• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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The Department of Biology offers a Master’s degree with two possible tracks: the thesis option leading to the M.S. and the non-thesis/course work option leading to the M.A. This program is designed to serve a wide variety of post-baccalaureate educational needs in central Arkansas and serves students with diverse backgrounds and goals. The program provides students with core skills desired by potential and current employers, specific knowledge and techniques relevant to specialized fields within biology, and the opportunity to work independently on a thesis or suite of course work suitable to each student’s aspirations.

The Department of Biology is composed of faculty with access to excellent laboratory and computer facilities. The Department holds affiliations with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Biloxi, Mississippi, which expand student’s opportunities for study.

Thesis (M.S.) Option Courses

This option includes the core curriculum and 17 additional hours consisting of 11 credit: hours of course work, including at least three credit hours at the 7000 level or above and six thesis research hours.

Thesis (M.S.) Option

The Thesis Option includes 30 semester hours to include the core requirements (described below), three hours of seminar and six hours of thesis. The remaining hours will be electives.

Core requirements include at least one course each from three of the following six competency areas:

• Biological analysis and modeling: BIOL 5415 Biometry, BIOL 7420 Phylogenetics,
• BIOL 7310 Experimental design Cellular functions: BIOL 5401 Cell Biology, BIOL 5413 Immunology, BIOL 5406 Pathogenic Microbiology
• Organismal functions: BIOL 5403 Comparative Physiology, BIOL 5419 Plant Physiology, BIOL 5422 Mammalian Physiology
• Genetics: ASCI 7385 Concepts in Genetic Analysis, ASCI 7387 Genetics
• Biochemistry and molecular biology: BIOL 5418 Biotechnology, ASCI 7375 Biochemistry of Biological Molecules
• Ecological interactions: BIOL 5412 Plant Ecology, BIOL 7311 Behavioral Ecology

Graduation Requirements

• Successful completion of an approved program of study with a minimum GPA of 3.0;
• Successful completion of comprehensive exit examinations;
• Successful completion of the thesis and oral defense (thesis option); and
• Successful completion of the writing and seminar requirements.

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Students are required to have TOEFL score of 525 on paper-based.

课程信息

学制：全日制(30 课时)

学费：

开学时间：预计在五月, 八月 2022

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留学地点：College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences2801 South University Avenue,Fine Arts, Suite 210,LITTLE ROCK,Arkansas,72204, United States