Find Your Future Here

Master of Integrated Science (MIS) students are as diverse as our curriculum. Our curriculum is ideal for those interested in bridging the traditional barriers of science disciplines as it prepares students for a broad range of careers that require skills in multiple disciplines and fields. Some prospective students are already working in a technical environment with an interest in higher-level research activities. Others are educators looking to enhance their proficiency across disciplines that will prepare them for teaching opportunities such as CU Succeed and other concurrent enrollment programs.

Who Should Apply

Students inducted into our MIS program often have backgrounds in the traditional fields of Biology, Chemistry, Math, Physics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Physical Geology.

The MIS degree is designed for students who plan to pursue scientific knowledge in fields that do not fit traditional categories or those who seek competency in multiple scientific disciplines and can be a unique option for those with dual undergraduate degrees. Our program is especially attractive to graduating double majors seeking a master’s program that will allow them to further explore their dual interests through graduate school. Health science professionals have used the program to enhance their existing credentials with a Master’s degree designed around biochemistry, biophysics, or computational biology, thus increasing their desirability to Ph.D. and MD programs.

Please visit the Admissions Page for more information about application requirements and materials.

GRE and GMAT Scores Not Required

*If the undergraduate cumulative GPA is equal to or greater than 3.0

Flexible Start Times

Fall and Spring Semesters

Rolling Priority Admissions Deadlines

April 15th for the Fall Semester
October 15th for the Spring Semester

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Program Curriculum

Because the Master of Integrated Science program offers such vast flexibility, students will take courses that meet their personal interests and career needs. Upon admission, students will designate a primary area of interest either within the departments of mathematics, the natural and physical sciences, computer science, or as an interdisciplinary concentration. Then, by the end of their first semester, students will have developed a program goal statement to summarize their interests and create a disciplinary concentration for their studies. All courses will be chosen to move the student towards this goal.

The MIS program is 30 total credit hours, which includes:

The single required core course is MINS 5200 - Research Methods in Interdisciplinary Sciences. MIS students must enroll in the course during their first fall semester.

Total of 9 Interdisciplinary Concentration Hours
Project (3-4 hours) or Thesis (4-6 hours) - During the MIS program, students will conduct independent research resulting in a thesis or project, presented to their committee in written form and subject to an oral defense.

Partner Departments

All candidates for the Master of Integrated Science degree will select a faculty advisor and two other faculty members to serve with the advisor as the candidate’s graduate committee. The four committee members must be part of the graduate faculty and approved by the program director, Dr. Martin Huber. For approval, students will submit the faculty advisor's name to the MIS director no later than two semesters after admission to the program.

Partner Faculty

Department of Biology

Department of Chemistry

Department of Mathematics

Department of Physics

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences