农业，环境，医疗保健和自然资源面临的工程和技术问题日益复杂。该程序提供了解决这些问题的广泛知识和调查技能。在该计划中，您将探索先进的方法和工具，以改善环境质量，模拟气候对供水和用水的影响，设计和制造医疗设备，制造用于医疗和制药用途的生物材料，开发用于收获和加工食品的设备或进行设计并测试从原料生产替代能源的新方法。
The program of course work and research for the master's degree is determined in consultation with the student's advisory committee. Each student is advised to take such courses as are properly related to academic background and research interests. All master's students are required to gain the equivalent of one year of teaching experience during the program. Master's students must complete a total of 30 credit hours, including 21 credit hours of course work and research, three credit hours of seminar courses and six credit hours of thesis work. Eighteen of the 30 credit hours must be taken in biological sciences. During each term in residency, master's students are also required to enroll in BIOL 6952 Department Colloquium. Master's students must submit a thesis outline to their advisory committee and successfully defend the outline. This defense constitutes the qualifying exam. At the completion of the program, master's students must submit a thesis that is approved by their advisory committee and must present a public seminar on their thesis research.<br><br>The biological sciences graduate program aspires to train experimental scientists capable of teaching and directing independent research by providing a broad theoretical background and an appreciation for the rigor of the scientific method. This program provides excellent training in modern biology suitable for jobs in academia, industry and government, and offers students research experiences using all areas of modern biological techniques to study molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, systems and organism functioning.