MA in Molecular Biology

Graduate Degrees in Molecular biology

The molecular biology program leading to the PhD degree is offered through the Federation of North Texas Area Universities to students enrolled at UNT or Texas Woman’s University (TWU). Students enrolled through UNT or TWU have the opportunity to take courses, participate in seminars and conferences, and conduct research at both universities.

Research opportunities at UNT include pyrimidine metabolism in bacteria; Pseudomonas ATCase; mechanisms of natural transformation in Gram-negative bacteria; organization and evolution of Pseudomonas catabolic plasmids; role of 5-hydroxytryptamine in the regulation of glycogenolysis; cyanide biodegradation; chemistry and enzymology of pathways for catabolism of aromatic compounds in soil microorganisms; brain-stem lipids; mammalian and plant gene structure, organization and expression; and regulations of blood cell differentiation.

Research opportunities at TWU include binding and transport in cell membranes, gene regulation and hormone action, glycoprotein synthesis and secretion, functions of estrogen compounds in plants, biology of retroviruses, bacterial conjugation and gene transfer, aspects of brain development and brain function, and mechanisms of generating motor patterns.

Visit the web site at www.biol.unt.edu for research of the UNT faculty conducting research in molecular biology. Visit TWU Biology Department for the research interests of the TWU faculty. Applications are considered for the molecular biology program only after meeting the admission requirements either of the Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies and the Department of Biological Sciences at UNT or the Graduate School and Department of Biology at TWU. Information on degree requirements at UNT follows the program descriptions.

Degree Programs

Master of Arts (MA) in Molecular Biology

A non-thesis degree offered through UNT that requires 36 hours with two options: (1) a 6-hour problems-in-lieu-of-thesis; or (2) 36 hours of formal course work at the 5000 and 6000 levels. Students completing the non-thesis MA at UNT are not eligible for the PhD program in the Department of Biological Sciences. The MA has a foreign language requirement.