PhD Life Sciences at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The PhD in Life Sciences: Genome Science and Technology is an interdisciplinary program supported by faculty from Arts and Sciences, Agriculture and Engineering plus Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers, training students at the interface of biological and computational sciences.

Faculty: Intercollegiate Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education | Duration: Minimum 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor's or master's (36 beyond bachelor's; 24 beyond master's, plus 24 dissertation hours) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Students complete LFSC 505 Research Rotation, LFSC 515 First-year Seminar, LFSC 520 Genome Science and Technology I, at least 6 hours of 600-level coursework, 6-8 hours of biochemistry-related courses, a life-sciences programming course, LFSC 541 Colloquium every spring and 24 hours of LFSC 600 dissertation. A candidacy examination (written and oral) is taken in the first semester of the third year, and a dissertation defense is required.

Career pathways

Biological science careers in academia, industry and government organizations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet Graduate School general admission criteria and hold at least a bachelor's degree in engineering or a scientific field (e.g. analytics, biology, chemistry, computational science, mathematics, physics, statistics) or equivalent; others may be admitted case by case. Additional coursework may be required for co- and prerequisites.

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.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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