Department of Biological Science

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Mission

Graduate work in biological science at The University of Tulsa maintains scholarly excellence in fields that range from cell and molecular biology to ecology and physiology. The Faculty of Biological Science supports both thesis (M.S. and Ph.D.) and non-thesis (M.S.) degree programs to meet that goal. Our mission for the thesis track degrees focuses on developing skills to be scientists. That includes not only scholarly expertise in an area of biology but also development of technical research skills and knowledge of experimental design and statistical data analysis. Central to the thesis degrees is critical thinking skills associated with literature review and scientific writing. Our mission for the non-thesis degree centers on scholarly expertise in an area of biology that complements professional development in law, the health sciences, or teaching. The non-thesis degree also requires critical thinking and analytical skills in order to understand the biological literature. 

Programs

• Biological Science, Non-Thesis, M.S.
• Biological Science, Thesis, M.S.

• Biological Science, Ph.D.

Courses

• BIOL 6023 Environmental Microbiology
• BIOL 6054 Histology
• BIOL 6113 Pathogenic Microbiology
• BIOL 6123-4 Selected Topics in Microbiology
• BIOL 6153 Animal Behavior
• BIOL 6163 Experimental Techniques in Molecular Biology
• BIOL 6173 Principles of Neuroscience
• BIOL 6193 Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
• BIOL 6203 Food Microbiology
• BIOL 6213 Environmental Ethics and Conservation
• BIOL 6234 Comparative Animal Physiology
• BIOL 6243 Mechanisms of Animal Development
• BIOL 6263 Selected Topics in Molecular Genetics
• BIOL 6283 Selected Topics in Molecular Cell Biology
• BIOL 6333 Experimental Design
• BIOL 6343 Introduction to Virology
• BIOL 6383-4 Selected Topics in Biological Science
• BIOL 6443 Advanced Molecular Biology
• BIOL 6473 Advanced Cell Biology
• BIOL 6483 Biology of Cancer
• BIOL 6603-4 Selected Topics in Invertebrate Zoology
• BIOL 6613-4 Selected Topics in Vertebrate Zoology
• BIOL 6623 Medical Botany
• BIOL 6793 Population Ecology
• BIOL 6823 Selected Topics in Microbiology
• BIOL 6833 Immunology
• BIOL 7011-9 Research Experience
• BIOL 7253 Seminar in Organismic/Environmental Biology
• BIOL 7263 Seminar in Cell/Molecular Biology
• BIOL 7333 Phylogenetic Theory
• BIOL 7863 Selected Topics in Biology
• BIOL 7961 Residency
• BIOL 7981-6 Thesis
• BIOL 7991-3 Independent Study
• BIOL 8991-9 Directed Doctoral Reading
• BIOL 9981-9 Dissertation Research

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