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Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science
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ce-814fa6fa-255f-486f-8a3f-4fb603fe96adA program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human soc …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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ce-68db2e5b-ad81-4568-ac16-720989c884c2A program that focuses on the application of descriptive and inferential statistics to biomedical research and clinical, public health, and industrial issues related to human populations. Includes instruction in mathematical statistics, modeling, clinical trials methodology, disease and survival an …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics
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ce-14731c34-54f2-468b-be83-c8d674898935A general program that focuses on the behavioral, social, economic, functional, and aesthetic aspects of housing, interiors, and other built environments. Includes instruction in analyzing, planning, designing, furnishing, and equipping residential, work, and leisure spaces to meet user needs and t …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science
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ce-79e29f1a-19a6-47d8-8a28-c92790b49ad6A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of converting raw agricultural products into processed forms suitable for direct human consumption, and the storage of such products. Includes instruction in applicable aspects of the agricultura …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry and Natural Resources
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ce-2e8b7539-9bc3-44ef-b430-715a66b56d11A program that focuses on the application of one or more forest-related sciences to the study of environmental factors affecting forests and the growth and management of forest resources. Includes instruction in forest biology, forest hydrology, forest mensuration, silviculture, forest soils, water …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics
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ce-9506131d-24c8-4914-ac31-92b89d631ef8A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the organization, recombination, function, regulation, and transmission of heritable information in biological organisms at all levels of complexity. Includes instruction in Mendelian genetics, mechanisms of gene regulation, chromosome struc …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Genomic Medicine
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ce-78e75fa4-36a0-4445-a1b3-0d0619945eccA program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences, biochemistry, and genetics to the preparation of new and enhanced agricultural, environmental, clinical, and industrial products, including the commercial exploitation of microbes, plants, and animals. Includes instruction in bio …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Geography
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ce-563aba56-d5da-4a92-9d25-6462ef744142A program that focuses on interactions between people and the natural and built environments. Includes instruction in climate science, sustainability, environmental science and policy, research methods, geographic information systems (GIS), human geography, physical geography, remote sensing, and pu …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Geology
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ce-6690c030-6109-4bb1-ab30-3cbfb1ebb3baA program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrolog …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Health Promotion and Behavior
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ce-80d6062c-661b-4d76-97a2-062f19d1af2aA program that focuses on the application of educational and communications principles and methods to the promotion of preventive health measures and the education of targeted populations on health issues, and prepares individuals to function as public health educators and health promotion speciali …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Health Services Research and Policy
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ce-8aad52b3-56f8-4178-b3d7-8bbfd56e5833A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues related to domestic and international health and health care systems. Includes instruction in contemporary health issues and policies, politics and economics of health care delivery, epidemiology, public health, comparative an …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education
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ce-36b3a7ed-d554-48b6-b3ab-3ecb49d6fa00A program that focuses on the principles and practice of administration in four-year colleges, universities and higher education systems, the study of higher education as an object of applied research, and which may prepare individuals to function as administrators in such settings. Includes instru …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in History
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ce-209fac03-f664-444e-971f-313898c9162fA program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultu …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in History and Sociology of Technology and Science
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ce-99daaa7b-d4c6-41a5-8cfb-be413eb1d3f6A program that focuses on the historical evolution of scientific theories, science applications and technologies, and the scientific, medical, and technological disciplines, as well as the philosophy of science and its historical socio-economic context. Includes instruction in the concepts and metho …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in History, General
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ce-4fa576aa-55c1-4b9e-9751-05cec67b6813A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultu …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture
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ce-4d5784a3-f2c4-461c-bd16-315dc5ce89a6A program that focuses on the scientific principles related to the cultivation of garden and ornamental plants, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape and nursery crops. Includes instruction in specific types of plants, such as citrus; breeding horticultural varieties; physiology of h …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development and Family Science
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ce-34dbca90-8145-4f1c-a204-b12b96fbe930A general program that focuses on basic human developmental and behavioral characteristics of the individual within the context of the family. Includes instruction in the conditions that influence human growth and development; strategies that promote growth and development across the life span; and …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Human-Centered Computing
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ce-57892aa5-214d-4aa7-b288-c29d69547bbaA program that focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Includes instruction in information classification and organization; information storage and processing; transmission, transfer, and signali …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering
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ce-f95793dd-744e-4c1d-808e-eb6e17ac48cdA program that prepares individuals to apply scientific and mathematical principles to the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, material, information, and energy. Includes instruction in applied mathematics, physical sciences, the social sciences, engineering analy …more
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Doctor of Philosophy in Infectious Diseases
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ce-c673855b-1bd8-42d3-aedf-489ca0734ca1A program that focuses on the scientific study of zoonotic infectious diseases, disease mechanisms, and prevention and treatment strategies. Includes instruction in disease pathogenesis, vector biology, mycobacterial infection, blood parasites, retroviruses, food-borne diseases, new infectious agen …more