MS in Biomolecular Science
The program provides education and training for careers in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biomedical, and chemical industries, or for entry into doctoral research or professional degree programs.
With a requirement to complete a mentored research project, the program prepares students to investigate a wide range of biomedical-related topics including study of the mechanism of disease and development of new drugs.
Through the combined and innovative curriculum, students will gain interdisciplinary knowledge of the biological systems and responses to bioactive compounds at a physiological, cellular, and molecular level. Fundamental skills, including data analysis, problem solving, critical evaluation of scientific literature, oral and written communication, and experimental methods, will be reinforced.
Jennifer Bradford, PhD
- Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
(706) 667-4575
Pathway
Concentrations
Cell and Molecular Biology
An interdisciplinary field that studies the structure, function, intracellular pathways, and formation of cells. Studies involve understanding life and cellular processes specifically at the molecular level.
Medicinal Chemistry
Creation and refinement of molecules for the purpose of creating or improving drugs. It is grounded in synthetic organic chemistry, a discipline in which scientists combine small molecules to create new ones.
Why Our Program
Unique Biomolecular Program
This dedicated mater’s program within the College of Science and Mathematics is a unique biomedical program at AU as it focuses strictly on master’s students.
Professors will be able to provide personal attention as class sizes will be small and focuses on master’s students only.
As a thesis-based degree, students will conduct significant, publishable, research as part of the program using state of the art biomolecular and chemical techniques.
While students can concentrate in either cell and molecular biology or medicinal chemistry, the heart of the program in interdisciplinary with courses that require and teach and interrelated concepts in organic chemistry and molecular biology.