Graduate Programs of the School of Biological Sciences
The School of Biological Sciences has an outstanding faculty and research environment that supports its strong emphasis to offer research-based graduate degrees.
- Exceptional research facilities
- Immediate immersion in laboratory research
- A large faculty-student ratio with individual attention
- Interdisciplinary research across multiple laboratories
- A broad spectrum of biological research disciplines
Ph.D. degree
- The doctoral programs in the School are part of UMKC's Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program. The two administrative Divisions in the School, Cell Biology and Biophysics (CBB) and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (MBB), organize the research-active faculty in the two doctoral disciplines.
Master of Science in Cell & Molecular Biology
- The M.S. degree in CMB is offered in several variations:
- Research M.S. degree with emphasis in Cell or Molecular Biology.
- Research M.S. degree with a Bioinformatics emphasis.
- Non-research M.S. degree. (This is the only degree variant that can be done on a part-time basis.)
Master of Arts in Biology
- This degree is linked to a specialized clinical program that leads to the CRNA certificate.
Contact Information for all programs:
Graduate Programs Office
School of Biological Sciences, Room 114 BSB
University of Missouri-Kansas City
5007 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
Email: sbs-grad@umkc.edu
Phone: (816) 235-2352
