Department of Biological Sciences
The M.S. in Biology is a 33-34 hour program with a required thesis based on original research. Faculty with expertise in ecology, genetics, botany, entomology, herpetology, zoology, cell and molecular biology, reproductive biology, microbiology and other fields advise student research. Individual faculty in the Biology Department should be consulted about their research programs.
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