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Master of Science in Biology
Program Requirements Without Thesis

The Master of Science degree in biology without a thesis requires the completion of at least 36 hours of approved graduate level courses.  At least half the work presented for the degree must be 600 level course.  Immediately upon entering the graduate program, the student should develop, with the assigned advisor, an individual course of study which meets the requirements for the degree and the student's objectives.

Note:  Registration for GSTC 600, Continuing Graduate Studies, maybe required.  Check with your advisor.

Required Program

Semester Hours
Biol 601 Theory and Method in Biology 3
Biol 610 Recent Advances in Molecular & Cellular Biology 3
Biol 611 Recent Advances Organismic & Developmental Biology 3
Biol 612 Recent Advances in Environmental & Evolutionary Biology 3
  12
Select at least three hours from EACH of the following three areas
 
Ecology/Evolution

3
Biol 513 Organic Evolution
Biol 515 Environmental Biology
Biol 527 Population Biology
Biol 631 Advanced Topics in Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
 
Organismal/Developmental/Integrative

3
Biol 505 Primate Biology
Biol 508 Invertebrate Biology
Biol 510 Vertebrate Natural History
Biol 511 Ornithology
Biol 518 Animal Behavior
Biol 524 Advanced Botany
Biol 632 Advanced Topics in Organismal & Developmental Biology
Biol 633 Advanced Topics in Physiology/Integrated Biology
 
Cell/Molecular

3
Biol 517 Human Genetics
Biol 521 Cytogenetics
Biol 522 Immunology
Biol 526 Applied Microbiology
Biol 530 Methods in Electron Microscopy
Biol 555 Molecular Biology
Biol 556 Molecular Genetics & Recombinant DNA Techniques
Biol 629 Advanced Topics in Cellular/Molecular Biology
Biol 630 Advanced Cellular & Molecular Biology Lab
 
500-600 Level Biology Electives

6-15
Select additional courses from those listed in the areas above and/or from the following:
Biol 520 Entomology
Biol 540 Special Topics in Biology
Biol 640 Readings in Biology
Biol 671 Graduate Research in Biology
 
500-600 Level Approved Electives

0-6
 

Total Semester Hours

36

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