Overview

The Biological Sciences degree at University of Nevada, Las Vegas is research intensive and designed to prepare students for careers in academia, government, and industry as engaged scholars who are experts in their chosen field. Students must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours from a list of core and approved courses within their research section. They must engage in independent research that is novel and exciting culminating with a dissertation that makes an important contribution to their chosen field.
As such, it is expected that their dissertation work will be published in peer reviewed journals with the student listed as first author. Successful students are also trained and expected to develop as effective teachers and educators, and each student must serve as a teaching assistant for two semesters as part of the degree program.

Learning Outcomes

All students graduating with a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences should be able to:

Master a critical set of key concepts specific for each sectional concentration.

Gain expertise with key methodologies and experimental techniques specific for each sectional concentration.

Read, comprehend, and critically evaluate the current published scientific literature.

Evaluate a scientific question and formulate testable hypotheses.

Independently design experiments to effectively test hypotheses.

Generate and collect reproducible data.

Access up-to-date methods for analyzing and tabulating data.

Communicate scientific results effectively in oral presentations to general and specialized audiences.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Molecular Biology

Cell Physiology

Microbial Ecology

Bacterial Pathogenesis

Bioinformatics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Las Vegas, United States

Disciplines

Biology Microbiology Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 79 other PhDs in Microbiology in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Admission is based on a combination of criteria that may differ from one year to another, however, most successful applicants have a minimum of a 3.0 undergraduate grade point average (junior and senior years). Students interested in enrolling in the Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics (Subplan 5) must have taken two semester-long biology classes prior to admission.

A completed Graduate College Application with Official transcripts and three Letters of Recommendation.

A two-page personal statement describing why the applicant wishes to obtain a Ph.D. in biological sciences.

Tuition Fees

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26658 USD / year

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Out-of-State

26368 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

7736 USD / year

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Living costs

Las Vegas

United States

880 - 1430 USD / month

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