MS Teaching in the Life Sciences Biology

The Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Biology (Teaching in the Life Sciences) is a 36-hour non-thesis degree for students who have a B.A. or B.S. in a life science and wish initial teacher certification for teaching the life sciences at the secondary level.

We offer opportunities to conduct research in:

• Aquatic biology
• Aquatic toxicology
• Cell and molecular biology
• Ecology
• Environmental science
• Forensic biology
• Genetics
• Neurobiology
• Physiology
• Plant sciences

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.