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MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES
AND BIOENGINEERING
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Program Overview | Degree
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Program(s)
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| Degrees Offered | Graduate
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| Application Deadlines |
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Spring |
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April 30
D — May 30 |
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September 30
D — October 30 |
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| Admissions Requirements |
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Click
here
for link to online application or to download paper application.
Applicants need to meet:
1) Graduate Division admissions
standard and documentation
requirements, and
2) program specific admissions criteria and documentation
requirements
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- appropriate course work in biology or biochemistry*
- graduate program supplemental information form (download form)
- statement of objectives (download form)
- three letters of recommendation
- official GRE General Test scores
- official TOEFL scores — 550/213/79 or above (Required
of most non-native speakers of English. Click here
for information on exemptions.)
* All applicants are expected to have completed course work or
equivalent training in calculus, physics, chemistry through organic
and quantitative analysis, basic biology or botany, genetics,
biochemistry, plant physiology, and one additional upper-division
course in either botanical sciences, cellular or molecular
biology. While not a requirement, physical chemistry is highly
recommended.
Applicants with course deficiencies who are otherwise qualified
may be admitted. They must make up the deficiencies before they may be advanced to candidacy.
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Submission of Program
Specific Documentation Requirements
With the exception of TOEFL and GRE scores, all program specific documentation requirements should be sent directly
to the graduate program.
If required, official TOEFL and GRE scores should be sent to the Graduate Admissions Office. Please note that GRE scores may be required by the graduate program (see above) or by the Graduate Division (more info.) |
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| Program
Overview |
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The Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
(MBBE) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) offers graduate
programs leading to the MS and the PhD. The programs center
around understanding the biochemical, nutritional, and molecular-biological
processes that underlie growth, development, photosynthesis,
and stress, especially as related to tropical agriculture,
aquaculture, plant and environmental biotechnology, and bioengineering.
 The
combination of Hawai'i's tropical locale, the importance of
agriculture in the economy of this region, and the strong
basic orientation of the departmental faculty offers unique
interdisciplinary research and educational opportunities,
which range from molecular biology and biochemistry to agricultural
biotechnology and bioengineering. The programs stress solid
foundation in fundamentals, competence in contemporary methods,
and significant research contributions to plant biology, environmental
biochemistry and tropical agricultural biotechnology.
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| Degree Requirements |
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All
graduate students at UHM need to meet degree requirements
set by the Graduate Division and their graduate programs.
For general Graduate Division requirements, see Degree
Requirements. Below is an overview of the degree requirements
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MS Degree Requirements
Students may select either Plan A (thesis) or Plan
B (non-thesis).
- Plan A requires 30 credits (including six credits of thesis
research), a written thesis and defense of the thesis.
- Plan B requires 30 credits (including three credits of
directed research) and a final exam.
PhD Degree Requirements
The PhD program requires the following:
- appropriate course work,
- comprehensive exam,
- dissertation,
- final oral exam / defense of dissertation.
Courses
To view a listing of courses offered, visit www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/mbbe.htm.
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| Related Program(s) |
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biological engineering,
cell and molecular biology,
microbiology
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