Graduate Committee
Dr. Joyce Solheim (Chair & Program Director), Dr. Jennifer Black, Dr. Jordan Rowley, Dr. Keith Johnson, Dr. Xu Luo, Dr. Aaron Mohs, Dr. Youri Pavlov, and Dr. Angie Rizzino
Graduates with Cancer Research Master of Science degrees make many important contributions related to cancer, which is a very widespread and often deadly disease. Alumni of this program have taken positions in medical school, physician assistant, and PhD programs, clinical trial coordination, personalized medicine counseling, and management of research laboratories in academic institutions and biopharmaceutical companies.
General Requirements
- Completion of at least 30 semester credits beyond the bachelor's degree, including both lecture coursework and research credits
- Completion of coursework
- Completion of the comprehensive examination
- Completion of a research project consistent with a master's level achievement
- Completion and successful defense of a master's thesis (Thesis Option only)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOS 806 | BIOSTATISTICS | 3 |
| CRGP 880 | PRINCIPLES AND METHODOLOGIES IN CANCER RESEARCH | 2-3 |
| CRGP 899 | MASTERS THESIS | 1-12 |
| CRGP 940 | SHORT COURSE IN CANCER BIOLOGY (each summer) | 1 |
| CRGP 970 | SEMINAR (each fall and spring) | 1-3 |
| Electives (2 courses) | ||