Overview

Why study Biological Defense and Health Security at University of Nebraska Medical Center?

Two tracks are available to students: one focused on biosurveillance and biodefense science related to National Security and another focused on basic and clinical science related to global health.

Key Features

Either track will consist of a mix of technical courses designed to develop a deep technical understanding of the student's focus area, and practical or policy courses designed to guide the student to successful application.
Many basic scientists do not receive formal training in methods for understanding global public health or national security applications of their work, but it is critical that biodefense and health security students have training grounded in the principles to conduct research aimed at protecting civilian and military populations, and an appreciation for the unique research applications in this area.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biostatistics
Research Applications in Biological Defense and Health Security
Human Health and Disease in Public Health
Molecular Biology of Virus
Theory and Methods of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Nebraska City, United States

Disciplines

Biology Health Sciences View 866 other Masters in Biology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

$60 Application Fee.
Official Transcripts: Transcript evaluations from a foreign evaluation vendor may not be directly mailed to UNMC. All transcript evaluations must be submitted through a foreign evaluation vendor.
Three Letters of Recommendation: Give the email addresses of recommenders or evaluators, who will then submit their letters online.
Personal Narrative: Describe your career goals and how your program would help achieve those goals. Submitted via UniCAS.
Resume or CV: Upload a resume or CV to UniCAS.
Language Proficiency: International applicants have additional language proficiency requirements.

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

19750 USD / year

≈ 19750 USD / year
Out-of-State

19750 USD / year

≈ 19750 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

6890 USD / year

≈ 6890 USD / year

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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