12 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) was designed to provide a broad background for students. Core courses focus on four major areas of modern neuroscience: Molecular, Cellular, Systems, and Behavioral.

Faculty in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) study questions pertinent at a variety of levels of biological organization, from molecular aspects of evolution to organismal physiology and the ecology of terrestrial, freshwater and ocean ecosystems.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) offers a program of graduate study leading to a Ph.D. degree in Physics.

The PhD program in Cellular and Molecular Biosciences at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) provides ideal training to launch the careers of talented researchers in diverse fields of biomedicine.

The Department of Statistics at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has continued to grow as a leader in creating statistical methodology for use in data science applications.

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Department of Chemistry offers a traditional Chemistry foundation blended with research experience in emerging fields.

The Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is committed to excellence in teaching and research in a wide variety of mathematical disciplines.

The goal of the program in Mathematical, Computational and Systems Biology (MCSB) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is to provide students from a variety of educational backgrounds with Ph.D. training suitable for research careers in the nascent field of Systems Biology. The program emphasizes in-depth classroom study, interdisciplinary research rotations, and individualized advising.

The Chemical, Applied and Materials Physics program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is designed to prepare scientists for modern careers in the Physical Sciences and Engineering, where cross-disciplinary education with an emphasis on applications is in increasing demand.

The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Computational Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is aimed at training scientists and engineers who will create advanced computational methods and tools to model and solve challenging problems at the intersections of scientific disciplines.

Since its inception, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has directed its attention on cutting-edge problems beyond the scope of traditional chemical engineering, a trend now mirrored in most major academic institutions around the world.

The Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science and the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) jointly administer a Ph.D. program in philosophy with two independent tracks:  the Philosophy Track and the LPS Track.