285861 - Genetics & Biotechnology (MS)
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Application Deadline
Fall: February 1
Contact Information
4112 LSB
801-422-9389
pws-grad-advisor@byu.edu
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Required Tests
GRE - (total score of 300 required with a minimum of a “4” on the writing portion)
TOEFL or IELTS (International applicants)
Additional Requirements
Baccalaureate degree in the life sciences
3.2 GPA or higher
Resume
Statement of Intent
Three letters of recommendation
Ecclesiastical Endorsement
A funded project: No graduate candidate will be accepted unless he or she has a departmental faculty member willing to serve as a major advisor on a funded project
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Genetics is the study of inheritance. Biotechnology is the application of modern DNA marker, isolation, and transfer technologies toward improving plant and animal agricultural productivity, environmental remediation, and the treatment of disease. These branches of biology have risen to prominence during the course of the past fifteen years and are widely recognized for their potential impact upon society in the twenty-first century. Employment opportunities in industry and academia are especially plentiful for graduates with advanced degrees in genetics and biotechnology. All emphases require original research topics with the results presented in thesis format. This research is expected to be of a publication quality and thesis style best reflecting that of a professional journal, thus facilitating timely submissions for publication. We also encourage formal presentations at professional meetings.
Credit hours: (30): minimum 24 course work hours plus 6 thesis hours (course).
Undergraduate hours: no more than 9 semester hours may be applied toward master’s degree.
Thesis: completion of the thesis in scientific journal format and prepared for journal submission.
Required courses: course and course, course, plus two semesters of course.
Biannual progress reviews by advisory committee and graduate committee.
Presentation of research prospectus to advisory committee
Examinations: final oral defense of thesis.
