About the Courses
Requirements for the Master of Science degree, Biotechnology concentration (total 32 credits)
Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 32 credits in the courses approved for a graduate major in biology. A minimum of 20 credits must be taken in biological sciences. A maximum of 6 credits may be transferred from another institution with the permission of the school director if these credits are not part of an existing master’s degree. In addition, courses may be taken in other colleges and campuses of the University, with the director’s permission.
Before a student may register beyond 9 credits, he or she is required to obtain a biology adviser. The adviser will help the student select courses most appropriate for the student’s needs and interests. Ideally, the student will select a faculty member in the area of interest most closely paralleling
Requirements for the Master of Science degree, Biotechnology concentration (total 32 credits)
Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 32 credits in the courses approved for a graduate major in biology. A minimum of 20 credits must be taken in biological sciences. A maximum of 6 credits may be transferred from another institution with the permission of the school director if these credits are not part of an existing master’s degree. In addition, courses may be taken in other colleges and campuses of the University, with the director’s permission.
Before a student may register beyond 9 credits, he or she is required to obtain a biology adviser. The adviser will help the student select courses most appropriate for the student’s needs and interests. Ideally, the student will select a faculty member in the area of interest most closely paralleling his or her own. This faculty member also may serve as the student’s mentor.
Students have the option of completing their degrees with or without a research option. Students electing to do the research and the thesis option must take the 4-credit sequence consisting of:
BIOL7803 Research and Thesis I, 2 credits
BIOL7804 Research and Thesis II, 2 credits
Required Biology Seminar courses (for 2 credits)
Biology Seminar I and II are both required and must be taken in the fall and spring semesters.
BIOL6900 Biology Seminar I (fall), 1 credit
BIOL6901 Biology Seminar II (spring), 1 credit
Required Biotechnology Concentration Courses (16 credits)
BIOL6720 Molecular Biotechnology, 3 credits
BIOL6840 Cell Culture, 3 credits
BIOL6743 Topics in Bioinformatics, 3 credits with:
BIOL6744 Topics in Bioinformatics Lab, 0 credits
BIOL6845 Molecular Biology Techniques, 4 credits with
BIOL6846 Molecular Biology Techniques Lab, 0 credits
BIOL5306 Immunology, 3 credits
Biotechnology Concentration Electives (14 credits)
Choose from the following free elective courses. All the courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.
BIOL6240 Molecular Cell Biology, 4 credits
BIOL6241 Molecular Cell Biology Lab, 0 credits
BIOL6705 Advances in Cell Biology
BIOL6724 Human Genetics
BIOL6719 Developmental Genetics
BIOL6745 Endocrinology
BIOL6747 Bio-techniques, 3 credits
BIOL6748 Bio-techniques Lab, 0 credits
BIOL6728 Bioethics
BIOL6733 Enzymology
BIOL6761 Advances in Microbiology
BIOL6661 Advanced Microbiology Lab, 2 credits
BIOL6756 Dermal Pharmacology/Immunology
BIOL6758 Advances in Pharmacology
BIOL6760 Virology
BIOL6772 Ecotoxicology
BIOL6632 Selected Studies in Biology
Students have the option of completing their degrees with or without a research option. Students electing to do the research and the thesis option must take the 4-credit sequence consisting of:
BIOL7803 Research and Thesis I, 2 credits
BIOL7804 Research and Thesis II, 2 credits