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 courses:
Required Courses
| BIOL 401 | Introductory Biochemistry | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 402 | Metabolic Biochemistry | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 512* | Advanced Biochemistry | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 515 | Molecular Biology | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 519 | Biochemistry Laboratory | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 533 | Laboratory in Cell and Molecular Biology | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 542 | Advanced Microbiology Lectures | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 550 | Bioinformatics and Biotechnology | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 555* | Macromolecular Structure Determination | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 562 | Functional Genomics | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 574** | Literature in Biotechnology | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 591** | Research | 6 Credits |
| BIOL 595** | Biology Colloquium | 1 Credit |
| Elective** | 3 Credits |
*Students must take BIOL 512 or BIOL 555.
**Students are required to take one credit hours of BIOL 595, either six hours of BIOL 591 or BIOL 574, and one 3 credit hour elective.