Program Description:
The Master of Science in Biology program is designed particularly
to meet the professional development and graduate degree needs
of in-service teachers. The WKU Biology department is now offering
this degree in a distance (online) and alternative (summer or
winter) format.
We are glad
that you're interested in our program. To
apply or for more information email: reachu@wku.edu or
call us at (270) 745-5173.
Courses
Q:
What courses are being offered?
A: Go to www.wku.edu then click "Schedule of Classes" under
the More Links heading. Choose the term you want to look at
and the next page will give you additional parameters, ex.
you should choose Biology (Univ) as the subject. There will
usually be notes on the schedule about short courses. Web courses
will say "Web" for the location.
Admissions:
Q: What if I only want to take a few classes, without being
formally admitted to the program yet?
A: View the current WKU
Graduate Studies Catalog:
The Graduate Catalog states for Non-degree Seeking Students:
Students not seeking a graduate degree must submit an Application
for Admission, application fee, and if not a Western graduate,
submit all transcripts from colleges attended to the Office of
Graduate Studies.
Should the
non-degree seeking student later apply for and be granted admission
into a degree program, no
more than 12 hours taken while in the non-degree category may
be used to fulfill degree requirements. Non-degree seeking
students are not eligible for financial aid. For further
information, The Office
of Distance Learning has answers to many of the other common
questions you may have.
Possible
Course Offerings:
BIOL 501 Experimental
Design (3 hrs.)
BIOL 495G Molecular Genetics (3 hrs.)
BIOL 566 Advanced Molecular Genetics
BIOL 531 International Wildlife Management
BIOL 568 Advanced Microbiology
BIOL 501 DNA Forensics (9-day summer course)
BIOL 598 Seminar
BIOL 516 Non-thesis Research
BIOL 411G Advanced Cell Biology
BIOL 490G Toxicology
Timeline: First courses
available Fall 2005
Example
timeline
| Fall
2007 |
Spring
2007 |
Summer
2007 |
Fall
2008 |
Spring
2008 |
| BIOL
501 (3 hrs.) |
BIOL
516 (1 hr.) |
BIOL
516 (1 hr.) |
BIOL
516 (1 hr.) |
BIOL
598 (1 hr.) |
| BIOL
495G (3 hrs.) |
BIOL
411G (3 hrs.) |
|
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Total
hours: 30
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Requirements:
You must be admitted to the Western Kentucky University Graduate
School and the Masters of Science program in Biology. Refer
to the WKU Graduate Admissions web page at http://www.wku.edu/graduate/app.pdf (You
will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this form.)
Western Kentucky University
supports Blackboard Course Info software, providing a template
upon which most web-based courses are constructed. You can
access the Blackboard login page by direct URL at: http://ecourses.wku.edu
Fall
2008 courses
| Course
ID |
Course
Title |
| BIOL
411G |
CELL
BIOLOGY |
| BIOL
500 |
INTRO
TO GRAD STUDY AND RES |
| BIOL 601 |
INTERNSHIP/COLLEGE INSTR |
Summer
2008 courses
| Course
ID |
Course
Title |
| BIOL
420 |
INTRO
TO TOXICOLOGY |
| BIOL 675 |
TOXICOLOGY |
Spring
2008 courses
| Course
ID |
Course
Title |
| BIOL
675 |
INT
WILDLIFE MGMT |
| BIOL 526 |
PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY |
| BIOL 566 |
ADV MOLECULAR GENETICS |
Fall
2007 courses
| Course
ID |
Course
Title |
| BIOL
411G |
CELL
BIOLOGY |
| BIOL
500 |
INTRO
TO GRAD STUDY AND RES |
You may take
one or both of the courses offered.
Orientation
to WKU online courses
Getting
Started:
The first week of class you need to log into Blackboard. Log-in
will take you to your own Blackboard Homepage. You will see the
titles of the courses for which you are enrolled on the right side
of the page. Click on the title to go to the designated course
site. Check the Announcements page for any recent instructions,
then read the Syllabus [found under Course
Information], Course Documents, and Assignments. Go to Communications,
then Student Roster, to make sure that your e-mail address is correct.
If not, go to Change Your Information under Tools to correct it.
Contact your instructor if you have difficulty accessing the course
site.
Course
Format:
Most of the
courses in this program will be completely online, with
much of the learning and contact being at your own convenience.
However, some courses may require proctored exam(s),
on-campus exam(s), on-campus lab experiences, etc. These
requirements will be spelled out in the online syllabus
for each course in TopNet. Be sure to note when you register
for a course whether or not it requires any proctoring
or in-person sessions. If there is any doubt check with
the instructor.
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