Biology (Biology and Society) - PhD

Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona

Program Website
Program Setting

School of Life Sciences

Attendance: In-Person
Program Faculty: 21
Program Students: Data Not Avail.
Program Details
Degree Type: Doctorate - PhD
Minimum Credits: 84
Typical Length: 5 years
Getting In
GRE Required: Data Not Avail.
GPA Minimum: 3.0
Requirement Details: Research experience
Category: Environmental Studies - Biology
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Concentrations
  • Bioethics, Policy and Law
  • Biology Education Research
  • Ecology, Economics and Ethics of the Environment
  • History and Philosophy of Science
Description

This concentration within the biology doctoral degree focuses on ways the life sciences shape and are shaped by society. In this interdisciplinary program, you’ll study the life sciences alongside economics, education research, ethics, history, law, philosophy, policy and their intersections.

Distinctive among programs in history and philosophy of science, science studies, and bioethics, students and faculty in the biology and society program study and collaborate with colleagues across the School of Life Sciences. As a student in this program, you will be affiliated with the Center for Biology and society and have unparalleled access to mentoring and research support.

Costs
Tuition:
Tuition Per Semester: $16,144
Tuition Per Credit: Data Not Avail.
Total Program Tuition: Data Not Avail.
Resident Rate:
Tuition Per Semester: $6,304
Tuition Per Credit: Data Not Avail.
Total Program Tuition: Data Not Avail.

Assistantships Available:
Yes
% Receiving Aid:
100
All PhD students admitted to a graduate program in the School of Life Sciences are offered a Teaching or Research Assistantship. PhD students are 100 percent funded for five years. Assistantships are renewable for four additional years as long as you are making satisfactory progress in your degree program and remain in good standing. Please see our Graduate Student Handbook for satisfactory progress policies. The Assistantships include a stipend, health insurance and tuition remission for the required 84 credit hours.
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Plant Biology and Conservation - MS Environmental Communication and Leadership - Certificate Animal Behavior - PhD Biology - MS Biology (Biology and Society) - MS Biology - PhD Environmental Life Sciences - PhD Evolutionary Biology - PhD
Category: Environmental Studies - Biology
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