Overview

Biological Sciences of Delaware State University has small class sizes for graduate courses which ensure that students interact closely with faculty in the learning experience. All faculty have published in their respective fields, and they maintain active research involvement. Scholarly involvement and continuous professional development in research keeps the faculty current and able to offer exciting research opportunities to the students in a variety of areas.

The Department’s faculty are involved not only with individual research projects but also participate in joint collaborative research themes, for example in neuroscience. The students have the opportunity to select their projects from these various arenas.

Facilities

The Department of Biological Sciences is housed in the Science Center (original) and the Mishoe Science Center. The Department consists of 11 active research laboratories, a common biotechnology-equipped laboratory, six laboratory classrooms with prep rooms, faculty offices, a science reading room, an animal room, and a research greenhouse. These facilities provide strong support capabilities in teaching and research areas of modern Biology. The faculty have active research programs that are funded by research grants in various areas of biology but especially in plant biotechnology, cancer, and neuroscience.

All faculty have published in their respective fields, and they maintain active research involvement. The faculty are serious and talented teachers. The small class size insures that students interact closely with faculty in the learning experience. Scholarly involvement in research keeps the faculty current and able to offer exciting research opportunities to the students in a variety of areas.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Neuroscience

Population Biology

Experimental Design and Biostatistics

Pharmacology

Molecular Behavior

Virology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dover, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

The personal statement must demonstrate research experience, scientific writing capacity, scientific reasoning and critical thinking, and goal-oriented and progressive thinking that links previous experience with both short-term and long-term academic and professional goals.

Minimum transcript criteria include a 3.0 overall GPA, Bachelor’s Degree conferred in Biology or similar field.

GRE Scores for the General Test must reflect an overall percentile score of 100, with a minimum percentile score of 25 within the three content areas (Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing). Discipline-specific GREs (e.g. biology) are not considered for evaluation.

Three letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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14220 USD / year

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14220 USD / year

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6825 USD / year

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Living costs

Dover

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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