Integrative Biology (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The graduate programmes in integrative biology train students for education and research careers in the biological sciences and for applying biological knowledge in the private and public sectors, with emphasis on responses of biological systems to environmental variation. Research areas include genetics, developmental biology, systematics, paleontology, physiology, behaviour, and ecology and evolution.

Faculty: College of Natural Science | Department: Integrative Biology | Duration: 30 credits (Plan A thesis or Plan B) | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

30 credits including 3 credits of 800-level biology; Plan A adds 4 credits of IBIO 899 thesis research and a defence, Plan B adds 3 credits of IBIO 890 special problems and a final oral examination.

Career pathways

Education and research in the biological sciences and applied biology in the private and public sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree with biological science training equal to MSU's, one year each of chemistry and mathematics, one semester of college physics, and departmental approval. Applicants short of this may be admitted provisionally.

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 applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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