ABSPSM - Applied Biosciences
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Minimum Emphasis Units
15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
Core Science Classes: Choose 9 Units
course: Physiology of Plant Production under Controlled Environment (3)
course: Applied Instrumentation in Controlled Environmental Agriculture (3)
course: Controlled Environment Systems (3)
Minimum GPA in Emphasis coursework: 3.0
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Science Electives: Choose 6 Units
Courses not listed here may also be chosen, but require an agreement with the Director of Graduate Studies or the Graduate Committee.
course: Applied Biostatistics (4)
course: Biosystems Analysis and Design (3)
course: Sensors and Controls (3)
course: Irrigation System Design (3)
course: Integrated Engineered Solutions in the Food-Water-Energy Nexus (3)
course: Renewable Engineering Systems (3)
course: Fate and Transport Processes in Environmental Engineering (3)
course: Microbiology for Engineers (3)
course: Engineering of Biological Processes (3)
course: Controlled Environment Agriculture IPM (3)
course: Environmental Microbiology (3)
course: Advanced Applied Mathematics (3)
course: Design of Experiments (3)
course: Simulation Modeling and Analysis (3)
course: Fundamentals for Optimization (3)
course: Survival Skills and Ethics (3)
Minimum GPA in Elective coursework: 3.0
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above
Minimum Emphasis Units
15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
Core Science Classes: Choose 9 Units
course: Research Animal Methods (3)
course: Nucleic Acids, Metabolism and Signaling (4)
course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
course: Biostatistics for Research (3)
course: Mechanisms of Human Disease (4)
course: Cancer Biology (4)
course: Oncogenes and Signal Transduction (1)
course: Cancer Biology GIDP Seminar Series (1)
course: Experimental Design (1)
course: Human Gross Anatomy (4)
course: Principles in Neuroanatomy (4)
course: Cell Biology of Disease (3)
course: Human Histology: An Introduction to Pathology (3)
course: Cell Systems (4)
course: Antibiotics: A Biological Perspective (3)
course: Neurodevelopment in Action: How the brain is built, ages, and responds to disease (4)
course: Principles of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (4)
course: Intro to Pharmacology (3)
course: Pharmacology: General Principles (2)
course: Microbial Genetics (3)
course: Physiology for Biomedical Engineering (3)
Minimum GPA in emphasis coursework: 3.0
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Science Electives: Choose 6 Units
Electives can include any course from the Emphasis Core Science Module as well. Courses not listed here may also be chosen but require an agreement with the Director of Graduate Studies or the Graduate Committee. You may take courses from the UND graduate program for transfer, but note that additional costs may apply.
course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
course: Drug Metabolism and Disposition (2)
course: Cancer Biology GIDP Seminar Series (1)
course: Cellular Communication and Signal Transduction (3)
course: Readings in Cancer Immunology (1-2)
course: Principles of Cell Biology (4)
course: Art of Scientific Discovery (3)
course: Journal Club (1)
course: Problems in the Biology of Complex Diseases (2)
course: Seminar in Cardiovascular Biology (1)
course: Student Seminar (1)
course: Medical-Veterinary Entomology (3)
course: Basic Principles of Epidemiology (3)
course: Epidemiologic Methods (3)
course: Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)
course: Medical Microbiology and Immunology (4)
course: Medical Immunology and Infectious Disease (4)
course: General Immunological Concepts (4)
course: Biology of Animal Parasites (3)
course: Bioinformatics and Functional Genomic Analysis (3)
course: Cell Systems (4)
course: Recombinant DNA Methods and Applications (4)
course: Introduction to Pharmacology (3)
course: Neuropharmacology (3)
course: Introduction to Medical Pharmacology Research (1)
course: Microbial Genetics Laboratory (2)
course: Methods in Cell Biology and Genomics (3)
course: Survival Skills and Ethics (3)
UND: MLS502 Erythrocytes in Health and Disease (2)
UND: MLS503 Leukocytes in Health and Disease (2)
UND: MLS513 Advanced Clinical Immunology for Laboratory Professionals (2)
UND: MLS518 Molecular Diagnostics (2)
UND: MLS522 Clinical Bacteriology (2)
UND: MLS523 Clinical Virology, Mycology and Parasitology (2)
Requirements for Elective Coursework for the Professional Preparation Module:
Choose 9 to 10 units
course: Bioeconomy, Marketing and Business Principles (3)
course: Bioeconomy, Marketing and Business Principles II (3)
course: Risk Assessment, Management and Communication (3)
course: Business Law for Accountants (3)
course: Team and Organizational Leadership (3)
course: Community Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership (3)
course: Principles and Application of Organizational Development (3)
course: Communicating Knowledge in Agriculture and Life Sciences (3)
course: Financial Management for Agribusiness (3)
course: Globalization, Sustainability Innovation (3)
course: Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies (3)
course: MBA Advanced Field Projects (3-4)
course: Grant Writing for Graduate Students (1)
course: Responsible Conduct of Research (1)
course: Energy, the Environment, and Business Strategy (3)
course: Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
course: Law for Engineers/Scientists (3)
course: Principles of Entrepreneurship (3)
course: Strategic Planning (3)
course: Healthcare Entrepreneurship (3)
course: Project Management (3)
course: Assessing Early Stage Medical Technologies for Commercial Potential (2)
course: Regulatory Issues in Laboratory Management (3)
course: Scientific Grantsmanship (2)
course: Regulatory Science (1)
course: Drug, Discovery, Development and Innovation to Reach the Marketplace (3)
course: Legal and Regulatory Aspects for Health Care Delivery (3)
course: Pharmaceutical Innovation and Regulatory Pathways (3)
course: Science, Society, and Ethics (1)
course: International Management (3)
course: Healthcare Organization and Management (3)
course: Doing Business In/With Africa: A Cultural Perspective (3)
course: Healthcare Information Systems (3)
course: Project Management (3)
course: Marketing-Based Management (2)
course: Research Proposal Preparation (3)
course: Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health (3)
course: Economic Foundations for Health Sciences (3)
course: Health Services Administration (3)
course: Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management (3)
course: Public Health Policy and Management (3)
course: Health Technology Assessment (3)
course: Technical Sales and Marketing (3)
course: Financial Modeling for Innovation (3)
course: Survival Skills and Ethics (3)
Minimum GPA in Professional elective coursework: 3.0
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
Core Science Classes: Choose 9 Units
course: Proteins and Enzymes (3)
course: Nucleic Acids, Metabolism and Signaling (4)
course: Recombinant DNA Methods and Applications (4)
course: Functional and Evolutionary Genomics (4)
course: Freshwater and Marine Algae (4)
course: Environmental Microbiology (3)
course: Bioinformatics and Functional Genomic Analysis (3)
course: Introduction to Systems Biology (3)
course: Antibiotics: A Biological Perspective (3)
course: General Mycology (3)
course: Microbial Genetics (3)
course: Plant Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering (3)
Minimum GPA in core coursework: 3.0
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Science Electives: Choose 6 Units
Electives can include any course from the Core Science Module as well. Courses not listed here may also be chosen but require an agreement with the Director of Graduate Studies or the Graduate Committee.
course: Aquaculture (3)
course: Fundamentals in Computing Biosystems Analytics (3)
course: Applied Biostatistics (4)
course: Biosystems Analytics (3)
course: Engineering of Biological Processes (3)
course: Metagenomics: From Genes to Ecosystems (3)
course: Biostatistics for Research (3)
course: Microbiology for Engineers (3)
course: Bioanalytical Chemistry (3)
course: Instrumental Analysis (3)
course: Mass Spectrometry (3)
course: Fundamental Genetic Mechanisms: from Molecules to Genomes (3)
course: Principles of Cell Biology (4)
course: Microbial Biogeochemistry and Global Change (3)
course: Environmental Metabolomics (3)
course: Environmental Microbiology Lab (2)
course: Medical Microbiology and Immunology (4)
course: Principles and Molecular Mechanisms of Microbe-Host Interactions (3)
course: Genetic and Molecular Networks (4)
course: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Solving Biological Problems (4)
course: Food Microbiology and Biotechnology (3)
course: Chemotherapy of Infectious Diseases (3)
course: Faculty Perspectives on Contemporary Topics in Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutics, and Molecular Toxicology (2)
course: Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry (1)
course: Principles in Drug Discovery, Design, and Development (3)
course: Microbial Genetics Laboratory (2)
course: Principles of Plant Microbiology (4)
course: Advanced Mycology (3)
course: Methods in Cell Biology and Genomics (3)
Minimum GPA in Elective coursework: 3.0
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
Core Science Classes: Choose 9 Units
course: Applied Biostatistics (4)
course: Cell Biology of Disease (3)
course: Medical Microbiology and Immunology (4)
course: General Immunological Concepts (4)
course: Medical and Molecular Virology (4)
course: Basic and Advanced Immunology (3)
course: Principles and Molecular Mechanisms of Microbe-Host Interactions (3)
course / course: Medical Immunology and Infectious Disease (4)
course: Research Seminar (1)
Minimum GPA in core coursework: 3.0
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Science Electives: Choose 6 Units
Electives can include any course from the Core Science Module as well. Courses not listed here may also be chosen but require an agreement with the Director of Graduate Studies or the Graduate Committee.
course: Proteins and Enzymes (3)
course: Nucleic Acids, Metabolism, and Signaling (3)
course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
course: Biostatistics for Research (3)
course: Cell Biology of Disease (3)
course: Principles Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology (4)
course: Environmental Microbiology (3)
course: Basic Principals of Epidemiology (3)
course: Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3)
course: Research Seminar (1)
course: Biology of Animal Parasites (3)
course: Critical Evaluation of Scientific Literature (1)
course: Bioinformatics and Functional Genome Analysis (3)
course: Recombinant DNA Methods and Applications (3)
course: Microbial Genetics Laboratory (2)
course: Microbial Genetics (3)
course: Methods in Cell Biology and Genomics (3)
Minimum GPA in Elective coursework: 3.0
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
Core Science Classes: Choose 9 Units
course: Proteins and Enzymes (3)
course: Nucleic Acids, Metabolism and Signaling (4)
course: Biological Structure 2 (2)
course: Mechanisms of Human Disease (4)
course: Advanced Topics in Cancer Biology (4)
course: Principles of Cell Biology (4)
course: Functional and Evolutionary Genetics (4)
course: Bioinformatics and Functional Genomic Analysis (3)
course: Genetics and Molecular Networks (4)
course: Cell Systems (4)
course: Recombinant DNA Methods and Applications (4)
course: Introduction to Systems Biology (3)
course: Science, Society, and Ethics (1)
course: Neurodevelopment in Action: How the brain is built, ages, and responds to disease (4)
course: Microbial Genetics (3)
Minimum GPA in emphasis coursework: 3.0
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Science Electives: Choose 6 Units
Electives can include any course from the Core Science Module as well. Courses not listed here may also be chosen but require an agreement with the Director of Graduate Studies or the Graduate Committee.
course: Drug Metabolism and Disposition (2)
course: Methods of Physical Biochemistry (3)
course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
course: General Immunological Concepts (4)
course: Basic and Advanced Immunology (3)
course: Antibiotics: a Biological Perspective (3)
course: Principles of Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology (4)
course: Methods in Cell Biology and Genomics (3)
course: Plant Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering (3)
course: Medicinal Plants (3)
course: Molecular Biophysics (3)
Minimum GPA in elective coursework: 3.0
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Minimum Emphasis Units
15 (in addition to "Core Major Units" above)
Emphasis Core Coursework Requirements
Core Coursework for the Science Module (9 units minimum)
course: Biosystems Analysis and Design (3)
course: Integrated Engineered Solutions in the Food/Water/Energy Nexus (3)
course: Engineering of Biological Processes (3)
course: Agro-Ecology (3)
course: Plant Biochemistry and Metabolic Engineering (3)
course: Plant Genetics and Genomics (3)
course: Physiology of Plant Production under Controlled Environment (3)
Minimum GPA in emphasis coursework: 3.0
Emphasis Elective Coursework
Science Electives: Choose 6 Units
Courses not listed here may also be chosen but require an agreement with the Director of Graduate Studies or the Graduate Committee.
course: Aquaculture (3)
course: Applied Biostatistics (4)
course: Biosystems Analytics (3)
course: Soil and Water Resources Engineering (3)
course: Irrigation Systems Design (3)
course: Wastewater Treatment Operations and Reuse (3)
course: Applied Instrumentation for Controlled Environment Agriculture (3)
course: Controlled Environment Systems (3)
course: Proteins and Enzymes (3)
course: Nucleic Acids, Metabolism and Signaling (3)
course: Biostatistics in Public Health (3)
course: Biostatistics for Research (3)
course: Biology for Biomedical Engineering (3)
course: Functional and Evolutionary Genomics (4)
course: Freshwater and Marine Algae (4)
course: Fundamentals of Ecology (3)
course: Sustainable Management of Arid Lands & Salt-Affected Soils (3)
course: Bioinformatics and Functional Genomic Analysis (3)
course: Recombinant DNA Methods and Applications (4)
course: Introduction to Systems Biology (3)
course: Microbial Genetics (3)
course: Principles of Plant Microbiology (4)
course: Advanced Plant Biology (4)
course: Methods in Cell Biology and Genomics (3)
course: Quantitative Modeling of Biological Systems (3)
Minimum GPA in Elective coursework: 3.0
Additional Emphasis Requirements
See additional requirements for overall plan above.
Core Major Units: 21
Additional Emphasis Units: 15 (see emphasis requirements below)
Total Minimum Degree Units: 36
A minimum of 36 unit hours is needed for this degree; 6-9 of these units are for the research internship and report.
Core Coursework (21 Units)
Internship Module (9 units minimum)
course: Internship (8) - minimum required grade S or P
course: Master’s Report (1) - minimum required grade S or P
Professional Preparation Module (2 units minimum)
course: Research Methods in Biosystems Engineering (2)
course: Scientific Writing, Presentations and Bioethics (2)
course: Scientific Writing for Environmental, Agricultural and Life Sciences (3)
course: Research Proposal Preparation (3)
course: Technical writing and Communication (3)
Minimum GPA in Core coursework: 3.0
Elective Coursework for the Professional Preparation Module (Choose 9 to 10 units to reach a total of 12 units for the Module)
course: Bioeconomy, Marketing and Business Principles (3)
course: Bioeconomy, Marketing and Business Principles II (3)
course: Risk Assessment, Management and Communication (3)
course: Globalization, Sustainability Innovation (3)
course: Business Law for Accountants (3)
course: Team Organizational Leadership (3)
course: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Agriculture and the Life Sciences (3)
course: Principles and Application of Organizational Development (3)
course: Communicating Knowledge in Agriculture and Life Sciences (3)
course: Financial Management for Agribusiness (3)
course: Clinical Trials and Intervention Studies (3)
course: Advanced Consulting Projects (3-4)
course: Grant Writing for Graduate Students (1)
course: Responsible Conduct of Research (1)
course: Energy, the Environment (3)
course: Environmental and Occupational Health (3)
course: Law for Engineers/Scientists (3)
course: Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3)
course: Strategic Planning (3)
course: Healthcare Entrepreneurship (3)
course: Project Management (3)
course: Assessing Early Stage Medical Technologies for Commercialization (2)
course: Regulatory Issues in Laboratory Management (3)
course: Scientific Grantsmanship (2)
course: Regulatory Science (1)
course: Drug, Discovery, Development and Marketing Obligations (3)
course: Legal and Regulatory Aspects for Health Care Delivery (3)
course: Regulatory Science Case Study Project (3)
course: Science, Society, and Ethics (1)
course: International Management (3)
course: Health Organization and Management (3)
course: Doing Business In/With Africa (3)
course: Healthcare Information Systems (3)
course: Project Management (3)
course: Marketing-Based Management (2)
course: Research Proposal Preparation (3)
course: Fundamentals in Industrial and Environmental Health (3)
course: Economic Foundations for Health Sciences (3)
course: Health Services Administration (3)
course: Fundamentals of Health Budgeting and Financial Management (3)
course: Public Health Policy and Management (3)
course: Health Technology Assessment (3)
course: Technical Sales and Marketing (3)
course: Financial Modeling for Innovation (3)
course: Survival Skills and Ethics (3)
Minimum GPA in Elective coursework: 3.0
Students need to do an oral presentation and submit a written report of the internship. See handbook for additional information.
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.