Course Schedule (subject to change)
30 credit hours required for the degree: REQUIRED COURSES (9 credit hours): 3 credit hours (Offered every Fall & Spring)3 credit hours (Offered each semester)3 credit hours (Offered each semester)3 credit hours
ELECTIVES (21 credit hours)
(current students contact msbiology@unk.edu to change catalogs if interested)
Summer 2025 (12 weeks - May-August - MOST 8 week intensive) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours) 1 credit hour )Electives: 3 credit hours) 3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Biological Implications of Climate Change (3 credit hours) BIOL 830P-Neglected Tropical Diseases (3 credit hours) 1 credit hour--6 sections )3 credit hours) (3 credit hours)
Fall 2025 (16 weeks - August-December) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours )3 credit hours )Electives: BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours-8 weeks intensive) (1 credit hour --6 sections) 3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 839-Human Physiological Systems (3 credit hours) BIOL 840-Infectious Diseases (3 credit hours-8 weeks intensive) BIOL 845-Forensic Biology (3 credit hours-8 weeks intensive) BIOL 846-Cancer Biology (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour-for students on catalogs prior to Fall 2025)
Spring 2026 (16 weeks - January-May) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours )3 credit hours )Electives: BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours) BIOL 806P-Plant Ecology (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive) BIOL 830P-Ethnobotany (3 credit hours) (1 credit hour --6 sections) BIOL 838-Essential Human Anatomy (3 credit hours) BIOL 839-Human Physiological Systems (3 credit hours) BIOL 841-Virology (3 credit hours) BIOL 843-Cell Structure and Function (3 credit hours) BIOL 847-Desert Biology (3 credit hours) BIOL 860-Concepts of Genetics (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour-for students on catalogs prior to Fall 2025)
Summer 2026 (12 weeks - May-August - MOST 8 week intensive) Required: 3 credit hours ) (3 credit hours) Electives: BIOL 823-Environmental Biology (3 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour--6 sections )3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 881-Current Issues (1 credit hour-for students on catalogs prior to Fall 2025) CHEM 855-Principles of Biochemistry (3 credit hours)
Fall 2026 (16 weeks - August-December) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours )3 credit hours )Electives: BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours) BIOL 826P-Human Dimensions (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive) (1 credit hour --6 sections) BIOL 838-Essential Human Anatomy (3 credit hours) BIOL 839-Human Physiological Systems (3 credit hours) BIOL 840-Infectious Diseases (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive) BIOL 845-Forensic Biology (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive) BIOL 859-Biology of the Brain (3 credit hours) BIOL 861P-Human Genetics (3 credit hours) BIOL 862-Animal Behavior (3 credit hours) BIOL 870-Insect Biology (3 credit hours) BIOL 884-Freshwater Management Techniques (3 credit hours)
Spring 2027 (16 weeks - January-May) Required: 3 credit hours )3 credit hours )3 credit hours )Electives: BIOL 801-Principles of Immunology (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 813-Issues in Bioethics (3 credit hours) BIOL 824-Principles of Ecology (3 credit hours) BIOL 831A-F-Biological Research (1 credit hour --6 sections) BIOL 834-Conservation Biology (3 credit hours) BIOL 838-Essential Human Anatomy (3 credit hours) BIOL 839-Human Physiological Systems (3 credit hours) (3 credit hours) BIOL 857-Human Histology (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive) BIOL 887-Fisheries Ecology (3 credit hours--8 weeks intensive)
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