Department of Biology
The Master's program is central to the Evolutionary Biology program area's mission of actively advancing the field of evolutionary biology through excellence in teaching, research, and mentoring. Because evolutionary biology is the central organizing principle of biology, students in the program work on a variety of research questions, involving many different kinds of organisms. Students in the M.S. program have a variety of options open to them upon graduation. Many graduates of the M.S. program choose to continue their education by pursuing a Ph.D. at other institutions. Other graduates choose employment as biologists with government agencies, the private sector, or non-profit organizations.
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