MA Microbiology at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

The Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Graduate Programs, a research unit housed in the College of Natural Sciences, provides the support and infrastructure for the Microbiology (MIC) graduate program at The University of Texas at Austin. The ILS graduate programs are supported by more than 130 faculty members from four colleges and over 10 academic departments. Microbiology offers a focused program of study encompassing disciplines in bacteriology, virology, immunology, genetics, and biochemistry, using both prokaryotic and eukaryotic model systems. Visit the program website for more information.

Faculty: College of Natural Sciences | Duration: 30 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 30 semester credit hours. The student must earn a grade of at least B in BIO 190 (any topic) and BIO 290 (any topic). No more than nine semester hours of upper-division coursework may be counted toward the degree, and no more than six of these nine may be in any one field of study.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): The microbiology graduate program does not accept applications for the master’s degree. However, a student accepted into and in good standing with the doctoral program may, at the discretion of the graduate advisor, be permitted to pursue a master’s degree in lieu of the PhD.

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 are summer and fall; each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants; MBA (and dual programs with MBA) $200; MPA $125. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline. Fee waivers are available only to U.S. citizens/permanent residents applying for a first graduate degree (not MBA or MPA).

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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