Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences 13 courses
The Biology, PhD is offered through the Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics (CMDB) program that includes faculty from multiple departments on the Homewood Campus. A program of study leading to the PhD is open to students who are candidates for, or who already have, the bachelor’s or master’s degree in the biological or physical sciences. To be admitted, the applicant should have had either a thorough training in the fundamentals of biology and both organic chemistry and general physics, or a broad training in the physical sciences and mathematics. Special attention is given to the applicant’s quality of scholarship and their promise as an investigator. Since most biology PhDs will teach at some time during their careers, teaching experience is regarded as an important part of the graduate program, and graduate students are required to teach during their program. More details are available in the handbook. The lecture rooms, teaching laboratories, and research facilities of the Biology Research Complex (consisting of Seeley G. Mudd Hall and Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories) offer a thoroughly modern research facility for molecular biology.
Fall Semester
Core courses:
Fall Semester
Required research rotations:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AS.020.823 | Introduction to Biology Research | 5 |
| AS.020.824 | Introduction to Biology Research | 5 |
Spring Semester
Core courses:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AS.020.674 | Quantitative Biology and Biophysics | 4 |
| AS.020.637 | Genomes & Development | 3 |
| AS.020.618 | Quantitative Biology Lab II | 3 |
Spring Semester
Required research rotations:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AS.020.825 | Introduction to Research | 5 |
| AS.020.826 | Introduction to Biology Research | 5 |
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