MS Microbiology at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

This award is a non-admitting degree for PhD students in Microbiology who have completed appropriate coursework but leave the program prior to completion of the doctorate degree requirements.

Department: Bacteriology | Duration: 30 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 30 credits. Courses listed in the requirements include MICROBIO 810 Current Issues in Microbiology; MICROBIO 811 Advanced Problems in Microbiology; GENETICS 885 Advanced Genomic and Proteomic Analysis; MICROBIO 526 Physiology of Microorganisms; MICROBIO 626 Microbial and Cellular Metabolomics; MICROBIO 657 Bioinformatics for Microbiologists.

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Application information

Entry requirements

This master’s program is offered for work leading to the PhD. Students may not apply directly for the master’s, and should instead see the admissions information for 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.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

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