Biology Graduate Programs
Master of Science in Biology with specialization in Biotechnology
Students in this program complete 33 to 34 credits of graduate work, including the following (credit hours in parentheses):
BIOL 504 Biochemistry Lectures (4) OR
BIOL 513 Advanced Biochemistry (5)
AND
BIOL 515 Molecular Biology (3)
BIOL 519 Biochemistry Laboratory (3)
BIOL 533 Laboratory in Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
BIOL 542 Advanced Microbiology Lectures (3)
BIOL 550 Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (3)
BIOL 562 Functional Genomics (3)
In addition to three to six credits of appropriate electives, students specializing in biotechnology are required to take two credit hours of BIOL 595 (Colloquium) and either six hours of BIOL 591 (Research) or BIOL 574 (Literature in Biotechnology). Other requirements for the degree and for admission are identical to those for all M.S. students in biology.