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 assistantships of $22,000 per academic year or research assistantships, tuition renumeration (GASP award), health insurance
links to associated departments:
for more information contact:
Adam Reitzel, Ph.D
Professor and Graduate Programs Director