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MS Cell & Developmental Biology at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

Programme overview

The Department of Cell & Developmental Biology does not admit students to the Cell & Developmental Biology MS degree program . Admission to graduate study is only through the PhD degree program. Information about the Cell & Developmental degree PhD program can be found here .

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Champaign, IL, United States

What you will study

Required courses listed include MCB 501 Advanced Biochemistry; MCB 502 Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology; MCB 529 Special Topics in Cell and Developmental Biology (Section WRI); MCB 580 Res Ethics & Responsibilities.

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Entry requirements

to graduate study is only through the PhD degree program. Information about the Cell & Developmental degree PhD program can be found here . Graduate Degree Program in Cell & Developmental Biology Cell & Developmental Biology, PhD The graduate curriculum in Cell and Developmental Biology is designed to educate students for careers in research and teaching in the biological sciences. Departmental faculty are concerned with the structural and functional relationships of cells and organisms, with research emphases upon eukaryotic cell and molecular biology, developmental biology, and molecular genetics. Admission Applicants interested in the Cell & Developmental Biology, PhD program will need to apply directly to the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) PhD program . The MCB PhD program is an umbrella program that requires admitted students to spend their first semester

Not all graduate programmes offer admission in all terms; term availability is set by each programme of study.

Graduate applicants apply online through the Graduate College application; deadlines and term availability are set by each programme. Medicine, law and veterinary medicine applicants apply directly to their colleges.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.illinois.edu/admissions/apply

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