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Areas of Specialization

Major in Biology

MST students with a major in Biology will be proficient in the application of the biological sciences and understanding the nature and mechanisms at work in the reproduction, survival, and the internal or external interactions of organisms with a focus on genetics, ecology, botany, microbiology, and zoology. Graduates of this major are uniquely suited in nurturing future professionals and researchers in biology and healthcare.

  • Courses exclusive for Biology Majors
    • ZOO 14. University Zoology
      3 units
    • MCB 11. Biology and Applications of Microorganisms
      3 units
    • BOT 14. Universty Botany
      3 units
    • BIO 150. Ecology
      4 units
    • HFDS 130. Human Physiology
      3 units

Major in Chemistry

MST Students with a major in Chemistry will be proficient in the understanding of the chemical interactions and reactions of the world in and around us, with a focus on organic chemistry, inorganic analysis, biochemistry, and elementary physical chemistry. Students under this major are uniquely suited in nurturing future professionals and researchers in chemistry, industry, and pharmaceuticals/medicine.


  • Courses exclusive for chemistry Majors
    • CHEM 32. Inorganic Chemistry
      3 units
    • CHEM 32.1 Inorganic Chemistry Lab
      2 units
    • CHEM 160.1 Biochemistry Lab
      2 units
    • CHEM 102. Physical Chemistry
      3 units
    • CHEM 180. Environmental Chemistry
      3 units

Major in Mathematics

MST Students with a major in Mathematics will be proficient in understanding the measurements of the physical world and are able to promote critical thinking by incorporating logical problem solving, with a focus on geometry, calculus and set theory. Mathematics majors incorporate the theories and foundations associated in high school mathematics such as the elemetary theory of numbers (arithmetic and basic geometry) with the intent of producing graduates uniquely suited in nurturing future professionals and researchers in mathematics and engineering.

  • Courses exclusive for Mathematics Majors
    • MATH 20. Landscape of Mathematics
      3 units
    • MATH 28. Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
      3 units
    • MATH 101. Logic and Set Theory
      3 units
    • MATH 103. Elementary Theory of Numbers
      3 units
    • AMAT 105. Matrices and Applications
      3 units

Major in Physics

MST students with a major in Physics will be proficient in understanding the laws and mechanics surrounding matter and energy as well as the physical interactions of objects and the mechanisms of the forces associated, with a focus on motion in two or three dimensions, energy conversion, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and modern physics. Graduates under this major are uniquely suited in nurturing future professionals and researchers in physics, engineering, and even quantum computing.


  • Courses exclusive for physics Majors
    • PHYS 192.1 Experimental Physics I
      2 units
    • PHYS 193.1 Experimental Physics II
      2 units
    • APHY 101. Physics of Scientific Devices
      3 units
    • APHY 102. Physics of Electronic Devices
      3 units
    • CMSC 12. Foundations of Computer Science
      3 units

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