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13 PhD programmes offered by the university
Genetics and Development
The Genetics and Development Program from Columbia University provides a broad, solid education in genetics and animal development, with rigorous training in critical thinking and experimental design.
Cellular and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
The Cellular and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Program provides a stimulating and supportive environment enabling graduate students to acquire fundamental training in physiology, cellular and molecular biology, and biophysics while participating in the rich intellectual life of Columbia University.
Environmental Health Sciences
The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Environmental Health Sciences from Columbia University is a professional degree indicating qualification for leadership careers in advanced public health practice and administration related specifically to environmental risks to human health.
Environmental Health Sciences
The PhD degree in Environmental Health Sciences from Columbia University is designed to train professionals for advanced basic research, teaching, and leadership positions in environmental health sciences.
Epidemiology
The DrPH in Epidemiology from Columbia University is a research degree program designed to provide clinicians and public health professionals with advanced knowledge and skills in epidemiologic research methods.
Microbiology and Immunology
The Microbiology and Immunology Program from Columbia University is one of the specialized research and training areas within the Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular and Biomedical Studies and offers research in core microbiological principles of DNA replication and bacterial growth, virology and host-virus interactions, malaria and Plasmodium falciparum genetics and drug resistance.
Sociomedical Sciences
The Sociomedical Sciences program from Columbia University is designed for individuals who wish to combine training in history or in a social or behavioral science discipline and to study questions significant to public health and medicine.
Nursing
The Nursing program from Columbia University is a full-time, research-intensive curriculum that prepares nurses for careers as nurse scientists who will conduct research across a broad range of populations and health conditions.
Nurse Anesthesia
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nurse Anesthesia Program from Columbia University is for experienced critical care RNs who hold a bachelor's degree and wish to become certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs).
Pathobiology and Mechanisms of Disease
The Pathobiology and Mechanisms of Disease Program at Columbia University is designed to give PhD students a strong background in graduate-level biology.
Epidemiology
Students in the PhD Program in Epidemiology from Columbia University address major health problems, including physical and mental disorders, from a research perspective.
Nutritional and Metabolic Biology
The Doctoral Program in Nutritional and Metabolic Biology from Columbia University integrates a number of fields relating to human health and disease.
Nursing Practice
The Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Columbia University prepares nurse clinicians (RNs) or advanced practice nurses (APRNs) to provide fully accountable and comprehensive care to patients.