Master of Science in Biology

The Master of Science in Biology program offers a broad range of training opportunities ranging from the sub-cellular to entire ecosystems. Our program offers broad-based training in a variety of disciplines including Conservation Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Physiology, Genetics and Cell and Developmental Biology. The Master of Science in Biology program offers a thesis and nonthesis option for students. The thesis option requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, 15 of which must be at the 6000 level. Students choosing the thesis option must receive a commitment from a faculty adviser for admission into the program. The nonthesis option requires a minimum of 40 credit hours, 20 of which must be at the 6000 level. Students interested in the nonthesis option should contact the program graduate coordinator before applying. Both options must contain a minimum of 24 credit hours of formal course work excluding research.