Overview
Key Features
Molecular approaches pervade every biological discipline, and each MEES campus boasts distinguished, energetic faculty members that emphasize molecular mechanisms of ecological interactions and dynamics. Expertise includes molecular microbial ecology and physiology; bioremediation; molecular endocrinology of fish growth, development and reproduction; environmental stressors contributing to fish physiological dysfunction and oncogenesis; mechanisms and stressors of nitrogen fixation; molecular models of marine surface colonization; molecular cues of organism-organism interaction; and invertebrate immunity.
Faculty in this area frequently study macromolecular-environmental interactions using recombinant DNA and hybridoma approaches. The Environmental Molecular Biology and Biotechnology program from University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science encourages interaction between campuses and is synergistic with other AOSs.
Several campuses in the University System of Maryland have facilities specializing in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. The Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) houses newly built state-of-the-art facilities in the Columbus Center in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
The University of Maryland's campuses at Baltimore and Baltimore County have eminent scientists in cellular and molecular biology, many with interests in the environmental sciences. On the University's largest campus in College Park, numerous MEES faculty and laboratories work in such areas as soil and aquatic microbiology and molecular and cellular biology, ecology, immunology, and physiology.
Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Molecular Biology/Genetics
- Cell Biology/Physiology
- Ecology
- Advanced Chemistry /Biochemistry
- Experimental Design and Analysis and in Scientific Writing
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Biology Biotechnology Environmental Sciences View 253 other Masters in Biotechnology in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Official transcripts of all college-level work.
- A brief essay clearly defining areas of research interest and research objectives (preferably including the Foundation of interest). The essay should not be in outline form.
- A current CV or resume.
- Three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the academic work of the applicant.
- Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores *Optional
- International Applicants: Most international applicants will be required to submit TOEFL or IELTS exam scores. Should you have any questions as to whether you are exempt, please contact the appropriate graduate school.
Tuition Fee
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International
13267 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1769 USD per credit during 48 months. -
National
13267 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1769 USD per credit during 48 months. -
In-State
6082 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 811 USD per credit during 48 months.
Living costs for Cambridge
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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