Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 48 months
- Start dates: You can apply for and start this programme anytime. Prospective doctoral students apply for vacancies.
Overview
About the department
The Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (ICM) at Uppsala University attracts researchers and students from all over the world and we are one of the most prominent departments in Europe in the subject.
At the department, we train PhD students in different specializations such as biophysics, bioinformatics, computational biology, cell biology, chemical biology, microbiology, molecular biology, molecular biotechnology, molecular evolution, molecular immunology, structural biology, and systems biology.
Programme Structure
Biology specialisations offered include:
- Ecological Botany
- Evolutionary Genetics
- Physiological Botany
- Comparative Physiology
- Limnology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biotechnology
- Molecular Cell Biology
- Molecular Evolution
- Molecular Immunology
- Structural Biology
- Animal Ecology
- Animal Developmental Biology
- Evolutionary Organismal Biology
- Evolutionary Functional Genomics
- Systematics
- Animal Conservation
- Environmental Toxicology
- Human Evolution and Genetics
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 90
- PTE Academic: 62
- IELTS: 6.5
General requirements
A person meets the general entry requirements for PhD Programmes if he or she:
- has been awarded a second-cycle qualification;
- has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle; or
- has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
Tuition Fees
PhD programmes are free of charge in Sweden, regardless of citizenship.