M.A. or M.S. in Biology

University of North Texas

Research, strong professor-student mentoring, high-quality instruction and professional community service are the foundation of this degree. Students have the opportunity to conduct research leading to a thesis or dissertation in a variety of specializations, including aquatic biology, aquatic toxicology, ecology, forensic biology, genetics, limnology, microbiology, neurobiology, physiology and plant biology. Our faculty members include internationally renowned researchers who have earned recognition from the National Science Foundation, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Society for Microbiology, among others. The Master of Science is a scholarly research degree requiring 24 credit hours of coursework, special problems and seminars and a 6-credit-hour thesis (concentrations are available in Computational Life Science or Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation).

College of Science