Location:

Birmingham, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Doctorate

Specialty:

Biochemistry

Program Overview

Program Description:

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics offers a program of coursework, laboratory research and counseling leading to the Ph.D. degree. This training is designed to prepare students to plan and implement their own research and teaching programs in a wide variety of professional careers. To ensure a broad background, students take coursework in Biochemistry, as well as in the Departments of Cell Biology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics, or Chemistry. First-year students participate in the Cellular and Molecular Biology Program (a unified course program staffed principally by faculty from the Departments of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Microbiology and Neurobiology). Each program is individually tailored to the student's interests and needs by his or her adviser and graduate committee. Completion of requirements of the Ph.D. degree normally requires five to six years.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges