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MS in Microbiology

2 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of Connecticut

Program Overview

The requirements for the M.S. degree in Microbiology conform to the requirements of the Graduate School as set forth in the Graduate School Catalog. Master s degrees may be earned under either of two plans as determined by the advisory committee. The first plan emphasizes research, the second requires comprehensive understanding of a more general character.1. Plan A requires no fewer than 15 credits of advanced course work, and no fewer than nine additional credits of Master s Thesis Research (GRAD 5950 or GRAD 5960), as well as the writing and oral defense of a thesis. 2. Plan B requires no fewer than 24 credits of advanced course work, a final examination, but no thesis. In either case, advisory committees may require more than the minimum number of credits.

Program Key Stats

$36088 (Annual cost)
$ 75



49 %

Eligibility Criteria


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155
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640
6.5
79

Additional Information & Requirements

A baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from a regionally accredited college or university, Official Transcripts, TOEFL: 79 (Internet-based test - iBT), 550 ( Old Paper-based test - PBT), IELTS-6.5, PTE-53

Career Options

  • Biomedical scientist
  • Clinical research associate
  • Food technologist
  • Microbiologist
  • Pharmacologist
  • Physician associate
  • Research scientist (life sciences)
  • Scientific laboratory technician

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