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Master of Science in Biology at Florida International University

Florida International University, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Science (MS) in Biology allows students to develop critical skills and pursue research in diverse areas of biology, including the fields of biochemistry, biological oceanography, botany, cellular and molecular biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, microbiology and zoology.

Faculty: College of Arts, Sciences, and Education  |  Duration: 2 years (36 credits)  |  Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 36 credit hours. Requirement areas in the catalogue: Non-Thesis Option.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be admitted into the Master’s degree program in Biology, a student must: (1) Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited college or university. (2) Have a 3.0 average or higher during the last two years of the undergraduate program. (3) Two letters of recommendation of the student’s academic potential. (4) Be accepted by a faculty sponsor. (5) Receive approval from the Departmental Graduate Committee. (6) International graduate student applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). A total score of 80 on the iBT TOEFL or 6.5 overall on the IELTS is required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Domestic master's and graduate certificate deadlines: Fall June 1; Spring October 1; Summer March 1. Programme deadlines may be earlier. The graduate application fee is $30, submitted through the online application.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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