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.
Measuring success
Our graduates go on to excel in a variety of graduate programs and professional schools. Even pursuing careers in business and as entrepreneurs. We take pride in seeing students succeed. When you succeed…so do we.
New breakthroughs
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 804-Evolution of Epidemics (3 credit hours) BIOL 813-Issues in Bioethics (3 credit hours) BIOL 823-Environmental Biology (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive) BIOL 824-Principles of Ecology (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Foundations in Microbiology (3 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour --6 sections) BIOL 834-Conservation Biology (3 credit hours) 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 857-Human Histology (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive) BIOL 859-Biology of the Brain (3 credit hours) BIOL 887-Fisheries Ecology (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive)
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 830P-Vaccines: Concepts and Controversies (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Six Global Mass Extinctions (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Evolutionary Medicine (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Biological Implications of Climate Change (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Neglected Tropical Diseases (3 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour--6 sections) BIOL 858-Physiology of Stress (3 credit hours) BIOL 863-Biological Perspectives (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)
New breakthroughs
Measuring success
New breakthroughs
