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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 graduate-level 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
- 30 credits of graduate-level coursework
- 18 credits at the 600 or 700-level. Courses listed at
both the 400 and 600 level must be taked at the 600 level.
Research credits are not counted toward this 18 credit
requirement
- One 700-level graduate seminar
- Thesis option: 6 credits of research
and a Master's thesis written and defended
- Non-thesis option: One literature research
tutorial and a scholarly paper written and defended
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