Master’s Thesis

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The student will be involved in full -time research activities for at least one semester. The credit will be awarded upon the presentation and approval of his thesis. MICR 8596 - Preparation of Thesis Proposal in Microbiology. One (1) credit. Pre -requisites: Approved all the required credits for the master or doctoral degree (except thesis) of the Microbiology Department, also approved the comprehensive exam of the Department. This course is addressed to graduate students of microbiology and it will provide full -academic load to the student. The main objective of the course is to train students in writing thesis proposals and federal pre - doctoral fellowships following RO1 -NIH format. Topics to be discussed include the development of specific aims of the proposal, critical evaluation of literature for hypothesis development, analysis of preliminary results, and design of research methodology to evaluate the problem to be investigated. The outcome of this course is the written document of a thesis proposal that should be approved by the thesis advisor and presented to the thesis committee as a requirement for the course approval.