Biological Sciences Programs Curriculum

Required courses:

BS761 Advanced Cell Biology

3 credits

BS763 Cell Biology Methods

3 credits

BS764 Biotechnology

3 credits

BS765 Biotechnology Laboratory

2 credits

BS767 Cell Biology Methods Laboratory

2 credits

BS785 Introduction to Research*

2-4 credits

BS799 Master's Research*

10 credits

BS898 Graduate Seminar**

1 credit

ST310, 701, 702, or 704 Statistics***

3 credits

* Required for Thesis Option only.  Thesis students must complete a minumum of 10 credits of BS799 Masters Research.
** All MS students must complete a minimum of 3 credits at the 800 level; all PhD students must complete a minimum of 6 credits at the 800 level and must complete BS 898, Graduate Seminar, twice (summer and fall semesters).
*** Or similar biostatistics course.

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Elective Courses

Students in MS Thesis and Non-Thesis and PhD tracks take the remainder of their required didactic credits as electives.#

BI450 Bioinformatics I

3 credits

BI451 Bioinformatics II

3 credits

BS474/476 Molecular Biology/Lab

3/1 credits

BS704 Animal Developmental Biology

2 credits

BS716 Neuromuscular Physiology

3 credits

BS722 Chemotaxonomy

2 credits

BS724 Plant Biochemistry

2 credits

BS736 Advanced Pharmacognosy

3 credits

BS750 Virology

3 credits

BS752 Advanced Immunology

3 credits

BS768 Biochemical Genetics

2 credits

BS790 Project in Cell Biology and Biotechnology##

1-3 credits

BS826 Cellular Plant Development

3 credits

BS860 Special Topics in Cell Biology and Biotechnology###

2-3 credits

BS862 Biological Membranes

3 credits

#PhD students must take all courses at the 700 and 800 levels; MS students may take up to 6 credits at the 300 and 400 levels
##Non-thesis option; may be taken up to two times for credit.
### May be taken more than once for different topics.

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MS Professional

In addition to the required courses of the MS (non-thesis) degree track, students pursuing the MS (Professional) track must complete the following courses from the MBA program. Elective(s) from the Cell Biology & Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, or MBA programs will be chosen to total 38 credits.

PB712 Managerial and Financial Accounting

3 credits

PB725 Financial Management and Governance

3 credits

PB731/733 Business Stastics §

3 credits

PB743 Leadership, Team Dynamics and HR Management

3 credits

PB764 Pharmaceutical R&D and New Drug Development

3 credits

PB765 Business Strategy

3 credits

PB774 Ethical Issues in Pharmaceutical Business

3 credits

§Students pursuing the MS (professional) degree may choose Business Statisics (PB731 or PB733) to satisfy the program statistics requirement.

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MS (non-thesis) with Certificate in Biomedical Writing:

In additon to the program core outlined above as required courses, these students will complete the following courses in Biomedical Writing.

BW701 Professional Writing in Science

3 credits

BS704 Regulatory Documentation Process

3 credits

BS708 Regulatory Writing: New Drug Applications

3 credits

Choice of:

BW721 Regulatory Writing GxP Documentation

3 credits

BW780 Regulatory Writing Special Topics

3 credits

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Biotechnology Certificate :

CH341 Molecular Structure in Biochemistry§§

3 credits

BS466 Genetics §§

4 credits

BS764 Biotechnology

3 credits

BS765 Biotechnology Laboratory

2 credits

Elective(s)

3 credits

§§ Students who have completed a comparable course will be required to substitute one or more electives with credits that total at least 15 total credits.

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