Doctor's degree Micro Biology Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Doctor's degree Micro Biology Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a Campus Ph.D Microbiology degree that prepares you for a Science career. Graduate Program Description Graduate programs are offered which lead to the Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry . These interdisciplinary programs draw their faculty primarily from the Departments of Microbiology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Carbondale campus, and the Department of Medical Microbiology , Immunology and Cell Biology at the Springfield campus. The programs are designed to offer advanced training in biochemistry , biophysics, bacteriology, genetics, immunology, microbial physiology, virology, mycology, molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, and structural biology . Both degree programs require laboratory research. Preliminary Examination and Dissertation for the Ph.D. Degree . Each student in the doctoral program must pass a preliminary examination and meet the Graduate School residency requirement before being advanced to candidacy. The students can take the preliminary examination after completing the formal course requirements. The student's graduate committee will prepare and administer a written preliminary examination covering various areas of molecular biology, microbiology and biochemistry, with particular emphasis in the area of concentration declared. This declaration will be done by means of a prospectus of a dissertation composed of (1) a proposal for the dissertation research, (2) biographical information on the candidate, and (3) a list of the courses taken during the candidate's graduate program. The proposal should address the proposed graduate research project, and be written in the NIH (National Institutes of Health) or NSF (National Science Foundation) approved format. The prospectus shall be available to the committee members at least 14 days prior to the date of the examination. Upon satisfactory completion of the written examination, the candidate will meet with the committee as a whole and discuss the prospectus in detail. The committee will then conduct an oral preliminary examination. At this time, the committee may ask in-depth questions about the research project and other areas of molecular biology, microbiology and biochemistry particularly relevant to the candidate's research. A written examination score of at least 80% is required before a student can proceed to the oral portion of the preliminary examination, and at least 4 of the 5 committee members must judge the oral performance acceptable for a student to pass the preliminary examination overall. In the event that either the written or oral preliminary examination is failed, a student may request only one re-examination. Ph.D. students must earn at least 24 Dissertation (MBMB 600) credit hours and prepare and defend a dissertation. View more details on Southern Illinois University Carbondale . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Microbiology courses.