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Master of Arts in Biology Curriculum
Students must complete a total of ten courses (33-35 credits), three of which are electives. For the physiology requirement, students may choose either a human based or plant-based course. Final selection of electives requires approval of the student’s academic advisor. Students may do a “two for one” substitution of two undergraduate courses to replace one graduate elective; this helps students fulfill requirements for other graduate programs (two semesters of physics for medical school). Such a substitution can only be made with prior approval of the program director. A minimum of nine credits per long term is required for full-time status.
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Required Courses - 10 courses |
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Course Title |
Credits |
Required Courses - 5 courses |
| BIO 502 |
Human Gross Anatomy |
6 |
BIO 504
BIO 525 |
Human Physiology OR
Plant Development |
3
5 |
| BIO 506 |
Principles of Neuroscience |
4 |
| BIO 532 |
Biostatistics |
3 |
| BIO 623 |
Methods of Biological Research |
3 |
Electives - 5 courses* |
| BIO 417 |
Genetics |
3 |
| BIO 418 |
Chemical Analysis Lab |
3 |
| BIO 431 |
Advanced Principles of Cell/Molecular Biology |
3 |
| BIO 438 |
Biochemistry I |
3 |
| BIO 439 |
Biochemistry II |
3 |
| BIO 440 |
Cell/Molecular/Biochemistry Lab |
3 |
| BIO 452 |
Computational Drug Design |
3 |
| BIO 508 |
Developmental Biology |
5 |
| BIO 551 |
Bioinformatics |
3 |
| BIO 552 |
Computational Drug Design |
3 |
| BIO 553 |
Special Topics in Biology |
3 |
| BUS 642 |
Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care |
3 |
| BUS 645 |
Health Care Policy |
3 |
| BUS 648 |
Current Issues in Health Care |
3 |
| LAR 534 |
Soil Science |
3 |
| LAR 557 |
Diseases and Pests |
3 |
| LAR 575 |
Field Ecology |
3 |
| LAR 578 |
Wetlands Ecology |
3 |
| PSY 503 |
Applied Biological Psychology |
3 |
| PSY 629 |
Human Development Across the Lifespan |
3 |
| PWR 616 |
Technical Writing and Editing (online) |
3 |
| PWR 632 |
Science Writing (online) |
3 |
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| *Students may substitute two 200+ level undergraduate courses for one graduate elective with permission of the program director. |
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Typical Program Schedule
Students typically begin their programs in the fall and finish at the end of the summer. Below is a sample schedule. |
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Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
BIO 502 (6) Gross Anatomy
PTH 504 (3) Human Physiology
BIO 632 (3) Research Methods
Elective (3)
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BIO 506 (4) Neuroscience
BIO 532 (3) Biostatistics
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
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Elective (3)
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| 15 credits |
16 credits |
3 credits |
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Alternate Spring Start Schedule
Students choosing to begin in the spring cannot finish until the following spring because of the sequential nature of some of the courses. This option does, however, allow for lighter individual terms. Below is a sample schedule for this alternative. |
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Spring |
Summer |
Fall |
Spring |
BIO 532 (3) Biostatistics
BIO 632 (3) Research
Methods
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
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A few electives are offered in the summer; students may choose to take one of their five electives at this time, but it isn’t required.
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BIO 502 (6) Gross
Anatomy
PTH 504 (3) Human
Physiology
Elective (3)
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BIO 506 (4) Neuroscience
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
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| 12 credits |
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12 credits |
10 credits |
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