分子遗传学和生物化学理学硕士旨在为生命科学专业的优秀学生提供有关分子遗传学，基因组学，进化生物学，细胞和分子生物学，生物化学（取决于所选研究领域）的严格，定量的实验经验。该计划旨在定位和激励学生进行可能的高级学习，从而在上述领域之一获得博士学位，和/或为有意作为医学生的背景提供重要的研究经验。该计划还将提供基本的工具和专业知识，供您进入学术，政府或私人部门研究实验室（包括生物技术，药物或诊断学）的硕士学位职位。这是终极学位。希望在南加州大学攻读博士学位的学生应直接申请博士学位课程。
The Master of Science in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry is designed to provide outstanding students in life science majors with a rigorous, quantitative experimental experience in molecular genetics, genomics, evolutionary biology, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry (depending upon the research area selected). The program is intended to position and stimulate students for possible advanced study leading to a PhD in one of the areas stated above, and/or provide an important research experience to the background of a prospective medical student. The program will also provide fundamental tools and expertise for entry into master's level positions in academic, government or private sector research laboratories, including biotech, pharmaceuticals or diagnostics.