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PhD Biochemistry at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder, United States

Programme overview

The department offers an interdisciplinary research environment spanning computational biology, nucleic acids, gene expression, cell signaling, membranes, proteins and enzymology, molecular biophysics, structural biology and systems biology, with collaboration at BioFrontiers, JILA and RASEI.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Biochemistry  |  Duration: 60 credit hours  |  Location: Boulder, CO, United States

What you will study

60 credit hours: 30 hours of research (BCHM 8991), at least 15 hours of formal courses, and other lecture, seminar and group meeting courses, plus a Scientific Ethics course. Students pass a preliminary exam in the third semester, comprehensive exams and a final thesis defense. A B- minimum applies and a 3.0 GPA must be maintained.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Biochemistry: international applicants need TOEFL iBT 100, IELTS 7.5 or Duolingo 135 as the programme minimum.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are submitted online to the Graduate School; the nonrefundable application fee is $60 for domestic applicants and $80 for international applicants. Deadlines are set per programme.

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