Degree Requirements
Degree Requirements for M.S., Cellular and Molecular Biology
Effective Fall 2011: A minimum of 38 credit hours of graduate work must be completed to earn the Master of Science degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology. The program has both thesis and non-thesis options. Students who elect the thesis option must carry out an original thesis research project under the guidance of University of New Haven faculty, by taking a minimum of 9 credit hours of these related research courses: MB 695 Independent Study (3 credits), MB 698 Thesis I (3 credits) and 699 Thesis II (3 credits), over a minimum of three academic terms. The Thesis option can be elected after a minimum of 9 credit hours of graduate study with a minimum GPA of 3.3, and approval of the program coordinator. Thesis preparation and submission must comply with the Graduate School policy on theses as well as all requirements for the department.
Students choosing a non-thesis option are required to take a minimum of 12 credit hours of laboratory course work in addition to MB 694; a written comprehensive exam is also a requirement of the non-thesis option. The purpose of the comprehensive examination is to assess the candidate’s understanding of his/her course work and to evaluate the ability of the candidate’s to synthesize research and theory in the field of cellular and molecular biology and to present this information in an effective written format. After a minimum of 18 credits of graduate course work, non-thesis students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 may elect 3 credit hours of research, consisting of MB 690 Research Project, MB 695 Independent Study I (3 credits), or MB 688 Internship I (3 credits) upon the approval of the program coordinator.
Required Courses:
THESIS OPTION:
- MB 601 Protein Biochemistry and Enzymology
- MB 603 Nucleic Acid Biochemistry
- MB 606 Molecular Genetics/Genomics
- MB 607 Cellular Biology
- MB 695 (CH 695 or PH 695) Independent Study I
- MB 698/MB 699 Thesis I / Thesis II
- May substitute CH 698/699 or PH 698/699 with permission of coordinator
Plus two of the following courses:
- MB 611 Molecular Biology of Proteins with Laboratory (4 credits)
- MB 613 Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acids with Laboratory (4 credits)
- MB 617 Cell Culture Techniques with Laboratory (4 credits)
Plus one of the following courses:
Plus one of the following courses:
Plus two of the Elective courses listed below:
Total Credits: 38
NON-THESIS OPTION:
- MB 601 Protein Biochemistry and Enzymology
- MB 603 Nucleic Acid Biochemistry
- MB 606 Molecular Genetics/Genomics
- MB 607 Cellular Biology
- MB 611 Molecular Biology of Proteins with Laboratory (4 credits)
- MB 613 Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acids with Laboratory (4 credits)
- MB 617 Cell Culture Techniques with Laboratory (4 credits)
- MB 694 Comprehensive Exam (0 credits)
Plus one of the following courses:
Plus one of the following courses:
Three of the elective courses listed below:
Total Credits: 39
Electives for both Thesis and Non-Thesis options:
- CH 650 Medicinal Chemistry
- CH 655 Pharmacology
- CH 656 – CH 697 (with permission of coordinator)
- MB 602 Biochemistry of Bioenergetics
- MB 620 Bioinformatics
- MB 622 Database Systems for Biological Research
- MB 625 Advanced Bioinformatics
- MB 633 Nutritional Genomics
- MB 636 Immunology
- MB 644 Cellular Development
- MB 648 Cytoskeleton and Extracellular Matrix
- MB 650 Oncogenes and Cytokines
- MB 656 Receptor Effector Systems
- MB 670 Special Topics
- MB 680 Graduate Seminar
- MB 688 Internship I
- MB 689 Internship II
- MB 690 Research Project
- MB 695 Independent Study I
- MB 696 Independent Study II
- PH 650 – PH 697 (With permission of coordinator)
Total Credits: 38 - 39
