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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Microbiology (MS)

Program Requirements:

Students are expected to complete 20 credit hours of course-work, 4 hours credit hours of research and 6 hours of thesis research (total of 30 hours) within two years.

Core:

Core Curriculum for Microbiology MS program

BISC 850 - Advanced Topics in Biology Credit(s): 1
MAST 625 - Microbial Physiology and Diversity Credit(s): 3
MAST 626 - Microbial Molecular Genetics Credit(s): 3
MCRO 811 - Current Topics in Microbiology Credit(s): 1

Electives:

Twelve credits from the following four Areas of Study:

Environmental Microbiology:

CIEG 644 - Microbiology of Engineered Systems Credit(s): 3
GEOL 645 - Geomicrobiology Credit(s): 3
MAST 616 - Methods in Molecular Biology Credit(s): 3
MAST 634 - Marine Molecular Sciences Credit(s): 3
PLSC 619 - Soil Microbiology Credit(s): 4

Host-Microbe Interactions:

ANFS 635 - Animal Virology Credit(s): 3
ANFS 655 - The Gut Microbiome: Microbial and Host Perspectives Credit(s): 4
ANFS 671 - Paradigms in Cell Signaling Credit(s): 3
BISC 850 - Advanced Topics in Biology Credit(s): 1
MAST 616 - Methods in Molecular Biology Credit(s): 3
MAST 634 - Marine Molecular Sciences Credit(s): 3
MMSC 650 - Medical Biochemistry Credit(s): 4
MMSC 690 - Clinical and Molecular Cell Biology Credit(s): 3
PLSC 619 - Soil Microbiology Credit(s): 4

Applied Microbiology:

ANFS 636 - Immunology of Domestic Animals Credit(s): 3
ANFS 639 - Food Microbiology Credit(s): 4
ANFS 649 - Food Biotechnology Credit(s): 4
CHEG 621 - Metabolic Engineering Credit(s): 3
CHEM 641 - Biochemistry Credit(s): 3
CIEG 644 - Microbiology of Engineered Systems Credit(s): 3
MAST 616 - Methods in Molecular Biology Credit(s): 3

Microbial Physiology and Genetics:

ANFS 649 - Food Biotechnology Credit(s): 4
ANFS 671 - Paradigms in Cell Signaling Credit(s): 3
CHEG 621 - Metabolic Engineering Credit(s): 3
CHEM 641 - Biochemistry Credit(s): 3
CIEG 644 - Microbiology of Engineered Systems Credit(s): 3
MAST 616 - Methods in Molecular Biology Credit(s): 3
MMSC 650 - Medical Biochemistry Credit(s): 4

Research and Thesis:

Four hours of approved research credit and six hours of approved thesis credit

Credits to Total a Minimum of 30

Last Revised for 2021-2022 Academic Year