We attempt to make each stage of the progress towards the doctoral degree less an obstacle race, with each stage a step to be got through before the "real work" can begin, than an integral and component part of the making of an intellectual. At Duke, the doctoral candidate must be enrolled for six semesters of full tuition. Students must successfully complete eleven graduate courses for credit in their first two years, but they may, of course, take more than the minimum number of courses, either as an audit or for credit: typically students take between twelve and fourteen courses in their first three years of study.
All courses at the levels in both the English department and the Program in Literature may be counted toward the eleven course requirement. At the discretion of the Director of Graduate Studies, up to three courses of the eleven normally required may be remitted for a student who has completed an MA degree at another university. Our program requires foreign language proficiency in at least one language. We ask that the student establish this proficiency by the end of the third semester in the program, either by certifying a grade of "B" or better in a literature course conducted in the language at another college or university within two years of matriculating at Duke, or by successfully completing one of the departmentally approved language courses for graduate students at Duke.
Other methods of certifying proficiency may be allowed at the discretion of the Director of Graduate Studies. Beginning in the second year of the program, the student selects one major and two minor fields of concentration that will form the basis of the preliminary examination on a major area of concentration. The student should also select a preliminary examining committee, consisting of a major-field faculty advisor and three other faculty members, by the end of the second year.
A summer reading list is due to the Director of Graduate Study before the summer of the student's third year. For a helpful list of questions to ask as you assemble a committee and prepare for exams, please see the Graduate English Association Best Practices Sheet for Exams and Reading lists. Disseminate research findings to advance the evidence-base for practice in nursing and health care, particularly addressing trajectories of chronic illness and care systems.
The purpose of these initiatives will be to better understand, develop, and test innovative interventions, and to translate research into practice. The PhD Program builds on the foundational knowledge and expertise acquired in BSN education and on the advanced substantive and expert knowledge gained in MSN education to develop nurse scientists who will contribute significant new knowledge related to chronic illness and care systems.
To that end, the Program provides the student with:. In addition to addressing the standards of Duke University, to further ensure the highest-quality PhD education, the PhD Program in Nursing is designed to meet the indicators of quality in research-focused doctoral programs set forth by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Home Academic Programs. PhD Program in Nursing. PhD Program in Nursing Program Goals The goal of the PhD Program in Nursing is to prepare nurse scholars who will build nursing science by leading interdisciplinary research initiatives targeting the interface between chronic illness and care systems. PhD Academic Calendar. PhD Admissions. PhD Financial Support. Current Research Grants. What Makes Duke Great? Also, in addition to formal course work, students participate in a variety of activities that enhance their training and facilitate interaction with other students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty.
These include participation in the monthly Departmental Research in Progress meeting; participation in activities organized by the Centers of Microbial Pathogenesis, RNA Biology, Virology, Experimental Genetics, and Genomics of Microbial Systems; and attendance at an annual departmental retreat.
The program is committed to training young researchers to solve fundamental problems in microbiology and genetics. Our program is designed to prepare students to succeed in research-oriented institutions.
We strive to train Ph. Program Description : The mission of the Department of Pathology Graduate Program is to develop our students into independent scientists prepared to pursue a diversity of careers. Additionally, the Graduate Program will provide students the opportunity to translate mechanistic insights gained at the bench to clinically relevant applications.
Robust collaborations with faculty from Pathology and other disciplines as well as other graduate students and alumni allow us to keep the Pathology Graduate Program at the forefront of the continuously evolving biomedical sciences.
Pathology is the only clinical department at Duke with a PhD program and we have offered research faculty from other clinical departments to join our graduate faculty, thus our graduate faculty originate not only from Pathology but also from the Departments of Surgery, Medicine, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Radiation Oncology, etc.
As a result, our students are exposed to research targeting a broad range of human diseases at the molecular, cellular, tissue, or organismic levels. Research topics covered include cancer biology, vascular biology, genomics, host-pathogen interactions, inflammation, immunology, signal transduction, immunotherapy, and vaccine design.
Our program leads to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Pathology and offers outstanding and comprehensive graduate level training in a wide range of topics related to human disease, which could be basic, clinical or translational in scope. Program Description : The Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University is consistently ranked as having one of the top pharmacology graduate programs in the nation.
Its focus is to prepare qualified individuals for a career in independent research. Pharmacology is the science of drug action on biological systems. It encompasses the study of targets of drug action, the mechanisms by which drugs act, the therapeutic and toxic effects of drugs, as well as the development of new therapeutic agents. As the study of pharmacology is interdisciplinary, the graduate program in pharmacology is diverse and flexible. Graduate positions in the program are fully funded for tuition, fees, and an annual stipend for the first two years.
After the first two years, students are supported by the faculty member with whom they are doing their thesis research. The average time to completion of a Ph. The Department currently has 21 primary faculty and 32 secondary faculty with primary appointments in departments such as molecular genetic and microbiology, cell biology, cardiology, medicine, and neurobiology. The collaborative and collegial atmosphere between faculty and students provides a wide diversity of research opportunities.
Upon arrival and in consultation with Director of Graduate Studies, students determine laboratory rotations. Rotational research provides students with experience in a range of experimental systems. Students can then narrow down their interests; and by the end of their first year to year and a half, select a lab to do their thesis research. In the summer of their second year, students take a preliminary examination. Upon completion of the exam, a thesis committee is formed and student work full time on their thesis research.
With approval of the committee, students will write a dissertation and take a final oral exam upon this dissertation. The Department of Population Health Sciences DPHS has designed a PhD program to prepare researchers who can formulate the next important research questions, design studies to answer them, organize resources to carry out relevant studies, and analyze the results to contribute scientific and policy insights.
Successful applicants will find a close fit with potential faculty mentors in the department and their own research interests. The department can assist potential applicants to learn more about faculty research and to find appropriate matches. The mission of the Population Health Sciences PhD program is to develop critically-thinking, creative, and collaborative scientists and leaders through our coursework, experimental learning, and professional development so that they will enhance population health in diverse setting.
DPHS strives for the program to be a nationally recognized leader in enhancing population health by eliminating inequities and ensuring high quality, accessible, and person-centered care and programs for the benefit of local and global communities.
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