Faculty of Arts and Sciences
PhD in Biological Sciences
Program structure
Consult the program description
Graduate 3-235-1-0
Course listing
Official title | |
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Type | Philosophiae Doctor (Ph. D.) |
Number | 3-235-1-0 |
The doctorate program consists of 90 credits. There are two options:
- General Biology option (segment 70)
- Museum Studies option (segment 71)
Segment 70 - General Biology option
Number of credits: 84 mandatory credits for a thesis, 3 to 6 credits from optional courses chosen from the courses from blocks 70A, 70B, 70C and 70D and a maximum of 3 credits from blocks 70E and 70F.
The breakdown of credits depends on the student's previous education.
Block 70A Comprehensive coursework
Optional – maximum of 6 creditsBIO 6106 Advanced Cellular Biology
BIO 6115 Advances in Phylogenetic Systematics
BIO 6157 Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
BIO 6250 Molecular Evolution
BIO 6260 Microbial Genomics
BIO 6441 Insect Systematics
BIO 6720 Landscape Ecology
BIO 6790 Parasitism
BIO 6803 Accountability and the Environment
BIO 6820 Metal Biogeochemistry
BIO 6821 Metal Biogeochemistry Internship
BIO 6875 Principles of Biological Control
BIO 6965 Biodiversity: Role, Threats, Solutions
BIO 6970 Wetland Ecology
Block 70B Thematic seminars
Optional – maximum of 6 creditsBIO 6028 Plant Biology Seminars
Block 70C Methodology courses
Optional – maximum of 8 creditsBIO 6020 Microscopy
BIO 6041 Introduction to R Programming
BIO 6077 Quantitative Data Analysis
BIO 6245 Phylogenetic Analysis
Block 70D Specialized courses
Optional – maximum of 6 creditsBIO 6008 Special Topics in Biology
BIO 6009 Directed Readings in Biology at the Master's Level
BIO 6011 Research Internship in Biology at the Master's Level
Block 70E Related courses
Optional – maximum of 3 creditsBIN 6002 Principles of Genomics Analysis
EDD 6050 Biodiversity Management
ENV 6002 Environmental Impacts
GEO 6342 GIS: Theory
GEO 6352 GIS: Practice
MSL 6515 Natural Science Collections
NSC 6060 Cellular Neurophysiology
NSC 6070 Functional Neurophysiology
TXL 6014 Environmental Toxicology
Block 70F
Elective – maximum of 3 creditsBlock 70G Research and thesis
Mandatory – 84 creditsBIO 7000 PhD Comprehensive Examination
BIO 7001 Thesis
Segment 71 - Museum Studies option
Number of credits: 84 mandatory credits, of which 81 are for a thesis, 3 to 6 credits from optional courses and a maximum of 3 credits from elective courses.
The breakdown of credits depends on the student's previous education.
Block 71A Comprehensive coursework
Optional – maximum of 6 creditsBlock 71B Thematic seminars
Optional – maximum of 6 creditsBlock 71C Methodology courses
Optional – maximum of 8 creditsBlock 71D Specialized courses
Optional – maximum of 6 creditsBlock 71E Museum Studies
Mandatory – 3 creditsPLU 7000 Integrative Seminar in Museum Studies
Block 71F
Elective – maximum of 3 creditsBlock 71G Research and thesis
Mandatory – 81 creditsBIO 7003 Thesis