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English
Program Description
The Department of Biological Sciences offers graduate programs in biology with areas of concentration in botany, microbiology, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, physiology, and morphology of plants and animals; terrestrial and aquatic ecology; behavioral biology; conservation biology; and evolution.
Both a thesis and a non-thesis track are offered within the MS degree. The thesis track is a research-based degree and is intended for students pursuing careers in formal research or planning to continue their studies towards the PhD degree. The non-thesis track is a coursework-intensive MS degree designed for students desiring a graduate education to enhance employment opportunities or prior to obtaining a professional degree. Students may switch from the non-thesis track to the thesis track if all requirements are met and with the written approval of the student’s advisor and the Graduate Program Director.
Both a thesis and a non-thesis track are offered within the MS degree. The thesis track is a research-based degree and is intended for students pursuing careers in formal research or planning to continue their studies towards the PhD degree. The non-thesis track is a coursework-intensive MS degree designed for students desiring a graduate education to enhance employment opportunities or prior to obtaining a professional degree. Students may switch from the non-thesis track to the thesis track if all requirements are met and with the written approval of the student’s advisor and the Graduate Program Director.
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Learning Outcomes
- Summarize, synthesize, and critique the relevant literature, theories, and methodologies for the student's specific research topic.
- Identify unanswered questions, generate hypotheses and design experiments to address those questions.
- Develop a command of the broader literature in relation to the student's specific research topic.
- Design and conduct original research that is publishable in peer-reviewed journals that constitutes the student's thesis to be defended.
- Effectively communicate research findings in oral and written forms; e.g., in presentations at national research conferences.
- MS students are encouraged to publish their thesis research in peer-reviewed journals (as first authors or co-authors).
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