Explore Opportunities for Graduates

Graduate students in the Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences can pursue doctoral, master’s, and certificate programs, leverage graduate assistantships, and engage with world-class scientists through our research seminars series.

Graduate Student Research

Substantial external funding and state of the art equipment enable cutting edge research in two broad foci: molecular and cellular understanding of biological processes to identify therapeutic targets relevant to reproductive health, aging, heart disease, infectious disease, and cancer; and ecological and environmental understanding of processes at the organism and ecosystem level in a world of changing climate, urbanization, human impacts, and invasive species.
 

Doctoral Degree

The Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences offers cutting-edge research in cell and molecular biology, ecology, and environmental science leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in Regulatory Biology. The doctoral program is a joint venture with the Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute. The Doctor of Philosophy includes an optional Cellular and Molecular Medicine Specialization.
 
 

Master's Degrees

The Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences offers cutting-edge research in cell and molecular biology, ecology, and environmental science leading to an M.S. degree in Biology and an M.S. degree in Environmental Science. Non-thesis options are also available in both programs.
 

Graduate Certificates

The Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences offers graduate certificates in Applications of Geospatial Science to the Field Sciences and Computational Biology.
 
 
 

Graduate Assistantships

Full-time graduate students pursuing thesis or dissertation research may be supported through teaching assistantships offered by the department or research assistantships offered by individual faculty. This support includes tuition and a stipend.
 
 

Graduate Advising

The Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences offers dedicated departmental advising for graduate students.