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The Ph.D. and M.S.
programs in Biological Sciences (BIOL) are designed to offer
a broad, multidisciplinary modern education in the life sciences
coupled with the development of in-depth expertise and research
training within a specialized area. Because many current
problems in the biological sciences overlap traditional disciplinary
boundaries, a single graduate program is offered rather than
the traditional separate programs in botany, microbiology,
zoology, and other areas. The research of the faculty in
the Department of Biological Sciences covers a broad range,
from structure and function of nucleic acids to the feeding
behavior of animals. Therefore, this program provides a diversity
of opportunities for research and graduate education in biology.
- 30 credits of coursework of which at most 12 credits
should be for thesis research (BIOL899). At least one research
credit should be taken each semester after the student
begins thesis research in an advisor's laboratory
- Research rotations (three)
- One 700 level (3-credit) graduate seminar
- Two semesters as a teaching assistant
- Beginning with the second year, students are required
to participate in a research seminar (journal club) every
semester and to take one credit of research seminar (journal
club) each year
- Original research directed by a research advisor and
overseen by a committee knowledgeable in the student’s
area of specialization
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