Medical Biology (B.S.) at University of South Dakota

Award-winning faculty. Sophisticated technology and facilities. Trailblazing research. It’s everything you need to accelerate your BCMB expertise. Our biochemistry, cell and molecular biology (BCMB) master’s degree program is led by faculty mentors with deep expertise. Research labs in a state-of-the-art $95 million Biosciences Building offer the latest technology innovations. Gain next-level research skills with this dynamic program.

Join a dynamic and fast-growing scientific community researching today’s most important human conditions. Participate in an individually-tailored program that emphasizes professional skills and career development.

The BCMB master’s program is research-intensive, so you’ll get exceptional hands-on expertise. Conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor working together to complete a thesis. Cover the essentials with core courses that develop your specialized knowledge in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology. Enhance your area of interest and personalize your education with elective courses.

Successful completion of the MS requires a minimum of 30 hours of graduate work beyond the bachelor's degree. Your individual program of study will be developed in consultation with the faculty mentor and approved by his or her thesis committee.

You’ll also have full use of our cutting-edge research facilities. The BCMB research labs are primarily located in CMU's state-of-the-art $95 million Biosciences Building, which opened in 2016. The high-tech facility is a 169,000-square-foot building, with spacious open-concept research labs, core facilities and specialty labs. These include imaging, flow cytometry, insectary, herbarium, biosafety level-3 (BSL-3), and radioisotope labs.

It’s everything you need — expert faculty mentors, state-of-the-art labs, intensive research — to accelerate your BCMB career path.

For a student in the Master of Science in Biology program, there are a variety of concentrations that you can pursue within either the thesis or non-thesis option. The thesis option is designed for students who intend to pursue research-oriented careers in science. Many students who choose this option move into Ph.D. programs. The non-thesis option is designed for students who do not intend to pursue research-oriented careers in science. Most of these students intend to pursue either a medical or teaching career.

Regardless of what track you choose, all graduates of this program will successfully complete at least one course each in cellular/molecular, ecology/evolution and organismal biology before receiving a master's degree.

Biology at Hull is all about tackling global challenges, from genetic engineering through to climate change.

This degree reflects the breadth of modern biological sciences, with core topics including genetics and genomics, microbiology, evolution, cell biology and biological diversity. We’ll help you build your degree around your interests, like molecular genomics, toxicology, applied ecology or other specialist topics. Fascinated by human biology? You can also take modules from biomedical sciences. Or if you’re interested in all areas of biology you can take a broad range of options - the choice is yours.

You'll get plenty of hands-on training in the lab and field and you'll work on mini-projects throughout your course.