Overview
Brown University's Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) is an interactive group of 20 faculty and approximately 35 graduate students engaged in research and coursework that spans the fields of anatomy, behavior, ecology, evolution, genetics, genomics and paleontology utilizing a range of organisms from microbes to dinosaurs.
Features
- Before enrolling, students typically identify one or two faculty with whom they want to study. Independent research begins early in the program, which is designed to prepare students for careers in research and higher education.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Take three EEOB graduate seminar courses, maintain a course record in good standing according to the regulations of the Graduate School, pass an oral qualifying exam at the end of year two, defend a thesis proposal to a thesis committee of a minimum of four faculty members, complete the dissertation reporting original research, present the dissertation at a one-hour seminar, and pass an oral dissertation defense meeting conducted by the thesis committee.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Biology Ecology View 310 other PhDs in Biology in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- All applicants are required to submit a personal statement regarding their interests and/or intended areas of study.
- We strongly encourage applicants to submit a scanned image of the transcript at the time of application, which can speed processing; however, a final, official transcript will be required of all admitted students who matriculate.
- The Graduate School requires three letters of recommendation by persons well qualified to speak from first-hand knowledge about the applicant's potential for graduate study.
- Applicants to programs requiring the Graduate Record Examination must have their results to the Graduate School or, if applying to one of the programs in the School of Public Health, to a separate Brown University code.
Tuition Fee
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International
68612 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 68612 USD per year during 60 months. -
National
68612 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 68612 USD per year during 60 months. -
In-State
68612 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 68612 USD per year during 60 months.
Living costs for Providence
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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