MS Life Sciences at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The Bredesen Center offers an MS in Life Sciences: Genome Science and Technology (thesis), an interdisciplinary, full-time program at the interface of biological and computational sciences, run in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Emphases include genomics, structural biology, proteomics, computational biology and bioinformatics, and bioanalytical technologies.

Faculty: Intercollegiate Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education | Duration: Minimum 30 graduate credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Students complete LFSC 505 Research Rotation, LFSC 515 First-year Seminar, LFSC 520 Genome Science and Technology I, at least 6 hours of LFSC 500 Thesis, 6 hours of biochemistry-related courses, a programming course (at least 3 hours) and the LFSC 541 Colloquium each spring, followed by a thesis and oral defense.

Career pathways

Biological science careers in academia, industry and government organizations.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet Graduate School general admission criteria and hold at least a bachelor's degree in engineering or a scientific field (e.g. analytics, biology, chemistry, computational science, mathematics, physics, statistics) or equivalent; others may be admitted case by case. Additional coursework may be required to satisfy prerequisites.

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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