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Biological Sciences

Customize Your Graduate Degree to Meet Your Goals

Whether you’re just entering the field or want to advance your career, you can make your mark in the biological sciences with an advanced degree. The most rewarding way to do that is with a master’s program that is aligned with your personal and professional goals.

That’s what the Master of Biological Sciences (MBS) from the College of Continuing and Professional Studies (CCAPS) can do: provide an individualized, career-focused approach to your graduate education.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, MBS

From environmental biology to biomedical sciences, biotechnology to genomics, this program is built to strengthen your expertise in the area of modern biology that interests you most. As a self-designed program, you’ll have access to courses from across the University of Minnesota to structure your degree. Your classmates will be PhD and other graduate students just like you.

Program Snapshot

Attainable

30 credit hours that can be completed in under three years; tuition is $1,400 per credit

Customizable
coursework can include biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, plant biology, biodiversity sciences, ecology, and more

Flexible
choose one of two paths to completion: coursework only or research with a final project

Mentored
faculty advisors are PhD-level scientists ready to mentor you as you develop your learning plan

Steve Wicks, Enrollment Advisor
Together, we’ll go over your options, answer questions, and help you get off to the right start.

Your Graduate Biology Education, Your Way

Advance your expertise by customizing your biological sciences graduate degree to meet your goals.

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