Biology - MA

The Department of Biological Sciences offers exciting opportunities to explore the life sciences through diversified coursework, exceptional faculty-led research labs, and real-world experiences. Our undergraduate biology programs include a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. The expansive research interests of our faculty provide ideal opportunities for students in our graduate training programs, the Masters of Arts in Biology, Masters of Science in Biology and the Ph.D. in Biological and Biomedical Sciences. Our programs prepare students for graduate study in the life sciences, research in private and government industries, professional careers in health sciences, and education. Our department provides the opportunity to grow a lifelong passion for the biological sciences through committed faculty research, excellent teaching, and engaged student learning.

The Master of Arts in Biology is a non-thesis master's program that has a larger course component, but a lesser research component, than the Master of Science. The M.A. program is designed for those students who wish to teach at the secondary or community college level and for students who hold a full-time job and wish to pursue a graduate degree simultaneously.