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Doctor of Philosophy in Biology at University of New Mexico

University of New Mexico, United States

Programme overview

Areas of study: arid land ecology, behavioral ecology, botany, cellular and molecular biology, community ecology, comparative immunology, comparative physiology, computational biology, conservation biology, ecology, ecosystem ecology, evolutionary genetics, evolutionary biology, genomics, microbiology, molecular genetics, parasitology, physiology, physiological ecology, population biology, systematics, vertebrate and invertebrate zoology.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences  |  Department: Biology  |  Duration: 48 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Albuquerque, NM, United States

What you will study

General requirements for the Ph.D. degree in Biology are presented in the Graduate Program section of this Catalog. In addition to the comprehensive and final examinations required by Graduate Studies, departmental requirements include a series of graduate core courses and a public final defense. At least one outside referee (extradepartmental) is mandatory for reviewing the dissertation and participating in the...

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application Deadline Applications are accepted in Fall with a Priority Deadline: January 3 . Applications continue to be accepted until the class is filled. Students considering applying for graduate study are encouraged to write to the Department of Biology or consult our Web site for information and application material. Each applicant’s course background is evaluated and emphasis is placed on the applicant’s scholarship and research potential. Letters of reference are particularly important. The General Graduate Record Exam test scores are required. Each applicant must include a letter of intent stating the reasons for attending, goals and the tentative academic area in which he/she hopes to work. All applicants must be sponsored by at least one member of the graduate faculty before admission to graduate study can be recommended by the Graduate Student Selection Committee. The...

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.

Duration: 48 credit hours

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