Integrated Sciences, Master of

Mailing Address:
Integrated Sciences, CB 127
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3664

E-mail: integrated.sciences@ucdenver.edu
Website: https://clas.ucdenver.edu/mis

Program Director:
Dr. Martin E. Huber
Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering
Office Location: North Classroom 3107C
Phone: 303-315-7394
Fax: 303-315-3569
Email: martin.huber@ucdenver.edu

Program Assistant:
Angela Beale, B.S.
Office Location: Student Commons 3203
Phone: 303-315-3565
Fax: 303-315-3569
Email: angela.beale@ucdenver.edu

Program Description

The Master’s program in Integrated Sciences (MIS) is designed to provide a broad-based, content-rich curriculum that integrates knowledge and methods from natural and physical sciences, mathematics, and computer science disciplines. MIS is a 30 semester-hour interdisciplinary program in which students take courses from two or three disciplines, identify a faculty mentor, and complete a Master’s project or thesis. The signature aspect of the program is that the capstone experience must truly integrate the interdisciplinary content into a unified program of research.

Specifically, students are required to complete a coherent selection of classes in a minimum of two areas and a maximum of three areas within the disciplines of biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental sciences, geology, mathematics or physics. Each student must meet with the Program Director within the first semester of study to develop a program goal statement, which is used to guide his or her individualized curriculum. All classes applied toward the degree must be related to the student’s stated program goal and receive prior approval for inclusion in the program of study by the Program Director.

With sufficient justification and with approval from the Program Director, students may take a maximum of six semester-hours outside of the program’s areas of concentration. In addition, a maximum of six semester-hours of MINS independent study/internship coursework may be applied to the degree. All such contracts must be approved by the Program Director.

In accordance with Graduate School Rules, a minimum of 24 semester-hours must be at the graduate level (5000+). Under exceptional circumstances, up to six semester-hours may be taken at the 4000 level, with prior approval from the Program Director.

The student is responsible for insuring that all prerequisite requirements for the classes they take have been met, even if the prerequisite courses do not count toward the degree.

Application Deadline

Students are admitted for the spring and fall semesters. The deadline for a complete application is April 15 for fall admission and October 15 for spring admission.

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