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10 Biology
Department of Biology
Stewart Biology Building
1205 Avenue Docteur Penfield
Montreal, QC H3A 1B1
CanadaTelephone: (514) 398-6400
Fax: (514) 398-5069
E-mail: gradinfo.biology@mcgill.ca
Website: www.biology.mcgill.caChair
Paul F. Lasko
Chair of Graduate ProgramRichard Roy
10.1 Staff
Emeritus Professors
A. Howard Bussey; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Brist.), F.R.S.C.
Robert L. Carroll; B.S.(Mich), M.A., Ph.D.(Harv.), F.R.S.C.
F. Clarke Fraser; O.C., B.Sc.(Acad.), M.Sc., Ph.D., M.D., C.M.(McG.), D.Sc.(Acad.), F.R.S.C., F.R.C.P.S.(C) (Molson Emeritus Professor of Genetics) (joint appt. with Human Genetics)
Sarah P. Gibbs; A.B., M.S.(C'nell), Ph.D.(Harv.), F.R.S.C. (Macdonald Emeritus Professor of Botany)
Jacob Kalff; M.S.A.(Tor.), Ph.D.(Ind.)
John B. Lewis; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.)
Gordon A. Maclachlan; B.Sc., M.A.(Sask.), Ph.D.(Manit.), F.R.S.C. (Macdonald Emeritus Professor of Botany)
Barid B. Mukherjee; B.Sc.(Calc.), M.S.(Brig.Young), Ph.D.(Utah) (joint appt. with Human Genetics)
Rolf O. Sattler; B.Sc.(Tübingen), Ph.D.(Munich), F.R.S.C.
Professors
Graham A.C. Bell; B.A., D.Phil.(Oxf.), F.R.S.C.(James McGill Professor)
Gregory G. Brown; B.Sc.(Notre Dame), Ph.D.(N.Y.)
Lauren Chapman; B.Sc.(Alta.), Ph.D.(McG.)
Ronald Chase; A.B.(Stan.), Ph.D.(MIT)
Rajinder S. Dhindsa; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Punj.), Ph.D.(Wash.)
Siegfried Hekimi; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Geneva)
Donald L. Kramer; B.Sc.(Boston Coll.), Ph.D.(Br. Col.)
Paul F. Lasko; A.B.(Harv.), Ph.D.(MIT) (Molson Professor of Genetics) (Associate Member in Anatomy & Cell Biology)
Martin J. Lechowicz; B.A.(Mich. St.), M.S., Ph.D.(Wis.)
Louis Lefebvre; B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.(Montr.)
Michel Loreau; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Free Univ. Brussels)
Gerald S. Pollack; M.A., Ph.D.(Princ.)
Catherine Potvin; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(Duke)
Rima Rozen; B.Sc.,Ph.D.(McG.) (James McGill Professor)
Daniel J. Schoen; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Mich.), Ph.D.(Calif.) (Macdonald Professor of Botany)
Associate Professors
Thomas E. Bureau; B.Sc.(Calif), Ph.D.(Texas) (William Dawson Scholar)
Joseph Dent; B.Sc.(Mich.), Ph.D.(Col.)
François Fagotto; Ph.D.(Neuchâtel)
Gregor Fussmann; Diploma (Berlin), Ph.D.(Max-Planck-Institute)
Andrew Gonzalez; B.Sc.(U. Nott.), Ph.D.(Imperial College, Lond.)
Andrew Hendry; B.Sc.(Vic. (BC)), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Wash.) (joint appoint. with Redpath Museum) (on sabbatical)
Robert L. Levine; B.Sc.(Brooklyn), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Yale) (on sabbatical)
Laura Nilson; B.A.(Colgate), Ph.D.(Yale) (Canada Research Chair in Genetics)
Neil M. Price; B.Sc.(New. Br.), Ph.D.(Br. Col.) (on sabbatical)
Richard Roy; B.Sc.(Bishop's), Ph.D.(Laval)
Monique Zetka; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Br. Col.)
Assistant Professors
Ehab Abouheif; M.Sc.(C'dia), Ph.D.(Duke)
Chieh Chang; B.S.(Chung Shan Medical & Dental College, Taiwan), M.S.(National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan), Ph.D. (Calif. Tech.)
Irene Gregory-Eaves; B.Sc.(Vic., BC), M.Sc., Ph.D.(Qu.) (on sabbatical Sep 2008 - Dec 2008)
Frédéric Guichard; B.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(Laval) (on sabbatical)
Paul Harrison; B.Sc.(National Univ. of Ireland), Ph.D.(Lond.)
Rudiger Krahe; Diploma(Alexander U.), Ph.D.(Humboldt)
Brian Leung; B.Sc.(Br. Col.), Ph.D.(Car.)
Brian McGill; B.A.(Harv.), Ph.D.(Ariz.)
Frieder Schoeck; Diploma(Erhangen), Ph.D.(Max Planck Institute)
Jacalyn Vogel; M.Sc.(E.Ill.), Ph.D.(Kansas) (on sabbatical)
Tamara Western; B.Sc. (Dal.), Ph.D.(Br. Col.)
Hugo Zheng; M.Sc.(Helsinki), Ph.D.(Oxf. Brookes)
Associate Members
Anatomy and Cell Biology: Craig Mandato
Anthropology: Colin Chapman
Bellairs: Judith Mendes
Centre for Research in Neuroscience: Sal Carbonetto, Robert
Dunn, Yong Rao, Donald Van MeyelDept. of Human Genetics, Chair: David Rosenblatt
MCH: Feige Kaplan
MNI: Kenneth Hastings
RVH: Hugh J. Clarke (on sabbatical Sep 2008 - Feb 2009), Daniel Dufort, Teruko Taketo
Redpath Museum: Claire de Mazancourt, David Green (on sabbatical Sep 2008 - Dec 2008), Hans Larsson, Anthony Ricciardi (on sabbatical Sep 2008 - Dec 2008)
Adjunct Professors
NRC Lab: Malcolm S. Whiteway
STRI: Eldredge Bermingham, Rachel Collin, Edward Allen Herre, Haris Lessios, Mark Torchin
U. de Montréal: Pierre Drapeau
10.2 Programs Offered
The Department offers graduate training in many areas of biology with particular strengths in the following areas: Molecular Biology & Genetics; Cell & Developmental Biology; Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation; Evolution; Neurobiology; Bioinformatics; and Plant Biology. A new Bioinformatics option is offered jointly with several other University departments as well as a new Environment option and a Neotropical Environment option.
Graduate programs leading to the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees are offered. The emphasis in both programs is on development of the intellectual and technical skills necessary for independent research. The main component of both degrees is a thesis embodying the results of original research. Formal course requirements are few and are largely intended to fill gaps in the student's background.
The Stewart Biology Building is well equipped for graduate training and research in a wide variety of areas of biology. Its resources are greatly extended by affiliation with other organizations such as the Redpath Museum; the Groupe Interuniversitaire de Recherches Océanographiques du Québec (GIROQ); the Biotechnology Research Institute of the National Research Council of Canada; Macdonald Campus; the Montreal Neurological Institute; the Jewish General Hospital; the Montreal General, Montreal Children's and Royal Victoria Hospitals. Field research facilities include the Mont St. Hilaire Field Station (Quebec); the Huntsman Marine Science Centre (New Brunswick); the Subarctic Research Laboratory (Quebec); the Bellairs Research Institute (Barbados); and the Memphremagog Field Station (Quebec).
The Department specifies a minimum level of support for all graduate students. This amount is $13,500 per annum plus tuition fees. The required minimum duration of support is two years for the M.Sc. program, five years for a Ph.D. student entering as Ph.D.1 (from a Bachelor's) and four years for a Ph.D. student entering as Ph.D.2.
10.3 Admission Requirements
Applicants must have a B.Sc. in a discipline relevant to the proposed field of study with an overall Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0/4.0 or a CGPA of 3.2/4.0 for the last two full-time academic years. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not required, but may be submitted. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of applicants to graduate studies whose mother tongue is not English and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized foreign institution where English is the language of instruction or from a recognized Candian institution (anglophone or francophone). A score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL (213 on the computer-based test, or 86 on the Internet-based test with each component score not less than 20) or 6.5 on IELTS, is the minimum standard for admission.
Admission is based on an evaluation by the Graduate Training Committee and on acceptance by a research director who can provide adequate funding for personal and research expenses. Prospective graduate students are encouraged to contact staff members with whom they wish to study before applying for admission.
10.4 Application Procedures
[Revised, Fall 2008: section begins.]
Application for Fall (September) 2009:
Open as of September 15, 2008.
· International deadline: January 15, 2009.
· Canadian deadline: March 1, 2009.
Application for Winter (January) 2009:
Open as of April 7, 2008.
· International deadline: August 15, 2008.
· Canadian deadline: October 15, 2008.
Application for Summer:
No Summer admission.
[Revised, Fall 2008: section ends.]
Application to the graduate program in Biology may be made on a paper application form or an online Web application form (a direct link to the online form is on the Department Website). The paper form can be obtained directly from the Graduate Admissions Secretary. It is recommended to apply online.
All applicants should read the academic faculty and admission procedure sections on the Biology Department Website before completing the application form. These guidelines contain specific information on the application process, summaries of the research areas of staff and contact information.
Deadlines for applications and all supporting documents are March 1 for September admission (January 15 for international applicants) and October 15 for January admission (August 15 for international applicants). If application materials are received after these dates, it may be necessary to delay review of the applicant's file until the following admittance period. All inquiries pertaining to admission procedures should be directed to the Graduate Admissions Secretary.
McGill's online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/applying/graduate.
10.5 Program Requirements
The graduate program of each student is established and regularly evaluated by a three-member supervisory committee appointed by the Graduate Training Committee and chaired by the student's thesis supervisor.
All graduate students are required to participate regularly in the various seminar series and journal clubs offered by the Department.
MASTER'S REQUIREMENTS
Length of Program
- Three full-time terms of resident study at McGill University is the minimum time requirement to complete the Master's degree. The normal and expected duration is two years.
Course Requirements
- Forty-five credits are required for the M.Sc. degree; 48 credits if the Environment, Neotropical Environment or Bioinformatics Options are selected. Additional course work may be required if the student's background is insufficient.
A graduate pass (B- or better) is mandatory for all courses required for the M.Sc. Students may take additional courses not required for degree purposes, but they must maintain an overall average of B- or better, including marks in courses that are not required.
Thesis
- In Biology, the M.Sc. is considered to be a research degree and the candidate must present a thesis which should contain original contributions to knowledge.
M.Sc. in Biology
(45 credits)
Additional course work may be required if the student's background is insufficient.
Complementary Courses
(6 credits)
M.Sc. in Biology - Environment Option
(48 credits)
Required Courses
(6 credits)
M.Sc. in Biology - Neotropical Environment Option
(48 credits)
Required Courses
(6 credits)
M.Sc. in Biology - Bioinformatics Option
(48 credits)
Required Courses
(3 credits)
Transfer from M.Sc to Ph.D. Program
- The student's Supervisory Committee may recommend to the Graduate Training Committee that the student be permitted to transfer to the Ph.D. program. This is normally done at the end of the first year of the Master's program. Students who transfer into the Ph.D. program are required to take their Ph.D. Qualifying Examination within eight months of the transfer.
Ph.D. REQUIREMENTS
Length of Program
- Candidates entering Ph.D.1 must complete at least three years of full-time resident study (6 terms). The normal and expected duration of the Ph.D. program is 4-5 years. A student who has obtained a Master's degree at McGill, or at an approved institution elsewhere may, upon the recommendation of the Graduate Training Committee, enter at the Ph.D.2 level.
Ph.D. Qualifying Examination- The Qualifying exam is a formal evaluation of the student's ability to proceed to the attainment of the Ph.D. Students must pass the Qualifying Examination (BIOL 700) no later than 15 months from the date of registration in the program. Students who transfer from the Master's program must take the exam within 8 months. Students who enter the Ph.D. program after completing an M.Sc. in Biology at McGill must take the exam within 12 months.
Ph.D. Seminar- All Ph.D. students must deliver a research seminar (BIOL 702) at some time during the academic session (September-April) towards the end of their studies and preferably at least 3 months prior to the thesis submission.
Thesis- The Ph.D. is a research degree. The candidate must present a thesis which represents high scholastic attainment in a specialized field, demonstrated by independent and original research. After the thesis has been submitted and approved, the candidate is required to orally defend their thesis in an open forum.
Ph.D. in Biology
Complementary Courses
(6 credits)
Ph.D. in Biology - Environment Option
Required Courses(6 credits)
Ph.D. in Biology - Neotropical Environment Option
Required Courses
(6 credits)
Ph.D. in Biology - Bioinformatics Option
Seminar - Required
(6 credits)
10.6 Courses
Students preparing to register should consult the Web at www.mcgill.ca/minerva (click Class Schedule) for the most up-to-date list of courses available; courses may have been added, rescheduled or cancelled after this Calendar went to press. Class Schedule lists courses by term and includes days, times, locations, and names of instructors.
The course credit weight is given in parentheses after the title.
H Denotes courses taught only in alternate years.
H
BIOL 505 Diversity and Systematics Seminar.
(3) (Winter) (3 hours seminar) (Prerequisites: BIOL 215 and BIOL 304 or permission) A course dealing in depth with a particular aspect of biological diversity and/or systematics. Topics may include the systematics of a particular taxon, issues in biodiversity, systematics theory and practice, etc. The class will discuss aspects of the chosen topic and prepare individual seminar reports.
H
BIOL 507 Animal Communication.
(3) (Fall) (3 hours lecture) (Corequisites: BIOL 307 or equivalent and one of BIOL 306 or NEUR 310 or PHGY 311 or PSYC 308; or permission of instructor. Since all corequisites may not be offered in the same term, students are advised that they may have to plan their schedules so that they may register in these courses in the term prior to BIOL 507.) Introduction to communication between animals, including humans. Physical and phylogenetic contraints on the evolution of communication systems will be discussed. The approach to communication will draw from behavioural ecology, psychology, physiology and physics.
BIOL 510 Advances in Community Ecology.
(3) (Fall) (3 hours lecture/seminar) (Prerequisites: BIOL 308 or GEOG 350 or permission of instructor.) The origin, maintenance and consequences of biological diversity within ecological communities.
BIOL 518 Advanced Topics in Cell Biology.
(3) (Winter) (2 hours seminar) (Prerequisite: BIOL 313 and permission) Conserved processes in Eukaryotic organisms, including the cytoskeleton, the cell cycle, complex traits/disease, global analysis/bioinformatics, and innovative studies/techniques in cell biology.
BIOL 520 Gene Activity in Development.
(3) (Winter) (3 hours lecture and discussion) (Prerequisites: BIOL 300 and BIOL 303 or permission) An analysis of the role and regulation of gene expression in several models of eukaryotic development. The emphasis will be on critical evaluation of recent literature concerned with molecular or genetic approaches to the problems of cellular differentiation and determination. Recent research reports will be discussed in conferences and analyzed in written critiques.
BIOL 524 Topics in Molecular Biology.
(3) (Fall) (Prerequisites: BIOL 300 and BIOL 303 or permission.) Molecular genetics and molecular, cellular and developmental biology, including signal transduction, cell differentiation and function, genetic diseases in eukaryotes.
BIOL 530 Neural Basis of Behaviour.
(3) (Winter) (3 hours seminar) (Prerequisite: BIOL 306 or PHGY 311 or PSYC 308 or permission of instructor.) Neural mechanisms underlying behaviour in vertebrate and invertebrate organisms.
BIOL 531 Neurobiology Learning Memory.
(3) (Fall) (3 hours lecture and discussion) (Prerequisite: BIOL 306 or PHGY 311 or PSYC 308 or NEUR 310 or permission of instructor.) Properties of nerve cells that are responsible for learning and memory. Recent advances in the understanding of neurophysiological, biochemical and structural processes relevant to neural plasticity. Emphasis on a few selected model systems involving both vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
BIOL 532 Developmental Neurobiology Seminar.
(3) (Winter) (1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar) (Prerequisites: BIOL 303 or BIOL 306 or permission) Discussions of all aspects of nervous system development including pattern formation, cell lineage, pathfinding and targeting by growing axons, and neuronal regeneration. The basis for these discussions will be recent research papers and other assigned readings.
BIOL 540 Ecology of Species Invasions.
(3) (Winter) (3 hours lecture) (Prerequisite: BIOL 308 or permission of instructor) (Restriction: Not open to U1 or U2 students) (Restriction: Not open to students who are taking or have taken ENVR 540.) Causes and consequences of biological invasion, as well as risk assessment methods and management strategies for dealing with invasive species.
H
BIOL 544 Genetic Basis of Life Span.
(3) (Fall) (1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar) (Prerequisites: BIOL 202, BIOL 300; BIOL 303 recommended or permission) The course will consider how gene action is determining the duration of life in various organisms focusing on the strengths and limitations of the genetic approach. The course will focus particularly on model organisms such as yeast, Caenorhabditis, Drosophila and mouse, as well as on the characterization of long-lived mutants.
BIOL 553 Neotropical Environments.
(3) (Winter) (24 hours lecture and 36 hours field work over a 4-week period) (Prerequisites: HISP 218, MATH 203, and BIOL 208/308, or equivalents, and permission of Program Coordinator.) (Corequisites: ENVR 451, GEOG 404 and SOCI 565.) (Restriction: location in Panama. Students must register for a full semester of studies in Panama) Ecology revisited in view of tropical conditions. Exploring species richness. Sampling and measuring biodiversity. Conservation status of ecosystems, communities and species. Indigenous knowledge.
H
BIOL 555D1 (1.5),
H
BIOL 555D2 (1.5) Functional Ecology of Trees.
(Fall and Winter) (Prerequisites: BIOL 304, BIOL 308 or permission.) (Students must register for both BIOL 555D1 and BIOL 555D2.) (No credit will be given for this course unless both BIOL 555D1 and BIOL 555D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.) (BIOL 555D1 and BIOL 555D2 together are equivalent to BIOL 555.) Discussion of the interactions among traits that underpin the survival of woody plants in diverse environments: physiology, anatomy, architecture, seasonality and phenology, reproductive ecology, life history trade-offs, and the phylogenetic basis of functional diversification.
BIOL 568 Topics on the Human Genome.
(3) (Winter) (3 hours lecture) (Prerequisites BIOL 202, BIOL 300, BIOL 370, or permission.) Cellular and molecular approaches to characterization of the human genome.
H
BIOL 569 Developmental Evolution.
(3) (Winter) (3 hours lecture) (Prerequisites: BIOL 303 and BIOL 304; or permission of instructor.) The influence of developmental mechanisms on evolution. This course draws on recent examples from plants and invertebrate and vertebrate animals. Topics include homology, modularity, dissociation, co-option, evolutionary novelty, evolution of genetic cis-regulation, developmental constraint and evolvability, heterochrony, phenotypic plasticity, and canalization.
BIOL 570 Advanced Seminar in Evolution.
(3) (Fall or Winter) (3 hours seminar) (Restriction: Open to undergraduates by permission) Detailed analysis of a topic in evolutionary biology, involving substantial original research.
H
BIOL 571 Experimental Evolution/Ecology.
(3) (Winter) (1 hour lecture, 4 hours laboratory) (Prerequisite: BIOL 435 or equivalent) (Restriction: Restricted to U3 and Graduate students.) Basic principles and processes of evolution and ecology will be demonstrated using microbial model systems. Topics include mutation, fitness, selection, adaptive radiation, properties of mixtures and community assembly.
H
BIOL 572 Molecular Evolution.
(3) (Fall) (3 hours lecture/seminar) (Prerequisite: BIOL 300) Evolutionary change in DNA and proteins and its implications for cellular, organismal, and population/species evolution.
BIOL 573 Vertebrate Palaeontology Field Course.
(3) (Summer) (Prerequisites: BIOL 304 amd BIOL 352 or permission of instructor.) (Notes: Field course with completed project and presentation in the early Fall. Given in a selected early Cretaceous Alberta site. Enrolment limited to 15 students) Terrestrial vertebrate fossils (i.e. dinosaurs, crocodiles and other reptiles) and palaeocommunity analysis, including practical training with fossil identification, mapping, collecting, and stratigraphic interpretation.
BIOL 575 Human Biochemical Genetics.
(3) (Winter) (3 hours lecture) (Prerequisites: BIOL 202 and BIOL 300.) Topics on the study of human systems that have led to advances in basic biology.
H
BIOL 583 Advanced Biometry.
(3) (Winter) (Prerequisite: BIOL 373 or permission of instructor.) (Note: You may not be able to receive credit for this course and other statistic courses. Be sure to check the Course Overlap section under Faculty Degree Requirements in the Arts or Science section of the Calendar.) Advanced techniques in biometry surveying a broad number of statistical tools including: philosophy of scientific inference, experimental design and advanced linear models, generalized linear models (esp. logistic regression), modern regression techniques (quantile, local, etc), temporal and spatial statistics, and multivariate techniques.
H
BIOL 588 Molecular/Cellular Neurobiology.
(3) (Fall) (1 1/2 hours lecture, 1 1/2 hours seminar) (Prerequisite: BIOL 300 and BIOL 306 or permission) Discussion of fundamental molecular mechanisms underlying the general features of cellular neurobiology. An advanced course based on lectures and on a critical review of primary research papers.
H
BIOL 590 Linking Commununity and Ecosystem Ecology.
(3) (Winter) (1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar) (Prerequisite: BIOL 434 or permission of instructor.) Theoretical foundations for a new ecological synthesis that merges the perspectives of population, community, evolutionary and ecosystem ecology. Focus on theory in interaction with experimental and empirical work, and covers current topics at the interface between community and ecosystem ecology.
BIOL 592 Integrated Bioinformatics.
(3) (Fall) (3 hours lecture) (Prerequisite: BIOL 301 or permission of instructor.) (Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking BINF 511.) 'Post-genomic' bioinformatics. Concepts behind large-scale computational analysis and comparison of genomes/proteomes (and beyond), and the implications for our understanding of the basic processes of molecular and cell biology and the evolution of those processes.
H
BIOL 594 Advanced Evolutionary Ecology.
(3) (Fall) (Prerequisite: BIOL 304 and BIOL 308) (Restriction: U3 or permission.) Evolutionary ecology is the study of evolutionary change in natural populations. General predictive approaches in evolutionary ecology, including population genetics, quantitative genetics, optimality, and game theory will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on the mathematical underpinnings of each approach, particularly as they relate to classic and contemporary problems.
BIOL 632 Limnology.
(3) (2 hours lecture; 3 hours laboratory) (Prerequisites: BIOL 206 and/or permission) A study of the physical, chemical and biological properties of inland waters, with emphasis on their functioning as systems.
H
BIOL 640 Tropical Biology and Conservation.
(3) (Restriction: students enrolled in Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor) Long-term research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute will be organized and synthesized to examine historical assembly and ecological maintenance of tropical communities. This synthesis will draw on phylogenetic concepts for historical insight and will examine the probable resilience of these communities to global change, pollution and biodiversity loss.
BIOL 650 Recent Advances in Biology 1.
(3) Directed reading, seminar and discussion courses in subjects of current interest in biological research. Intended for students working individually or in classes on selected areas under the supervision of one or more staff members. Content and form are flexible to allow the Department to meet specific student demands or needs. Such courses are arranged by consultation with individual staff.
BIOL 651 Recent Advances in Biology 2.
(3) Directed reading, seminar and discussion courses in subjects of current interest in biological research. Intended for students working individually or in classes on selected areas under the supervision of one or more staff members. Content and form are flexible to allow the Department to meet specific student demands or needs. Such courses are arranged by consultation with individual staff.
BIOL 652 Recent Advances in Biology 3.
(3) Directed reading, seminar and discussion courses in subjects of current interest in biological research. Intended for students working individually or in classes on selected areas under the supervision of one or more staff members. Content and form are flexible to allow the Department to meet specific student demands or needs. Such courses are arranged by consultation with individual staff.
BIOL 655 Laboratory Projects and Techniques 1.
(3) Directed training in selected methods used in areas of current interest in biological research. Intended for individuals or classes working in selected areas under the supervision of one or more staff members. Form and content are flexible to allow the Department to meet specific student demands and needs. Each course is arranged by consultation with individual staff.
BIOL 656 Laboratory Projects and Techniques 2.
(3) Directed training in selected methods used in areas of current interest in biological research. Intended for individuals or classes working in selected areas under the supervision of one or more staff members. Form and content are flexible to allow the Department to meet specific student demands and needs. Each course is arranged by consultation with individual staff.
BIOL 697 Master's Thesis Research 1.
(13) Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
BIOL 698 Master's Thesis Research 2.
(13) Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
BIOL 699 Master's Thesis Research 3.
(13) Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
BIOL 700 Doctoral Qualifying Examination.
(0) The oral Qualifying Examination is a formal evaluation of the candidate's ability to proceed to the attainment of the Ph.D. Candidates must submit a thesis proposal in advance of the exam.
BIOL 702 Ph.D. Seminar.
(6) Doctoral candidates are required to give a public oral presentation of their major results before submitting a thesis.
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