Overview

Each student's program is designed with courses most appropriate for the specialty field he or she is pursuing. Support for stipends comes primarily from research assistantships financed by the University or by governmental or industrial grants. This Environmental Toxicology PhD program is offered at Mississippi State University.

Key Facts

Graduate and undergraduate students are heavily involved in these projects, and student training is a major concern of the participating faculty.

Examples of areas being pursued within the Center for Environmental Health Sciences, either as discrete projects or as parts of broader scope projects include:

identification and characterization of targets and effects for toxic chemicals

risk factors for health disparities

metabolism of toxicants

environmental chemicals and diabetes

development of novel antidotes to nerve agents

biochemical defenses of organisms against toxicity

immunotoxicology of pesticides and drugs of abuse

biochemical and behavioral neurotoxicology

structure—activity relationships

toxicant transport and availability

pesticide exposure of people

environmental monitoring of pesticides

age-related effects of toxicants

chemical atherogenesis and imflammations

role of endocannabinoids in toxicology

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Practice & Professions

Infectious Agents

Immunology

Veterinary Physiology

Aquatic Animal Health Management

Veterinary Parasitology

Emergency Prep for Animal Health

Medical Pharmacology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Starkville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

To earn the doctoral degree, a candidate must demonstrate mastery of a particular field of knowledge, of the techniques of research, and of the correlation of their specialty with the larger areas of knowledge, especially those directly related to their field of interest.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

27637 USD / year

≈ 27637 USD / year
Out-of-State

27637 USD / year

≈ 27637 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10052 USD / year

≈ 10052 USD / year

Living costs

Starkville

United States

800 - 1300 USD / month

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