Ronald M. Coleman: MSc Program

For complete details, go to the official webpage describing the MSc program in Biological Sciences at CSUS.

CSUS offers an M.Sc. program, but no Ph.D. program. Students in my lab might be in the No Concentration program or the Biological Conservation Concentration program, both of which require 28 units of coursework plus a research thesis (2 additional units).

A. For either program, there are four required courses (10 units total)

Bio 220: Research Methods in Biology (3 units)
Bio 282: Evolution (3 units)
Bio 292: Biological Concepts (3 units)
Bio 294: Seminar (1 unit)

B. For the No Concentration program, the student must take 18 units of approved electives.

C. For the Biological Conservation Concentration program,

One coure must be taken from the following three offerings:

Bio 214: Advanced Plant Ecology (3 units)
Bio 260: Population and Community Ecology (3 units)
Bio 269: Behavioral Ecology (3 units)

Two courses must be from any of the following three offerings:

Bio 270: Conservation Policy & Administration
Bio 273: Advanced Fishery Biology & Management
Bio 279: Advanced Wildlife Management

An additional 9-10 units of approved electives

 

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