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