Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, MS

1. Required courses - 12 s.h.:

• BIOL 5870 - Molecular Biology of the Gene or
• BIOL 7870 - Molecular Genetics

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• BIOL 6240 - Principles of Biochemistry I or
• BIOL 6242 - Principles of Biochemistry II

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• BIOL 6244 - Principles of Biochemistry Laboratory
• BIOL 6880 - Introduction to Research
• BIOL 7000 - Thesis *

2. A minimum of 14 s.h. must be taken from the following:

(including two of the ** courses)

• BIOL 5260 - Microbial Ecology
• BIOL 5261 - Microbial Ecology Laboratory
• BIOL 5510 - Transmission Electron Microscopy
• BIOL 5511 - Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory
• BIOL 5520 - Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Analysis
• BIOL 5521 - Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Analysis Laboratory
• BIOL 5890 - Virology
• BIOL 5900 - Biotechniques **
• BIOL 5901 - Biotechniques Laboratory **
• BIOL 5930 - Microcomputer Applications in Molecular Biology
• BIOL 5931 - Microcomputer Applications in Molecular Biology Laboratory
• BIOL 6030 - Topics in Cell Biology
• BIOL 6082 - Fundamentals of Vertebrate Endocrinology
• BIOL 6083 - Fundamentals of Vertebrate Endocrinology Laboratory
• BIOL 6100 - Advances in Molecular Biology
• BIOL 6120 - Advances in Molecular Biology
• BIOL 6200 - Mechanisms of Genetic Recombination
• BIOL 6230 - Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology
• BIOL 6231 - Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology
• BIOL 6250 - Protein Purification Techniques **
• BIOL 6251 - Protein Purification Techniques Laboratory **
• BIOL 6504 - Research Problems in Biology
• BIOL 6514 - Research Problems in Biology
• BIOL 6992 - Internship in Applied Biology
• BIOL 6993 - Internship in Applied Biology
• BIOL 7080 - Molecular Endocrinology
• BIOL 7180 - Cell Culture and Hybridoma Technology **
• BIOL 7181 - Cell Culture and Hybridoma Technology Laboratory **
• BIOL 7190 - Immunology II
• BIOL 7210 - Transgenic Methodology and Application
• BIOL 7211 - Transgenic Methodology and Application Laboratory
• BIOL 7212 - Gene Targeting and Knockout Animals
• BIOL 7213 - Gene Targeting and Knockout Animals Laboratory
• BIOL 7480 - Cell Biology **
• BIOL 7481 - Cell Biology Laboratory **
• BIOL 7875 - Plant Molecular Biology
• BIOL 7880 - Bioinformatics
• BIOL 7781 - Bioinformatics
• BIOL 7890 - Current Literature in Molecular Biology
• BIOL 7895 - Current Literature in Cell Biology

3. Electives:

A maximum of 4 s.h. may be designated at the candidate’s option as elective hours with the approval of the graduate director and the candidate’s advisor, to complete graduation requirements of 30 s.h. for this degree.

Note:

*BIOL 7000  may be repeated for registration status, but only 6 s.h. may count toward graduation.

Internship Option:

Qualified students will be encouraged to spend from six months to one year in an internship at an industrial or governmental research laboratory. From 2-5 s.h. of internship credit can be applied toward the degree.