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Drawing on our expertise and research, we serve the diverse needs of the community, Nebraska and beyond. Our faculty is dedicated to enabling students to use scientific approaches to discovery and understanding.
36 credit hours required for the degree 12 credit hours of required courses and 24 credit hours of electives:
REQUIRED COURSES (12 credit hours):
BIOL 802 - Organic Evolution, 3 credit hours (Offered every Fall & Spring) BIOL 820 - Intro to Graduate Study, 3 credit hours (Offered each semester) BIOL 827 - Biological Statistics, 3 credit hours (Offered each semester) BIOL 881* - Current Issues, 1 credit hour (Offered each semester) * students must take Current Issues 3 different semesters for a total of 3 credit hours
Required: BIOL 802-Organic Evolution (3 credit hours) BIOL 820-Intro to Grad Study (3 credit hours) BIOL 827-Biological Statistics (3 credit hours) BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour)
Electives: BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours) BIOL 806P-Plant Ecology (3 credit hours) BIOL 813-Issues in Bioethics (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive) BIOL 830P-Desert Biology (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Foundations in Microbiology (3 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour --6 sections) BIOL 838-Essential Human Anatomy (3 credit hours) BIOL 839-Human Physiological Systems (3 credit hours) BIOL 841-Virology (3 credit hours) BIOL 843-Cell Structure and Function (3 credit hours) BIOL 844-Molecular Biotechnology (3 credit hours) BIOL 870-Insect Biology (3 credit hours) BIOL 877-Writing in the Sciences (2 credit hours) BIOL 883-Aquatic Trophic Ecology (3 credit hours)
Required: BIOL 820-Intro to Grad Study (3 credit hours) BIOL 827-Biological Statistics (3 credit hours) BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour)
Electives: BIOL 823-Environmental Biology (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Contemporary Issues in Health (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Six Global Mass Extinctions (3 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour--6 sections) BIOL 837-Reproductive Physiology (3 credit hours) BIOL 842P-Wildlife and Fisheries Laws and Policies (3 credit hours) BIOL 858-Physiology of Stress (3 credit hours) BIOL 863-Biological Perspectives (3 credit hours) BIOL 876-Natural Science Curriculum (3 credit hours) CHEM 855-Principles of Biochemistry (3 credit hours)
Required: BIOL 802-Organic Evolution (3 credit hours) BIOL 820-Intro to Grad Study (3 credit hours) BIOL 827-Biological Statistics (3 credit hours) BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour)