Molecular Biology, M.S.

An M.S. degree student will conduct a research project that is expected to result in publication in research journals as well as presentations in the department and at scientific meetings. Student performance is monitored by a thesis committee that will evaluate a student’s research proposal, seminar presentations, written thesis, final public seminar, and final oral defense of the thesis. In consultation with the faculty research adviser, a student may elect to be a teaching assistant. A student should not have expectations of financial support, however funding may be negotiated on an individual basis and is at the discretion of the faculty research adviser. Students pursuing the M.S. degree in Molecular Biology usually complete their program in about two years.