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Conditions for the Master's Thesis

Choosing a topic.

A student enrolled in a master’s programme for 48 credits or more may choose a topic for their master’s thesis.

Starting the Master's Thesis

A student can begin their master’s thesis if they need to earn no more than 72 credits to graduate. The thesis must be completed in the language of the programme: in English for English-taught programmes and in Dutch for Dutch-taught programmes.

If a student needs more than 72 credits to graduate, they cannot start the thesis. Additionally, if a student meets the 72-credit requirement in the second semester, they are not permitted to start the thesis in that semester. They may commence the thesis in the following academic year at the earliest.

Submitting the Master's Thesis

Students must submit their completed thesis via KU Loket. The deadline is three weeks before the defence date and is standardised across the faculty. The exact date can be found here.

What if the Master's Thesis is Not Passed?

A student who fails the master’s thesis after the second examination period (resulting in a fail or NA) may resit in the third examination period. If the thesis is still not passed after the third examination period (resulting in a fail or NA), the student must re-enrol for the thesis in the following academic year. More information is available here .

Students who only need to complete their master’s thesis or internship and at most two first-semester courses may apply to graduate in January. The online application form will be available from December 1st to 15th.

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Biology, BA

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Biology is a four-year degree designed to prepare students for careers in biological sciences and professional programs, including medical school. Program includes coursework in advanced biology, associated requirements in chemistry, physics, and mathematics, plus fulfillment of university and college core curriculum requirements.

View the Biology major web brochure.

THECB Marketable Skills

• Oral and written communication
• Data collection and analysis
• Basic scientific computational competencies
• In-depth knowledge of biological sciences

Learn more about specific degree requirements for the BA in Biology in the undergraduate catalog.

Biology, BSBIO

The Bachelor of Science with a major in Biology is a four-year degree designed to prepare students for careers in biological sciences and graduate and professional programs, including medical school. Program includes coursework in advanced biology, associated requirements in chemistry, physics and mathematics, plus fulfillment of university and college core curriculum requirements.

Learn more about specific degree requirements for the BSBIO in the undergraduate catalog.

Biology (Life Science) Teacher Certification

Biology majors can become prepared for Life Science Certification for teaching in grades 8-12 by completing one of the following options:

Undergraduate Option: For students interested in teaching biology at the secondary school level, UNT's Teach North Texas Program ( http://teachnorthtexas.unt.edu ) offers undergraduate coursework that prepares students for certification in science teaching at the secondary level. Students complete a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with a major in Biology, including undergraduate certification courses in education (includes student teaching). Learn more about specific degree requirements for Teacher Certification in the undergraduate catalog.

Master's Degree Option: Another certification track combines your undergraduate degree with education and biology graduate coursework leading to a master's degree. Complete a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with a major in Biology. Following graduation, enroll in the Master of Science (MS) with a major in Biology (Teaching in the Life Sciences) program which combines the post-baccalaureate certification courses in education with graduate-level biology courses in a non-thesis master's degree.

For more information, contact an advisor or e-mail [email protected] .

Biological Sciences Minor

The department offers a Minor in Biological Sciences.

Learn more about the specific degree requirements for a Biological Sciences minor in the undergraduate catalog.

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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Androgen Drives Melanoma Invasiveness and Metastatic Spread by Inducing Tumorigenic Fucosylation , Qian Liu

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Exploring strain variation and bacteriophage predation in the gut microbiome of Ciona robusta , Celine Grace F. Atkinson

Distinct Nrf2 Signaling Thresholds Mediate Lung Tumor Initiation and Progression , Janine M. DeBlasi

Thermodynamic frustration of TAD2 and PRR contribute to autoinhibition of p53 , Emily Gregory

Utilization of Detonation Nanodiamonds: Nanocarrier for Gene Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer , Allan E. Gutierrez

Utilizing neoantigen-specific CD4* T cells and immune checkpoint modulation to advance adoptive cell therapy with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes for metastatic melanoma patients , Maclean Scott Hall

Role of HLA-DRB1 Fucosylation in Anti-Melanoma Immunity , Daniel K. Lester

Targeting BET Proteins Downregulates miR-33a To Promote Synergy with PIM Inhibitors in CMML , Christopher T. Letson

The Role of the DNA Helicase Rrm3 under Replication Stress , Julius Muellner

Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis by M82 Peptidases: The Role of PrsS in the Staphylococcus aureus Stress Response , Baylie M. Schott

Histone Deacetylase 8 is a Novel Therapeutic Target for Mantle Cell Lymphoma and Preserves Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxic Function , January M. Watters

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Ceramide-1-Phosphate: A Novel Regulator of Golgi Fragmentation, Golgi-ER Vesicle Trafficking, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum Pathogenesis , Anika Nayar Ali

Regulation of the Heat Shock Response via Lysine Acetyltransferase CBP-1 and in Neurodegenerative Disease in Caenorhabditis elegans , Lindsey N. Barrett

Establishment of a Melanoma ESC-GEMM Platform and Its Use to Study PTEN Tumor Suppressor Functions , Ilah Bok

Adrenergic Modulation of Precursor Cells of Ovarian Cancer , Sweta Dash

Determining the Role of Dendritic Cells During Response to Treatment with Paclitaxel/Anti-TIM-3 , Alycia Gardner

To be or not to be: A Tale of Staphylococcal GpsB , Lauren R. Hammond

Origin and Epigenetic Regulation of Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma , Carly M. Harro

Cell-free DNA Methylation Signatures in Cancer Detection and Classification , Jinyong Huang

The Role Of Eicosanoid Metabolism in Mammalian Wound Healing and Inflammation , Kenneth D. Maus

A Holistic Investigation of Acidosis in Breast Cancer , Bryce Ordway

Characterizing the Impact of Postharvest Temperature Stress on Polyphenol Profiles of Red and White-Fruited Strawberry Cultivars , Alyssa N. Smith

Identification of Secondary Structural Elements Contained Within the Intrinsically Disordered N-Terminal Tail of the Bloom’s Syndrome Helicase. , Vivek Somasundaram

Defining the role of Oxidized Mitochondrial DNA in Myelodysplastic Syndromes , Grace Anne Ward

Lord of the Z-rings: Uncovering the Role of MraZ and FtsL in Bacillus subtilis Cell Division , Maria Louise White

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Multifaceted Approach to Understanding Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm Formation and Drug Resistance , Jessie L. Allen

Cellular And Molecular Alterations Associated with Ovarian and Renal Cancer Pathophysiology , Ravneet Kaur Chhabra

Ecology and diversity of boletes of the southeastern United States , Arian Farid

CircREV1 Expression in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer , Meagan P. Horton

Microbial Dark Matter: Culturing the Uncultured in Search of Novel Chemotaxonomy , Sarah J. Kennedy

The Multifaceted Role of CCAR-1 in the Alternative Splicing and Germline Regulation in Caenorhabditis elegans , Doreen Ikhuva Lugano

Unraveling the Role of Novel G5 Peptidase Family Proteins in Virulence and Cell Envelope Biogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus , Stephanie M. Marroquin

Cytoplasmic Polyadenylation Element Binding Protein 2 Alternative Splicing Regulates HIF1α During Chronic Hypoxia , Emily M. Mayo

Transcriptomic and Functional Investigation of Bacterial Biofilm Formation , Brooke R. Nemec

A Functional Characterization of the Omega (ω) subunit of RNA Polymerase in Staphylococcus aureus , Shrushti B. Patil

The Role Of Cpeb2 Alternative Splicing In TNBC Metastasis , Shaun C. Stevens

Screening Next-generation Fluorine-19 Probe and Preparation of Yeast-derived G Proteins for GPCR Conformation and Dynamics Study , Wenjie Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Understanding the Role of Cereblon in Hematopoiesis Through Structural and Functional Analyses , Afua Adutwumwa Akuffo

To Mid-cell and Beyond: Characterizing the Roles of GpsB and YpsA in Cell Division Regulation in Gram-positive Bacteria , Robert S. Brzozowski

Spatiotemporal Changes of Microbial Community Assemblages and Functions in the Subsurface , Madison C. Davis

New Mechanisms That Regulate DNA Double-Strand Break-Induced Gene Silencing and Genome Integrity , Dante Francis DeAscanis

Regulation of the Heat Shock Response and HSF-1 Nuclear Stress Bodies in C. elegans , Andrew Deonarine

New Mechanisms that Control FACT Histone Chaperone and Transcription-mediated Genome Stability , Angelo Vincenzo de Vivo Diaz

Targeting the ESKAPE Pathogens by Botanical and Microbial Approaches , Emily Dilandro

Succession in native groundwater microbial communities in response to effluent wastewater , Chelsea M. Dinon

Role of ceramide-1 phosphate in regulation of sphingolipid and eicosanoid metabolism in lung epithelial cells , Brittany A. Dudley

Allosteric Control of Proteins: New Methods and Mechanisms , Nalvi Duro

Microbial Community Structures in Three Bahamian Blue Holes , Meghan J. Gordon

A Novel Intramolecular Interaction in P53 , Fan He

The Impact of Myeloid-Mediated Co-Stimulation and Immunosuppression on the Anti-Tumor Efficacy of Adoptive T cell Therapy , Pasquale Patrick Innamarato

Investigating Mechanisms of Immune Suppression Secondary to an Inflammatory Microenvironment , Wendy Michelle Kandell

Posttranslational Modification and Protein Disorder Regulate Protein-Protein Interactions and DNA Binding Specificity of p53 , Robin Levy

Mechanistic and Translational Studies on Skeletal Malignancies , Jeremy McGuire

Novel Long Non-Coding RNA CDLINC Promotes NSCLC Progression , Christina J. Moss

Genome Maintenance Roles of Polycomb Transcriptional Repressors BMI1 and RNF2 , Anthony Richard Sanchez IV

The Ecology and Conservation of an Urban Karst Subterranean Estuary , Robert J. Scharping

Biological and Proteomic Characterization of Cornus officinalis on Human 1.1B4 Pancreatic β Cells: Exploring Use for T1D Interventional Application , Arielle E. Tawfik

Evaluation of Aging and Genetic Mutation Variants on Tauopathy , Amber M. Tetlow

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Investigating the Proteinaceous Regulome of the Acinetobacter baumannii , Leila G. Casella

Functional Characterization of the Ovarian Tumor Domain Deubiquitinating Enzyme 6B , Jasmin M. D'Andrea

Integrated Molecular Characterization of Lung Adenocarcinoma with Implications for Immunotherapy , Nicholas T. Gimbrone

The Role of Secreted Proteases in Regulating Disease Progression in Staphylococcus aureus , Brittney D. Gimza

Advanced Proteomic and Epigenetic Characterization of Ethanol-Induced Microglial Activation , Jennifer Guergues Guergues

Understanding immunometabolic and suppressive factors that impact cancer development , Rebecca Swearingen Hesterberg

Biochemical and Proteomic Approaches to Determine the Impact Level of Each Step of the Supply Chain on Tomato Fruit Quality , Robert T. Madden

Enhancing Immunotherapeutic Interventions for Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia , Kamira K. Maharaj

Characterization of the Autophagic-Iron Axis in the Pathophysiology of Endometriosis and Epithelial Ovarian Cancers , Stephanie Rockfield

Understanding the Influence of the Cancer Microenvironment on Metabolism and Metastasis , Shonagh Russell

Modeling of Interaction of Ions with Ether- and Ester-linked Phospholipids , Matthew W. Saunders

Novel Insights into the Multifaceted Roles of BLM in the Maintenance of Genome Stability , Vivek M. Shastri

Conserved glycine residues control transient helicity and disorder in the cold regulated protein, Cor15a , Oluwakemi Sowemimo

A Novel Cytokine Response Modulatory Function of MEK Inhibitors Mediates Therapeutic Efficacy , Mengyu Xie

Novel Strategies on Characterizing Biologically Specific Protein-protein Interaction Networks , Bi Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Characterization of the Transcriptional Elongation Factor ELL3 in B cells and Its Role in B-cell Lymphoma Proliferation and Survival , Lou-Ella M.m. Alexander

Identification of Regulatory miRNAs Associated with Ethanol-Induced Microglial Activation Using Integrated Proteomic and Transcriptomic Approaches , Brandi Jo Cook

Molecular Phylogenetics of Floridian Boletes , Arian Farid

MYC Distant Enhancers Underlie Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility at the 8q24.21 Locus , Anxhela Gjyshi Gustafson

Quantitative Proteomics to Support Translational Cancer Research , Melissa Hoffman

A Systems Chemical Biology Approach for Dissecting Differential Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Clinical Kinase Inhibitors in Lung Cancer , Natalia Junqueira Sumi

Investigating the Roles of Fucosylation and Calcium Signaling in Melanoma Invasion , Tyler S. Keeley

Synthesis, Oxidation, and Distribution of Polyphenols in Strawberry Fruit During Cold Storage , Katrina E. Kelly

Investigation of Alcohol-Induced Changes in Hepatic Histone Modifications Using Mass Spectrometry Based Proteomics , Crystina Leah Kriss

Off-Target Based Drug Repurposing Using Systems Pharmacology , Brent M. Kuenzi

Investigation of Anemarrhena asphodeloides and its Constituent Timosaponin-AIII as Novel, Naturally Derived Adjunctive Therapeutics for the Treatment of Advanced Pancreatic Cancer , Catherine B. MarElia

The Role of Phosphohistidine Phosphatase 1 in Ethanol-induced Liver Injury , Daniel Richard Martin

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Changing the Pathobiological Paradigm in Myelodysplastic Syndromes: The NLRP3 Inflammasome Drives the MDS Phenotype , Ashley Basiorka

Modeling of Dynamic Allostery in Proteins Enabled by Machine Learning , Mohsen Botlani-Esfahani

Uncovering Transcriptional Activators and Targets of HSF-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans , Jessica Brunquell

The Role of Sgs1 and Exo1 in the Maintenance of Genome Stability. , Lillian Campos-Doerfler

Mechanisms of IKBKE Activation in Cancer , Sridevi Challa

Discovering Antibacterial and Anti-Resistance Agents Targeting Multi-Drug Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens , Renee Fleeman

Functional Roles of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Bone Metastatic Prostate Cancer , Jeremy S. Frieling

Disorder Levels of c-Myb Transactivation Domain Regulate its Binding Affinity to the KIX Domain of CREB Binding Protein , Anusha Poosapati

Role of Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 in Ovarian Cancer Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Drug Sensitivity , Chase David Powell

Cell Division Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus , Catherine M. Spanoudis

A Novel Approach to the Discovery of Natural Products From Actinobacteria , Rahmy Tawfik

Non-classical regulators in Staphylococcus aureus , Andy Weiss

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

In Vitro and In Vivo Antioxidant Capacity of Synthetic and Natural Polyphenolic Compounds Identified from Strawberry and Fruit Juices , Marvin Abountiolas

Quantitative Proteomic Investigation of Disease Models of Type 2 Diabetes , Mark Gabriel Athanason

CMG Helicase Assembly and Activation: Regulation by c-Myc through Chromatin Decondensation and Novel Therapeutic Avenues for Cancer Treatment , Victoria Bryant

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The thesis is an examination concluding the scientific education, showing that the student is able to treat a problem within the biological scientific field with scientific methods presenting the results in an appropriate, immaculate and understandable manner.

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Supervision and Assessment

The thesis has to be assesed by the supervisor (Erstgutachter) and a second assessor (Zweitgutachter). Both have to be a professor or associate professor (Prof. or PD).

One of them, the supervisor or the second assessor, has to be member of the faculty of biology and preclinical medicine.

External master thesis

A master thesis conducted outside of the university has to be approved by the examination board of the faculty. The supervisor of the external thesis has to be a professor or associate professor. A member of the faculty of biology and preclinical medicine (professor or associate professor) has to be the second assessor.

A master thesis at the Klinikum Uni Regensburg is not external as they are part of the medical faculty of the university.

Registration form for external master thesis download (pdf) - in German! / in English!

Registration form download - in German!   / in English!

Requirement for admission are at least 70 credit points, whereas three practical modules and at least two theoretical modules have to be completed. Therefore, when starting the master thesis, one theoretical module and credit points from the skills modules can still be missing.

Duration of the thesis

The duration of the thesis is nine months.

If for a reason, which is not in the responsibility of the student, the duration of the thesis has to be extended, an application for extension has to be submitted at the examination office. Please explain in the application why the duration of the thesis has to be extended.

Application for extension for the deadline/master thesis in Biology: download pdf! (english)

Examination deadlines (Examination regulation § 22)

The master's program should generally be completed at the end of the fourth semester. If the program (incl. the master´s thesis) cannot be completed by the end of the sixth semester, then modules which have not yet been successfully completed and the master's thesis will be considered completed and failed at the first attempt. If those outstanding credits are not completed by the end of the eighth semester, then the master's assessment is considered conclusively failed.

Should a student miss the deadlines for reasons beyond the student's control, then, upon written request, the examination committee will grant an extension. The reasons are to be asserted and supported by the candidate without delay.

The master thesis has to be registered at the examination office (Prüfungssekretariat) of the faculty before starting the thesis.

You can submit the registration form either in German or in English.

The master thesis has to be written in English.

Three printed versions and one electronic version (pdf) have to be submitted at the examination office.

Declaration

The thesis has to include a declaration of the author.

Declaration in English:

"I hereby confirm that the printed copies and the digital version of the thesis submitted are identical; that the thesis is my own work; that I have used only those sources and aids cited; and that I have not already submitted the work to another university to obtain an academic degree. I am aware of the legal consequences of this declaration being inaccurate provided for in accordance with § 26 Para. 5 of the relevant examination regulations." Signature

You can also include the declaration in German:

Eidesstattliche Erklärung

"Die vorgelegten Druckexemplare und die vorgelegte elektronische Version der Arbeit sind identisch. Ich habe die Arbeit selbständig verfasst, keine anderen als die angegebenen Quellen und Hilfsmittel benutzt und die Arbeit nicht bereits an einer anderen Hochschule zur Erlangung eines akademischen Grades eingereicht. Weiterhin bestätige ich, dass ich von den in § 26 Abs. 5 der geltenden Prüfungsordnung vorgesehenen Rechtsfolgen Kenntnis habe". Unterschrift.

Declaration of consent to the University Library

Please submit your declaration of consent to publication alongside your master's thesis - even if you do not give your consent.

If you consent to publication, you need to submit four copies of your master's thesis.

Your first examiner must agree to the publication.

declaration of consent to the university library (download - pdf)

After submission of your thesis you can still earn CPs. For example if you prepare a poster about your thesis you can submit it after the submission of your thesis and earn the CPs for the module "communication skills".

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Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Specialization in at least three of seven possible focus areas (biochemistry/cell biology, genetics/biostatistics, medical biology, microbiology, ecology/environmental management, plant sciences, animal sciences).

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Winter semester: 01.04. – 31.05.  

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Program profile.

The work of biologists overlaps that of pharmaceutical chemists, biochemists, veterinarians, agronomists and other graduates in subjects closely related to biology, and biological research is conducted in a wide range of fields, such as molecular biology, biochemistry, immunobiology, microbiology, genetics, cell biology, morphology, taxonomy, animal and plant physiology, behavioral biology, ecology, neurobiology or neuronal foundations of behaviour.

For a comprehensive description of the program, please refer to the degree program documentation:

• Degree program documentation for the master's program in Biology (PDF, German)

Graduates will have deepened and supplement the fundamental skills relating to the life and natural sciences acquired during the bachelor's program. In accordance with their choice of focus areas, moreover, they have at their disposal specialist knowledge relating to three of the seven focus areas offered. Given the freely combinable focus areas and the individual and freely combinable modules within each focus area, all graduates have a very specific competency profile that reflects personal inclinations, skills and interests. Having diversified into three focus areas as stipulated, graduates are able to understand and analyze complex biological contexts, including when these extend beyond their subject. Competencies acquired in internships enable graduates to independently plan and conduct experiments, as well as process the resulting data and place it in a broader context. They are in a position to plan research projects of greater complexity with precision and develop original solutions to existing and new biological problems. Furthermore, graduates will have further developed and refined their professional and methodological, as well as personal and social competencies. 

The occupational profile for biologists is extensive. In accordance with their chosen specialist areas of study, graduates find positions in, for example, pure research at a university, applied and industrial research and development, the food industry, quality assurance or product marketing, as well as in government offices and authorities, and public institutions. For certain positions, a doctorate is recommended.

Program structure

Around 200 modules in the life sciences and 65 professors enable students to tailor their studies to their own interests. As regards content, the modules offered correlate to one of seven focus areas: biochemistry/cell biology, genetics/biostatistics, medical biology, microbiology, ecology/environmental management, plant sciences, animal sciences. Lectures, seminars, exercise modules, internships and excursions for students in advanced semesters build upon the qualifications obtained in previous studies (in a primarily life sciences-oriented degree program).These courses are largely research-oriented. Emphasis is placed on hands-on experience in small and very small groups, particularly as regards research internships within groups of scientists, where there is 1:1 supervision and the opportunity to make use of tools currently utilized in research. The program offers modules in animal sciences, such as introduction to mammalian cell culture; modules in plant sciences, such as plant physiology, developmental genetics, stress resistance, molecular plant breeding and biodiversity; aquatic and terrestrial ecology; microbiology modules concerning, for example, extremophile microorganisms, food biotechnology, or ecological microbiology; medical biology modules concerning inter alia virology, immunology, oncology or, in the area of biochemistry and cell biology, modules, such as protein design, molecular biotechnology and cell culture technology. The program concludes after 4 semesters (standard duration of study) with a research-oriented thesis completed over a six month period. 

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Language of instruction

Required language skills for admission:

You need sufficient German or English language skills if you wish to apply for this program. Evidence of your language proficiency has to be submitted before the end of the application deadline. Learn more about recognized certificates and other ways to prove your language skills.

This evidence of your language proficiency confirms that you comply with the minimum language requirements for admission to the program. Depending on the program and your individual background, it may be necessary for you to keep working on your language skills during your studies. Be sure to take a look at the services of our Language Center.  

Language of instruction:

The language of instruction for this program is German or English. Depending on the focus area you choose, you can study in German, English or both languages. The language of instruction for each module is detailed in the module overview. To learn more about the language of instruction for each module, contact the departmental student academic advisor of this program.    

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Fees for the program

The tuition fees for international students from third countries for this degree program are 4,000 euros per semester .

Many international students can have their fees waived or receive scholarships to finance them. You can find all information on waivers and scholarships here.

Please note: The semester fee as a contribution to the student union must be paid additionally. It varies depending on where you are studying. You can find all information on the semester fee here.

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Application and Admission

Application process.

Minimum requirements to apply for a Master's program at TUM are a recognized undergraduate degree (e.g. a bachelor’s) and the successful completion of the aptitude assessment procedure. Aptitude assessment allows the TUM school or department to which you are applying the opportunity to evaluate your individual talents and motivation for study.

During the application period, you must apply through the TUMonline application portal and upload your application documents.

If you receive an offer of admission, you will additionally have to submit individual documents as notarized hardcopies by post to be enrolled.

Generally, applicants with a qualification for postgraduate studies (e.g. a bachelor’s) obtained outside of the EU / EEA must have their documents reviewed in advance through uni-assist.

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Documents required for the online application

• Degree Certificate and Diploma or Subject and Grade Transcript of Studies to Date
• Transcript of Records
• Proof of German or English Language Proficiency
• Curricular Analysis
• Notification of successful participation in an electronical TUM Test Biology with min. Score of 70 points
• Complete and Current Résumé
• Letter of Motivation (optional)
• Preliminary Documentation (VPD) if the qualification for graduate studies (e.g. a bachelor's) is obtained outside the EU/EEA

We may require additional documents depending on your educational background and your country of origin . Complete the online application to receive a comprehensive list of the required documents. 

Documents required for enrollment

• Application for Enrollment (signed)
• Degree Certificate and Diploma (certified copy)
• Transcript of Records (certified copy)
• Most Current Photo (as for ID)
• Digital notification of your health insurance status from a German public health insurance provider (requested by applicant)

We may require additional documents depending on the type of educational background you earned and your country of origin . After accepting an offer of admission in TUMonline, you will receive a list of documents you must submit to TUM in hardcopy for enrollment.

Application deadlines

Application period for winter semester: 01.04. – 31.05. During the application period, you must apply through the TUMonline application portal and upload your application documents. Please be aware that we can only process your application if you upload all required documents within the application period.

We will review your application as soon as it is complete. Please check your TUMonline account regularly, to see if we have any queries to your documents or if you have to amend one or more documents.

After receiving admission, you will see in TUMonline which documents you have to submit for enrollment , and in which form. Please note that you always have to send the signed application for enrollment and all notarized hardcopies by post .

We recommend that you submit the documents for enrollment as soon as possible after receiving admission. If individual documents are not available by then, you can submit them up to 5 weeks after the start of the lecture period. You will, however, only be enrolled once we have received all documents .

You can check the status of your application at any time in your TUMonline account.

Admission process

Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. Aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure after the submission of an official application to a program. In this procedure, the TUM school determines whether you meet the specific requirements for its Master’s degree program.

In stage 1 of the aptitude assessment procedure,  there is a difference between applicants who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country within the scope of the “Lisbon Convention” and those who have obtained their Bachelor’s degree outside the scope of the “Lisbon Convention”.

Applicants for the Master's program in Biology who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country outside the scope of the “Lisbon Convention” have to provide evidence of a successful participation in a TUM Test Biology, graded with a point system.

For applicants for the Master's program in Biology who have obtained their Bachelor's degree in a country within the scope of the “Lisbon Convention” , the grades obtained during the Bachelor's program and the Transcript of Records will be evaluated using a point system.

Depending on the amount of points accumulated , applicants are either immediately admitted , rejected , or invited to an interview .

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Master thesis

Your master thesis should be an independently performed research project supervised by an expert in the relevant field. It is possible to perform your Master project in any of the below listed research groups involved in the MAMBE curriculum:

• Plant Cell Biology (Prof. Dr. Jennifer Selinski)
• Plant Cell Physiology and Biotechnology (Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Schulz)
• Environmental Genomics (Prof. Dr. Eva Stukenbrock)
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• Masters Thesis Standards

Successfully defending a thesis requires that the student has obtained sufficient data to make a significant contribution to a research paper that could be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Such contribution could consist of one or more of the following:

• The student produces at least one figure or a table that could be included in a peer-reviewed research paper.
• The student's work lays a significant foundation for further research (for example, the student conducted a genetic screen).
• The student develops a new technique or improves an existing method, producing a significant, applicable technical advance.

Thesis Assessment Criteria

The Master’s Thesis should contain the following components. Please be sure that the thesis addresses each of the bullet points within. The thesis may address more points than listed below. The following general criteria should be applied when assessing the overall quality of a Master’s thesis:

• Does the student briefly and clearly state the focus of the described research, experimental design and methods of data collection?
• Does the abstract provide a summary of the most important findings and conclusion?

Introduction

• Does the student provide the background information for understanding the problem, its significance, and how it fits in biology at large?
• Does the student support the background information, ideas, and hypotheses with citations of the appropriate scientific sources?
• Does the student identify the gap of knowledge and clearly state the questions being answered/hypotheses being tested?

Materials & Methods

• Are the experimental or analytical/modeling approaches appropriate to tackle the specific biological question?
• Are the methodologies described in sufficient detail for another researcher to be able to repeat the experiments?
• Are the experiments clearly described, and their results presented in the appropriate visual formats (graphs, tables)?
• Are the figures and tables of sufficiently high quality and well labeled? Are figure legends concise and informative? Are the figures and tables appropriately referred to and described in the text of the thesis?
• Were the appropriate control experiments carried out?
• Were the appropriate statistical analyses employed?
• Are the interpretations of the experiments supported by the data?
• Are the data collected adequate for the solution of the problem?
• Has the student obtained sufficient data to make a significant contribution to a research paper that could be published in a peer-reviewed journal?
• Does the discussion provide a thoughtful summary of the data and draw the appropriate conclusions?
• Does the student discuss whether the questions posed at the beginning of the study have been answered, and address the adequacy of the obtained data in answering these questions?
• Are there any discrepancies/unexpected results and, if such were encountered, addressed?
• Does the student discuss how her/his findings contribute to our understanding of the area of study?
• Does the student cite relevant literature sources?
• Does the student identify questions that remain unanswered and suggest possible follow-up directions?
• Does the student use a sufficient number of primary and secondary, peer-reviewed literature sources?
• Are all citations in a uniform, accepted reference format?

Updated Thesis and Graduation Requirements

The following includes updated requirements for Biology Master's students in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Changes to the original requirements are italicized.

The research requirements of the program can be accomplished either as bench- or field-based research, data analysis, a literature-based research, or co-writing a research proposal with the PI. Students must complete at least 24 units of research over a two years period that includes both the BS and the MS parts of the program (BISP193/196/199 and BGGN 271). This research needs to span six consecutive quarters, with at least three quarters at the graduate level. The student's faculty advisor will determine the need for modifications in the original research plan and the specific way in which a student will complete his or her research requirements (e.g., decrease in bench research and increase in data analysis or literature research).

The total number of units students must take in their graduate year is 36, including research (BGGN 271). The number of coursework units (not BGGN 271 course) should be no less than 12, but can be increased, as long as the total number of research units (BISP193/196/199 and BGGN 271) is no less than 24. The course of study must be approved by the faculty advisor.

Thesis preparation and defense

In addition to completing the required coursework, students will write and defend their thesis. In lieu of completing their experiments and obtaining sufficient data to make a significant contribution to a research paper, students can provide a more extensive literature review in the Introduction section of the thesis or a more extensive and detailed proposal of future experiments in the Discussion section of the thesis. The student's faculty advisor, in consultation with the student's thesis committee, will determine the appropriate way for the student to complete his or her thesis if the completion of experiments is not feasible.

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Writing, defending and filing your master's thesis.

Your thesis is based on original research. The subject, format and all other aspects of the research are guided by the students thesis committee.

During the semester in which you intend to complete and file your thesis, you will enroll in Biology 898 (Thesis Research) — except when the thesis is filed during summer (see below). To register in Biology 898 a student must be fully classified and have: filed an approved ATC Form, a Thesis Prospectus and a Proposal for Culminating Experience Form. Students generally will have completed 3 - 6 units of research course work prior to registering for Biology 898. This course is completed when the Master's Thesis has been approved by the student's graduate committee and by the University Graduate Office.

Summer Filing. If you intend to file your thesis in the summer, you must enroll in Biology 898 in the spring semester — not during the summer. This means that your GAP, etc. must be filed in the previous fall semester.

Master's Applied Research Project

 In lieu of a thesis, Biology graduate students may elect to undertake an Applied Research Project. This option is nearly identical to the thesis option, with similar requirements. The differences are:

• The Culminating Experience course is Biology 895 (3 units)
• The final research project does not go forth to the Division of Graduate Studies

Thesis/Project Committee

You must arrange for three faculty members to be on your thesis committee. At least two of these members must be tenured or tenure-track faculty of Biology at SF State.

Your major advisor must be a regular faculty member of the Biology Department at SF State, Research Faculty at the California Academy of Sciences or graduate faculty at the Romberg Tiburon Center.

Occasionally the third reader on a committee will be outside of the Biology Department. Outside readers must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent.

It is your responsibility to confer with the committee about your research program.

All members of the committee will read your thesis/project prior to your preparing the final copy. The major advisor has the principal responsibility for approving the thesis and adjudicating disagreements.

All members of the committee must sign the Proposal for Culminating Experience Requirement and the Approval Page in the written thesis/project.

Oral Defense of the Thesis/Project

All Biology graduate students are required to present an Oral Defense of Thesis/Project at about the same time that they file their thesis/project.

All defenses are to be held on the SF State campus or at the Romberg Tiburon Center and are open to the public.

At least two of the three committee members must be present at the defense. The major professor is required to be in attendance.

The format of the defense should be decided by the committee.

Fliers announcing the defense must be posted in Hensill Hall at least one week prior to the defense. You should also request the Graduate Secretary to send an email announcement of your defense to the faculty and graduate students in Biology.

Take to your defense a  Report of Completion of Requirements  form (not downloadable — get the form from the Biology Office), have it signed and return it to the graduate secretary.

Filing the Thesis

Once your committee has approved your thesis you must file it with Graduate Studies. Guidelines for formatting the thesis are detailed on the  Graduate Studies  website. Follow their guidelines precisely.

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• Study and Examination Regulations (2021)

Students of the international, research-oriented Masters's program study questions of modern Organismal Biology, Biodiversity and Evolution. A particular focus lies on the quantitative analysis of organisms, biodiversity and evolutionary processes applying modern physiological and molecular techniques and methods of population biology. Within the first year of the program, students attend several compulsory and elective modules that advance their competencies in the field. The second year is strongly research-oriented, including a study project and the final Master Thesis. The framework of this consecutive Master's program is specified by the Study and Examination Regulations. The main text is only available in German, whereas the description of individual modules is in English.

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Prospective students require a first academic degree obtained in a course of study with a minimum length of three years in a biological field; usually, a bachelor's degree of at least 180 ECTS credits or equivalent. All of the following academic requirements must be met by the applicants to be admitted to this consecutive program. To prove the former, applicants are required to complete the Self-Assessment form. Further information on requirements and the certificates to be submitted can be found in the subject-specific Admission Regulations available in German. International applicants are offered initial counseling on the application procedure and requirements at HU International - Initial Counseling .  Please also take note of the FAQ - Application for Master's Programs at IfB .

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General information on the application for a master's program at HU Application procedures and forms

The consecutive Master's program consists of compulsory (70 credits), elective (40 credits) and interdisciplinary elective modules (10 credits). During the first year, students attend one compulsory module ('Biodiversity and Evolution 1 - Theory') and four elective modules out of eleven modules offered. In the research-oriented second year, students conduct a study project, attend a further compulsory module ('Communicating science') and proceed to the final module, the Master Thesis.

Exemplary study plan M.Sc. Organismal Biology, Biodiversity and Evolution

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Students acquire a total of 40 credits, which corresponds to four elective modules (10 credits) to be chosen from the three different sectors listed below. For detailed descriptions of each module, see the  Study and Examination Regulations .

Elective Modules 1 (choose two modules)

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Elective Modules 3 (choose one module)

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A group or individuals work on a scientific project that has to be related to the theoretical and experimental topics of this Master's program. The study project extends over one or two semesters and comprises several hours of experimental work and a protocol. Scientific projects can be conducted at the  Department of Biology  or an  associated research organization , for instance, at the  Museum für Naturkunde . Students apply autonomously to research groups of their field of interest. For further information on the modalities of the Study Project, please contact the Examination Office Biology/Biophysics.

Within the Final Module, students use their specific knowledge in a current research topic in the field of Organismal Biology, planning and conducting a scientific project at current research standards independently, and writing the Master Thesis.

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Students are free to attend modules of the Interdisciplinary Elective Area (ÜWP) in other disciplines or institutions of the university according to their own preferences. The modules offered in this sector are posted on  AGNES - ÜWP . Under certain circumstances, it is possible to attend regular modules of other programs (Non-ÜWP-Modules). If you are interested in attending Non-ÜWP-Modules, please contact the Examination Office Biology/Biophysics for detailed information.

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Biology Theses

Theses from 2024 2024.

The Mongolian Remodeling and the structure of Anoplocephalid cestode diversity , Mackenzie Grover

Theses from 2023 2023

The Possible Role for Basigin Receptor Function in The Induction of Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells , Amy Abel

TROPHIC DYNAMICS OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR FISH COMMUNITY , Ariel Edwards

THE STATUS OF INVASIVE DUSKY SLUG (ARION) SPECIES IN THE UPPER GREAT LAKES: A MOLECULAR APPROACH , Olivia W. Hall

NECROBIOME SUCCESSION IN COLD CONDITIONS , Callan M. Herst

The effects of dormant season burning and flooding on invasive cattail, Typha x glauca, on Rainy Lake and Lake Kabetogama in Northern Minnesota , Erika Meints

Seasonal habitat and movement ecology of adult brook trout in a northern Michigan headwater stream , Dan Monhollon

CHROMOSOMAL SIGNATURES OF AGING, SIBLING STATUS, AND POLLUTANTS: AN EXPLORATION OF COMMON LOON TELOMERE DYNAMICS , Amy L. Munes

Sympatric Soil Microbe Interactions between Streptomyces and Fusarium Isolates , Lehren A. Olk-Szost

FECAL CORTISOL METABOLITES: A NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR MONITORING THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF FREE RANGING BROWN BEARS , Justin A. Pinero

The impacts of embryo development and asynchronous hatching on morphology, growth, and development of larval burbot (Lota lota). , Andrew J. Shapiro

RAPID DETECTION OF THE IDH1 R132H MUTATION IN GLIOMAS USING RECOMBINASE POLYMERASE AMPLIFICATION , Collin Smith

Science, Community, and Culture: A Holistic Approach to Ecological Research and Education , Laura Whipple

SEXUAL MATURATION, OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE HISTORY VARIATION IN LAKE SUPERIOR BURBOT (LOTA LOTA) , Michael Woodworth

Theses from 2022 2022

SIMPLE ORGANIC FERTILIZER AMENDMENTS FOR FARMING IN DEGRADED SOILS: EFFECTS ON PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS , Andrew Adamski

Purification and Characterization of an Anti-Basigin Monoclonal Antibody: Application to the Study of Human Uterine Cells and Tissues , Jeannine M. Barna

Effects of temperature and density on the facial malformation of hatchery-reared cisco, Coregonus artedi , Reinna C. Blair

RELATING METABOLIC PHENOTYPES TO MOVEMENT BEHAVIOR IN BROOK TROUT , Jacob E. Bowman

Effects of annual thermal regime on growth trajectories of native age-0 brook trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) , Chase M. Daiek

Molecular Evolution in the Mountains: Genetic Affinity and the Environment led to Adaptive Variation in the American Pika (Ochotona princeps) , Zachery M. Farrand

PREDICTING CONTAMINANT TRANSFER FOLLOWING RE-ESTABLISHED CONNECTIVITY IN THE BOARDMAN RIVER , Ross A. Gay

ESTIMATING GIRAFFE (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS) POPULATION SIZE AND SURVIVAL RATES IN SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, ZAMBIA , Samantha Phillips

LARVAL FISH EXPORT IN RESPONSE TO VARYING COMPENSATING GATE DISCHARGE AT THE SAULT RAPIDS, ST. MARYS RIVER , Signe F.K. VanDrunen

WOODLAND CARIBOU AS ECOLOGICAL DRIVERS OF FIR WITCHES' BROOM INFECTIONS ON THE SLATE ISLANDS , Ella C. Wilbanks

Theses from 2021 2021

PLUMAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LONG-EARED OWL (Asio otus) IN THE VISIBLE AND ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA OF LIGHT , Emily Griffith

Wolf Selection of Human-Modified Linear Features and Cover Types When Hunting and Killing White-Tailed Deer Fawns , Austin T. Homkes

A DYNAMIC LANDSCAPE OF FEAR: HUMAN IMPACTS ON CARNIVORE COMMUNITIES , Tru Hubbard

Hidden Diversity of Madagascan Freshwater Crabs (Brachyura: Potamoidea) Revealed by Morphological and Molecular Studies , Ellen Leever

MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF POST-GLACIAL CONTACT AMONG LINEAGES OF NORTHERN SHORT-TAILED SHREWS (Blarina brevicauda) IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA , Ellen Michels

TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF JUVENILE LEAN AND SISCOWET LAKE TROUT (SALVELINUS NAMAYCHUSH) FROM U.S. WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR , Will Otte

THE BROWN BEAR GUT MICROBIOME: A NOVEL TOOL FOR CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT , Sarah M. Trujillo

Necrobiome Succession in Muscle Tissue as a Potential Indicator of Postmortem Interval , Anna Wacker

IMPACTS OF BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN INFECTIONS ON BREEDING ECOLOGY AND SUCCESS IN WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS (Zonotrichia albicollis) , Rachel Weisbeck

USING ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY TO ANALYZE THE IMPACTS OF COMMON CARP ON WILD RICE RESTORATION , Franklin Zomer

Theses from 2020 2020

INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN WINTER BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) MOVEMENT IN A SMALL NORTHERN MICHIGAN STREAM , Benjamin Bejcek

Plant Medicine: The Use of Medicinal Plants as Green Manures in the Treatment of Streptomyces scabies Infection and Potato Scab Disease , Ben Bolcer

THE ROLE OF SKELETAL MUSCLE-SYNTHESIZED BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN THE MAINTENANCE OF MOTOR NEURON MITOCHONDRIAL POPULATIONS , Mikel Cawley

EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF FASTING CONDITIONS IN COMBINATION WITH TEMOZOLOMIDE FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME , Joseph Duffy

THE GUT MICROBIOTA OF A WILD AMERICAN BLACK BEAR (Ursus americanus) POPULATION , Sierra Gillman

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WOODLAND CARIBOU, SOIL CARBON CYCLING AND SOIL FERTILITY ON THE SLATE ISLANDS ARCHIPELAGO IN ONTARIO, CANADA , Melinda Kantola

RAPID COLORIMETRIC IDENTIFICATION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI SHIGA TOXINS 1 AND 2, AS WELL AS EAE AND AGGR, USING LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION FOLLOWED BY PNA/AUNP DETECTION , Rachael Nelson

EVALUATING SOLUBLE AXL AS A BIOMARKER FOR GLIOBLASTOMA , Daniel Raymond

GENE REGULATION CONTROLLED BY THE CRBS/R TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEM , Alexzandra Sales

Ecological Factors Influencing Infection Rates of the Birch Polypore Inonotus obliquus in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province , Anna R. Slowik

The Consequences of Non-Native Species Invasions on the Contemporary and Historic Trophic Ecology of Native Sport Fish in a Lake Michigan Embayment , John Whitinger

Theses from 2019 2019

Reassessment of the extinction risk of the Neotropical freshwater crabs of the family Pseudothelphusidae , Ada Acevedo Alonso

MYCOBIOME ANALYSIS OF TREES SELECTED BY BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES (Poecile atricapillus) AS NEST SITES , Connor Gable

EVOLUTION OF FRESHWATER CRABS IN LAKE MALAWI AND THE LAKE MALAWI BASIN IN THE EAST AFRICAN RIFT VALLEY , Emily Johnson

Behavior, Nest Site Selection and Success of Black Terns (Chlidonias niger) , Dawn Marsh

Effects of Infanticide Risk and Timber Harvest on American Black Bear Space Use , D. Cody Norton

DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPID DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR THE COLORIMETRIC DETECTION OF LEGIONELLA BACTERIA USING LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION , Tess Peacock

LARVAL DEVELOPMENT AND MORPHOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICAN BURBOT (LOTA LOTA MACULOSA) , Thornton Ritz

Genetic Diversity of Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) in the Liuwa Plain of Zambia , Stephanie J. Szarmach

SEASONAL CHANGES IN BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE (POECILE ATRICAPILLUS) SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND GARGLE VOCALIZATIONS , James VanOrman

Theses from 2018 2018

CD147 AS A POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN GLIOBLASTOMA TREATMENT , Beau Adams

AVIAN FORAGING RESPONSE TO JACK PINE (PINUS BANKSIANA) VOLATILE CHEMICALS , Katie Bjornen

THE CHARACTERIZATION OF BEHAVIORAL ABNORMALITIES IN BDNF LOXP TRANSGENIC MICE , Ryan Brandt

Isolating and Identifying Fungal Endophytes from Roots of Rare Orchid Cypripedium arietinum in Grand Sable Dunes, Michigan , Kari Farkas-Lasich

Ecological Drivers of Plant Community Composition in a Patterned Fen at Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan , Alex Graeff

HYPOXIA-REGULATED EXPRESSION OF GLUT-1 IN GBM CELL LINES , Marissa Kane

CHARACTERIZATION OF THERANOSTIC PEPTIDES FOR GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME , Aaron Mellesmoen

CLIMATE DRIVEN RANGE SHIFTS OF NORTH AMERICAN SMALL MAMMALS: SPECIES’ TRAITS AND PHYLOGENETIC INFLUENCES , Katie Nehiba

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ROLES OF MUSCLE-SYNTHESIZED BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR AND PRESYNAPTIC TYROSINE RECEPTOR KINASE B IN MOTOR NEURON AXONAL TRANSPORT , Luke A. VanOsdol

Theses from 2017 2017

A PLATFORM FOR THE DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEINS THAT ASSOCIATE WITH PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA RNA POLYMERASE , Danielle N. Brogren

EFFECTS OF WINTER AND SUMMER THERMAL VARIABILITY REGIMES ON GROWTH AND METABOLISM IN BROOK TROUT (Salvelinus fontinalis) , Spenser Chicoine

BERINGIAN BIOGEOGRAPHY: PATTERNS OF INTERCONTINENTAL DISPERSAL AND THE STRUCTURING OF A HOLARCTIC TAPEWORM GENUS , Genevieve M. Haas

MOLECULAR SUBTYPING OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATES FROM THE U.P. COMMUNITY FOR THE PRESENCE OF TOXIN-ENCODING GENES , Carol I. Kessel

Sub-lethal and lethal effects of a neonicotinoid pesticide on the development of Northern leopard frog tadpoles. , Travis A. Moe

BETTER HEALTH THROUGH HORTICULTURE: USING HORTICULTURE TO INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR AND REDUCE STRESS , Rachel Ochylski

BASIGIN-2 MEDIATED ACTIVATION OF ERK1/2 SIGNALING IN HUMAN GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME CELLS , Erik R. Peterson

Phylogenetic studies of the Madagascan freshwater crabs (Potamoidea, Potamonautidae, Deckeniinae) , Rainee Stevens

GROWTH PATTERNS AND SIZE-GROUP INTERACTIONS IN HATCHERY-REARED AGE-0 LAKE STURGEON , Joseph M. Susco

DELAYED EFFECTS OF SUB-LETHAL LAMPRICIDE, 3-TRIFLUOROMETHYL-4-NITROPHENOL (TFM), EXPOSURE ON THE METABOLIC PHYSIOLOGY OF JUVENILE LAKE STURGEON ( ACIPENSER FULVESCENS ) , Matthew J. Symbal

COMPARATIVE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN PIKA PARASITES: UNRAVELING A HISTORY DRIVEN BY CLIMATE CHANGE , Heather M. Toman

CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN 35 EXPRESSION: CONSIDERATIONS OF SEX AND OVARIAN HORMONES , Amanda M. Vanderplow

FLEAS OF THE AMERICAN PIKA: DIVERSITY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN NORTH AMERICA’S INTERMOUNTAIN WEST , Niyomi Wijewardena

Theses from 2016 2016

THE ROLE OF SKELETAL MUSCLE-SYNTHESIZED BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN RETROGRADE TRANSPORT ALONG MOTORNEURON AXONS , Rebecca L. Dangremond

Wolf Predation: Where and How Wolves Kill Beavers, and Confronting the Biases in Scat-Based Diet Studies , Thomas Gable

DIET ANALYSIS OF NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE JUVENILE SALMONIDS IN A LAKE SUPERIOR TRIBUTARY , Alexis C. Growe-Raney

A Novel and Rapid Staphylococcus aureus Bacterial Identification Method Utilizing ImmunoMagnetic Beads and Single Cell Laser-Light Scattering , Kaylagh Hollen

EXAMINATION OF CD133 AND CD147 AS CANCER STEM CELL MARKERS , Christopher McMahon

Molecular evolutionary analysis of the American pika (Ochotona princeps) , Andrew Michael Rankin

ANALYSIS OF TUMOR SPECIFIC PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME (GBMs) TUMORS THROUGH IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY , Amanda M. Wigand

The Overexpression of Basigin-3 in Glioblastoma , Samantha M. Wightman

Theses from 2015 2015

HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHY OF CALYPSO BULBOSA AND CYPRIPEDIUM ARIETINUM IN THE GRAND SABLE DUNES, MICHIGAN , Adrienne L. Bozic

WHITE SPRUCE (PICEA GLAUCA), MOOSE (ALCES ALCES) AND THE ORIGIN OF A ZOOTIC DISCLIMAX COMMUNITY ON ISLE ROYALE , Stephen C. Caird

STOMACH CONTENT ANALYSIS OF BOTULISM-AFFECTED BIRDS IN LAKE MICHIGAN , David A. Essian

A SURVEY OF THE COMMON LOON (Gavia immer) GENOME REVEALS PATTERNS OF NATURAL SELECTION , Zach G. Gayk

EVALUATION AND APPLICATION OF POPULATION SIZE ESTIMATORS TO ASSESS BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) RESPONSE TO A NON-NATIVE SALMONID REMOVAL IN A SMALL MICHIGAN COLDWATER STREAM , Joseph P. Gerbyshak

HABITAT USE BY SPRUCE GROUSE IN A FRAGMENTED SYSTEM , Laurel A. Hill

Gene Regulation by a Novel Two-Component System Conserved Among Gammaproteobacteria , Kristin M. Jacob

IMPACTS OF RIVER INFLUENCE AND WAVE EXPOSURE ON THE EPIPSAMMIC DIATOMS OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR WAVE ZONE , Leon R. Katona

The Effect of Isolation by Waterfalls and Dams on Stream Fish Morphology , Kayla M. Knoll

The Tumor-Suppressive Properties of Neural Stem Cells , Ryan Passino

AN ANALYSIS OF THE DIFFERENTIAL METHYLATION AND EXPRESSION OF IMPRINTED GENES IN M. M. MUSCULUS, M. M. DOMESTICUS, AND THEIR HYBRIDS , Anna P. Rice

Theses from 2014 2014

EFFECTS OF LEPTIN ON ESTABLISHED GLIOBLASTOMA CELL LINES , Nicholas J. Cook

Endophytic Actinomycetes as potential agents to control common scab of potatoes , Alaxandra A. Goodman

CHARACTERIZATION OF VARYING LOCAL WINTER STREAM HABITAT AND ITS IMPACT ON COLDWATER FISHES , Jesse J. Haavisto

Diet Analysis of Burbot from Eastern Lake Michigan: 1999-2012 , Casey J. Hares

IDENTIFICATION OF HCMV UL97 IN GBM CELL LINES AND A POSSIBLE ROLE FOR GANCICLOVIR , Thomas McFall

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Graduating seniors in Biological Sciences have the option of submitting a senior thesis for consideration for Honors and Research Prizes .  Below are some examples of particularly outstanding theses from recent years (pdf):

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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Characterization of Cellular Metabolism Regulation by the Transcription Factor Centromere Binding Factor 1 (Cbf1) , Spencer Ellsworth

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Elucidating the Architecture of the TclIJN Complex that Converts Cysteine to Thiazoles in the Biosynthesis of Micrococcin , Diana G. Calvopina Chavez

Manipulating and Assaying Chromatin Architecture Around Enhancer Elements in vivo , John Lawrence Carter

Halophilic Genes that Impact Plant Growth in Saline Soils , Mckay A. Meinzer

Characterizing Stress Granule Regulation by PAS Kinase, Ataxin-2 and Ptc6 and Investigating the Lifespan of Covid-19 Virus on Currency , Colleen R. Newey

Changes in RNA Expression of HuT78 Cells Resulting From the HIV-1 Viral Protein R R77Q Mutation , Joshua S. Ramsey

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Biofilm Characterization and the Potential Role of eDNA in Horizontal Gene Transfer in Hospital and Meat Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Their Biofilms , Ashley Lynne Ball

Novel Patterns for Nucleosome Positioning: From in vitro to in vivo , David Andrew Bates

The Effects of Polymorphisms of Viral Protein R of HIV-1 on the Induction of Apoptosis in Primary Cells and the Characterization of Twelve Novel Bacillus anthracis Bacteriophage , Jacob D. Fairholm

Analysis of the Cytopathogenic Effect of Different HIV-1 Vpr Isoforms on Primary Human CD4+ T Cells and a Model Cell Line , Jonatan Josue Fierro Nieves

The Role of Chitinase A in Mastitis-Associated Escherichia coli Pathogenesis , Weston D. Hutchison

Big Data Meta-Analyses of Transcriptional Responses of Human Samples to Orthohantavirus Infection and Shotgun Metagenomics From Crohn's Disease Patients. , John L. Krapohl

An Exploration of Factors that Impact Uptake of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines , David Samuel Redd

Genomic Analysis and Therapeutic Development of Bacteriophages to Treat Bacterial Infections and Parasitic Infestations , Daniel W. Thompson

The Use of Nucleotide Salvage Pathway Enzymes as Suitable Tumor Targets for Antibody-Based and Adoptive Cell Therapies , Edwin J. Velazquez

Comparative Sequence Analysis Elucidates the Evolutionary Patterns of Yersinia pestis in New Mexico over Thirty-Two Years , M. Elizabeth Warren

Regulation of T Cell Activation by the CD5 Co-Receptor and Altered Peptides, Characterization of Thymidine Kinase-Specific Antibodies, and Integrating Genomics Education in Society , Kiara Vaden Whitley

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Evolution and Selection: From Suppression of Metabolic Deficiencies to Bacteriophage Host Range and Resistance , Daniel Kurt Arens

Identifying Sinorhizobium meliloti Genes that Determine Fitness Outcomes , Alexander B. Benedict

Pushing the Limits of SARS-CoV-2 Survival: How SARS-CoV-2 Responds to Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and Wastewater , Benjamin Hawthorne Ogilvie

Mutations in HIV-1 Vpr Affect Pathogenesis in T-Lymphocytes and Novel Strategies to Contain the Current COVID-19 Pandemic , Antonio Solis Leal

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Staphylococcus aureus Metal Acquisition in Milk and Mammary Gland Tissue , Shalee Killpack Carlson

Antimicrobial Peptide Development: From Massively Parallel Peptide Sequencing to Bioinformatic Motif Identification , Alexander K. Erikson

A Comparison of Chikungunya Virus Infection, Dissemination, and Cytokine Induction in Human and Murine Macrophages and Characterization of RAG2-/-γc-/- Mice as an Animal Model to Study Neurotropic Chikungunya Disease , Israel Guerrero

The Effects of Immune Regulation and Dysregulation: Helper T Cell Receptor Affinity, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Cancer Risk, and Vaccine Hesitancy , Deborah K. Johnson

Identification of Genes that Determine Fitness, Virulence, and Disease Outcomes in Mastitis Associated Eschericia coli , Michael Andrew Olson

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Investigation of Thymidine Kinase 1 in Cancer Progression , Eliza Esther King Bitter

Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-Translationally Modified Peptides as Potential Scaffolds for Peptide Engineering , Devan Bursey

Bioaerosols Associated with Evaporative Cooler Use in Low-Income Homes in Semi-Arid Climates , Ashlin Elaine Cowger

PAS Kinase and TOR, Controllers of Cell Growth and Proliferation , Brooke Jasmyn Cozzens

Regulation of Immune Cell Activation and Functionby the nBMPp2 Protein andthe CD5 Co-Receptor , Claudia Mercedes Freitas

Characterizing Novel Pathways for Regulation and Function of Ataxin-2 , Elise Spencer Melhado

Interactions Between the Organellar Pol1A, Pol1B, and Twinkle DNA Replication Proteins and Their Role in Plant Organelle DNA Replication , Stewart Anthony Morley

SNFing Glucose to PASs Mitochondrial Dysfunction: The Role of Two Sensory Protein Kinases in Metabolic Diseases , Kai Li Ong

Characterizing the Function of PAS kinase in Cellular Metabolism and Neurodegenerative Disease , Jenny Adele Pape

Isolation, Characterization, and Genomic Comparison of Bacteriophages of Enterobacteriales Order , Ruchira Sharma

Isolation, Genetic Characterization and Clinical Application of Bacteriophages of Pathogenic Bacterial Species , Trever Leon Thurgood

Investigation of Therapeutic Immune Cell Metabolism , Josephine Anna Tueller

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Innate Immune Cell Phenotypes Are Dictated by Distinct Epigenetic Reprogramming , Kevin Douglas Adams

Bacteriophages for Treating American Foulbrood and the Neutralization of Paenibacillus larvae Spores , Thomas Scott Brady

Methods for Detection of and Therapy for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae , Olivia Tateoka Brown

The Diversity Found Among Carbapenem-Resistant Bacteria , Galen Edward Card

Exploration of Antimicrobial Activity in Natural Peptides and High-Throughput Discovery of Synthetic Peptides , Emma Kay Dallon

Gut Microbiota Regulates the Interplay Between Diet and Genetics to Influence Insulin Resistance , Jeralyn Jones Franson

The Antimicrobial Properties of Honey and Their Effect on Pathogenic Bacteria , Shreena Himanshu Mody

The Ability of Novel Phage to Infect Virulent Bacillus anthracis Isolates , Hyrum Smith Shumway

Galleria Mellonella as an Alternate Infection Model for Burkholderia Species and a Comparison of Suspension and Surface Test Methods for Evaluating Sporicidal Efficacy , Joseph D. Thiriot

The Clinical Significance of HPRT as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Biomarker for Hematological and Solid Malignancies , Michelle Hannah Townsend

Biomarker Analysis and Clinical Relevance of Thymidine Kinase 1 in Solid and Hematological Malignancies , Evita Giraldez Weagel

Hospital and meat associated Staphylococcus aureus and Their Biofilm Characteristics , Trevor Michael Wienclaw

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Comparison of Cytokine Expression and Bacterial Growth During Periparturient and Mid Lactation Mastitis in a Mouse Model , Rhonda Nicole Chronis

Influence of Epstein-Barr Virus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Development and the Role of Depression on Disease Progression , Caleb Cornaby

The Effects of Nucleosome Positioning and Chromatin Architecture on Transgene Expression , Colton E. Kempton

Phosphate Signaling Through Alternate Conformations of the PstSCAB Phosphate Transporter , Ramesh Krishna Vuppada

Acetobacter fabarum Genes Influencing Drosophila melanogaster Phenotypes , Kylie MaKay White

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

The Path to Understanding Salt Tolerance: Global Profiling of Genes Using Transcriptomics of the Halophyte Suaeda fruticosa , Joann Diray Arce

Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the Micrococcin Biosynthetic Pathway , Philip Ross Bennallack

Characterizing Interaction Between PASK and PBP1/ ATXN2 to Regulate Cell Growth and Proliferation , Nidhi Rajan Choksi

The Activity of Alkaline Glutaraldehyde Against Bacterial Endospores and Select Non-Enveloped Viruses , Justen Thalmus Despain

The Role of Viral Interleukin-6 in Tumor Development of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Lymphomas , Rebecca A. Fullwood

The Role of the Transcriptional Antiterminator RfaH in Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis, Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides, and Virulence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia pestis , Jared Michael Hoffman

A CryAB Interactome Reveals Clientele Specificity and Dysfunction of Mutants Associated with Human Disease , Whitney Katherine Hoopes

The pmrHFIJKLM Operon in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Enhances Resistance to CCL28 and Promotes Phagocytic Engulfment by Neutrophils , Lauren Elizabeth Johnson

Characterization of Five Brevibacillus Bacteriophages and Their Genomes , Michael Allen Sheflo

Analysis of Nucleosome Isolation and Recovery: From In Silico Invitrosomes to In Vivo Nucleosomes , Collin Brendan Skousen

Human Herpesvirus 6A Infection and Immunopathogenesis in Humanized Rag2 -/-γc-/- Mice and Relevance to HIV/AIDS and Autoimmunity , Anne Tanner

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Identifying and Characterizing Yeast PAS Kinase 1 Substrates Reveals Regulation of Mitochondrial and Cell Growth Pathways , Desiree DeMille

The Detection and Molecular Evolution of Francisella tularensis Subspecies , Mark K. Gunnell

Isolation and Host Range of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophages and Use for Decontamination of Fomites , Kyle C. Jensen

The Antioxidant and DNA Repair Capacities of Resveratrol, Piceatannol, and Pterostilbene , Justin Ryan Livingston

High Salinity Stabilizes Bacterial Community Composition and Activity Through Time , Tylan Wayne Magnusson

Advancing Phage Genomics and Honeybee Health Through Discovery and Characterization of Paenibacillaceae Bacteriophages , Bryan Douglas Merrill

Specialized Replication Operons Control Rhizobial Plasmid Copy Number in Developing Symbiotic Cells , Clarice Lorraine Perry

Gene Networks Involved in Competitive Root Colonization and Nodulation in the Sinorhizobium meliloti-Medicago truncatula Symbiosis , Ryan D. VanYperen

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Snf1 Mediated Phosphorylation and Activation of PAS Kinase , Bryan D. Badal

Studies of PhoU in Escherichia coli: Metal Binding, Dimerization,Protein/Protein Interactions, and a Signaling Complex Model , Stewart G. Gardner

Pharmacologic Immunomodulation of Macrophage Activation by Caffeine , Ryan Perry Steck

Analysis of Nucleosome Mobility, Fragility, and Recovery: From Embryonic Stem Cells to Invitrosomes , Ashley Nicolle Wright

Enhancing Protein and Enzyme Stability Through Rationally Engineered Site-Specific Immobilization Utilizing Non-Canonical Amino Acids , Jeffrey Chun Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Thymidine Kinase 1: Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance in Malignancy , Melissa Marie Alegre

Promoter Polymorphisms in Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 , Daniel N. Clark

Modulators of Symbiotic Outcome in Sinorhizobium meliloti , Matthew B. Crook

Evidences for Protein-Protein Interactions Between PstB and PhoU in the Phosphate Signaling Complex of Escherichia coli , Kristine Dawn Johns

Identification of the Binding Partners for HspB2 and CryAB Reveals Myofibril and Mitochondrial Protein Interactions and Non-Redundant Roles for Small Heat Shock Proteins , Kelsey Murphey Langston

A Quadruplex Real-Time PCR Assay for the Rapid Detection and Differentiation of the Burkholderia pseudomallei Complex: B. mallei , B. pseudomallei , and B. thailandensis , Chinn-woan Lowe

The Role of Nuclear BMP2 in the Cell Cycle and Tumorigenesis , Brandt Alan Nichols

Nuclear BMP2 and the Immune Response , Daniel S. Olsen

Hypersaline Lake Environments Exhibit Reduced Microbial Dormancy , Joshua Christopher Vert

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Characterization of the Cellular and Organellar Dynamics that Occur with a Partial Depletion of Mitochondrial DNA when Arabidopsis Organellar DNA Polymerase IB is Mutated , John D. Cupp

Effect of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress on Different Cancer Cell Types , Gaytri Devi Gupta Elera

Effects of Chemical Stimulation and Tumor Co-Incubation on Macrophage Activation and Aggressiveness, Measured Through Phagocytosis and Respiratory Burst , Bo Marcus Gustafsson

Loss of the Lipopolysaccharide Core Biosynthesis rfaD Gene Increases Antimicrobial Chemokine Binding and Bacterial Susceptibility to CCL28 and Polymyxin: A Model for Understanding the Interface of Antimicrobial Chemokines and Bacterial Host Defense Avoidance Mechanisms , Cynthia S. Lew

Partial Characterization of the Antimicrobial Activity of CCL28 , Bin Liu

Characterizing the Role of HspB2 in Cardiac Metabolism and Muscle Structure Using Yeast and Mammalian Systems , Jonathan Paul Neubert

Humanized Mice as a Model to Study Human Viral Pathogenesis and Novel Antiviral Drugs , Freddy Mauricio Sanchez Tumbaco

Transgene Delivery via Microelectromechanical Systems , Aubrey Marie Mueller Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Antioxidants in Cancer Research and Prevention: Assay Comparison, Structure-Function Analysis, and Food Product Analysis , Andrew Robert Garrett

Characterization of the Role Nuclear Bmp2 (nBmp2) Plays in Regulating Gene Expression , Fialka Grigorova

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Effects of Diabetic State and Gender on Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Secretion by Human Macrophages Infected with Burkholderia pseudomallei , Annette J. Blam

Organellar DNA Polymerases Gamma I and II in Arabidopsis thaliana , Jeffrey M. Brammer

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Master of Science (MS) in Biology

The Department of Biology offers three tracks that lead to the MS: a coursework track, a scholarly paper track, and a research thesis track. The coursework track can be completed in one year and the scholarly paper track can be completed in a year and a summer. The research thesis track typically requires two years to complete. In all three tracks, students are assigned faculty advisors in their subfield of interest during the first semester in the program.

Upon completion of the master’s program, students should be prepared for further graduate training or for eventual employment in teaching and/or research positions in academia, industry, government, or nonprofit agencies.  The program accepts post-bachelor’s applicants with degrees in related disciplines where the focus has been on biology or a relevant field. Students with prior graduate work may be able to transfer course credits. See the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GRS) Transfer of Credits policy for more details.

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Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate academic mastery in one of three areas of Biology: Ecology, Behavior & Evolution; Neurobiology; or Cellular & Molecular Biology.

2. Attain expertise in a specific field of study within one of three broad subject areas represented in the department: Ecology, Behavior & Evolution; Neurobiology; or Cellular & Molecular Biology

3. Attain skills and qualifications  needed for employment in an academic, government, or private sector position related to the life sciences.

Coursework Track Requirements

Students must complete 32 credits of 500-level and above coursework with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. All credits must be lecture, laboratory, or seminar courses. These courses will be selected under the mentorship of the faculty member who is serving as the student’s primary advisor. The full list of Biology courses can be found here .

Scholarly Paper Track Requirements

Course requirements.

Students must complete 32 credits of 500-level and above coursework with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Ordinarily, these courses will be selected under the mentorship of the faculty member who is serving as the student’s primary scholarly literature-based paper reader (see below). At least 28 of these graduate level credits must come from formal course work (i.e., cannot include credits from a research course). Up to 4 credits can be Readings in Biology (BI 701 / 702 ). The full list of Biology courses can be found here .

SCHOLARLY PAPER

In addition to the course requirements listed above, the student must complete a scholarly literature-based paper, based on recent literature and with adequate bibliography. The scholarly paper will generally be approximately 30–80 pages on a selected research topic in current biology and will usually include several chapters and extensive literature references. This paper will be written in consultation with a faculty member from the Biology Department who will serve as the primary reader. The scholarly paper is presented for approval by the student’s faculty committee of two readers. A final copy must be given to all committee members, the Department, and one copy should be kept by the student. This paper is not submitted to GRS.

Research Thesis Track Requirements

Students must complete 32 credits of 500-level and above coursework with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. At least 20 of these credits must come from formal course work (i.e., cannot include credits from a research course). Up to 12 credits can be Readings in Biology (BI 701 / 702 ) or Master’s Research in Biology ( BI 595 ). Courses will be selected under the mentorship of the student’s faculty advisor and will vary depending on program discipline. Please refer to the Graduate Program Guide  for more details. The full list of Biology courses can be found here .

Cell & Molecular Biology

• CAS BI 552 Molecular Biology  (4 credits)
• GRS BI 621 Biochemistry I  (4 credits)
• One Cell Biology course (4 credits)
• Electives and Research  (20 credits, 500-level and above)

Ecology, Behavior & Evolution

MS in Ecology, Behavior & Evolution coursework is highly variable. Students, in consultation with advisors, develop a plan of coursework and research.

Neurobiology

• GRS BI 755 Cellular and Systems Neuroscience  (4 credits)
• GRS BI 756 Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience   or   BI 741 Neural Systems: Functional Circuit Analysis (4 credits)
• GRS NE 500 Frontiers of Neuroscience  (2 credits)
• GRS NE 501 Frontiers of Neuroscience  (2 credits)

THESIS PROJECT

In addition to the requirements listed above, the student must complete a program of research acceptable to their thesis committee that leads to the preparation of a thesis. This thesis must be approved by a committee of three faculty members that includes at least two faculty members from the Biology Department. The final reader-approved thesis must be submitted to the  Electronics Thesis and Dissertations (ETD) Administrator for final approval by the graduate school before the date posted on the GRS submission calendar. More information about thesis formatting and submission can be found on the GRS website .

Graduation Timeline

Forms and additional information about MS graduation can be found on the GRS website .

[ALL Tracks]

Semester prior to your intended graduation cycle

• Intent to Graduate Form completed online

[Scholarly Paper Track only]

About 2 months before end of last semester

• Send first draft of paper to readers

At least two weeks prior to degree conferral 

• Final copy of paper sent to Graduate Program Specialist

[Research Thesis Track only]

About 2 months before thesis submission deadline

• Send first draft of thesis to readers

At least three weeks prior to thesis submission deadline 

• Properly formatted draft of thesis submitted as PDF to [email protected]

See the Graduate Program Guide for final dates to submit thesis to ETD

• Submit final thesis to ETD (online submission)
• Submit signature page to Graduate Program Specialist with original signatures from readers

Time Limits

Officially, the master’s degree requirements for all three tracks must be completed within three years from the date of first registration. However, students may apply to the Graduate School for extensions past the three-year deadline. MS degrees are conferred in May, August, or January, as specified on the GRS website .

The Biology Department does not guarantee financial support for MS students, although there are often Teaching Assistant positions available for MS students that provide $6,000 per semester during the Fall and Spring; Summer Teaching Assistants earn a different amount. Please reach out to a Graduate Program Specialist for more information .

MS students are also eligible for the Department’s Master’s Merit Scholarship . Incoming MS students have the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship in the $10,000-$25,000 range, to be split evenly across the student’s first two semesters. Prospective students should answer the “Department Scholarships” question on the application to be considered for an incoming student scholarship. Continuing MS students have the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship in the $2,500-$15,000 range, and should follow the application instructions in the annual scholarship call sent via email by the Graduate Committee Chair. The Department anticipates offering 2-5 scholarships to incoming MS students and 2-5 scholarships to continuing MS students annually.

Continuing MS students may apply for a Master’s Research Award , which provides a $6,000 Research Assitantship.

More information on the cost of attendance and  financial aid is available on the GRS website.

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The Master of Science in Biology degree offers you a combination of advanced study in general biology and specialization in an area tailored to your interests. If you are a thesis student (Plan A), you'll pursue an advanced original research project with your advisor to demonstrate mastery in a biological discipline. This will prepare you to enter doctoral and professional school programs. If you are a non-thesis student (Plan B), you should pursue a degree intended as a terminal degree if you are in professions such as teaching, administration and policy making in the life sciences.

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When it comes to financing your education, ENMU is here to help! Many of our students receive some sort of financial assistance , and we can help you find out if you qualify for any grants, loans, or scholarships . View information about scholarships for which you may apply as a current ENMU student. We also have a limited number of part-time graduate assistantships available.

Graduate assistantships providing hands-on experience may be awarded to qualified students. In addition to a stipend, graduate assistantships include a tuition waiver, which gives out-of-state students our low in-state tuition . A limited number of student-hire positions are also available in the department.

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Career Opportunities with an M.S. in Biology Program

With a master's degree in Biology you can pursue careers such as:

• Cellular Biologist
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• Microbiologist
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• Fisheries Biologist
• Wildlife Biologist
• Conservationist
• Molecular Biologist
• Research and Development Scientist
• Epidemiologist
• Food Scientist
• Agricultural Scientist
• Science Educator

Or you can advance to a doctoral program or professional degree program!

Explore employment opportunities in this field by visiting the O*NET webpage . The U.S. Department of Labor sponsors the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database. The site aggregates data for occupations across the United States.

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We are committed to helping you finance your education. In addition to grants, loans and scholarships offered by Financial Aid and Enrollment Services, there are also many scholarships for current students available through the ENMU Foundation.

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We also have a limited number of part-time graduate assistantships available. Graduate assistantships providing hands-on experience may be awarded to qualified students. In addition to a stipend, graduate assistantships include a tuition waiver, which gives out-of-state students our low in-state tuition. A limited number of student-hire positions might also available.

For more information on graduate assistantships please contact the Graduate School at 575.562.2147 or [email protected]

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Admission Requirements for M.S. in Biology Program

The Master of Science in Biology degree offers a combination of advanced study in general biology and specialization in an area tailored to your interest. The thesis option allows you to pursue advanced original research projects with your advisors to demonstrate mastery in a biological discipline. This prepares you to enter doctoral and professional school programs. The non-thesis option allows you to pursue a degree that is intended as a terminal degree for students in professions such as teaching, administration and policy making in the life sciences.

To begin a Master of Science program in biology, you must:

• Meet Graduate School admission requirements.
• Have earned a bachelor's degree.
• Submit a statement of research interest(s) to the Graduate School.
• Submit at least two letters of recommendation to the Graduate School.
• Be approved by the graduate faculty in the Department of Biology. (Students lacking sufficient background in either science or statistics may be admitted with the stipulation that leveling courses will be completed in addition to degree requirements.)

Accelerated Plan

The ENMU biology program has an accelerated plan that allows you to begin your graduate degree during your last year of undergraduate coursework, thereby allowing you to complete the M.S. degree more quickly.

To participate, you should consult with the program's graduate coordinator during your last semester of your junior year to determine the procedures for application to the Graduate School. Admission to the accelerated program requires that you meet graduate school admission requirements with a minimum GPA of 3.0, and will be based on a review of your academic performance through your junior year.

Once admitted, you may take up to 12 hours of graduate (500-level) courses during your senior year. These courses will be considered shared credit courses, in that they may be used to meet both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements.

While in your senior year, you must seek approval for registration from the graduate coordinator and graduate dean. It should be noted that if you receive a grade of “C” in a graduate course, you will be allowed to use the course for undergraduate degree requirements but you may not be able to use that course toward your graduate degree.

Graduate School Admission Procedures

Degree Options for M.S. in Biology Program

This degree may be obtained with or without a thesis.

Thesis option: You must complete 15 hours of Biology Core Requirements, 9 hours of electives and 6 hours of Master's Thesis. Undergraduate courses do not count toward graduate degree requirements; a minimum of 50 percent of the degree plan will be composed of graduate-only courses (not 400/500).

Non-thesis option: You must complete 15 hours of Biology Core Requirements, 15 hours of electives and comprehensive exams. Undergraduate courses do not count toward graduate degree requirements.

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You can learn more about this degree and view course information in the Graduate Catalog .

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If you are interested in pursuing a master's in biology, please submit an application or contact us for more information.

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Graduate School ENMU Station 24 1500 S Ave K Portales, NM 88130 Phone: 575.562.2147

ENMU combines an engaging learning environment with current technology to provide a rich educational experience. We focus on preparing students for careers and advanced study; promoting citizenship and leadership skills and values; supporting excellence in teaching and research; and empowering students to respond to a rapidly changing world. With affordable tuition, evening classes as well as select online courses, we offer an education that fits your lifestyle and puts your career goals within reach. Apply now or contact us for further information on how to advance your career by earning a Master of Science in Biology.

Department of Biology

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Graduate Coordinator

Dr. Zach Mitchell

Assistant Professor/Graduate Coordinator/Director of the Gennaro Live Exhibit

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