INDEPENDENT STUDY
Independent study or research under the direction of a faculty member in the area of biological science.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify a research problem and develop a series of experiments to test a hypothesis related to the problem under investigation. Audience: Graduate 2. Carry out designed experiments and collect data related to the research problem under investigation. Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze the results of experiments and use them to test the validity of the developed hypothesis. Audience: Graduate 4. Communicate the results of investigations via written and/or oral means to an appropriate audience. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify a research problem and develop a series of experiments to test a hypothesis related to the problem under investigation. Audience: Graduate 2. Carry out designed experiments and collect data related to the research problem under investigation. Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze the results of experiments and use them to test the validity of the developed hypothesis. Audience: Graduate 4. Communicate the results of investigations via written and/or oral means to an appropriate audience. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027