Ph.D. Program

E3B Concentration: Ecology, Environmental Evolutionary Biology

CURRICULUM:
  • BIOL8101 Hypothesis Testing
  • BIOL8102 Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • BIOL8140 Evolutionary Biology
  • BIOL8260 Careers in Bioscience: Professional Development
  • BIOL8201 Professional Development Seminar
  • BIOL8241 Environmental Biology
  • 2 electives
  • BIOL8999 Research/Thesis (Minimum 18 cr hrs) 
 

MBP Concentration: Molecular BioPhysics 

 

 

CURRICULUM:
  • BIOL8101 Hypothesis Testing
  • BIOL8102 Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • BIOL8140 Evolutionary Biology
  • BIOL8260 Careers in Bioscience: Professional Development
  • BIOL8201 Professional Development Seminar
  • PHYS6108/OPTI8000 Biophysics
  • PHYS6203 Methods of Molecular Modeling and Simulation in Physics
  • PHYS6610 Seminar (to be taken twice)
  • BIOL8999 Research/Thesis (Minimum 18 cr hrs) 

MCD Concentration: Molecular, Cellular Developmental Biology 

CURRICULUM: 
  • BIOL8101 Hypothesis Testing
  • BIOL8102 Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • BIOL8140 Evolutionary Biology
  • BIOL8260 Careers in Bioscience: Professional Development
  • BIOL8201 Professional Development Seminar
  • BIOL8270 Biological Pathways and Metabolism
  • 2 electives
  • BIOL8999 Research/Thesis (Minimum 18 cr hrs) 

MILESTONES

  • Third semester-- Form a qualifying exam/dissertation committee. 
  • Fifth Semester--The qualifying examination in two parts, a written component and an oral component.
  • Sixth Semester--Thesis research proposal in and oral defense to the dissertation committee.
  • Final Semester-- Written dissertation, public presentation and oral defense 
  • Average time to completion of the Ph.D. degree in the program = 5.5 years

 

 

  ASSISTANTSHIP SUPPORT/FINANCIAL AID

  • BIOL PhD students receive teaching assistanships of $22,000 per academic year or research assistantships, tuition renumeration (GASP award), health insurance