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Biological Sciences, Ph.D.

The Ph.D. program in Biological Sciences (BIOL) at University of Maryland, Baltimore County is designed to offer a broad, multidisciplinary modern education in the life sciences coupled with the development of in-depth expertise and research training within a specialized area.

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Duration

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Starting Date

August

Tuition Fee

$24,336 per year

Location

Baltimore, MD, United States

About the program

Because many current problems in the biological sciences overlap traditional disciplinary boundaries, a single graduate program is offered rather than the traditional separate programs in botany, microbiology, computational biology, and other areas.

The research of the faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences at University of Maryland, Baltimore County covers a broad range, from structure and function of nucleic acids to the feeding behavior of animals. Therefore, this program provides a diversity of opportunities for an interdisciplinary research and graduate education in biology.

Program Structure:

Because of the breadth of the program and the diversity of student backgrounds and interests, the program is individualized for each student through consultation with his or her advisory committee.
Although no specific courses are required for the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, students will take graduate courses totaling at least 18 credits, of which one must be a three-credit seminar course.
They also will participate in a research seminar (journal club) each semester after their first year, serve as a teaching assistant for two semesters and complete 18 credits of dissertation research.

Requirements

Applicants are holistically evaluated according to their undergraduate coursework, their grade point average score (GPA), their graduate record examination score (GRE), their letters of recommendation, written statement of goals and interests, and background and experience.
Applicants may have undergraduate degrees from biological, computational, or other disciplines. However, applicants are expected to have scholarly competence in biology, computer science, or/and mathematics.