PhD Infectious Diseases and Immunity at University of California, Berkeley

The Graduate Group in Infectious Diseases and Immunity provides an opportunity for the study of the biology of infectious agents, their interaction with human and other hosts, and their relationship with the environment. The PhD program is unique in its emphasis on integrated multidisciplinary training in host-pathogen environmental interactions.

Faculty: Graduate Division  |  Department: Infectious Diseases & Immunity Graduate Group  |  Duration: 6 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Curriculum Course List Code Title Units Courses Required Group I: Infectious Diseases (2 courses): PB HLTH 260A Principles of Infectious Diseases 4 And one of the following: PB HLTH 262 Molecular and Cellular Basis of Bacterial Pathogenesis 3 PB HLTH 265 Molecular Parasitology 3 PB HLTH 266B Zoonotic Diseases 2 Group II: Immunology (1 course): Student should take PH 263 as far as possible and not both PH 263 and MCB 250 PB HLTH 263 Public Health Immunology 3-4 or MCELLBI 250 Advanced Immunology Group III: Biostatistics (1 courses): PB HLTH 142 Introduction to Probability and Statistics in Biology and Public Health 4 or PB HLTH 245 Introduction to Multivariate Statistics Group IV: Epidemiology (2 courses) PB HLTH 250A Epidemiologic Methods I 3 PB HLTH 253B Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases 1 3 or PB HLTH 260E Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases Group V: Research (2 courses) PB HLTH 293 Doctoral Seminar (IDI Doctoral Seminar) 1 PB HLTH 293 Doctoral Seminar (Doctoral Research Seminar) 2 In addition to the required courses listed above, students will elect several additional courses appropriate to the student’s area of research interest with the guidance of the Graduate Advisor and other faculty.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Government, Health & Medicine, Science & Research.

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