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The goals of the Department of Biological Sciences graduate program are to support and encourage students in their preparation for careers as research scientists and/or educators. Programs within the department encompass all levels of biological organization, ranging from molecules to cells, systems, organisms, populations, and ecosystems. Our research strengths are in ecology, evolution, behavior, and organismal biology. We use comparative approaches to study both the evolutionary history and ecological consequences of biodiversity. These strengths complement and expand upon programs in Medicine and Engineering, and students are encouraged to draw upon the offerings of these academic units as part of their program of study.
Curriculum
MS Biological Sciences
Foundation Courses
MS students are required to take a minimum of two of the Foundation Courses.
Course Title/Desc Credit
BIOL8001C Data Analysis 3
BIOL8002 Evolution 2
BIOL8003 Molecular Biology 2
Graduate-Only Courses
MS students are required to take a minimum of four credits of formal courses, at least two credits of which must be in graduate-only courses.
Course Title/Desc Credit
BIOL8050 Graduate Topics in Biology 1 - 4
BIOL8051 Graduate Topics in Biology 1 - 4
BIOL8052 Graduate Topics in Biology 1 - 4
BIOL8053 Graduate Topics in Biology 1 - 4
BIOL8054 Graduate Topics in Biology 1 - 4
Graduate Listed Courses
MS students are required to take a minimum of four credits of formal courses, and two credits can be graduate-listed courses.
Course Title/Desc Credit
BIOL6002C Bioinformatics 4
BIOL6004 Behavioral Genetics 3
BIOL6030 Advanced Cell Biology 3
BIOL6042 Environmental Exposure and Toxicology 3
BIOL6051 Comparative Endocrinology 3
BIOL6060 Ecosystem Ecology 3
BIOL6075 Plant Ecology 4
BIOL6076 Tropical Ecology 3
BIOL6077 Evolutionary Biology 3
BIOL7020C Invertebrate Zoology 4 - 5
BIOL7021 Human/Comparative Physiology 3
BIOL7022C Vertebrate Zoology 4
BIOL7023 Conservation Biology 3
BIOL7024 Aquatic Biology 3
BIOL7024L Aquatic Biology Laboratory 1
BIOL7025 Plant Physiology 1
BIOL7030 Animal Behavior 3
BIOL7041 Sensory physiology 3
BIOL7043 Medical Parasitology 3
Biology Seminar
MS students are required to enroll in "Biology Seminar" each semester they are in residence.
Course Title/Desc Credit
BIOL9003 Biology Seminar 1
Research Progress
MS students are required to present their research in "Research Progress in Biology" each Spring Semester they are in residence. MS students can replace "Research Progress" with "Professional Development" one time.
Course Title/Desc Credit
BIOL9004 Research Progress in Biology 1
BIOL9006 Professional Development 1
Graduate Research
MS students are required to enroll in "Graduate Research" each semester they are in residence for a minimum of 14 credit hours.
Course Title/Desc Credit
BIOL9001 Graduate Research in Biology 1 - 12
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Admission Requirements
Our program is a research graduate program, and all entering students are assigned a faculty advisor with whom they will begin research. Therefore, faculty evaluations of potential graduate students are important to decisions about admissions. We highly recommend contacting faculty members with whom you would be interested in working. Our website, https://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/biology/graduate.html, includes email addresses, phone numbers and links to the research web pages of faculty. If you have any questions concerning selection of a faculty mentor or focusing your research interests, please contact the Director of Graduate Admissions, Dr. Stephen Matter, at 513-556-9768 or stephen.matter@uc.edu, or the Program Manager, Danielle Petermann at 513-556-6241 or danielle.petermann@uc.edu.
Tuition fee-2 years$60,000
Total fee-2 years$92,000
