27 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program from The University of Arizona prepares nurses to focus on mental health care and the mind-body connection for patients. 

The Health Behavior Health Promotion program from The University of Arizona has an emphasis on the biological, behavioral, and socio-cultural determinants of health and health behavior, as well as the interventions and policies aimed at improving community and population health.   

The Nutritional Sciences program from The University of Arizona is leading the way in cutting-edge research into diverse areas of human health, from variables affecting body composition, to nutrigenomics and precision nutrition, to cancer prevention.  

The Biosystems Engineering program from The University of Arizona focuses on biological systems and water-related issues such as irrigation and water quality, and biosystems applications, including computer modeling, sensors and controls, and systems design and evaluation.  

The Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner program from The University of Arizona prepares nurses to provide healthcare to individuals and the family.  

With a focus on research in a clinical, academic, scientific, or industry environment, the PhD in Nursing from The University of Arizona is completed almost completely online, with the exception of RISE visits. 

The mission of the Cellular and Molecular Medicine program from The University of Arizona is to provide pre- and post-doctoral, medical and graduate education in an interdisciplinary environment through research activities to advance the knowledge of biological structure as related to function and disease from the molecular level to the whole organism. 

The purpose of the Biosystems Analytics and Tech program from The University of Arizona is to serve the growing field of technology/biology/analytics.  

The Drug Discovery and Development Track of the Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences offers a Ph.D. degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Students in this Pharmaceutical Sciences - Drug Discovery and Development program from The University of Arizona must take courses in the major area as well as one of the several possible minor areas of study. 

The University of Arizona will help international students like you stay on track toward an U.S. degree, wherever you are in the world. This Nursing - Executive Health Systems Leadership program is pioneering healthcare leadership innovation and theory application to develop and implement strategies supporting quality outcomes and organizational goals in complex health systems. 

The Clinical Translational Sciences program from The University of Arizona is designed to provide a strong foundation in clinical translational sciences for post-baccalaureate or postgraduate students with either a clinical or basic science background.   

The Nursing - Nurse Anesthesia program from The University of Arizona specialty prepares ICU nurses to provide quality anesthesia care utilizing high levels of scientific knowledge and practice expertise. 

The Pharmacy PhD at The University of Arizona is a rigorous and comprehensive academic program designed to cultivate advanced research and scholarship in the pharmaceutical sciences.

​​​​​The Nursing - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program from The University of Arizona prepares nurses to work with adult patients aged 18 years and older suffering from serious illnesses or injuries.  

The Animal and Comparative Biomedical Science program from The University of Arizona provides our students with an opportunity to perform research that spans from molecular biology and whole animal physiology to meat and dairy production to studies on the business of horse racing.    

The mission of this Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmacokinetics - Pharmaceutics program from The University of Arizona is to educate and prepare students for work in the pharmaceutical industry and in academia.  

The Nursing - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program from The University of Arizona role is to provide care to children from birth through young adult with an in-depth knowledge and experience in pediatric primary health care including well child care and prevention/management of common pediatric acute illnesses and chronic conditions.   

The Nursing - General program from The University of Arizona is a is a hybrid program utilizing a mixture of online didactic coursework, on-campus intensives and on-ground practicum and clinical placements.

The objective of the Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmaceutical Economics, Policy, and Outcomes program from The University of Arizona is to impart advanced scientific knowledge relevant to the field of study and to provide training opportunities in conducting state-of-the-art approaches in research.   

The Molecular Medicine program at The University of Arizona is an interdepartmental, multidisciplinary training program fostering the development of scientists and educators who are prepared for lifelong participation in research and other intellectual pursuits.