Applied Molecular Biology Courses Current Students Graduates Financial Aid		The Graduate Program
		Two routes are available to the M.S. degree in applied molecular biology. An intensive program completed in 9 months is intended for students who have completed their Bachelor's degree study. For UMBC undergraduates majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology or Biological Sciences there is the option of completing some of the requirements for the M.S. degree using courses taken during their baccalaureate career. Course Work Fall Semester:
			• Biological Chemistry • Approaches to Molecular Biology
			• A project-based laboratory course in which the approaches and methodologies of molecular biology are taught in the context of independent research
		Spring Semester:
			• Continuation of the laboratory course • Microbial Molecular Genetics • Eukaryotic Genetics and Molecular Biology • Completion of a scholarly paper concerning a special project performed as part of the laboratory course