• MS in Microbiology at the University of South Florida​ is offered as a 2-years program by the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • This university is ranked #71 in Best Value Schools.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis only.
  • The M.S. in Microbiology is administered by the Department of Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology.
  • The mission of the Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (CMMB) is to prepare graduate students for various professional careers in academia, government, or industry in the areas of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology.
  • They pursue excellence in the following programmatic research areas: genome integrity and mechanisms of aging, bacterial pathogenesis, and resistance, structural and computational biology
  • Due to the interdisciplinary aspect of most research projects, faculty and graduate students often work together on broad-ranging research projects that bring together many of the traditionally separate areas of biology.
  • Major Research Areas: Applied Microbiology, Pathogenic Microbiology, Cellular Microbiology, Molecular Microbiology, Ecological Microbiology.
  • The MS in Microbiology program consists of 30 credits.