 Physiological Chemistry
- CLS 447 Medical Mycology, Parasitology and Virology
- BIO 448/CLS 448 Introduction of Immunology
- MPH 511 Foundations of Epidemiology
Representative BIO elective courses (400- and 500-level) for the Ecology & Evolution theme include:
- BIO 410 Topics courses vary by semester which may include
- Animal Behavior (Online)
- Mammalogy (Online)
- Ornithology (Online)
- Modelling Biological Systems
- BIO 444 Aquatic Ecology (Blended)
- BIO 445 Biology of Water Pollution (Online)
- BIO 446 Restoration Ecology (Online)
- BIO 447 Global Change Ecology (Online)
- BIO 479 Evolution (Online)
- BIO 561 Advanced Microbiology: Microbial Ecology
- CHE 421 Instrumental Analysis
- CHE 431 Environmental Chemistry
- ENS 404 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems
- ENS 463 Our Changing Climate (Online, Spring)
- ENS 468 Environmental Geology
- ENS 503 Advanced GIS Applications in Environmental Planning
- ENS 542 Ecosystems Management
- ENS 571 Sustainable Development (Online, Spring)
- MPH Environmental Toxicology
