{"id":9395,"date":"2026-01-16T13:26:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/?post_type=program&#038;p=9395"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:27:08","slug":"biological-sciences-ms-thesis-track","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/academics\/biological-sciences-ms\/biological-sciences-ms-thesis-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Biological Sciences, MS (Thesis Track)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tBiological Sciences, MS (Thesis Track)\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>The thesis track MS degree is a research-based degree and is intended for students pursuing careers in formal research or planning to continue study towards the PhD degree. The department offers MS degrees with focuses in the areas of Microbiology, Cell and Molecular Biology and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. Prospective students are encouraged to <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/about\/directory\/\">visit faculty webpages in their area of interest.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/students\/graduate\/ms-thesis-track\/\" rel=\"\">Learn More About the Thesis Track<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"secondary\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 content-area\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/academics\/biological-sciences-ms\/\">Biological Sciences, MS<\/a>                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/academics\/biological-sciences-ms\/biological-sciences-ms-thesis-track\/\" >Biological Sciences, MS (Thesis Track)<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biology\/academics\/biological-sciences-ms\/biological-sciences-ms-non-thesis-track\/\" >Biological Sciences, MS (Non-Thesis Track)<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n            <\/nav>\n        \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-my-40\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                <h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-mb-0 uwm-u-mt-30\">Prospective Graduate Students<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"is-style-size-p-md uwm-u-mt-10\">Questions regarding the application or the application process should be directed to the 51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gradschool@uwm.edu\">gradschool@uwm.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"tel:414-229-6569\">414-229-6569<\/a>.<\/p> <h2 class=\"is-style-size-h5 uwm-u-mb-10 uwm-u-mt-30\">Current Graduate Students<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"is-style-size-p-md uwm-u-mt-10\">Questions about research opportunities, department funding opportunities, or issues specific to the discipline should be directed to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bioscigrad-list@uwm.edu\">Biological Sciences Graduate Program<\/a>.<\/p>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"author":1272,"parent":9279,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uwm_academics_program_template":"subpage","_uwm_academics_program_navigation":[],"uwm_academics_program_card_image_id":0,"uwm_academics_program_banner_image_id":0,"uwm_academics_program_sort_title":"","uwm_academics_program_external_url":"","uwm_academics_program_jump_details_btn":true,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_programs_archive_page":false,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_programs_block":false,"_uwm_academics_program_exclude_from_department_page":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"program_group":[],"program_tag":[],"program_type":[],"program_format":[],"program_department":[],"class_list":["post-9395","program","type-program","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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