Overview
In the Biology (Biology and Society) program at Arizona State University, students examine topics with biological and social dimensions that are best understood together rather than in isolation.
The concentration provides plans of study tailored to individual needs and interests. It encompasses a solid foundation in life sciences and related sciences and provides a rigorous analytical and interdisciplinary education.
Career Opportunities
Those who have earned a doctorate in biology and society are prepared for academic careers at every level, from community colleges to research universities, and their skills and knowledge are also valuable for government careers in federal and state agencies responsible for management and conservation and for careers in industry and nongovernmental organizations.
Career examples include:
- food, agriculture and health care scientists in academic, private and industrial labs
- principal investigators and policymakers in government labs and nonprofit organizations
- professors or instructors in universities and colleges
- science teachers in elementary and high schools
- wildlife, animal and conservation scientists
Programme Structure
Students may further specialize in one of four tracks:- Bioethics, policy and law. This track focuses on pressing moral, policy and legal issues raised by biosciences and biomedicine and on the methods needed to address them.
- History and philosophy of science. This track focuses on the conceptual foundations of science, especially the epistemological and methodological assumptions that shape science and its progress.
- Ecology, economics and ethics of the environment. This track focuses on the theory and empirical methods for understanding, analyzing and shaping policy that steer society toward a more productive, equitable and sustainable ecological future.
- Biology education research. This track focuses on using education research to identify ways to broadly improve undergraduate biology education.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
- Students are expected to have completed the equivalent of core requirements for an undergraduate major in biology or a related discipline, typically evolution, genetics and other courses appropriate to the student's particular interests.
- graduate admission application and application fee
- official transcripts
- academic record form
- personal statement
- curriculum vitae or resume
- writing sample
- three letters of recommendation
- proof of English proficiency
Tuition Fee
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International
26964 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1605 USD per credit during 60 months. -
National
24729 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1472 USD per credit during 60 months. -
In-State
15069 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 897 USD per credit during 60 months.
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Scholarships Information
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