Biology Graduate Programs
Students in undergraduate and graduate programs learn biological concepts taught by dedicated faculty and gain hands-on research experiences in the laboratory and field using first-class equipment, centers, and facilities. Our graduates pursue a wide variety of career paths in health, biotechnology, the environment, and plant science.
Our Programs
The Department offers a wide range of graduate degrees. Thesis and dissertation based Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees are offered in Biology and Botany. Botany also offers the Master of Arts (MA) degree.
Students in the Department may also pursue the MS or PhD in the interdepartmental Cell, Molecular, and Structural Biology (CMSB) program or the PhD in the interdepartmental Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (EEEB) program.
Working professionals such as teachers and nonprofit staff seeking an off-campus program that can be completed part-time while working may apply to the Advanced Inquiry Program or the Global Field Program for either an MA or MAT degree.
Combined Bachelors-Masters programs in Botany (MA and MS), Biology (MS), and CMSB (MS) are available for qualified undergraduate students.
Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology, M.S. and Ph.D.
Cell, Molecular and Structural Biology is a multi-disciplinary program that seeks to identify and understand the molecules that collectively form the basis of all life.
Biology
Both the Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees are offered by the graduate programs in Biology. In addition, the Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) are offered.
Botany - M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
The Master of Science (M.S.)and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees are offered by the graduate programs in Botany.
The Department of Biology also offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree, which is designed as a technical professional path for individuals pursuing industrial or research support as career objectives.
A combined Bachelors-Masters (M.S. and M.A.) program in Botany is available for qualified undergraduate students.
Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Ph.D.
The focus of a student's program will be his/her dissertation research. Course requirements will be flexible to meet the particular needs and goals of each student. Thus, a student interested in global climate change and its effect on biogeochemical cycling will be permitted to take a set of courses that is largely different from another student interested in the evolutionary genetics of an endangered species.
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Department of Biology
Students in undergraduate and graduate programs learn biological concepts taught by dedicated faculty and gain hands-on research experiences in the laboratory and field using first-class equipment, centers, and facilities. Our graduates pursue a wide variety of career paths in health, biotechnology, the environment, and plant science.
