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Biological Education Ph.D.
Degree Requirements - 64 Credits
See:"Biological Education Ph.D."
Master's en route to the Ph.D.
Students admitted to the Ph.D. program in Biological Education may complete a thesis master's degree in Biology en route to completion of the doctoral degree. A request for a simultaneous master's degree in a discipline other than Biology will not be accepted. The student, in collaboration with the student's advisor, will develop a dual plan of study that includes clearly distinct master's and doctoral requirements. The student will be required to meet all of the requirements of both the master's and the doctoral degrees. The student must graduate from the master's degree program a minimum of one semester prior to conferring of the doctoral degree. The maximum time allowed for completion of the doctorate is eight calendar years beginning with the students' first semester of enrollment after admission has been granted.
Pedagogical Elective Credits - 9-10 hours
SCED 678 Science Education Seminar (1-2)
SCED 680 Science Curricula in Secondary/College Settings (3)
PSY 540 Theories and Principles of Learning (3)
SCI 591 Computer Applications in Science (2)
Content Elective Credits - 21-22 hours
Basic Electives - 8 hrs-maximum
BIO 525 Molecular Genetics (3)
BIO 533 General Parasitology (4)
BIO 535 Survey of Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles (4)
BIO 540 Anatomy and Morphogenesis of Plants (4)
BIO 554 General Plant Physiology (4)
BIO 566 Animal Physiological Ecology (3)
BIO 567 Animal Physiological Ecology Laboratory (1)
Note(s): All of the above courses are double-numbered.
Advanced Electives (13-14 hours - minimum)
BIO 512 TA Development Seminar (1)
BIO 544 Comparative Vertebrate Adaptations (4)
BIO 547 Immunology and Disease (4)
BIO 549 Virology Laboratory (1)
BIO 552 Mammalian Physiology I (3)
BIO 553 Mammalian Physiology II (3)
BIO 555 Reproductive and Developmental Biology (3)
BIO 556 Current Topics in Biomedical Research (2)
BIO 557 Mammalian Physiology I Laboratory (1)
BIO 558 Mammalian Physiology II Laboratory (1)
BIO 560 Behavioral Ecology (4)
BIO 569 Conceptual Issues in Evolution (2)
BIO 570 Coevolution in Ecological Systems (3)
BIO 580 Mammalian Endocrinology (3)
BIO 691 Seminar in Biological Sciences (1)
Research Core - 17-18 hours
BIO 691 Seminar in Biological Sciences (1) Take 4 hours
BIO 792 Doctoral Supervised Teaching (4)
SRM 502 Applied Statistics (4)
SRM 700 Advanced Research Methods (3)
Select one of the following three courses:
BIO 694 Foundations of Biological Research (2)
SCED 694 Science Education Research (3)
SRM 600 Introduction to Graduate Research (3)
Research Proposal/Dissertation - 16 hours
BIO 797 Doctoral Research Proposal (4)
BIO 799 Doctoral Dissertation (12)
Research Tools
All Ph.D. students must demonstrate competency in two acceptable research tools.
Note(s): Students must complete a minimum of 50 semester hours in biological science of combined undergraduate and graduate courses.
SRM 502 and SRM 700 may be waived depending on course background of the student.
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