2010-2011 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Master of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology
- Requirements for the M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology: Biotechnology Emphasis (PSM) are:
- Requirements for the M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology: Research Emphasis are:
The M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology requires a minimum of 35 credits for both the Research Emphasis and the Professional Science Master's, Biotechnology Emphasis. A minimum grade of "B" is required for all courses.
There are separate admissions committees for the Research Emphasis and the Biotechnology Emphasis degree programs. The Research Emphasis is a thesis-based masters. The Biotechnology Emphasis is one of the three internship-based (PSM) programs at GVSU.
Requirements for the M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology: Biotechnology Emphasis (PSM) are:
Core cell and molecular biology courses (Credits: 16)
- CMB 505 - Advanced Cell Biology (3 credits)
- CMB 506 - Advanced Molecular Biology (3 credits)
- CMB 610 - Foundations of Biotechnology (3 credits)
- CMB 620 - Cell and Tissue Culture (2 credits)
- CMB 626 - Advanced Nucleic Acids Laboratory (3 credits)
- CMB 697 - Colloquium in Biotechnology (2 credits)
Interdisciplinary courses shared with PSM degree programs (Credits: 6)
Core PSM Courses (Credits: 5)
- PSM 650 - Ethics and Professionalism in Applied Science (3 credits)
- PSM 662 - Seminar in Professional Science Practice II (1 credit)
PSM Internship (Credits: 4)
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PSM 691 - Internship (1 to 9 credits)
4 Credits Required. No more than 4 credits can be applied toward degree completion.
*Electives (minimum of 4 credits with advisor approval)
Requirements for the M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology: Research Emphasis are:
Core cell and molecular biology courses (Credits: 11)
- BIO 610 - Scientific Methodology (3 credits)
- CMB 505 - Advanced Cell Biology (3 credits)
- CMB 506 - Advanced Molecular Biology (3 credits)
- CMB 696 - Colloquium in Cell and Molecular Biology (2 credits)
Research and Thesis (Credits: 1-9)
Biostatistics course (Credits: 3)
Electives
- BIO 580 - Special Topics in Biology Credits: 1 to 4
- BIO 680 - Special Topics in Biology Credits: 1 to 3
- BMS 680 - Special Topics in the Biomedical Sciences Credits: 1 to 3
- CMB 580 - Special Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology Credits: 1 to 4
- CMB 620 - Cell and Tissue Culture Credits: 2 (Elective for Research Emphasis)
- CMB 626 - Advanced Nucleic Acids Laboratory Credits: 3 (Elective for Research Emphasis)
- CMB 680 - Special Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology Credits: 1 to 4
- CMB 699 - Grad Research in Cell and Molecular Biology Credits: 1-6
- STA 616 - Statistical Programming Credits: 3