Programs of Study in Biological Sciences | Kennedy College of Sciences | UMass Lowell

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The Department of Biological Sciences offers the following undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Undergraduate Programs

B.S. in Biological Sciences

Descriptions of undergraduate-level courses.

Graduate Programs

M.S. in Biological Sciences
- General Option
- Bioinformatics Option
- Biotechnology Option
- Education, Communication and Outreach Option
Ph.D. in Applied Biology
Ph.D. in Biochemistry (in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry)
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (joint program through the Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and Worcester campuses of the University of Massachusetts)
Graduate Certificates
- Biotechnology and Bioprocessing
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Molecular and Cellular Biotechnology
- Pathogen Diagnostics (in collaboration with the Chemistry Department)

Descriptions of graduate-level courses.

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Sunilda Frias '21

Biology

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Biology

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Biological Sciences, Biotechnology Option

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Biology

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