BIOL 7999: Master’s Thesis Defense

1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Graduate Status and permission of the program director
This course provides the capstone experience for students pursuing thesis research and writing while enrolled in the Master of Science in Integrative Biology (MSIB) degree program. The final and central requirement for awarding the MSIB degree is the independent completion of a substantial and original research project. Successful completion of this requirement is demonstrated through the production of a thesis, describing the research project and its results, and the defense of that thesis to the voting members of the student’s faculty Thesis Committee. The quality of the thesis document and the defense are evaluated by the Thesis Committee to determine if the student has successfully completed this final requirement for the MSIB degree.