Professional Science Master's Programs
Master of Biology
Microbiology Specialization
As biotechnology continues to develop, microbiologists are increasingly in demand. Viruses and bacterial and the chemical processes which they carry out affect us on a daily basis. After completing the program students will have opportunities to apply their knowledge in industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, and bioremediation.
The program consists of a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework as follows.
- BIOL 401 Introductory Biochemistry and BIOL 402 Metabolic Biochemistry or BIOL 504 Biochemistry Lectures
- BIOL 445 Cell Biology or BIOL 544 Molecular Biology of Cells
- BIOL 515 Molecular Biology
- BIOL 542 Advanced Microbiology
plus 6-9 hours of approved electives:
- BIOL 410 Medical Microbiology
- BIOL 426 Cancer Biology
- BIOL 430 Animal Physiology
- BIOL 503 Virology
- BIOL 512 Advanced Biochemistry
- BIOL 514 Toxicology
- BIOL 519 Biochemistry Laboratory
- BIOL 520 Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory
- BIOL 521 Advanced Micro Genetics Laboratory
- BIOL 526 Developmental Biology
- BIOL 527 Immunology and Immunochemsitry
- BIOL 533 Laboratory in Cell and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 539 Advanced Cell Biology Laboratory
- BIOL 545 Advanced Cell Biology
- BIOL 550 Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
- BIOL 555 Macromolecular Structure Determination
- BIOL 562 Functional Genomics
- BIOL 580 Laboratory Rotation in Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics
Required professional courses