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School of Natural Sciences

Master of Arts for Teachers in Biology - Online Collaborative

Degree Requirements

Students receiving the Master of Arts for Teachers in Biology must complete 30 total graduate credit hours including:

  • Biology Component (18 cr.)
  • Education Component (12 cr.)
  • A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required
  • All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted

Biology Component (18 cr.)

  • BIOL-T 570 Evolution
  • Molecular-Cellular Elective: complete two of the following:
    • BIOL-T 571 Introduction Biochemstry
    • BIOL-T 572 Cell Biology
    • BIOL-T 573 Macromolecular Structure & Interaction
    • BIOL-T 574 Immunology
    • BIOL-T 575 Molecular Biology
    • BIOL-T 576 Bioinformatics: Theory and Application
    • BIOL-T 577 Molecular Genetics and Genomics
  • Organismal Electives: complete two of the following:
    • BIOL-T 580 Developmental Biology
    • BIOL-T 581 Neurobiology
    • BIOL-T 582 Advanced Field Zoology
    • BIOL-T 583 Problems in Genetics - Higher Organisms
    • BIOL-T 584 Marine Community Ecology
    • BIOL-T 585 Model Organisms in Research*
    • BIOL-T 586 Animal Nutrition
    • BIOL-T 587 Ornithology
    • BIOL-T 588 Horticultural Plants: Biotechnology, Physiology, and Development
    • BIOL-T 589 Ecology
  • Capstone Course: complete one of the following:
    • BIOL-T 585 Model Organims in Research*
    • BIOL-T 590 Critical Analysis of Scientific Literature
    • BIOL-T 591 History of Life
    • BIOL-T 592 Social Implications of Biology

*BIOL-T 585 can apply to either the Organismal elective or the Capstone course, but not both. 


Education Component (12 cr.)

  • EDUC-J 500 Instructions in the Context of Curriculum
  • EDUC-P 507 Planning and Assessment
  • EDUC-H 520 Social Issues in Education
  • EDUC-Y 520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry

 

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2021-2023 Graduate Bulletin

Past Bulletins

2019-2021 Graduate Bulletin

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