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Degree Pathway for the Master of Science in Biological Sciences - General Option
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Degree Pathway for Master of Science in Biological Sciences - General Option
This is a 30-credit program.
Core Required Courses
Course #
Course Name
Cr.
Total
7
BIOL.5190
Biochemistry I
3
BIOL.6030
Graduate Colloquium
1
BIOL.6040
Professional Communication
3
Biology Electives
Course #
Course Name
Cr.
Total
23, 17 or 11
BIOL.5000
Professional Experience
3
BIOL.5090
Photobiology
3
BIOL.5130/5150
Invertebrate Zoology II
3/1
BIOL.5160
Climate Change
4
BIOL.5200
Biochemistry II
3
BIOL.5210
Biochemistry Techniques
2
BIOL.5260
Evolutionary Biology
3
BIOL.5290
Recombinant Protein Production
4
BIOL.5320/5340L
Genomics/Laboratory
3/1
BIOL.5360
Behavioral Ecology
BIOL.5370/5390
Biology and Evolution of Anthropoda
3/1
BIOL.5420
Cell Biology
3
BIOL.5520
Quantitative Physiology
3
BIOL.5550
Entomology
BIOL.5550
Entomology Lab
BIOL.5570/5590
Metazoan Parasitology
3/1
BIOL.5600
Stem Cell Biology
3
BIOL.5620/5630
Cardiovascular Physiology
4
BIOL.5670
Molecular Biology (lecture only)
3
BIOL.5690
Molecular Techniques (lab only)
BIOL.5720
Virology
3
BIOL.5760
Cell Culture
4
BIOL.5800/5810L
Developmental Biology/Lab
3/1
BIOL.5820
Cancer Biology
3
BIOL.5890
Practical Protein Crystallography
4
BIOL.5900
Human Neurobiology
3
BIOL.5930/5950L
Immunology/Lab
3/2
BIOL.6660
Selected Topics in
Molecular and Cellular Biology
3
BIOL.7070
Internship in Biology
3
BIOL.7210
Special Problems in Biology
3
Project or Thesis Option
Course #
Course Name
Cr.
Total
6 or 12
BIOL.7330
Master's Project
0-6
BIOL.7430
BIOL.7460
BIOL.7490
Master's Thesis
0-12
Other Approved Electives
Course #
Course Name
Cr.
Total
3
CHEN.5350
Cell and Microbe Cultivation
3
CHEN.5450
Isolation/Purification Biotech Products
3
CHEN.5480
Engineering Process Analytics
3
CHEN.5550
Biopharmaceutical GMP/Licensing
3
CHEN.5860
Biotech Processing Lab
3
CHEN.5370
Nanomaterial Characterization I
3
CHEN.5410
Nanomaterial Characterization II
3
NUTR.5720
Nutrition and Gene Expression
3
NUTR.5630
Vitamins and Minerals
3
NUTR.5060
Biochemistry of Lipids
3
HSCI.5500
Human Development & Pathophysiology
3
PHRM.6501
Drug Discovery
3
PHRM.6100
Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences
3
IM.7XX
Marine Science and Tech. Courses
3
Pathways (Courses, Project or Thesis)
Courses Only
Project
Thesis
Required
7*
7*
7*
Project/Thesis
0
6
12
Electives
23
17
11
Total
30
30
30
*If taken as a UML undergraduate, the course does not need to be retaken. However, the credits (3) must be made up by taking additional courses.
Total Credits = 30
Last updated: 12/3/20
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