Department of Biology

GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES

MS students may take courses from the 500 to no greater than 750-level (with the exception of BIO 801 and 803). For a MS student, no more than 15 hours of the total required 30 hours may be taken at the 500-level.

PhD students may take courses from the 500 through the 800-level. No more than 25% of total credits, excluding the dissertation hours, may be at the 500-level.

500-level Courses

See UNCG Graduate Bulletin for complete Course Listings

600-level Courses

*Required core courses for the PhD program in EHS. May also be taken by MS students.

* BIO 600 - Introduction of Graduate Studies (Fall semester, 1 credit) – Training in research ethics and oral/visual communication. Topics include plagiarism, experimental design, statistical interpretation, conflicts of interest, animal safety, authorship, peer review, and scientific presentations.

* BIO 607 - Seminar in Environmental Health Science (Spring semester, 1 credit) – Students develop critical-thinking and writing skills through discussions and critiques of primary literature in environmental health science and through writing assignments.

* BIO 631 - Environmental Health Science I (3 credits) – Students learn about the causes of environmental problems that society faces and the effects on ecosystem and community function and species survival. Implications for environmental and human health are explored.

* BIO 632 - Environmental Health Science II (3 credits) – Introduction to the fundamentals of toxicology, with a focus on toxicological consequences of environmental perturbations on physiological and cellular processes, genome structure, and gene function.

* BIO 633 - Workshops in Environmental Health Science (1 cr. each, 4 cr. total) – Individual six-week workshops focus on analytical tools and experimental approaches used in freshwater/riparian ecosystem analysis, environmental genomics, environmental forensics, and cellular/physiological research.

* BIO 649 - Lab Rotations (1 credit) – Optional course providing credit for participation in laboratory meetings and/or the initiation of preliminary research training in the labs of 1 to 3 potential thesis advisors. Course may be repeated for a total of 3 hours credit. (Graded on S-U basis)

* BIO 695 - Biological Research (3-6 credits per semester, 9-18 total) Student engages In advanced biological research under the supervision of a member of the Graduate Faculty. Course may be repeated with a maximum of 9 hours credit counting toward the M.S degree.

* BIO 699 - Thesis (1-6 credits)

Other elective courses at 600-level to be offered in association with the PhD in EHS:

See Graduate Bulletin for additional 600-level courses

700-Level Courses

*Required for the PhD program in EHS

* BIO 790 - Directed Study in Environmental Health Science (1-6 credits) Advanced research in environmental health science under the direction of a graduate faculty advisor. Preparation for dissertation research, including preparation of a research proposal for an oral comprehensive exam. May be repeated for up to 12 credits maximum.

* BIO 791 - Independent Doctoral Research (1-6 credits) Independent research in environmental health science related to the student's primary area of research specialization leading to dissertation. May be repeated for up to 15 credits maximum.

* BIO 799 - Dissertation (1-18 credits) Individual research for the completion of the doctoral dissertation. May be repeated for up to 18 credits maximum.

800-Level Courses

* BIO 801 Thesis Extension (1-3 credits)

* BIO 803 Research Extension (1-3 credits)