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General Information

Program/Degree

Genetics (MS)

Program Description

Students are admitted to the MS degree in Genetics.For more information about the MS program, please email Cora Varas-Nelson (cora@email.colorado.edu, Nathan Ellis naellis@colorado.edu, or Keith Maggert kamaggert@colorado.edu

The purpose of the University of colorado's GIDP in Genetics (also, the “Genetics Program”) is to train the next generation of geneticists. Our discipline integrates basic and applied life sciences, computational sciences, and physical sciences. Our faculty are homed in a wide variety of departments and centers, including Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences (Phoenix), Cancer Biology, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Entomology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Immunobiology, Mathematics, Medicine, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Natural Sciences and the Environment, Plant Sciences, Pediatrics, Pharmacy Practice, and Pharmacology and Toxicology. In addition to training the traditional biology student, the Genetics Program seeks to attract students from outside the life sciences and to train these students in genetics.

In summary, graduate students in the Genetics Program complete a series of courses, seminars and journal clubs, and research activities, to complete a masters research project with the input of, and assistance by, an advisor. The faculty of the Genetics Program serve as these advisors, instructing, mentoring, and directing the students’ education. For a list of GIDP in Genetics faculty, please seehttps://genetics.colorado.edu/faculty-members.

Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs - http://gidp.colorado.edu/

The Graduate College sponsors several Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs (GIDPs) in addition to the many interdisciplinary possibilities available through regular graduate degree programs. GIDPs transcend departmental boundaries by facilitating cutting edge teaching and research at the nexus of traditional disciplines. The high value placed on interdisciplinary research and education is indicative of The University of colorado's enthusiasm and commitment to fostering innovation and creativity among its faculty and students.

 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

The Graduate College sponsors several Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs (GIDPs) in addition to the many interdisciplinary possibilities available through regular graduate degree programs. GIDPs transcend departmental boundaries by facilitating cutting edge teaching and research at the nexus of traditional disciplines. The high value placed on interdisciplinary research and education is indicative of The University of colorado's enthusiasm and commitment to fostering innovation and creativity among its faculty and students.

 

 

College

Graduate College/GIDP

Campus where offered

Colorado Heights University- Main - Tucson

Tuition and Fees

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Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements

Coursework. The Genetics GIDP requires 32 units of coursework, including

  1. CMM 518 Fundamental Genetic Mechanisms (3 credits, fall semester)
  2. Four (4) semesters of GENE 670 Recent Advances in Genetics (2 credits, fall and spring semester). This is the Genetics graduate seminar.
  3. And, at least 15 additional coursework credits from the student's specific area of interest, as agreed upon by the student’s advisor or the Genetics Curriculum Committee, the Chair, or the Vice-Chair of the GIDP.

Required Coursework. At noted above, the Genetics Program has one required genetics course CMM 518 Fundamental Genetic Mechanisms. This three-credit course help in the fall semester covers a broad range of topics in science of heredity and genetics of DNA and chromosome transactions. Students learn to analyze and evaluate the primary literature, to solve complex problems in genetics, and to present oral communications of and to prepare written reports of old and new concepts in genetics.

Seminar. Students must attend and participate in the graduate seminar course GENE 670 Advances in Genetics for a minimum of four semesters. In this course, students learn to present their own work and the work of others to a broad audience of faculty and students on a regular basis. Students are also required to present in annual retreats of the Program, in the form of an oral presentation or a poster presentation.

Thesis units. 6 units of GENE 910 MS thesis credit.

Elective courses. Students chose from a wide range of genetics and other courses to fulfill their curricular needs. Program maintains a roster of potential elective courses in genetics, genomics and bioinformatics, and biochemistry on the Program website (https://genetics.colorado.edu/prospective-students/degree-requirements).

Course                 Description                                            Units

CMM 518              Core requirement for Genetics GIDP     3 Units

GENE 670             Advances in Genetics, seminar             8 Units

GENE 910             Thesis                                                    6 Units

                              Elective courses                                    15 Units

 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020