The 36-hour nonthesis option may be elected by students working toward the M.S. degrees in biology, microbiology, or zoology. However, those students who expect to work beyond the M.S. degree, and toward the Ph.D. degree are strongly encouraged to choose the 30-hour thesis option. All graduate students majoring in this department are required to take BIOL 6202 during their first fall semester after acceptance in the graduate degree program. Courses in Biology. Genetic and molecular analyses of inheritance.
Course is offered to graduate students with limited knowledge in genetics.
Structure and function of cells with introduction to modern techniques for cell study. Course is offered to graduate students with no formal training in cell biology. A project-oriented introduction to modern research techniques used to study cellular and molecular processes in eukaryotic cells. The concept of evolution, its mode and tempo of operation, and its relationship to organic diversity in its broadest sense are emphasized. A detailed examination of the structural and functional relationships underlying the organization of populations, communities, and ecosystems.